EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Softball concluded the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament on another high note Sunday, securing a 12-0 shutout against ACU in just five innings at Helen of Troy Field. The victory not only marked UTEP as the tournament champions but also showcased an impressive 4-1 start to the season, a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Despite an early setback with a five-inning shutout against Western Michigan, the UTEP softball team (3-1) ended the day on a resounding high at the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament. The Miners orchestrated a remarkable comeback, clinching a thrilling 7-4 victory over Monmouth. Kenna Collett’s pivotal fourth-inning grand slam marked
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team vaulted out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back on the way to a wire-to-wire 74-49 dismantling of I-10 rival NM State in front of 10,511 rowdy fans at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. The Miners’ (13-11, 4-5 CUSA) 25-point margin of victory is their
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-14, 3-6 CUSA) fell 66-59 at NM State (10-12, 4-5 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Three Miners scored in double figures in the loss. Offensive rebounds and second-chance points made the difference in the game, as the Aggies outperformed the Miners 16-7 on the offensive glass and 20-7 on
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Marta Romeu Chen was named the Conference USA Women’s Golfer of the Week presented by Blenders Eyewear on Thursday announced by the league office. Romeu Chen tied for 17th to help UTEP finish seventh out of 14 teams at the Texas State Invitational. She finished with a total score of 227 (77-78-72), shooting
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Pebble Hills High School had their National Signing Day celebration which concluded 10 student athletes signing their letter on intent to schools of their choice, one being a future Miner. Marcus Paul Torres who is the son of Pebble Hills head football coach and athletic coordinator, Mark Torres, signed his
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 14 new Miners to the squad on National Signing Day 2024 on Wednesday. All signees are incoming freshmen with 13 from the state of Texas and one from the state of New Mexico. Walden and his staff kept busy following the
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – For the second consecutive week and third time this season, David Terrell Jr. has been voted as the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on
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LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-13, 3-5 CUSA) fell 87-68 to Liberty (10-13, 5-3 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. The Miners outscored the Lady Flames 42-34 in the paint and 16-12 on second-chance points, but the difference maker in the contest came from beyond the arc. UTEP struggled to contain Liberty from three, with the home side draining
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III (15 points, seven rebounds, three steals), Tae Hardy (14 points, four boards, two steals) and Corey Camper Jr. (13 points, career-high seven rebounds, three steals) all stuffed the stat sheet, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was clipped by Liberty, 67-65, at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. The
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Five different Miners hit double figures in scoring, including Otis Frazier III’s game-high 17 points, as the UTEP men’s basketball team posted a wire-to-wire 79-71 victory against Jax State at the Don Haskins Center Thursday. The Miners (12-10, 3-4 CUSA) bolted out to a 10-0 lead, putting the
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-12, 3-4 CUSA) fell 70-62 to Jax State (7-12, 2-5 CUSA) Thursday evening. Three Miners scored in double digits in the game. Shooting troubles from the free throw line plagued the Miners, as they hit just 9-of-22 shots from the charity stripe. The Gamecocks went 15-19 from the line,
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The Scotty Walden era will kick off on Aug. 31 at Big 10 program Nebraska as Conference USA officially released the 2024 football schedule on Thursday. The new slate will feature a pair of Thursday night games, a Wednesday night matchup and Tuesday night contest. The Miners will
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – David Terrell Jr. has been selected as the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. The true freshman continued his development by
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – One of the most beloved teams in UTEP basketball history, the 2003-04 NCAA Tournament squad will be returning to the Don Haskins Center for a 20-year reunion on Saturday. The ’03-04 Miners will be signing autographs at 6 pm on Saturday in the Haskins Center concourse, prior to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After entering the transfer portal towards the end of 2023, star running back and Parkland grad, Deion Hankins, and his running back partner, Torrance Burgess Jr. are staying in the Lone Star State and heading to Texas State. The duo are following their UTEP running backs coach, Barrick Nealy, who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-11, 3-3 CUSA) came back from eight down in the third quarter to defeat Sam Houston (5-13, 0-6 CUSA) 66-61 in the Haskins Center Saturday afternoon. The thriller included 11 lead changes and 10 ties. The Miners found themselves down seven with just 6:45 to go in the
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball (7-11, 2-3 CUSA) bested LA Tech (8-12, 2-3 CUSA) 61-57 in a Thursday night battle in the Don Haskins Center. Seven Miners scored in the contest. It was a hard-fought contest for the Orange and Blue, who trailed for much of the game before pulling
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RUSTON, Louisiana – The UTEP men’s basketball team forced 18 turnovers and crashed the offensive glass hard (15 offensive rebounds) but couldn’t overcome a tough shooting night in a 68-54 setback at first-place LA Tech Thursday evening. The size and physical play by the Bulldogs (14-6, 4-1 CUSA) played a factor in the Miners (11-9,
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EL PASO, Texas – Del Valle quarterback Jake Fette is getting the attention of college football programs, including the one in his own backyard. Fette, who is only a sophomore at Del Valle High School received an offer to play football for the UTEP Miners. During his sophomore season, Fette threw for 2,465 yards and
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head basketball coach Joe Golding spoke with ABC-7 about the team’s upcoming road games against Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston. The Miners are coming off back-to-back wins in Conference USA play. Their overall record is 11-8, and 2-2 in C-USA. Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston are two of the top
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners, coming off two home game wins, have the first of two road games this Thursday night against Louisiana Tech, followed by a matchup with Sam Houston State on Saturday. ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa sat down with head coach Joe Golding for a preview.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — If you’re an El Pasoan there’s nothing quite like watching Burges and UTEP grad Aaron Jones bust loose up the middle, rock a sombrero pregame, or go in for the score and throw up the 915. But with the Green Bay Packers 24-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Otis Frazier III (Player of the Week) and Elijah Jones (Freshman of the Week) helped the UTEP men’s basketball team sweep the Conference USA Weekly awards, it was announced by the league office Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (6-11, 1-3 CUSA) fell 66-65 to WKU (13-7, 3-2 CUSA) on Saturday afternoon in a game that had nine lead changes and four ties. The Miners led by as many as nine, but late turnovers proved costly as the Lady Toppers pulled off the one-point win.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tae Hardy erupted for a UTEP career-high 27 points while Corey Camper (career-best 19 points) and Zid Powell (17 points) also reached double figures as UTEP won a wild back-and-forth game with high-flying WKU, 93-87, at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. There were 15 ties and nine lead changes,
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (6-10, 1-2 CUSA) fell 81-70 to Middle Tennessee (13-5, 3-0 CUSA) Thursday evening. Three Miners scored in double digits in the contest. Three-point shooting from the Lady Raiders proved the difference maker in the game, as the home side drained 12 from beyond the arc, including six in
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Otis Frazier III posted a season and game-high 21 points to go along with a school-record tying eight steals while Tae Hardy recorded 20 points to help lead the UTEP men’s basketball team to a convincing 73-59 wire-to-wire victory against Middle Tennessee at the Don Haskins Center Thursday.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Fans are invited to meet coach Scotty Walden and his staff, and get the inside scoop on their first UTEP football recruiting class at the National Signing Day Celebration on Wednesday, Feb. 7, from 5:30-7:30 pm in the Larry K. Durham Center Hall of Champions. “We are
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Legendary University of Texas at El Paso basketball coach Don Haskins will be honored with a new statue on campus. The seven-foot work of art is a gift from El Pasoans Dan and JoAnn Longoria. Haskins, the former head coach at Texas Western College — now The University
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