SEATTLE, Washington – Just when the NMSU Aggies thought they had found some momentum, Friday’s trip to Seattle was a rude awakening. The Aggies dropped another game in WAC play after falling to Seattle University by a final score of 83-72. The Aggies were coming off their first win in conference play a week ago
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team tallied its first victory of the season with a trio of first half goals during a 3-1 triumph against I-10 rival NM State in front of 178 fans at University Field on Thursday night. NM State defeated UTEP a few weeks back in an exhibition match. However, the Miners
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team will host I-10 rival NM State to open the home portion of the schedule. The Miners (0-2-0) and Aggies (0-1-0) are set to kickoff at 7 p.m. at University Field. Season and single-game tickets are available now at www.utepminers.com/tickets. Limited quantities will be sold to ensure that social
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EL PASO, Texas – After an unruly start to their 2020-21 season, it felt like the New Mexico State Aggies just needed a taste of victory to resort back to their standard winning ways. The Aggies got a whole sample of it Saturday night in El Paso. Five different Aggies scored in double figures as
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EL PASO, Texas – The NMSU Aggies dropped another game in WAC play Friday night, this time to Cal Baptist University. The Aggies just couldn’t find a way around the Lancers as CBU defeated NMSU by a final score of 85-75. It was the first game for NMSU at the gymnasium of Eastwood High School
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The basketball teams at NMSU found a new home court over at Eastwood High School, but fans will not be allowed to attend games. Wednesday, NMSU announced fans will not be able to attend the games played at Eastwood for the remainder of the season. This applies for both the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It’s still unclear what the learning hybrid model will look like for the Las Cruces Public School district. Tuesday night, the school board voted to have the administration provide a plan that would allow for more face-to-face instruction following state guidelines to begin Feb. 22. That plan will be presented
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EL PASO, Texas – Get ready for college basketball in a high school gym. Prohibited from playing home games in their home state, the New Mexico State Aggies have officially found their new home announcing that they will play the rest of their men’s and women’s basketball “home games” at El Paso’s Eastwood High School
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ORLANDO, Florida – It was a special night for Las Cruces, NM native Aaron Herrera Sunday, who made his United States Men’s National Team debut in a 7-0 win over Trinidad & Tobago. It was the first career international cap for Herrera, who plays as a defender for MLS squad Real Salt Lake. Herrera started
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EL PASO, Texas – After months of training and waiting, the UTEP soccer team finally kicked off the season with an exhibition match against I-10 rival New Mexico State. The Aggies topped the Miners, 3-1, on Friday night at University Field. The Miners and Aggies stepped away from two 45-minute halves and played three 30-minute periods. Despite trailing
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PHOENIX, Arizona – Friday night was the start of WAC play for the NMSU Aggies. Unfortunately, it started off on the wrong foot as the Aggies lost to Grand Canyon University, 70-62. The loss snapped NMSU’s 31 game winning streak in the WAC regular season. Due to issues with Covid-19, the Aggies were only able
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — On top of having their classes entirely online and their sports seasons delayed, Centennial High School athletes can’t practice indoors because of a missing air filtration system. “I wouldn’t say that they don’t understand, but I feel like they don’t really know the work that players put into playing,” said
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP left a key under the mat for their I-10 rivals New Mexico State, as the Aggies knocked off Western New Mexico 70-41 in a “home game” Monday afternoon at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso. Wilfried Likayi had 20 points and six rebounds as the Aggies blew the doors
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EL PASO, Texas — After over 24 hours of negotiating it appears as if New Mexico State will play Monday at the Don Haskins Center, home of their rival UTEP Miners. The Aggies are set to take on Division-II opponent Western New Mexico at 4pm Monday, with the tip scheduled for 4pm MT. The game
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WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, New Mexico – After being canceled last year because of the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the Borderland’s premier events is returning but with a radically different look. This year’s Bataan Memorial Death March is going virtual, and sign-ups have already begun. Participants will be able to march in their hometown or
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NMSU Aggies are coming home. Tuesday, the New Mexico Governor’s Office announced they are easing restrictions when it comes to college athletics. College teams in New Mexico can now practice in the state, but they still can’t host any games. Since November, the NMSU men’s basketball team has been
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PHOENIX, Arizona – Even after relocating to Phoenix, Arizona, it’s been anything but a smooth journey for the NMSU Aggies. Midway into the college basketball season, the Aggies have played only three games, the teams record at 2-1. NMSU’s last game was back on December 28, and the return to the court just got longer
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HOUSTON, Texas — The worst-kept secret in college sports over the past month was made official Thursday morning in Houston, according to ABC affiliate KTRE. The Western Athletic Conference officially announced the addition of Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, Lamar University and Abilene Christian University to the league, giving it 13 schools for 2021.
Continue Reading PHOENIX, Arizona — New Mexico State men’s basketball team cannot catch a break. For the second time this season, the Aggies are pausing team activities as a result of one positive Covid-19 test within the team. Because of the pause, NMSU’s first two WAC games of the 2020-21 season at Dixie State on this upcoming
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BOISE, Idaho – In what turned out to be good news for sports fans in El Paso and Las Cruces, Boise State hired Jeremiah Dickey as their next Athletic Director on Saturday. Dickey is an El Paso native, having graduated from Franklin High School, and goes to Boise State after serving as Baylor University’s Associate
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In this era of Covid-19 nothing is guaranteed, and the New Mexico State Aggies have gotten used to it. As a result of COVID-19 contact tracing protocols within the Santa Clara men’s basketball group, the non-conference game between NM State and Santa Clara originally scheduled for 3:00 p.m. MT on Thursday,
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NORTHRIDGE, California — There’s the saying that all good things must come to an end, unfortunately for the NMSU Aggies it came too soon. Just three games into the 2020-2021 season, NMSU saw their 21 game win streak snapped at the hands of California State University Northridge (CSUN). The Matadors (4-3) handed the Aggies (2-1)
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PHOENIX, Arizona – With the NMSU Aggies unable to play games in the state of New Mexico, NMSU has found a temporary home among a conference rival. The city of Phoenix will officially serve as the home base for four Western Athletic Conference (WAC) basketball teams in 2021. The Grand Canyon University Antelopes and the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Lou Henson has been inducted into several hall of fames, but the one that’s eluded him is the biggest one of all. That all could change in 2021. On Tuesday, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced its list of candidates for the Class of 2021. Henson is on
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RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico – One of the owners of Ruidoso Downs Racetrack & Casino has died. The track announced that Stan Sigman died Monday at age 73. Sigman, who had a long career in telecommunications, was one of three partners who own and operate the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack, the Billy the Kid Casino and
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CHICAGO, Illinois — Jimmy Collins, who played basketball for Lou Henson at New Mexico State from 1967-70 and helped the Aggies reach the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four in his last season, died Sunday morning. He was 74. Collins was drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls coming out of NMSU and later coached Illinois-Chicago to
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SANTA CRUZ, California – The New Mexico State University men’s basketball team has canceled its next two games and paused team activities after one positive test within the program. The Aggies’ non-conference games against Santa Clara on Saturday and at Cal Poly on Monday have been canceled. The pause follows a positive coronavirus test, subsequent
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EL PASO, Texas — As part of their biannual rivalry matchup, New Mexico State hosted UTEP Wednesday night in game two of the Battle of I-10. And while the Aggies were the home, the game was played at UTEP’s home Don Haskins Center. Katia Gallegos finished with 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 steals and
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PHOENIX, Arizona – New Mexico State took care of their second straight NAIA opponent Tuesday night, topping Benedictine Mesa 92-54 in Phoenix. Donnie Tillman paced the Aggies with 17 points and 8 rebounds, and Evan Gilyard chipped in 10 as the Aggies ran away from the inferior Redhawks. Tillman looked much more like the low
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