EDINBURG, Texas — Ivan Aurrecoechea scored 19 points and New Mexico State extended its win streak to nine games, beating Texas Rio Grande Valley 67-62 on Saturday night. Johnny McCants added 12 points and seven rebounds for New Mexico State (15-6, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference). The Lobos were up 10 with 3:17 to play before
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SEATTLE, Washington – New Mexico State rebounded from a slow start, as well as a late night at their team hotel, to recover and beat WAC foe Seattle 75-67 on the road tonight. Ivan Aurrecoechea had 19 points and 11 rebounds to keep the Aggies unbeaten in conference play in the middle of a tough
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There doesn’t seem to be anything that can slow down the New Mexico State Aggies. Despite being plagued with injuries, the Aggies keep finding ways to win. Thursday in Orem, Utah, the Aggies notched another win in WAC play by defeating Utah Valley, 70-56. It was NMSU’s 7th straight victory and it improved their overall
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — New Mexico forward Carlton Bragg Jr. has been dismissed from the Lobos basketball team following his arrest on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. Coach Paul Weir released a statement late Sunday, hours after Bragg’s arrest, saying the embattled player needed to focus
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Despite the setbacks they encountered earlier in the season, the NMSU Aggies keep finding ways to win. Saturday afternoon at the Pan American Center, the Aggies added another win to the win column after defeating the University of Missouri Kansas City, 74-71. Things looked well in hand for the Aggies
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Trevelin Queen posted 17 points and six rebounds as New Mexico State rolled past Chicago State 93-54 on Thursday night. Queen shot 4 for 6 from deep. Ivan Aurrecoechea had 14 points and eight rebounds for New Mexico State (11-6, 2-0 Western Athletic Conference), which earned its fifth straight win.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just when New Mexico State seemed to be full healthy, they took another setback with an injury to their All-Conference point guard. Aggies’ Head Coach Chris Jans confirmed in a text to ABC-7 that guard AJ Harris is “out indefinitely” after suffering a stress fracture in his ankle in Saturday’s
Continue Reading RIVERSIDE, California (AP) — Ivan Aurrecoechea had a season-high 20 points as New Mexico State got past California Baptist 86-71 on Saturday night. Johnny McCants had 17 points and seven rebounds for New Mexico State (10-6, 1-0 Western Athletic Conference), which won its fourth consecutive game. Trevelin Queen added 16 points. Terrell Brown had 11
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It was a win that came easy for the NMSU Aggies Wednesday night at the Pan American Center. NMSU defeated the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions by a final score of 65-40. Ivan Aurrecoechea led the way in scoring for the Aggies with 19 points. Tuesday night was also the
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Nowadays college teams don’t have to wait until National Signing Day in February to announce next season’s signing class. Now they can do it in mid-December as part of the early signing period that begins Dec. 18 and ends Dec. 20. UTEP announced it has signed 11 recruits during the early signing period, while NMSU
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Danny Gonzales said Wednesday that taking the New Mexico head coaching job came down to having an opportunity to return home and a chance to turn around the program he grew up around. “I had many opportunities and I only wanted one,” Gonzales said. “And I’m so happy I got it.”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico State men’s basketball team received an early Christmas present Wednesday when the NCAA granted guard Evan Gilyard immediate eligibility, meaning that the UTEP transfer can now play right away. Aggie fans are probably well familiar with Gilyard, who led the rival Miners in scoring last season with
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Grand Canyon (4-8) vs. New Mexico (10-2) Dreamstyle Arena, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico looks for its sixth straight victory of the season as it faces Grand Canyon. Grand Canyon came up short in an 82-58 game to Northern Iowa on Thursday. New Mexico is coming off a 69-62
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State scored its eighth straight win over UTEP at the Pan American Center, 59-56, as the Aggies also handed the undefeated Miners their first lost of the season on Tuesday night. New Mexico State (5-4) rebounded in this season’s second Battle of I-10 game to recover from their
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — – Three weeks after UTEP knocked off New Mexico State in the Don Haskins Center, the I-10 rivals will lace ‘em up again, this time at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces. The Miners (5-0) and the Aggies (4-4) will meet for the 219th time on Tuesday at 7
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — University of New Mexico head football coach Bob Davie will no longer be coaching the Lobos after the 2019 season, according to ABC affiliate KOAT. Eddie Nunez, director of UNM Athletics, confirmed Monday afternoon that he and Davie had agreed to part ways. “After meeting with Coach Davie this morning, we
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State was denied its attempt at a sixth straight win in the head-to-head series over New Mexico on Thursday night as the Lobos edged out the Aggies 78-77 in an age-old rivalry thriller. In its last five matchups against the Lobos, New Mexico State had won by an
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EL PASO, Texas — In a Noche Latina game that came down to the wire, the UTEP Miners defeated the New Mexico Lobos 66-63 Tuesday night at the Don Haskins Center to remain perfect. Jordan Lathon hit the thrilling go-ahead jumper with about 20 seconds remaining as UTEP improved to 4-0, while New Mexico gets
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EL PASO, Texas — Here are the high school football scores for week 12 of the Borderland Blitz: 11/14 & 11/15 Montwood 32 Midland Lee 65 Chapin 7 Amarillo 14 Hanks 34 Austin 14 Andress 9 Canutillo 27 Fabens 7 Seminole 35 Frenship 35 Americas 36 Lubbock Coronado 54 Eastwood 41 Bowie 28 Parkland 64
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s defense shut down New Mexico State on Tuesday evening as the Miners claimed a 65-50 victory in basketball’s “Battle of I-10.” UTEP never trailed throughout the second half of the game – their smallest lead was ten points – as the Miners brought their series losing streak against the Aggies
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EL PASO – UTEP will host New Mexico State in the 218th meeting in the “Battle of I-10” at the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Aggies lead the all-time series 114-103, while the Miners have lost the last nine contests. UTEP’s last win came on Nov. 22, 2014, a 77-76
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OXFORD, Mississippi — New Mexico State takes on its second SEC opponent of the season, colliding with Ole Miss at 2 p.m. MT Saturday inside Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The Aggies and Rebels are meeting for only the second time in teams’ history; Ole Miss grabbed a win against in the Aggies when the two first met
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BERNALILLO, New Mexico — Centennial High School lost 2-0 to top ranked Volcano Vista Friday afternoon in the New Mexico Athletic Association 5A State Soccer championship game. The loss ended a remarkable season as the Lady Hawks finished 21-1-2 overall. Centennial was seeded #2 in the tournament. The team is coached by Alex Reyes who led the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jabari Rice had a career-high 21 points as New Mexico State rolled past Western New Mexico 92-46 on Tuesday night. Trevelin Queen had 14 points for New Mexico State. William McNair added 11 points and seven rebounds. Shawn Williams had 10 points for the home team. Andrew Leonard had 14
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP men’s basketball team will square off against long-time rival New Mexico State in El Paso on Tuesday, Nov. 12, and the Miner’s tweeted encouragement Wednesday for fans to pack the Bear’s Den wearing orange for the Battle of I-10 to help “Defend the Don.” 🔶 DEFEND • THE •
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A veteran Major League Baseball umpire from Las Cruces is on the officiating crew for this year’s World Series pitting the Washington Nationals against the Houston Astros. It marks the first time in 51-year-old Doug Eddings’ umpiring career of two decades in the big leagues that he’s been tapped for World
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