The Miners fell to the University of New Mexico Saturday night thanks to a struggling offense.  While the defense played well and kept UTEP in the game, the Miner's offense looked sluggish and out of sync. In the start of the first quarter, the Miners...

Former top ranked New Mexico volleyball player senior middle blocker Vittoria Price has enjoyed success with UTEP volleyball for the past two years.    Price was a multi-sport athlete, however she settled into volleyball because it is the sport...

The UTEP football team was back at home for the I-10 rivalry against New Mexico State University (NMSU). In the first half, the Miners had a slow start on offense, but the defense was able to give them the ball back with turnovers and strong play. The...

Returning senior defensive tackle Kelton Moss, is making an impact on the Miners defense. Last year, Moss contributed in a big way for the Miners, making key stops and rushing the passer to force interceptions. Moss played a very big role on the defensive...

The UTEP soccer team (1-3) fell to Southern Utah University (4-0) in a 2-1 nail biter. Sophomore defender Justice Tillotson was able to tie the game at 1-1 deep into the matchup, but the Thunderbirds offense broke the 1-1 tie later towards the end of...

A lightning alert put a delay to the week zero showdown for the UTEP football team against the University of North Texas, but it did not stop the fans from showing up to see the Miners back in action. This was UTEP’s first sellout at the Sun Bowl since...

Coming off a heartbreaking loss to Fresno State University in the Pub G Bowl last season, the Miners are looking to improve upon their 7-5 record from the 2021 season. UTEP has both new familiar faces returning on offense and defense. Last season the...

Going into the 2022-2023 season, the UTEP soccer team is trying to improve and build some success this season, which starts with sophomore forward Justice Tillotson. She transferred from Michigan State University and joined the Miners soccer team in 2021.  For...

With the start of the 2022-2023 season for the UTEP football team around the corner, there are players who excelled last season and are hoping to do even better this year. One of those players is starting senior linebacker Breon Hayward. Hayward was also...

The UTEP football team had 14 of its student athletes named for Athlon Sports All Conference-USA Honors after being recognized for last season's achievements.   Senior running back Ronald Awatt was awarded with first-team offense. Awatt led the Miners...

UTEP Athletics has been doing a small tour around the city of El Paso to get fans more involved and active. UTEP student athletes and coaches have been making various appearances at different places around the city to help sellout the first football game...

UTEP’s track and field team competed for a national championship June 8-11 at Track Town Field in Eugene, Oregon. After its success at the NCAA West Preliminary round Saturday May 28 at John McDonnell field in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Representing the...

Redshirt junior second baseman Pate Cathey is making an impact on the diamond for the Miners softball team. This season, Cathey has four home runs and 24 run’s batted in. Defensively, Cathey is averaging around a 1.000 on fielding. Other accomplishments...

The UTEP Miner’s softball team (14-28, 4-14) closed the series against Middle Tennessee State University Sunday April 25 at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. The game originally scheduled for Friday, April 23, was moved to a double-header on Saturday...

In the United States, there are typically sports championship games that are usually played after the conclusion of the season, whether that is the Stanely Cup, the Super Bowl, the College Football National Championship, or the NBA Finals. However,...

The UTEP men’s football team wrapped up spring ball on April 8 at Sun Bowl Stadium, in front of a live crowd of over 1,000 people. The Miners were productive in trying to polish for the 2022-2023 season. Head Coach Dana Dimel had his thoughts...

The Miners returned to the practice field March 1 to begin spring practices. Last fall, the Miners finished 7-5, and 4-4 in conference play, getting their first bowl berth since 2014. The Miners came up short but have shown improvement from this past...

Athletes will sometimes wear a certain piece of clothing or object on their arm or neck area because they believe it will help them play better in games,  which is a lucky superstition. According to businessinsider.com, former NBA player and legend...

The UTEP softball team (12-23, 2-10 Conference-USA) lost 8-2 and were swept in the series against the University of North Texas (21-7, 10-2) April 3 at Lovelace Stadium. The Miners will try to re-group as New Mexico State University (NMSU) comes to town...

The UTEP softball team (11-8, 2-7) got a victory against Louisiana Tech University (19-12, 4-3) March 26 at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. The Miners were able to  get in some good hits and drive in runs consistently.   In the beginning of the...

UTEP has had quite a history of head coaches and assistant female coaches over the years and are being recognized for the hard work and effort they put into the athletic programs each year. Whether it be basketball, softball, or tennis, these coaches...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (20-13, 7-6 Conference-USA) won its first round match up against Western Illinois University (16-16) March 19 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners were able to control the game early and not ever trail in this 80-54 victory....

The UTEP men’s basketball team (19-13, 11-6 Conference USA) fell in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament to Middle Tennesse State University (22-9, 13-5 C-USA) at the Ford Center Thursday evening. The Miners struggled to score in the first...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (19-12, 12-7 Conference-USA) got their first conference win since 2016 against the University of Old Dominion (13-12, 9-9 C-USA) at the Ford Center Wednesday evening. The Miners dominated on the glass from the start...

The UTEP Miner’s men basketball team (18-12, 11-7 Conference USA) were able to upend the University of North Texas (23-5, 16-2 C-USA)  March. 5 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners were able to get a huge 17-2 lead in the first half and led throughout...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (17-12, 10-7 Conference USA) swept the University of Rice March. 3 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners were hot in the first half of this contest, shooting lights out from the 3-point line. However, the Owls were able...

The UTEP men’s basketball team is heading into the Conference-USA tournament with a lot of momentum. With two games currently remaining, UTEP has a chance to be seated in a good spot in this tournament.   But if the tournament were to start today,...

Junior guard Souley Boum has had an enormous impact on the court in his three years playing for UTEP. Boum has been a key player in many of the Miners' big victories this season.    One of the many games in which he had an impact was against the...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (16-12 ,9-7 Conference USA) fell in a tight match up against the University of Birmingham at Alabama (22-7, 12-4 C-USA) Feb. 26 at the Don Haskins Center.   The Miners started off hot on offense and defense. The...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

In the beginning of 2021fans were rejoiced by the hiring of head coach Joe Golding, former head coach of Abilene Christian University. There was excitement throughout the town and the sense that the Miners were on their way back to winning season’s...

The UTEP Miners men's basketball team (10-8, 3-3 Conference USA) beat the University of Texas at San Antonio (7-12, 0-6 C-USA) Jan. 20 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners struggled on both offense and defense in the first half. However, UTEP would...

The UTEP men’s basketball team ( 9-8, 2-3 Conference USA) won in overtime against Old Dominion University (8-9, 1-1 C-USA) Jan. 15 at the Ted Constant Convocation Center. The Miners manufactured enough offense and defense towards the end to take this...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (8-8,1-3 Conference USA) lost another conference game to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (8-5,1-0 C-USA) Jan. 14 at the Dale F. Halton Arena. The Miners struggled to keep a consistent offense throughout the...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (8-7, 1-2 Conference-USA) collected their first conference win against the University of Southern Mississippi (5-9, 1-1 Conference-USA) on Jan. 8 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners offense played as a unit, and...

The UTEP Miners (7-6, 0-1Conference USA) lost their first conference game to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (11-3, 1-0 C-USA) on Dec. 30 at the Bartow Arena in Birmingham, Alabama. The Miners could not find their footing offensively and struggled...

While on the cusp of an improved season for the UTEP football team, sophomore wide receiver Jacob Cowing has helped guide the Miners to a winning record this season. The 5’11 wide receiver has posted record breaking numbers this season.   Cowing...

The UTEP men’s basketball team (2-1,0-0 Conference-USA) is off to a promising start, practicing and playing hard to keep the momentum going through the rest of the season.  So far this season the Miners have performed well against rival teams...

The Miners (4-2,0-0) had a bounce-back win against The University of Florida A&M (1-3,0-0) on Nov. 24 at the Don Haskins Center. The offense executed their plays better, shooting 35 percent from the floor, and 34.8 percent from the 3-point line....

The UTEP Miners (3-2, 0-0) lost to The University of California, Riverside (4-2, 0-0) on Nov. 22 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners defensively were able to play well and force 17 turnovers. Unfortunately,  UTEP struggled offensively when trying...

The Miners (6-4, 3-3 Conference USA) face an aggressive University of Rice (2-4, 3-7 C-USA) Nov. 20 at the Sun Bowl Stadium. UTEP is trying to close out the season on a strong note and is looking forward to a bowl game after their successful...

The Miners (1-1,0-0 C-USA) lost to New Mexico State University (NMSU) (2-0,0-0 WAC) on Nov. 13 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The Miners had a brief lead in the first quarter but could not get that back. UTEP had a hard time scoring...

The Miners (1-0,0-0) opened their regular season with a victory against Western New Mexico University (0-1,0-0) on Nov. 9 at the Don Haskins Center. UTEP came out with extremely high intensity on defense from the beginning and would force 26 turnovers...

The Lady Miners (1-0,0-0) secured an 83-45 victory against St. Mary’s University (0-1,0-0) Sunday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center. The Lady Miners were able to control the game from the first quarter all the way to the end thanks to excellent...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Miners (4-1,0-0) face The University of Southern Miss Saturday in the continuation of conference play. The Golden Eagles present a significant challenge to UTEP as their biggest win came against Grambling State University with a final...

The Miners (4-1,1-0) win in a thriller against Old Dominion University (ODU) (1-4 0-1) Saturday night, Oct. 2 at the Sun Bowl. The Miners took a commanding 17-0 lead in the first quarter, and the defense also played a part in that by forcing two sacks,...

The Miners (3-1,0-0) won in a thrilling match-up against the University of New Mexico (2-2,0-0) Saturday night, Sept. 26, at the Sun Bowl. The Miners were strong on defense but struggled on the offense to move the ball consistently. However,...

The Miners (2-1,0-0) are coming off 51-13 a loss to Boise State University Friday night. Their next opponent is the University of New Mexico on Sept 25.   UNM comes into this game with an offense that is complex. Last year they finished...

The Miners (2-0) were in a tight contest in the beginning with the University of Boise State Friday night, Sept. 10, at Albertson’s stadium. In the first half, the Miners were able to move the ball on the Broncos defense but had problems scoring inside...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Valentine’s day is a popular holiday for couples to do activities or go out. Unfortunately, because of the Covid-19 pandemic, options are limited. Celebrating Valentine’s doesn’t have to mean leaving the house, couples can celebrate from...

The UTEP Miners (8-8, 4-6) returned home with a 69-51 win Saturday night over the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) Roadrunners (8-8,4-5) following a 86-79 road defeat Thursday.  In Game one of the matchup, the Miners were struggling...

The UTEP Career Center is set to host its 2021 virtual spring fair at 9 a.m. - 3 p.m., Feb. 5.  According to an email sent by the department, 75 companies and organizations will be recruiting students from a variety of majors for internships...

In a weekend series with the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (12-5, 5-3), the UTEP Miners (7-7, 3-5) were able to win impressively Friday night 82-74 but ran out of gas in the Saturday rematch falling 73-55. In Game one, senior center Bryson Williams came...

Newly acquired transfer junior guard, Jamal Bieniemy, from The University of Oklahoma, is expected to make an impact this season for the Miners. Bieniemy is joining the team as the point guard the Miners missed last year.   The recruit started 31...

With the spring semester officially beginning Jan. 19, UTEP has announced its campus services' hours of operations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   According to a news release from the Office of the Vice President for Business Affairs, the university...

UTEP stayed close all game but came up short on the road Saturday against the University of Arizona Wildcats. The Miners could not find their footing on offense consistently and fell into lengthy periods of poor shooting. UTEP could not, in the end, keep...

NFL prospect, defensive tackle Denzel Chukwukelu, is trying to earn a spot with a team come this year's draft. The COVID-19 outbreak has made the process quite different for this year's draft with team workouts canceled and a remote selection...

The UTEP Miners were able to hold off and secure a home win defeating the Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)  Blue Raiders 67-66 Thursday at the Don Haskins Center. MTSU came out swinging early in this contest, scoring inside the paint and were...

The Miners came up short Tuesday against longtime rival New Mexico State (NMSU) with a final score of 59-56. Sophomore forward Bryson Williams led the team in scoring once again with 27 points.   In the first half the Miners went toe...

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs come into town Saturday as the Miners return home from Miami with a 32-17 loss against Florida International, dropping the Miners to 1-5 for the season and 0-3 in conference play. The Miners take on a Louisiana...

The Miners take on the Florida International University Panthers Saturday searching for their second win of the season as UTEP now sits near the bottom of Conference USA’s standings. The team is coming off a loss to the University of Texas at San Antonio...