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Women’s volleyball drops final three sets in loss to UAB

Women’s volleyball drops final three sets in loss to UAB

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 24, 2017

The Miner volleyball team fell to UAB, 3-1 in their second Conference USA match of the season on Sunday at Memorial Gym. The Miners took set one 27-25 but dropped the last three sets 25-21, 25-20, 25-20, to fall to 1-1 in conference play while the Blazers...

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Women's volleyball upsets Rice 3-2 in C-USA opener

Women’s volleyball upsets Rice 3-2 in C-USA opener

Daniel Mendez, Staff Reporter September 22, 2017

Miners volleyball opened up Conference USA play with a 3-2 upset win over a 10-win Rice squad Friday night at Memorial Gym. The Miners (4-10, 1-0 C-USA) prevailed in the five-set thriller against the Owls (10-5, 0-1 C-USA); 28-26, 16-25, 25-22,...

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UAB snaps Miners five-game winning streak

UAB snaps Miners five-game winning streak

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 22, 2017

UAB’s Rachel Green scored a goal in the 70th minute to beat the Miners, 1-0 Friday night at University Field. The Miners (5-6, 1-1 C-USA) recorded nine shots on goal but Blazer (7-2-1, 1-0-0) goalkeeper Kelsey Daugherty came up with some big...

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Palacios named C-USA goalkeeper of the week

Palacios named C-USA goalkeeper of the week

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 18, 2017

Conference USA has voted UTEP’s Alyssa Palacios as goalkeeper of the week for women’s soccer, the league office revealed Monday, Sept. 18. It is the third such honor of her career. Palacios recorded six saves in the Miners 1-0 win at Southern Miss...

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Miners beat Southern Miss for fifth straight win

Miners beat Southern Miss for fifth straight win

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 17, 2017

Kennadie Chaudhary (90’) scored a goal off a feed from Lauren Crenshaw with 59 seconds remaining in regulation to lift the UTEP soccer team to a 1-0 win at Southern Miss in the Conference USA opener for both schools on Sunday, Sept. 17. Alyssa Palacios...

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UTEP lands graduate transfer Keith Frazier

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 12, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team has added former SMU and North Texas guard Keith Frazier to the 2017-18 roster, UTEP athletics confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 12. The former McDonald’s All-American will have one year of eligibility, pending the approval...

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Miners lose physical battle to Rice in home opener

Miners lose physical battle to Rice in home opener

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief September 9, 2017

Sean Kugler did not have the outing he wanted for the UTEP home opener. Rice accumulated 306 yards on the ground and held the Miners to just 26 yards rushing, as they conquered UTEP 31-14 on Saturday night at the Sun Bowl. “We got beat on...

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Miners to debut new white helmet against Rice.

UTEP football reveals new white helmet

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 8, 2017

The UTEP football team will add a brand-new helmet to the team collection this season. Athletics excited Miner fans on social media Friday morning when they tweeted out a picture of the new white lid. The helmet features a navy-blue facemask and a...

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Lilian Koech named C-USA Cross Country Female athlete of the week

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor September 5, 2017

UTEP’s Lilian Koech captured the first Conference USA Athlete of the Week award of 2017 for her performance at the Lobo Invitational. Koech marked a 5K time of 17:32.2 on Saturday at the Lobo Invitational to become the first female and second overall...

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Women's track celebrates first C-USA conference title

Women’s track celebrates first C-USA conference title

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor May 18, 2017

The UTEP women’s outdoor track team won their first Conference-USA outdoor conference title in school history on Sunday, May 14 at Kidd Field The Miners scored 27 points higher than second-place Middle Tennessee for a total of 153 points to claim...

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Recapping day two of the C-USA men's basketball tournament

Recapping day two of the C-USA men’s basketball tournament

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor March 10, 2017

And then there were four…the semifinals of the Conference-USA men’s basketball tournament are officially set. It was another exciting day of action in Birmingham as yet another contest was decided in the final seconds of play. Find out who survived...

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Miners clinch C-USA tournament spot with blowout win over FIU

Miners clinch C-USA tournament spot with blowout win over FIU

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter February 25, 2017

On senior day at the Don Haskins Center, the UTEP women’s basketball team finished two big quarters to drown Florida International 88-47 for their second largest win in league history. The Miners also punched their ticket for the Conference...

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