EL PASO, Texas – The undefeated UTEP soccer team will commence Mountain West action with a pair of matches, playing at UNLV at 7 p.m. PT/8 p.m. MT Thursday before turning around to welcome San Jose State to University Field at 1 p.m. MT Sunday. The contests against both the Rebels (2-4-2) and the Spartans
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners wrapped up non-conference play on a sour note after falling to Arizona in four sets (3-1) Tuesday night. The loss dropped UTEP’s overall record to 8-4. Arizona would take the first two sets of the match before UTEP would win the third forcing a fourth set. SET 1:
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team returns to Club Memorial on Tuesday, Sept. 22, hosting Big 12 foe Arizona at 6 p.m. MT in the Miners’ final non-conference match of the 2026 season. Tuesday’s matchup will be streamed live on ESPN+. WEEK FOUR RECAP: TCU / BAYLOR CLASSIC UTEP enters Tuesday’s matchup with
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USAF, Colo. – UTEP is in a four-way tie for third place after firing a 285 in the first round at the 57th Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational hosted by Air Force at the Eisenhower Golf Club Blue Course (par 72 | 7,541 yards) on Saturday afternoon. Sunday’s second round begins at the same time. Monday’s final round
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — UTEP jumped out to a 7-0 lead Saturday at No. 19 Michigan, but the Wolverines answered with 52 points to pull away from the Miners at Michigan Stadium. UTEP struck first on its opening scoring drive. EJ Colson Jr. connected with Carver Cheeks on a 45-yard touchdown pass to give the
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ANN ARBOR, Mich — UTEP is within striking distance of No. 19 Michigan at halftime, trailing the Wolverines 17-14 Saturday afternoon at Michigan Stadium. The Miners came out fast, taking an early lead behind quarterback EJ Colson Jr. Colson connected with Carver Cheeks on a 45-yard touchdown pass in the first quarter to give UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners will face a tough test this week as for the first time they will travel to Ann Arbor, Michigan to take on #19 Michigan Wolverines. The two programs have never met on the gridiron. Michigan enters Saturday’s game undefeated, 2-0, while the Miners are coming off their first
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FORT WORTH, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team dropped a four-set decision to No. 13 TCU, 3-1 (25-13, 22-25, 25-18, 25-12), Wednesday night at Schollmaier Arena. With the result, both teams move to 7-2 on the season. SET-BY-SET ONE | TCU jumped out to an early lead in the opening set, building a 13-4 advantage
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball head coach Keitha Adams announced the Miners’ 2026-27 schedule on Wednesday. The upcoming campaign marks Adams’ 20th season at the helm of the UTEP women’s basketball program across two stints and the Miners’ first season as members of the Mountain West Conference. The slate features 16 home contests
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – UTEP women’s golf is 9-over par and stands fifth among 13 teams after second-round play was suspended due to lightning at New Mexico’s Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational at the UNM Championship Course (par 72 | 6,354 yards) on Monday evening. The Miners are through 14-16 holes in the second round.
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MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Jones returned to the end zone against his former team Sunday, scoring a fourth-quarter touchdown as the Minnesota Vikings rallied past the Green Bay Packers in their season opener. Jones, the former UTEP standout and El Paso native, capped an 83-yard Minnesota drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 6:37 remaining in
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP volleyball extended its winning streak to seven matches Saturday with a 3-1 win over UC San Diego at Club Memorial. The Miners improved to 7-1 on the season after winning the Borderland Classic undefeated. UTEP won the first two sets 25-19 and 25-21 before UC San Diego took the third,
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — UTEP soccer remained unbeaten Sunday with a 2-1 win at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, extending its winning streak to four games. The Miners improved to 6-0-2, their best start since the 2005 team opened 14-0-1. UTEP also completed an unbeaten road trip and is 3-0-2 away from home. Zeta McDannels opened the
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP women’s golf will tee off the 2026-27 campaign at New Mexico’s Branch Law Firm/Dick McGuire Invitational in Albuquerque, N.M., on the UNM Championship Course (par 72 | 6,354 yards) on Monday and Tuesday. The first two rounds will tee off Monday at 7:30 a.m. MDT with a shotgun start. The final
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El Paso, Texas — UTEP picked up its first win of the 2026 season Saturday night, defeating Texas Southern at the Sun Bowl after opening the year with a loss to Oklahoma. The Miners’ offense found its rhythm early behind quarterback EJ Colson, who helped UTEP build momentum throughout the night. Colson completed 6 of
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP took a 21-10 lead over Texas Southern into halftime Saturday night in the Miners’ home opener at the Sun Bowl. The Miners scored 14 points in the second quarter after the teams were tied 7-7 following the opening 15 minutes. EJ Colson completed 6 of 9 passes for 132 yards
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are preparing for Saturday’s home opener against the Texas Southern Tigers. UTEP head coach Scotty Walden spoke with ABC-7 about the team’s preparation as they look to pick up their first win of the season.
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Phoenix, Ariz. – UTEP fired a 554 (-22), finishing sixth overall, and Patrick Foley (132) is tied for first place after two rounds at USC’s Bomb Darts Birds Intercollegiate at Whirlwind Golf Club (par 72 | 7,222 yards) on Monday. Foley shot a 66 in round one, matching the score in round two, tying with USC’s
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP men’s basketball has added an international standout to its front court, signing 6-foot-10 forward Youssouf Traore, coach Joe Golding announced Sunday. Traore, who most recently played for Casademont Zaragoza in Spain’s Liga Endesa, brings experience from both professional and international competition. The Bamako, Mali, native has spent three years
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will play the first of five fall events, teeing off the season at USC’s Bomb Darts Birds Intercollegiate on Sept. 7-8 in Phoenix, Ariz., at Whirlwind Golf Club (par 72 | 7,222 yards) on Monday and Tuesday. The new season also marks the first as a Mountain West program. The first
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – UTEP volleyball are once again Southwest Showdown champions. The Miners captured the tournament title for the third consecutive year and remained perfect in the event’s all-time series at 9-0, defeating UTRGV, 3-2, Saturday morning at Dugan Wellness Center. With the victory, UTEP improves to 4-1 on the season, while the Vaqueros fall
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NORMAN, Oklahoma – The UTEP Miners will look towards better days ahead after losing their season opener against the 10th ranked Oklahoma Sooners, 51-0. UTEP begins the 2026 campaign, 0-1. UTEP quarterback EJ Colson completed 6 passes on 12 attempts for a total of 52 yards. The Miners will now prepare for their home opener
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EL PASO, Texas – Ben Wallis, who has guided the UTEP volleyball program to unprecedented heights during his seven seasons at the helm, has signed a contract extension that will keep him as the Miners’ head coach through August 2031. “Ben has done an absolutely remarkable job leading this program and we’re delighted to keep
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden spoke with ABC-7 about the team’s upcoming season opener at #10 Oklahoma. Friday’s game kicks off at 5 p.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Vice President and Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) as a jersey patch partner for the Miner football program on Monday. The deal was brokered by Van Wagner on behalf of UTEP Athletics. The IBEW logo will be displayed on all competition uniforms for the football
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LAS VEGAS — UTEP sophomore goalkeeper, Savanah Finley, has been chosen as the Mountain West Women’s Soccer Defensive Player of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. It is the first weekly honor for the Miners across all sports as members of the MW and the second such accolade for Finley in her career. She
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners defeated NMSU in their first game at a newly renovated Memorial Gym. Head coach, Ben Wallis, refers to the fans as “memorial maniacks” and they brought all of the energy to a fresh Club Memorial. The Miners rallied to win in a thrilling five-set match. Outside hitter
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The UTEP volleyball team opened its 2026 season with a battle against the reigning American Athletic Conference champions, but the Miners couldn’t close it out. UTEP fell to Tulsa 3-2 Saturday afternoon at the Pan American Center after taking a 2-1 lead through three sets. The Miners opened the match by
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball season is just around the corner. The Miners will open the season Saturday against Tulsa in Las Cruces. The match is part of the NMSU Tournament. UTEP’s home opener will be the following day against the NMSU Aggies. That game is scheduled for Sunday at 6 p.m. at
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ABILENE, Texas – Sophomore Savanah Finley registered a season-best five saves to help propel the UTEP soccer team to a 0-0 tie on a sweltering day at ACU Sunday. The effort keeps the Miners (2-0-2) undefeated on the year while the Wildcats (0-1-1) remain in search of their initial victory of the young season. It
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