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Senior guard Julian Washburn is now the seventh best scorer in UTEP basketball history.

Miners play for first place at Louisiana Tech

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor February 24, 2015

The UTEP men’s basketball team is now just half a game out of first place in Conference USA after a hard-fought win over UTSA on Saturday. The Miners clawed their way out of an early hole against the Roadrunners on their way to their seventh-straight...

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Senior guard Julian Washburn has scored double figures in the past two games.

Men’s basketball streaking, in second place of Conference USA

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor February 17, 2015

The UTEP men’s basketball team has won six-straight games and sits alone in second place in Conference USA. After two wins at home, first against Charlotte and then against Old Dominion, the Miners’ 10-3 conference record trails only Louisiana Tech’s...

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UTEP has just one win this season in Conference USA road games.

Lady Miners to be tested on the road

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter February 10, 2015

The Lady Miners will be on the road to play Charlotte and Old Dominion on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. The Miners, who are coming off their first win at home after a six game loosing streak, will look to get a different streak going on the road The...

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Men’s basketball looks to continue streak

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor February 10, 2015

Five of the final seven regular season games will be at home for coach Tim Floyd and the UTEP men’s basketball team. After coming back from Florida with two wins this past weekend against Florida Atlantic and Florida International, the Miners are preparing...

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Miners come home after long road stretch

Miners come home after long road stretch

Luis Gonzalez, Sports Editor January 27, 2015

The UTEP men’s basketball team has allowed the opposing team to reach 70 points in only six of the 17 games they have played before this weekend. Undefeated on the road in conference play, the Miners went to Western Kentucky and Marshall, and allowed...

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Junior guard Earvin Morris was one of five Miners that scored in double figures

Miners seek revenge in Battle of I-10

Luis Gonzalez, Copy Editor November 18, 2014

UTEP does not have many true rivalries, but the one it has with the school up the road in Las Cruces over basketball is as real as it gets. The UTEP men’s basketball team hosts the New Mexico State Aggies at the Don Haskins Center on Saturday night,...

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Controversial moments pepper pages of Prospector’s archives

Editorial Staff September 9, 2014

The Prospector has covered many stories since its first publication in 1915. A run like that is not lacking in controversial moments. Through the good and the bad, the student newspaper has been the source for student news and the assayer of student opinion. Although...

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Junior All-American Anthony Rotich is one of the most decorated Track and Field athletes in the program’s history after three years

The man, the myth, the legend—Anthony Rotich

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter June 24, 2014

Coming from humble beginnings in Nairobi, Kenya, junior distance runner Anthony Rotich has risen to stardom in his three years at UTEP, and his path to greatness started long before his arrival to El Paso. Growing up, in order to get to school, Rotich...

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McKenzie Moore was the UTEP leading scorer this season and was kicked off the team following FBI Investigation.

Three dismissed from basketball team following FBI investigation

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor January 7, 2014

McKenzie Moore, Jalen Ragland and Justin Crosgile have been dismissed from the UTEP men's basketball program and are no longer enrolled at the university, following an FBI investigation that found evidence of all three players taking part in gambling...

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Women's basketball take down Lumberjacks for biggest win in school history

Women’s basketball take down Lumberjacks for biggest win in school history

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 22, 2013

The UTEP women’s basketball team made history tonight as they defeated the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 92-43, the 49-point win is the largest margin of victory in school history against another Division I team, surpassing a 46-point win over Texas...

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Miners play last two home games of the season

Miners play last two home games of the season

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor October 24, 2013

The UTEP women’s soccer team will play their last two home games of the season this weekend at University Field as they host in-state rivals the Texas San Antonio Roadrunners Oct. 25 and Conference USA leaders, the Colorado College Tigers, Oct. 27 UTEP...

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Senior midfielder Gina Soto takes on a Golden Eagles defender.

UTEP tops Southern Miss with overtime goal

Ellisia Shafer, Staff Reporter September 29, 2013

Senior forward Azia Nicholson scored her fifth goal of the season to help the Miners defeat Southern Miss 1-0 in overtime Sunday at University Field. “We practice finishing every day. Of course we want to put them away early and take some of the...

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