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UTEP men’s basketball goes against Middle State Tennesse University at the Murphy Center Feb. 21. The men lost 77-59.

Miners unable to keep up with Blue Raiders

Daniel Alec Lopez February 22, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (16-11, 9-6 Conference USA) fell to Middle Tennessee State University (20-7, 11-3 C-USA) Feb. 21 at the Murphy Center. UTEP was able to keep the score close early on in this contest but could not match the firepower MTSU...

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UTEP men’s basketball team wins 84-70 against the University of Southern Mississippi at the Reed Coliseum Feb. 19.

Miners sweep Golden Eagles

Daniel Alec Lopez February 19, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (16-10, 9-5 Conference-USA ) were able to get the win and series sweep against the University of Southern Mississippi ( 6-20, 1-12 C-USA)  Feb.19 at the Reed Coliseum. The Miners shot a high 54% from the 3-point line...

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Junior Guard Jamal Bieniemy plays offense against Louisiana Tech University at the Thomas Assembly Center Feb. 17.  Photo credit of LA Tech Athletics.

UTEP outlasts the Bulldogs

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter February 18, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (15-10, 8-5 Conference USA) outlasted Louisiana Tech University (18-7, 9-4 C-USA) Feb.17 at the Thomas Assembly Center. Junior guard Souley Boum was able to score clutch buckets at the end of the game, to give the Miners...

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Guard Mahri Petree and the women's basketball team listen to Head Coach Kevin Baker during a time out against Louisiana Tech University at the Don Haskins Center Feb. 17.

Miners lose to LA Tech in late comeback

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 18, 2022

UTEP women’s basketball (13-11, 5-9 Conference USA) faced a tough loss to Louisiana Tech University (15-9, 7-6 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 17 at the Don Haskins Center, 77-60.   The first half of the game both teams came out fighting, with the Miners...

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Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo. Photo courtesy of Unomasuno website.

First Mexican figure skater in 30 years competes at Olympics

Hugo Hinojosa, Designer February 16, 2022

Donovan Carrillo made history Tuesday, Feb. 8, for becoming the first Mexican figure skater in 30 years to compete in the Winter Olympics.   “Dreams do come true,” he said following his debut at the men’s short program competition.  The...

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Batter Ilena Santos concentrates at the Helen of Troy Softball Field on Sunday Feb. 13, 2022.

UTEP softball falls to ACU at UTEP invitational

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 15, 2022

UTEP closed the UTEP invitational with a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex with Creighton University (3-2, 0-0 Big East Conference) vs. Abilene Christian University (1-4, 0-0 Western Athletic Conference) kicking it...

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Rams rally to defeat Bengals in Super Bowl LVI

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor February 14, 2022

The Los Angeles Rams went on to win its second Super Bowl Feb. 13 after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl 56 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.  For the second straight year, the Rams have joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

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Souley Boum and Tydus Verhoeven play offense against Marshall University Feb. 13 at the Don Haskins Center.

Miners lose second straight game

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter February 13, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (14-10, 7-5 Conference USA) fell to the University of Marshall (9-16, 2-9 C-USA) Feb. 13 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners could not get stops on defense, which allowed Marshall to make consecutive baskets inside...

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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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