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UTEP Volleyball defeats NMSU in the Battle of I-10

Katrina Villarreal, Contributor September 10, 2021

UTEP Volleyball defeated rival New Mexico State University Aggies (NMSU) at the Memorial Gym Sunday, Sept. 5, in a five-set match to continue their undefeated streak; the Miners are now 6-0.   This is the first time the Miners have defeated...

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Tevita Tafuna high-fives Jalen Rudolph after a play at the B-CU game Sept. 4, 2021.

After a 38-31 victory against Bethune-Cookman, the Miners look ahead to face Boise State this weekend

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter September 9, 2021

The Miners are in a quick turnaround this week after a 38-31 victory against Bethune-Cookman University. Both teams exchanged touchdowns to the bitter end of the contest with the Miners coming out on top. UTEP faces a greater challenge in the University...

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Bethune Cookman Recap

Bethune Cookman Recap

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter September 5, 2021

The Miners (2-0) battled Bethune- Cookman University Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Sun Bowl in the first home game of the season. In the first half the Miners struggled to get into the endzone after getting good field position of off mistakes. They also...

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Coming off 30-3 victory against NMSU, Miners prep to take on Bethune Cookman

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter September 2, 2021

The Miners 1-0 will host Bethune-Cookman University Saturday, Sept. 4, after a 30-3 victory against the New Mexico State Aggies.  The offense for the Miners took a step forward and showed even more signs of improvement from last season. The defense...

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Battle of I-10 Preview

Battle of I-10 Preview

Daniel Lopez, Staff Reporter August 28, 2021

The Miners are back in action Aug. 28 against New Mexico State University. NMSU is coming off a short off-season after cancelling their season last year due to COVID-19 and opted to play in the spring.  The battle of I-10 has been a long-lasting rival...

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Luke Soto defends the quarterback from an oncoming defensive lineman during practice on August 16,2021

UTEP sports return to in-person events

Katrina Villarreal, Contributor August 26, 2021

Soccer, volleyball, football, women’s and men’s basketball kick off seasons this fall After not allowing fans to attend the games in person due to COVID-19, UTEP sporting events will operate at full in-person capacity.   The UTEP...

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UTEP Athletics announce return of Miners Kids Club

UTEP Athletics announce return of Miners Kids Club

Julian Herrera, Copy Editor August 3, 2021

UTEP Athletics announced the return of its Miners Kids Club, a program designed to provide young Miner fans with a unique and engaging experience while supporting the Miners.   Sponsored by GECU, the program includes a variety of benefits and...

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UTEP sprinter Sean Baily is representing his native country of Jamaica at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics in the 400 meter dash.

UTEP Miners are well represented at 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

Katrina Villarreal, Sports Editor July 21, 2021

With the Tokyo Summer 2021 Olympics beginning July 23, some UTEP alumni, current and future UTEP students are looking to come back home with the gold.   The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event that occurs once...

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Miners fans cheer at the football game against Houston  Baptist Huskies. Aug. 31, 2019.

UTEP to allow full capacity for all sporting events

Katrina Villarreal, Sports Editor June 30, 2021

UTEP Athletics Director, Jim Senter, announced Friday that all UTEP sporting events for the 2021-2022 season are set to return to 100% capacity. During the 2020 season, UTEP Athletics was forced to only allow a certain number of fans at each sporting...

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UTEP Fan Council 2021-2022 Courtesy of UTEP Athletics

Fan Council seeks to improve the game experience

Katrina Villarreal, Sports Editor June 23, 2021

UTEP Athletics Fan Council is a group of hardcore UTEP fans put together to cheer on the Miners at every game.   The Fan Council is comprised of UTEP Alumni and parents of UTEP students to support UTEP sports and discuss issues that may be facing...

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Defensive End Praise Amaewhule in a game versus ULM Courtesy of Josh McDaniel/UTEP Athletics

Amaewhule ready to break out on defense

Katrina Villarreal and Daniel Alec Lopez June 23, 2021

With the start of UTEP’s football season in August, the Miners have a few key players on their roster that are looking to make an impact. Redshirt junior Praise Amaewhule looks to be one of those players and is looking to hopefully to...

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Junior forward Bryson Williams fights for loose ball versus UTSA Jan. 15, 2020.

UTEP forward Bryson Williams announces transfer to Texas Tech

Michael Cuviello, Editor-in-Chief June 14, 2021

After weeks of speculation senior forward Bryson Williams has announced that he is taking his talents to Lubbock Texas to play for the Big 12’s Texas Tech Raiders. From the announcement on April 15 that Williams had entered the transfer portal, it was...

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