LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State pieced together early offense and a strong bullpen effort to clinch the series over LA Tech with an 8-6 win on Sunday at Presley Askew Field at Johnson Stadium. With the win the Aggies improve to 10-12 overall and 3-3 in Conference USA play. This also marks
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State closed out its weekend series with FIU on Sunday morning in a competitive, low‑scoring matchup at the NM State Softball Complex. The Aggies put runners on in nearly every inning and threatened late, but FIU’s early scoring held up despite NM State’s seventh‑inning push. The Aggies totaled 10 hits
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DALLAS, Texas –In a wild, high‑scoring slugfest at Horner Ballpark, NM State stormed back from a nine-run deficit with a nine‑run seventh inning and held off DBU late to earn a 17-14 victory. This evens the weekend series and improves the Aggies’ record to 9-9 on the year and 1-1 in league play following a win
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HUNTSVILE, Texas – NM State and Sam Houston exchanged early offense on Saturday before the Bearkats took control in the later innings to even the series. The Aggies opened with a five‑run first inning, but Sam Houston answered immediately and used a pair of scoring frames in the fifth and sixth to pull away. NM State finished with nine hits
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State has announced the hiring of its 13th head coach in program history, Adeniyi Amadou. The first-time head coach brings with him over 15 years of experience at the Division I level. He currently serves as the associate head coach at Rhode Island, which clinched an NCAA Tournament
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State University Director of Athletics Joe Fields today announced a $17 million investment in Aggie Athletics with the approval and funding of a new Press Box and Executive Suite project at Aggie Memorial Stadium. This funding will be combined with another $1.225 million in capital funding for the project, for a total
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – The NMSU Aggies saw their season come to an end Wednesday night in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament. The Sam Houston Bearkats defeated the Aggies by a final score of 69-61. The Bearkats led 37-26 at the half and they never gave up the lead to the Aggies the entire
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama – New Mexico State came away with a major win Tuesday night in the first round of the Conference USA Tournament. The Aggies defeated the Jacksonville State Gamecocks by a final score of 68-63. NMSU had a great first half as they led the Gamecocks at the break by 11 points, 39-28. Jax
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DALLAS, Texas– Senior forward Lucía Yenes and junior guard Imani Warren have been selected to the All-CUSA Honorable Mention teams, announced Conference USA on Monday afternoon. This becomes the first All-Conference award for either Aggie, who had combined for zero total starts ahead of the 2025-26 campaign, evolving into the most dependable players for NM State.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –NM State Director of Athletics Joe Fields today announced that the university will move forward with new leadership for the women’s basketball program. “We are grateful for Coach Adams’ dedication and service to our student-athletes and to Aggie Athletics,” said Fields. “We appreciate the work she has put into the program and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NM State (15-15, 8-12 CUSA) closed out the regular season with a hard-fought 79-76 victory over Kennesaw State (18-13, 10-10 CUSA) Saturday afternoon inside the Pan American Center. The Aggies came out with strong energy to begin the contest, opening the game on a 6-0 run highlighted by an early
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Playing in its 15th game away from Las Cruces, NM State (9-21, 5-13 CUSA) met Sam Houston (18-11, 11-7 CUSA) at Bernard G. Johnson Coliseum for its regular-season finale. A second-quarter surge saw the Bearkats build a lead the Aggies could not overcome, falling by a final score of 71-55. Emma Christiano found Senoj
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State (14-15, 7-12 CUSA) kept its postseason hopes alive Thursday night, rallying from a 14‑point second‑half deficit to claim a dramatic 77-75 overtime win over Jacksonville State (14-16, 9-10 CUSA) inside the Pan American Center. The Aggies struggled early as Jacksonville State surged ahead 21-6 midway through the first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After more than a year away from collegiate athletics, former New Mexico State athletic director Mario Moccia is back in a leadership role. Moccia has been named the new CEO of Every True Tiger Brands, overseeing name, image and likeliness operations for the University of Missouri’s athletic department. Moccia served
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Returning to action from the Pan American Center for the final time in the regular season, NM State (9-19, 5-11 CUSA) played host to Jacksonville State (14-15, 8-9 CUSA). Despite a solid effort from freshman Senoj Jones in her first collegiate start, the Aggies failed to find a rhythm offensively, falling
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — NM State (13-15, 6-12 CUSA) battled for 45 minutes today but came up just short in an 86–85 overtime loss to Middle Tennessee (15–14, 9–9 CUSA) inside the Murphy Center. Coming out of the gate, both teams struggled to find rhythm offensively and went scoreless for nearly the first four minutes of action. With 16:05
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – NM State (13–14, 6–11 CUSA) faced an uphill battle from the opening minutes on Wednesday night, falling 93-70 to WKU (17–11, 10–7 CUSA) inside E.A. Diddle Arena. Coming out of the gate, the Hilltoppers struck first with a three-pointer from Grant Newell and quickly seized momentum. WKU capitalized on early Aggie
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EL PASO, Texas – The Battle of I-10 fallout continued Monday as both head coaches responded to questions about the scuffle that happened after the game. NMSU won the game 67-63, and during the team handshakes, UTEP head coach Joe Golding appeared upset and began to argue with NMSU head coach Jason Hooten. The two
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State men’s basketball earned a 67-63 win over the UTEP Miners to split the regular-season Battle of I-10 series on Saturday. At the half, Caleb Blackwell led the way for the Miners with 11 points. Even though NMSU’s star guard Jemel Jones had a slow start, he
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ARLINGTON, Texas –NM State opened Monday’s contest with early offensive pressure and kept, but 10 Oklahoma runs over the first three innings proved difficult to overcome in a 10-6 loss at Globe Life Field. NM State outscored the Sooners 4-3 across the final six innings but could not fully erase OU’s early advantage. The Aggies jumped
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — NM State (12–13, 5–10 CUSA) showed resilience following a heartbreaking loss earlier in the week, bouncing back in emphatic fashion on Saturday afternoon with a 79–71 road victory over Jax State (13–12, 8–6 CUSA) inside Pete Mathews Coliseum. The Aggies leaned on a strong defensive effort, timely shot making, and control of the glass to
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WACO, Texas – On Opening Day, NM State traveled to Baylor Ballpark on Friday, Feb. 13, where a historic individual effort proved too much to overcome in a 15-2 defeat. The Aggies hung around early behind a strong start on the mound from Colton Sneddon but were unable to counter Baylor’s two big scoring frames
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State (11-13, 4-10 CUSA) went toe-to-toe with the top team in Conference USA tonight, pushing the Liberty to the brink before ultimately falling in a tightly contested battle 77-75 on a buzzer beater inside the Pan American Center. After an early deficit, NM State responded with a decisive first-half surge, stringing together a 12-2 run fueled
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico –NM State concluded its opening weekend on Sunday morning at the NM State Softball Complex with a doubleheader against St. Thomas and UT Arlington. The Aggie offense came to life in the second bout but was unable to keep up with their opponents as they gave up a combined 35 runs on
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EL PASO, Texas – NM State (11-12, 4-9 CUSA) battled for 45 minutes in a rivalry showdown but ultimately fell to UTEP (9-15, 5-8 CUSA), 91-88, in overtime on tonight at the Don Haskins Center. The contest marked the 226th meeting in the Battle of I-10 and the first overtime matchup between the programs since the 2001–02 season, when the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time in nearly three weeks, NM State (8-14, 4-6 CUSA) put together a strong performance against one of Conference USA’s best, defeating the Sam Houston Bearkats (13-7, 6-3 CUSA) 65-57 on Thursday night. Following a quick miss from the
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RUSTON, Louisiana – NM State (11-11, 4-8 CUSA) put together a strong second-half performance to battle its way to a 72-63 road victory over Conference USA foe LA Tech (12-10, 5-6 CUSA) on Wednesday night inside the Thomas Assembly Center. While they trailed by one at halftime, the Aggies shot 58% in the final 20
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State football announced the addition of three signees on Wednesday, completing its 2026 recruiting class with a total of 39 newcomers. The class includes student‑athletes added during the early signing period as well as through the January transfer portal window. The Aggies’ 2026 class features 26 transfers from FBS
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KENNESAW, Georgia — NM State (10-11, 3-8 CUSA) endured a tough night on the road, as Kennesaw State (14-8, 6-5 CUSA) pulled away for a 76-53 win this evening inside VyStar Arena. An early shooting drought put the Aggies in a deep hole, and despite flashes of effort throughout the night, NM State was unable to recover.
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EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland road trip to El Paso and the Don Haskins Center saw NM State (7-14, 3-6 CUSA) take on rival UTEP (10-10, 2-7 CUSA) for the 100th all-time meeting between the programs. For the fourth time in the last six contests, the Aggies dropped the conference road contest, by a final
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