EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miner basketball is back! ABC-7 is the home of the UTEP Miners and is getting in the game Wednesday. ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa and sports reporter Paige Wood will be live at the UTEP Basketball Call Up today as players rally fans for season tickets. It’s your chance to
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BOULDER CITY, Nev. – The UTEP women’s golf team made history Sunday, setting a program record for the lowest single-round team score with an 11-under-par 277 in the opening round of The Clash at Boulder Creek at Boulder Creek Golf Club (par 72, 6,429 yards). The Miners sit in fourth place after the opening 18
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Volleyball dropped a hard-fought five-set match to Air Force, 3-2 (18-25, 25-23, 22-25, 28-26, 15-7), on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Gym. The Miners moved to 13-9 overall and 5-5 in Conference USA play, while the Falcons improved to 8-13 overall and 4-6 in Mountain West action. UTEP controlled the opening
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s golf team will close out its fall season at The Clash at Boulder Creek, Oct 25-27, in Boulder City, Nev. Northern Arizona will serve as the host institution. Live scoring can be followed on Scoreboard. The tournament is set for Boulder Creek Golf Club (par 72, 6,429 yards).
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EL PASO, Texas – Single-game tickets are on sale now for the historic 2026-27 UTEP men’s and women’s basketball seasons. The Miners are launching their inaugural Mountain West campaigns while celebrating the 50th anniversary of GECU Arena at the Don Haskins Center. The venerable facility hits the half-century mark early next year. The men’s team
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El Paso, TEXAS (KVIA) — A tough night at the Sun Bowl for the Miners. UTEP was forced to make a quarterback change after EJ Colson went down with an injury before half and didn’t return for the second. Raymond Moore III stepped in and looked to spark the offense but the Spartans defense would
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El Paso, TX (KVIA) — UTEP and San José State are battling at the Sun Bowl in a Mountain West matchup, with the Miners forced to make a quarterback change before halftime. UTEP quarterback EJ Colson was sacked three times before going down with an injury, forcing the Miners to turn to Raymond Moore III
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP soccer team’s match against league-leading Colorado College has been moved up to 6 p.m. MT Thursday. The contest had been slated to start at 7 p.m., but it was moved up due to the forecast of strong winds. Tickets may be purchased by calling (915) 747-UTEP, at the gate or
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are still in search of their first Mountain West Conference victory. They’ll get another chance to get that win Saturday when they host the San Jose State Spartans. This will be the first meeting between the two programs since 2004. The Miners enter the game on a four-game
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team returns home Thursday for a big time match against Mountain West Conference rival, the New Mexico Lobos. The Miners are 11-7 overall and are 3-3 in Mountain West Conference Play. Thursday’s match against New Mexico begins at 6 p.m. at UTEP’s Memorial Gym. ABC-7 spoke with UTEP
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HONOLULU, Hawaii – The UTEP soccer team had its two-game winning streak snapped with a 2-1 setback at Hawai’i Sunday afternoon. The Rainbow Wahine (6-4-1, 3-1 MW) managed to grab a 2-0 lead behind respective goals from Tatum Porter (40’) and Anuhea Aluli (48’). The Miners (8-2-3, 2-2 MW) were unfazed, with Anai Lopez’s (81’)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — University of Texas at El Paso’s Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction Engineering team is working on a two-year research project that combines satellite imagery, Earth observation data and artificial intelligence to map areas affected by flooding in El Paso. After heavy rainfall left extensive damage across parts of El
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP hosted Nevada in its first-ever Mountain West contest in the Sun Bowl and Nevada with the lead 13-7 in the first half and carried that momentum into the second half. First half Miners finish with only 40 yards of offense and four penalties for 49 yards. Nevada with 378
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP hosting Nevada in its first-ever Mountain West contest in the Sun Bowl and Nevada with the lead 13-7 in the first half. The Miners have been unable to establish any run game with only 1 first down and -9 rushing yards. Nevada with 129 rushing yards and 11 1st
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners will host the Nevada Wolf Pack Saturday in what will be the team’s Mountain West Conference home opener. The Miners enter Saturday’s game with a 1-4 record, 0-1 in conference play. UTEP is also on a three game losing skid, so they’re hoping they can turn their season
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – UTEP junior Macey Williams has been selected as the Mountain West Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the league office announced Monday. It is the first career weekly honor for the Saint Peter’s transfer. Williams was an impact player on both ends of the pitch, scoring the match winner and
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – A historic day for the UTEP Miners quickly turned sour after the Miners were handily defeated by the New Mexico Lobos Saturday afternoon in Albuquerque. The Lobos pummeled the Miners, 61-7. It was UTEP’s first Mountain West Conference football game, and served as preview of what the Miners can expect in
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ALBUQUERQUE, NM (KVIA) — New Mexico football (3-1) is off to a solid start to it’s first game of conference play, leading their old conference rival UTEP (1-3) by a score of 21 to 0 at halftime. The Lobos have controlled the game on both sides of the ball, using their physical front seven to
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – The UTEP Miners have dug themselves into a hole in Albuquerque, New Mexico. At the half, the Miners trail the New Mexico Lobos, 21-0. UTEP’s offense has struggled against one of the best defensive teams in the country. UTEP quarterback EJ Colson has thrown for only 45 yards and one interception.
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EL PASO – The Scotty Walden family purchased 2,000 tickets to be given away to UTEP football fans for the Miners’ Mountain West home opener against Nevada next Saturday, Oct. 10. The Miners and Wolf Pack will kick off at 5 p.m. MDT in Sun Bowl Stadium. CLAIM TICKETS HERE: FREE TICKET OFFER “Miners fans, my
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BOULDER, Colo. – UTEP (281-278-295—854) finished in 10th place at the 16th Mark Simpson-Colorado Invitational at the Boulder Country Club (par 70 | 6,967 yards) on Wednesday. The Miners carded an 854 and finished two strokes behind Pacific (282-280-290—852). Arkansas State (267-274-272—813) moved up a spot to capture the team championship after shooting an 8-under par 272 in
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El Paso (KVIA) — A new era of the UTEP New Mexico rivalry begins Saturday as the Miners and the Lobos meet for their first Mountain West Conference matchup. UTEP enters the game 1-3 after closing non-conference play with a 33-7 loss to Oregon State. New Mexico is 3-1 and coming off of a 42-18
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EL PASO, Texas – Tipping off the season at the Field of 68 24-Hour Marathon (Nov. 2), spending the week of Thanksgiving in Mexico for the Cancun Challenge (Nov. 24-25), hosting the 65th Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational (Dec. 20-21) and navigating 18 conference games in the first season as members of the
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EL PASO, Texas – The Mountain West announced its Old Trapper Women’s Volleyball Players of the Week on Monday, with UTEP’s Luvina Oguntimehin earning Defensive Player of the Week honors. The award marks the first conference weekly honor of Oguntimehin’s career and makes her the second Miner to earn a Mountain West weekly award this
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University of Texas at El Paso announced Monday that the university received a $29.1 million commitment from GECU to support enhancements to Don Haskins Center and the University’s athletics program. According to UTEP officials, this is the largest gift ever made to UTEP Athletics and the second largest ever
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EL PASO, Texas — Valeria Agudelo (30’) scored her second goal of the year while the UTEP soccer team defended fiercely on the way to knocking off San Jose State, 1-0, to pick up its first Mountain West victory at University Field Sunday afternoon. Savanah Finley registered two high-level saves to record her fifth shutout
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El Paso (KVIA) — Oregon State took down UTEP 33-7 Saturday night at the Sun Bowl. The Beavers jumped out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter and added another three points before halftime to take a 20-0 advantage into the break. UTEP finally got on the scoreboard in the third quarter, but Oregon
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP trails Oregon State 20-0 at the half in the Miners’ 94th Homecoming game at the Sun Bowl. The Beavers struck first and controlled the opening two quarters, with quarterback Braden Atkinson accounting for two rushing touchdowns. UTEP’s offense has struggled to find a rhythm, while Oregon State has kept pressure
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — UTEP (282-289-293—863) dropped five spots after shooting a 293 in the final round and finished in 12th place at the 71st William H. Tucker Invitational hosted by New Mexico at the UNM Championship Course (par 72 | 7,555 yards) on Saturday. Julien Dulait (70-70-74) led the Miners, tied for 26th overall at 2-under par 214. Dulait
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 spoke with UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden about the team’s upcoming home game against Oregon State. The Miners are 1-2 this season coming off a loss on the road against Michigan. Kickoff for Saturday’s game against Oregon State is at 7 p.m. from the Sun Bowl.
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