(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – NM State Head Coach Jerry Kill has instrumented one of the quickest turnarounds in all of college football and is now receiving recognition for his accomplishments with the Aggie program. On Wednesday, Coach Kill was named the Conference USA Co-Coach of the Year while also earning AFCA Region 4 Coach of the Year honors.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – One day removed from Conference USA announcing all-league awards, the Aggies are collecting honors of the highest order within the conference as CUSA released its player of the year awards on Wednesday morning. The league office has named quarterback Diego Pavia the CUSA Offensive Player of the Year. The award was based
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — On Saturday, the Lobos and Aggies clashed for the first time in nearly two years. The home team fed off the energy from its sellout crowd all night, soundly defeating the visiting Aggies 106-62. NM State was led by Femi Odukale, who drew 12 fouls to finish with 18 points
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Albuquerque, New Mexico (KVA) — Lucía Yenes did her best to keep the Aggies afloat, dropping in a season-high 20 points along with six rebounds, two assists and two steals but NMSU ended up falling 67-52 to rivals UNM. With that result the Lobos improved to 6-2 on the season, while NM State dropped to
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – The New Mexico State Aggies gave it their all, but in the end it wasn’t enough to extinguish the Liberty Flames. Liberty would win their first Conference USA championship after defeating the NMSU Aggies, 49-35. It was a hard fought game from both sides, but the Aggies just couldn’t keep pace especially
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – The New Mexico State Aggies are in a fight to bring home their first ever Conference USA championship. At the half, the Aggies and the Liberty Flames are all squared at 21 a piece. The Aggies couldn’t have asked for a better start to the game. On their first possession of the
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – For just the fourth time in program history and first since the undefeated season in 1960, the Aggies will enter a game riding an eight-game win streak as they compete in the Conference USA Championship game versus No. 20 Liberty in Lynchburg, Va., on Friday night. Game
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – There’s no place like home. After spending Feast Week in Mexico at the Cancun Challenge and a true road contest against ACC squad Louisville, NM State returned to the Pan American Center for a home match with the University of the Southwest. The Aggies commanded the action
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Not once, not twice, but three times. After lifting the Aggies to a win over Jacksonville State on Saturday with a 42-yard field goal, NM State senior kicker Ethan Albertson has been named CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season. The San Diego native garnered the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Football is living out the unthinkable – a 10 win season for just the second time in program history, back-to-back bowl games for the first time in 63 years and a Conference USA title game, their first season in the league. It takes a village to
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) CANCUN, Mexico – After a hard-fought overtime game the day before, the Aggies looked to come out with a win against Southern Illinois to continue building on the momentum from its previous two home victory’s to put them over .500 for the first time this season. Unfortunately, this was not the case
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Three former NMSU basketball players were all expected to appear in court Wednesday after the New Mexico Attorney General’s office charged them with a combined 37 felony sex crimes. ABC-7 was in the courtroom for the hearing. Deshawndre Washington and Doctor Bradley were both present and pleaded not guilty
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CANCUN, Mexico (KVIA) — NM State Men’s Basketball led for more than 36 minutes against Fresno State but not at the end of regulation or overtime. The Aggies 81-76 loss to the Bulldogs sees NMSU fall to 3-3 on the season. They will round out their time in the Cancun Classic on Wednesday at 4
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In two years Jerry Kill, like he has done with every school he has touched, has built the New Mexico State Aggies into a ‘Kill’er program. This season alone the Aggies have secured nine wins for just the second time in program history. They’ve clinched a spot in the
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – The Monday after a historic win on Saturday in which NM State imposed its will on Power Five foe Auburn at Jordan-Hare Stadium and went on win 31-10 to earn the program’s first-ever win over an SEC opponent, the Aggies were recognized as the Cheez-It National Team of the
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — The Aggies’ first season in Conference USA came to a close on Sunday at the hands of top-seeded Western Kentucky. NM State was held to a .174 hitting percentage, their seventh-lowest mark this season. The Aggies’ potential final record is 21-10 after an eight-match winning streak was snapped in the championship. WKU
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Opening the 2023 Cancun Challenge with an on-campus matchup, NM State (3-2, 0-0 CUSA) welcomed the Northern Colorado Bears (2-2, 0-0 Big Sky) on Saturday night. Despite trailing by 16 points early in the second half, Christian Cook and Femi Odukale combined for 34 points, ten rebounds and five steals, powering the Aggies to
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LYNCHBURG, Virgina (KVIA) — Ryleigh Whitekettle and Kacia Brown put on all-around dominant performances in the Aggies’ semifinal matchup with Florida International on Saturday afternoon. Whitekettle dropped in 15 kills on just 17 swings, good for an .824 hitting percentage. Brown became the first Aggie to drop double-digit blocks in a match this season with 11. The Aggies took down
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AUBURN, Alabama (KVIA) — New Mexico State Football have had an exceptional season. Two weeks ago they clinched back-to-back bowl berths for the first time since 1959/1960, last week they ensured they would play in the Conference USA title game their first year in the league and this week they went on the road and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies got their second win of the season taking down division 2 opponent, Western New Mexico Tuesday at the Pan American Center. The final score was 78-43. The WNM Mustangs put up a valiant effort in the first half as they were down 13 points at
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After clinching a spot in the CUSA Championship game with a win over Western Kentucky on Saturday, the Aggies draw what will be their biggest test all season as they travel to Auburn, Ala., to take on the Tigers of Auburn. This will mark the fourth time
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time this season, the Aggies entered the win column, defeating Incarnate Word 59-52. Molly Kaiser, Sabou Gueye, Tylie Jones and Jaila Harding all picked up at least 10 points as part of what was easily the team’s most efficient performance of the young campaign. The Aggies shot 25-for-47 overall and canned four of
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IRVINE, California (KVIA) — The NM State Men’s basketball team are still in search of their first road win of the season after a 91-74 loss to UC Irvine on Saturday. The Aggies found themselves up 19-18 with 10:05 left in the first half but that would be the last time NMSU were ahead. UC
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) – The regular season has come to a close, and the Aggies couldn’t have gotten hotter at a better time. They won their sixth consecutive match on Saturday, sweeping FIU in Miami. Starr Williams led the team with an efficient 13 kills, and hit .364. The Panthers fell to 12-18 overall, and
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — In their first year in the league New Mexico State advance to the Conference USA Title Game with a 38-29 win over Western Kentucky. It is the first time in program history NMSU has ever gone to a conference championship game, the win is also the Aggies sixth straight and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After a more than six-month investigation, the New Mexico Attorney General’s office has charged three former New Mexico State Men’s Basketball players with multiple felony sex crimes, that’s according to court documents. The three players charged Thursday by the New Mexico Third District Court in Las Cruces are Kim
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – It was the kind of performance the New Mexico State Aggies were hoping for in their home debut at the Pan American Center. Wednesday night, the Aggies secured their first win under new head coach Jason Hooten by defeating the Sul Ross State Lobos, 84-49. The Lobos made things interesting
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The new-look NM State Aggies began their season on the road and, for 20 minutes, looked like a formidable opponent for No. 16 Kentucky as they trailed by just eight points at the break inside Rupp Arena. Eventually, Kentucky pulled away from the Aggies as they went
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — On the same day the NMSU Men’s Basketball Program began their 2023-24 season with a completely new roster and coaching staff, a new lawsuit was filed that alleges more sexual assault, a concerning gun culture and once again negligence. The 35-page lawsuit was filed by former player Kyle Feit,
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Two former New Mexico State basketball players and a student manager filed a lawsuit Monday saying their teammates frequently brought guns into the locker room where they sexually assaulted players as a way of ensuring everyone on the team remained “humble.” Kyle Feit, along with a teammate and student
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