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Seven Miners earn honors at C-USA Championship

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter November 3, 2021

The Miners men and women’s cross-country teams both placed fifth Saturday, Oct. 30 at the 2021 Conference USA Championship at Frank Liske Park in North Carolina. Seven Miners also received All Conference USA honors.   Eight men traveled to the C-USA Championship, including Gabriel...

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Setter Kristen Fritsche bumps the ball during the game against the Blazers Oct. 22.

UTEP Miners rally against the Roadrunners

Katrina Villarreal, Contributor November 2, 2021

UTEP volleyball (17-6, 6-4 C-USA) battled The University of Texas at San Antonio Roadrunners (8-14, 5-5 C-USA) over the weekend in San Antonio, Texas in a five-set match on both Friday, Oct. 29 and Saturday, Oct. 30.  On Friday, Oct. 29, the...

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UTEP Men's basketball new head coach Joe Golding during practice on Oct. 27.

Men’s basketball shoots for the top

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor November 2, 2021

The UTEP men’s basketball team has been putting in a lot of hard work in preparation for the upcoming season that officially kicks off on Nov. 9 with the help of their new head coach Joe Golding.   Golding was recently at Abilene Christian University...

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Guard Kathia Gallegos calls out a play during practice on Oct. 28.

Women’s basketball all in for the win

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor November 2, 2021

The women’s basketball team has been putting in plenty of work this offseason to prepare for their upcoming season that officially begins Nov. 7 under the guidance of head coach Kevin Baker.  “We’ve done a lot of things, and it’s really helped...

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Breon Hayward takes the field against FAU on Oct. 30, 2021

Miners fall in a close game against FAU

Levi Carlos, Staff Reporter November 1, 2021

UTEP Miners drop to (6-2, 3-1 C-USA) on the season after a loss on the road to Florida Atlantic University (5-3, 3-1 C-USA) in Boca Raton, Florida. The Miners are (1-2) all-time against the Florida Atlantic Owls and have never won a game in...

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Defensive specialist Alyssa Sianez bumps the ball during the game against the University of Alabama at Birmingham on Oct. 22, 2021.

Miners battle the Blazers

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor October 24, 2021

The UTEP Miners (16-5, 5-3 Conference USA) took on the UAB Blazers (9-11, 4-4 C-USA) at Memorial Gym over the weekend. The Miners came up short in five sets against the Blazers on Friday evening, but managed to sweep the Blazers in three sets Saturday...

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Cayla Payne clears the ball against Southern Miss on Oct. 22

Miners fall short against the Golden Eagles

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter October 24, 2021

The UTEP soccer team (4-11,1-6 Conference USA) lost 2-0 Friday night against the University of Southern Miss (8-3-2, 4-1-2 C-USA) at University Park despite compiling 11 shots, including four on goal. Ten Miners were honored on senior day in...

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UTEP forward Kam Fisher prepares to pass the ball to a teammate against a UTSA opponent

UTEP Soccer falls short of a victory

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter October 18, 2021

The UTEP soccer team (3-10, 1-5 C-USA) fell short to Middle Tennessee University (8-5, 4-2 Conference USA) 2-0 Friday night despite holding a 7-4 advantage over MTSU. Most of the night the Miners got close to the net to score but couldn’t...

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Deoin Hankins runs the ball through the LA Tech defense on October 16, 2021.

Miners bulldoze past the Bulldogs

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor October 17, 2021

The UTEP Miners improved to (6-1, 3-0 C-USA) after beating the LA Tech Bulldogs Saturday night at the Sun Bowl. This win makes the Miners 3-0 in Conference USA play for only the second time ever and 6-1 for the first time since 2005.   This...

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Photo credit: Ace Acosta

UTEP Miners sweep Southern Miss over the weekend

Katrina Villarreal, Contributor October 17, 2021

UTEP volleyball (15-4, 4-2) defeats Southern Miss (10-12, 2-6) over the weekend in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in a four-set match on Friday, Oct. 15 and a five-set match on Saturday, Oct.16.  On Friday, Oct. 15, in a four-set match, the Miners got...

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Kezza Giffa dribbles down the court during practice on October 7, 2021.

UTEP Men’s Basketball practice begins for 2021-2022 season

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter October 13, 2021

The Miner’s began their first week of practice on Sept. 27 and have been hard at work for the past two weeks getting ready for the upcoming 2021-2022 season.  UTEP’s season begins in November with the guidance of a new head coach, Joe Golding...

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The UTEP Volleyball team notched a second straight sweep against Louisiana Tech  3-0 at Memorial Gym Saturday afternoon. 
Photo credit: Ace Acosta

UTEP Miners sweep Louisiana Tech for first conference win

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor October 11, 2021

The UTEP Miners volleyball team (13-4, 2-2 C-USA) swept Louisiana Tech (6-14, 0-6 C-USA) over the weekend to bring in their first conference wins of the season.  The Miners had two home matches against Louisiana Tech that took place at Memorial...

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