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Miners crush rivals New Mexico State 94-69

Miners crush rivals New Mexico State 94-69

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

  After a disappointing defensive effort by the UTEP women’s basketball team, the Miners stormed to a 24-8 run in the second half and easily defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 94-69. The Miners were led in scoring by El Pasoans senior...

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Freshman center Matt Willms led the Miners aginst Loyola New Orleans with 20 points.

206th edition of the Battle of I-10

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

After an easy routing of the Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack on Nov. 9, the Miners are heading to Las Cruces to face their rivals the New Mexico State Aggies on Nov. 15. This game is one of the most anticipated UTEP-NMSU games in recent history. Both teams...

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Senior Kayla Thornton with a layup against the Texas Permain Basin Falcons. She contributed with nine points in the season opener.

Miners face Aggies for first real test of season

Luis Barrio, Contributor November 12, 2013

The next chapter in the Battle of I-10 for UTEP’s women’s basketball takes place on Nov. 12 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners will collide with the New Mexico State Aggies, which will give fans a good understanding of where both teams stand...

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UTEP  will host Texas Tech on Sep. 6 and take on Kansas State on the road on Sep. 27

UTEP hosts FIU in final home game of 2013

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

After three weeks on the road, the UTEP football team is finally back home. On Nov. 16, the Miners will host the Florida International Golden Panthers in their final game of the season. The Miners and Golden Panthers both stand at 1-8 and this game...

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Sophomore Anthony Rotich conquered his second consecutive conference title on Nov. 5.

Rotich leads Miners to regional qualifiers

Luis Barrio, Contributor November 12, 2013

The UTEP cross-country team is preparing for the NCAA Mountain Region Finals on Nov. 15 in Ogden, Utah. The Miners were edged by Rice by one point and landed in fourth place at the Conference USA Championships on Nov. 5. Tulsa finished on the top spot...

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Miners tip-off new season with a win

Miners tip-off new season with a win

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 9, 2013

In the UTEP Miners men’s basketball team home opener, the Miners had a good first showing in front of a good El Paso crowd, beating the Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack 84-49. The Miners had a slow start to the game, missing on many open three point attempts....

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Miners cruise past Texas Permian Basin

Miners cruise past Texas Permian Basin

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

UTEP women’s basketball came out a little rusty at the beginning with some unforced turnovers, but cleaned it up defensively and never looked back and crushed the Texas-Permian Basin Falcons 75-58. Led by junior guard Chrishauna Parker who came off...

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Redskins: The somehow debatable topic

Redskins: The somehow debatable topic

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

What if there were sports teams called the Mississippi Coons, the Los Angeles Spics or the Oklahoma City White Devils. If these were the names of actual sports teams, there would be no debate as to whether or not to change their names. The same should...

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Moving on after adversity

Moving on after adversity

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 5, 2013

Over the summer, the Miners lost, then received and then lost again. Freshman forward Twymond Howard is gone after one year and nearly no playing time. The same goes for senior forward Malcolm Moore and sophomore Chris Washburn, who left after some controversy...

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UTEP finished third in C-USA  and will face East Carolina in quarterfinals. They could have a rematch against Colorado College in semifinals.

Aiming for a conference title

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor November 5, 2013

After falling 2-1 to North Texas on the road, the UTEP women’s soccer team looks to turn the page as they prepare for the 2013 Conference USA Women’s Soccer Championship on Nov. 4-10 in Houston, Texas. The Miners will make their first appearance...

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The Don Haskins Center got a make over and a new floor and design that will be used for the 2013-14 season and the 2014 Conference USA Basketball Championships in March.

Don Haskins gets new floor and design

Luis Barrio, Contributor November 5, 2013

After 25 years, the Don Haskins Center has a new floor for the 2013-14 basketball season as well as for the 2014 Conference USA Basketball Tournament. UTEP joins the list of schools that have changed the layout of their basketball floor such as Nebraska,...

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The Miners will attempt to break thier six-game losing streak on the road against North Texas before hosting Florida International on Nov. 16.

Miners face division leader North Texas

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 5, 2013

For the first time since 1980, the UTEP football team will face off against the North Texas Mean Green Eagles on Nov. 9 at the Apogee Stadium in Denton, Texas. This game will be the first time both teams have played each other in 33 seasons, and UTEP...

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