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UTEP senior forward Ariona Gill drives the basket versus Arizona Dec. 7 2019.

Basketball’s Ariona Gill a leader by example at UTEP

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor March 2, 2020

After missing multiple games of the 2019 season due to injury, UTEP senior Ariona Gill has displayed a level of perseverance and courage that sets her apart from the average college basketball player. Due to injury, Gill was not expected to be able to...

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Junior infielder Macey Brown runs hard to beat out close play at first base versus Omaha Sunday Feb. 23.

Miner softball goes craps in Vegas losing all five games at Boyd Classic

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor March 2, 2020

If UTEP softball had rolled snake eyes in dice, that would be more runs than the team scored in five games in Las Vegas since the team only scored once.  Shut out in four out of five games and only scoring one run in the other, the Miners lost...

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Freshman point guard Katia Gallegos shoots the ball through three Southern Miss defenders Saturday Feb. 29.

UTEP women’s basketball defeats Southern Miss 80-72 on “Senior Day.”

Isaiah Ramirez, Reporter March 1, 2020

In the final game at the Don Haskins Center of the 2019-2020 UTEP women’s basketball season, the bittersweet feeling of watching several Miners grace the hardwood for the last time encompassed the building. Four Miner seniors experienced their...

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The Miners defeated Indiana University- Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) 6-5 in a walk-off win and Omaha 8-5 after falling to both teams in the first two games of the invitational.

Softball splits UTEP Invitational

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter February 24, 2020

Heading into the UTEP Invitational, the Miner softball team (4-10) held a 2-8 record with four of those losses being stopped due to mercy rule. Now the Miners have won back-to-back games and momentum is starting to build for the squad. The Miners defeated...

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UTEP senior guard Katarina Zec shoots a basket versus Middle Tennessee Feb.22 at the Don Haskins Center.

UTEP women’s basketball falls to sharp-shooting Middle Tennessee

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter February 22, 2020

The Don Haskins Center began to be filled with electricity as UTEP senior guard Katarina Zec made a basket in the paint to cut the Miners deficit to four (81-77) with 4:38 remaining in the game.   Unfortunately for the Miners (14-12, 7-8) that would...

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UTEP senior guard Darryl Edwards drives to basket  en route to scoring a career high 34 points versus Rice Saturday, Feb. 22.

UTEP storms back from 19 down versus Rice, Edwards has career night

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 22, 2020

The UTEP men’s basketball team overcame its worst first half of the season, scoring a season low 19 points versus the Rice Owls in the opening round of bonus play to pull a  68-62 victory from defeat. Coming into this game as a must win for the Miners,...

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Cheruiyot ran in his first 5000m race and posted the third best time in Conference USA (C-USA) this season.

Cheruiyot places second in Iowa State Classic

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 17, 2020

Freshman distance runner Titus Cheruiyot continued to excel in indoor season as he finished in second place with a time of 14:03.03 in the men’s 5000-meter race in Ames, Iowa. Cheruiyot ran in his first 5000m race and posted the third best time in...

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Miners look to conclude road trip with a win, snap losing streak

Miners look to conclude road trip with a win, snap losing streak

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter February 17, 2020

 The UTEP women’s basketball team (13-11, 6-7) is currently on a three-game losing streak but looks to snap that as it takes on The University of Texas at San Antonio (6-18, 2-11). The Miners defeated the Roadrunners in convincing fashion earlier...

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UTEP forwards Tydus Verhoeven and Bryson Williams fight for the rebound versus Marshall Sat, Feb.15 at the Don Haskins Center.

UTEP Miners stampeded by Thundering Herd 71-61 for fifth straight loss

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 16, 2020

The UTEP Miners continued its winless February as they were outhustled and outscored by the visiting Marshall Thundering Herd in a 71-61 loss at the Don Haskins Center.  Losing its fifth straight game, the Miners fell to 13th place in Conference-USA...

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UTEP graduate transfer guard Daryl Edwards goes for a reverse layup versus Western Kentucky Feb. 13 at the Don Haskins Center.

UTEP men’s basketball loses fourth straight after 67-63 defeat against Western Kentucky

Isaiah Ramirez, Staff Reporter February 14, 2020

If Miner fans were told that with six regular season games remaining in the season UTEP is going to be at the bottom of the Conference-USA standings that would seem as an outrageous prediction, considering the high expectations this team was...

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Junior forward Bryson Williams shoots over UAB defenders in loss Feb. 1.

UTEP men’s basketball drop third straight to ODU

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

UTEP (13-12, 4-8) lost its third consecutive game to the Old Dominion Monarchs (10-15, 6-6) 72-53 with an uninspiring performance. Falling to a disappointing 11th place in Conference USA (C-USA).   With two games left before bonus play, the Miners...

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Overall, over 20 personal bests were set for the UTEP track team.

UTEP track team performs well, personal records set

Michael Cuviello, Sports Editor February 10, 2020

Senior Shakeem Smith broke his own school record for UTEP in the Corky Classic in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this past weekend, shaving another 0.01 off his record with a time of 7.89. Unfortunately, that only resulted in a fourth-place finish in the...

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