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The women’s basketball team lost 60-48 against Marshall University at the Cam Henderson Center Feb. 13.

Miners miscues lead to loss at Marshall

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor February 13, 2022

The Miners struggled to get a rhythm going on Feb. 13 when the UTEP women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-8 Conference USA) traveled to take on Marshall (12-10, 7-6 C-USA) at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia where they suffered a 60-48...

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Guard Souley Boum plays offense against North Texas at the UNT Coliseum Feb. 7, scoring a game-high of 20 points.

Miners six-game win streak snapped

Daniel Alec Lopez February 8, 2022

The UTEP Miners mens’ basketball team (14-9, 7-4 Conference USA) had its winning streak snapped in the loss against the University of North Texas (17-4, 10-1 C-USA) Feb. 7 at the UNT Coliseum. The Miners in this contest had a season-high of 19 turnovers,...

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Jamal Bieniemy plays offense against Rice University player Feb. 5 in an away game. 
Photo courtesy of Mark Brunner.

Miners secure sixth straight win against Owls

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter February 7, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (14-8, 7-3 Conference USA) won its sixth straight game against the University of Rice (13-9, 6-5 C-USA) Feb. 5 at  Tudor Field House. The Miners started off hot on offense, going up as much as 14 points in the first...

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UTEP sports spring into season

UTEP sports spring into season

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor February 5, 2022

With the 2022 spring semester kicking off, there are plenty of sports coming into play. Basketball is in conference play, and rifle is looking to wrap up their season. However, there are some sports at the beginning of their seasons such as tennis...

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Photo courtesy of Ruben Ramirez.

Miners manage win against Mean Green

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 4, 2022

The UTEP women’s basketball (13-7, 5-5 Conference USA) secured a win against the University of North Texas (8-10, 2-6 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Don Haskins Center with a final score of 75-62.  At around six minutes into the game, the Miners...

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Junior tennis player Eve Daniels from England showcases her excitement during a UTEP tennis match after earning a point. Photo courtesy of Ruben Ramirez

For the love of tennis

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 3, 2022

UTEP tennis player Eve Daniels has been playing tennis since she was a kid and decided to bring her talents from England all the way to the Sun City.   Daniels is a junior studying biology with a biomedical concentration; she is not sure what...

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UTEP Hall of Famer Jim Forbes dies at 69

UTEP Hall of Famer Jim Forbes dies at 69

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 3, 2022

Jim Forbes, UTEP Hall of Famer and one of three Olympians in the history of UTEP’s men’s basketball, passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 69.   Forbes graduated from Bel Air high school as a High School All-American in 1970. Forbes’ jersey...

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Super Bowl LVI: Burrow set to face Stafford

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor January 31, 2022

On Sunday Jan. 30, both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams beat their opponents in the AFC and NFC Championship games to advance to Super Bowl LVI, which will be played at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at SoFi stadium in Inglewood, California.   Bengals...

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Jamal Bieniemy plays offense against Florida International University at the Don Haskins Center Jan. 30.

Miners beat FIU for fifth straight win

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter January 30, 2022

The UTEP Miners men’s basketball team (13-8, 6-3 Conference-USA) won their fifth straight game against Florida International University (12-9, 3-4 C-USA) Jan. 29 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners started off a little slow offensively in the...

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Sophomore guard Katia Gallegos looks to get around the FIU defender on Jan. 30 at the Ocean Convocation Center.

UTEP women’s basketball team falls to FIU

Daniel Alec Lopez, Reporter January 30, 2022

The UTEP women’s basketball team (12-7, 4-5 Conference-USA) lost to Florida International University (10-7, 3-4 C-USA) on Jan. 29 at the Ocean Convocation Center. The Miners could not string together enough runs in this game to keep up and struggled...

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Men’s basketball won against Florida Atlantic University Jan. 27 with a close 70-68 victory at the Don Haskins Center.  
Photo courtesy of Ruben Ramirez

Miners win on last second buzzer beater

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter January 28, 2022

The UTEP Miners men's basketball team (12-8, 5-3 Conference -USA) got  a win at the last second on tip in against Florida Atlantic University (11-9, 4-3 C-USA) on Jan. 27 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners played well on offense, and also played good...

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Teal Battle enters the court at the beginning of the game against UTSA on Jan. 23 at the Don Haskins Center.

Miners sweep UTSA in back-to-back wins

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter January 25, 2022

The UTEP women’s basketball team (12-5, 4-3 Conference USA) beat the University of Texas at San Antonio (4-14, 1-6 C-USA) on Sunday Jan. 23 at the Don Haskins Center with a score of 71-59.   The Miners took the lead early in the first...

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