UTEP Volleyball Face South Florida in NIVC Fab 4 Matchup EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP volleyball will square off against South Florida in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship semifinals scheduled for Sunday, December 10, at 1:30pm MT inside Memorial Gym. Adding to the postseason excitement, fans have eagerly snatched up every available ticket with the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball lost a 68-63 overtime battle to Portland Saturday afternoon. Adhel Tac and Erin Wilson both recorded double-doubles for the Miners. The Miners (4-6) led by as many as nine points at the end of the third quarter, but the Pilots (6-5) rallied back despite 31 turnovers in
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are ready to run it back. UTEP will once again get to play host to a tournament match as part of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. The Miners will face the South Florida Bulls in the semifinals Sunday, December 10, inside Memorial Gym with first serve set for 1:30
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team continues their historic run in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship. In front of a sellout crowd of 3,271 inside UTEP’s Memorial Gym, the Miners defeated the Clemson Tigers in four sets. It’s the largest crowd to ever see a UTEP volleyball game in the program’s history. Wednesday’s
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Update: UTEP is hosting an official presentation to introduce Walden as new head football coach. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Austin Peay’s Scotty Walden has been name the UTEP’s head coach, sources close to ABC-7 say. This comes after former head coach Dana Dimel was fired at the end of last month. Dimel had one-year
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – As the last standing Conference USA team in postseason play, the UTEP Volleyball team (23-9) is gearing up for an exhilarating showdown as they face off against Clemson in a highly anticipated rematch on Wednesday, December 6, at 7:00 p.m. MT. The clash is set to unfold inside Memorial
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP football’s wide receiver Kelly Akharaiyi, offensive lineman Elijah Klein, linebacker Tyrice Knight, center Andrew Meyer and defensive end Maurice Westmoreland were tabbed All-Conference USA first team to lead the list of 12 Miners earning postseason recognition. Defensive end Praise Amaewhule, running back Deion Hankins and punter Joshua Sloan garnered
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Otis Frazier III recorded his first career double-double (11 points, career-high 10 rebounds) as the UTEP men’s basketball team eased past Division II Western New Mexico, 90-62, at the Don Haskins Center Monday evening. Zid Powell (14 points) Tae Hardy (12 points) and Corey Camper Jr. (10 points)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Volleyball took down the UT Arlington Mavericks in front of a home crowd at Memorial Gym. The Miners took the match in four sets, only dropping the second by a score of 23-25. The other sets went in the Miner’s favor at 25-18, 23-25, 25-13. UTEP’s season record moves
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball (4-4) dropped a tight game to sharp-shooting Colorado State (6-0) Thursday evening at the Don Haskins Center. Mahri Petree led the Miners with 21 points. Jane Asinde posted her fourth double-double of the year, scoring 12 points and tallying a game-high 14 rebounds. Delma Zita also finished in double
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso native and UTEP fan favorite, Deion Hankins announced Thursday via X, that he’s leaving the program. Hankins has opted to enter the transfer portal after five seasons at UTEP. The running back will have one more year of eligibility remaining. The news comes as a plethora of UTEP players
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team’s comeback bid came up just shy, as visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi escaped with a 67-63 victory at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday evening. The Miners (5-3), who trailed by as many as seven on two occasions in the second half, were down by
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Following three contests in a span of six days in California, the UTEP men’s basketball team (5-2) will return to the friendly confines of the Don Haskins Center to play host to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-4) at 7 p.m. MT Wednesday. The Miners went 1-2 in their three
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With Dana Dimel now officially out as the head coach of the UTEP football program, the rumor mill begins to swirl as to who will be his replacement and become the 27th coach in program history. There’s no obvious replacement but here are some candidates who could fit in quite
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As UTEP begins its search for the 27th head football coach in program history, several players have entered the transfer portal. The list includes, Defensive Backs: Trez Moore, Ilijah Johnson, Koby Hylton and Tyler Williams. Defensive End: Kanious Vaughn Offensive Lineman: Justin Mayers Wide Receiver: Jostein Clarke Long Snapper: Justin
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Elijah Jones was named the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week for the third time in as many weeks to begin the season, the league office announced Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team’s 2023 season will continue as it has accepted an at-large invitation to participate in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship, marking a second appearance in the postseason tournament within three years. UTEP was also selected to host the first two rounds inside Memorial Gym on Dec. 1-2, welcoming Florida Atlantic, North Texas, and UT
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Aaliyah Stanton garnered Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors after three notable outings against Lamar, TCU, and North Alabama. The 2023-24 Players of the Week are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. “Aaliyah really stepped up in our game vs North Alabama,” Head Coach Keitha
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball program (4-3) came from 15 points behind to defeat a hot-shooting North Alabama (2-4) squad 95-88 Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The comeback is tied for fifth largest in program history. Erin Wilson led all players with career-high matching 26 points while Adhel Tac (19)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With one year remaining on his contract, Dana Dimel has been let go as the head coach of UTEP Football, sources close to the program confirmed to ABC-7 and UTEP later officially announced. In a statement released by UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter he said, “We would like to thank
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners closed out the 2023 season Saturday with a loss at home to the Liberty Flames, 42-28. It was the end of what’s been a disappointing season for the Miners as they’ll end their season with an overall record of 3-9, (2-6 in C-USA). Liberty’s rushing attack was just
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LOS ANGELES, California (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team was upended at LMU, 67-47, Saturday afternoon. It marked the third game in a span of six day for the Miners (5-2), who led early, before a run by the Lions (4-3) put them in control of the contest. Tae Hardy hit double figures in
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California – The UTEP Miners will look toward better days ahead after suffering their first loss of the season. UTEP came up short against the Bradley Braves, 63-59, in the championship game of the SoCal Challenge. Miners’ overall record now stands at 5-1. The title game of the SoCal Challenge featured two
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The 2023 season will conclude when UTEP takes on undefeated no. 22-ranked Liberty on Saturday afternoon. The Miners (3-8, 2-5 Conference USA) and Flames (11-0, 7-0 CUSA) are set for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff in Sun Bowl Stadium. The contest will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California (KVIA) — Senior Tae Hardy drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the UTEP men’s basketball team past Pac-12 foe California, 75-72, Monday night/Tuesday morning to advance to the championship game at the SoCal Challenge. The Bears (2-3) had tied the game with their own trey courtesy of Jalen Cone
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RIVERSIDE, California (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball lost 90-87 in overtime at California Baptist Saturday afternoon. Jane Asinde, Mahri Petree, and Erin Wilson all reached double figures for the Miners, and 11 UTEP players scored in the contest. Asinde posted her third double-double of the season, with 19 points and 13 rebounds to go with two
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — Cade McConnell threw for a career-high 364 yards and Kelly Akharaiyi added 138 in the air, including an 80-yard touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as Nicholas Vattiato amassed 334 yards of total offense to lead Middle Tennessee past UTEP, 34-30, on Saturday afternoon in Floyd Stadium. The Miners had the ball on
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia (UTEP) — The UTEP volleyball team concluded its time in the Conference USA Tournament Saturday afternoon following its valiant effort in a loss to WKU in the CUSA semifinals at Liberty Arena. Alianza Darley paced the Miners with 15 kills while Torrance Lovesee and Marian Ovalle followed with 11 kills each. Kalia Kohler and Mattie Gantt combined for 39 assists. Kohler (19) and Lovesee (11) recorded double-digit
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Tae Hardy went off for a season-high 25 points as the UTEP men’s basketball team posted a wire-to-wire 71-63 victory against Austin Peay in front of nearly 5,000 fans Friday evening. Zid Powell (14 points) joined him in double figures to help the Miners secure their first 4-0
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners will be looking to finish the season strong as they prepare for their final two games of the 2023 season. This Saturday, the Miners will pay a visit to Middle Tennessee, the team’s final road game this season. With a 3-7 overall record and a 2-4 record in
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