EL PASO, Texas – A season-opening match-up at Texas, the potential of three contests against I-10 rival NM State, hosting an MTE (multi-teams event) and 12 games against programs that won 20+ contests last year highlight the 2022-23 UTEP men’s basketball schedule, as announced by head coach Joe Golding on Tuesday. The Miners, who will play 10
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DALLAS, Texas- Freshman outside/rightside hitter Sara Pustahija has been named the Conference USA Volleyball Freshman of the Week, the league announced Monday. Pustahija becomes the third Miner in program history to earn the league’s Freshman of the Week accolade (Irbe Lazda, 9/9/19 and Ema Uskokovic, 9/6/21, 9/13/21). Pustahija’s dynamic play was influential in the Miners’ success and in a pair of comeback victories at the
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Miner fans flocked to the Sunbowl to celebrate the first game of football season. The game was delayed because of rain and thunder but that didn’t deter fans from showing their support. UTEP takes on the University of North Texas for week zero’s Texas showdown. Eager fans began tailgating early
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP fans came out in full force Saturday for UTEP’s season opener against Conference USA rival, North Texas. It was the first ever sellout for a UTEP football game at the Sun Bowl since 2008. However, fans in attendance didn’t get the result they were hoping for as the Miners came
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EL PASO, Texas – Tonight, both UTEP and NMSU will hit the gridiron for Week 0 of the 2022 NCAA College Football season. The Miners will host the North Texas Mean Green at the Sun Bowl, with kickoff set for 7 p.m.. UTEP enters the season with high expectations under head coach Dana Dimel, after
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP enters the season with the most expectation and anticipation a Miners team has had in years, but they also enter with something they haven’t had in over a decade: the same quarterback starting for a third consecutive year. Gavin Hardison has become a household name in the Sun City, playing
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EL PASO, Texas — Football is back in the Borderland. The UTEP Miners are hoping to sell out Sun Bowl Stadium as they kickoff their football season Saturday. UTEP officials said there were less than 3,000 tickets available as of Thursday. The last time UTEP football had a sold out crowd was in 2008 against
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EL PASO, Texas – Less than 3,000 tickets are available for Saturday’s UTEP football season opener against North Texas. The Miners and the Mean Green will kick off at 7 p.m. in the Sun Bowl. Stadium capacity is 45,971. UTEP hasn’t sold out a game in the Sun Bowl since 2008. Great seats are still available!
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EL PASO, Texas – The countdown to kickoff has begun. It’s game week for the UTEP Miners. Since ABC-7 is the official home of the UTEP Miners, ABC-7’s Rachel Phillips sat down for a one-on-one interview with UTEP head football coach, Dana Dimel. Coach Dimel previewed the season opening match-up against North Texas, as well
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EL PASO, Texas – Monday, August 22nd marks the first day of classes for the 2022 fall semester at UTEP. The university has announced that this year they’ve had the highest number of freshmen enroll in classes in the school’s history. There will be approximately 3,600 first-time-in-college students, according to an email sent out by
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EL PASO, Texas — Former UTEP and Irvin high school star Kayla Thornton ‘rocketed’ the Dallas Wings to a 89-79 win over the Connecticut Sun to push the series to a decider in the first round of the WNBA playoffs. The El Pasoan showed out for the Wings with 20pts, 4 assists and 5 rebounds
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ABILENE, Texas – Behind a pair of goals from Chayse Thorn, Abilene Christian handed UTEP a 4-0 setback on Sunday in a non-conference tilt. The Wildcats (1-1) delivered their first goal in the 17th minute to jump ahead early. The opportunity was created when Macie Stephens launched a pass from near midfield to a waiting Thorn
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EL PASO, Texas – Andrea Palafox, a five-time All-American during a decorated rifle career at UTEP (2009-12), has been named head coach of the Miners, Vice President and Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Friday. “We are thrilled to welcome Andrea back to the UTEP family as our new head coach,” Senter said. “She
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EL PASO, Texas — After going 4-12 last season the Miners were looking to make a splash in their home opener against UC Davis, but the Aggies had other ideas. UC Davis looked the dominant team throughout the first half with 7 shots to the Miners 1. Mariah Scott kept the score at bay though
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP football team is in good shape at the quarterback position heading into the 2022 season with 3,000-yard passer Gavin Hardison and versatile Calvin Brownholtz both back in the fold for the Miners this year. The Miners also have redshirt-sophomore Kevin Hurley and true freshman Jake McNamara waiting in the
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EL PASO, Texas – Following two exhibitions last week, UTEP soccer officially kicks off the 2022 campaign with a pair of contests this week. The Miners open the regular season on Thursday at 7 p.m. when UC Davis comes to El Paso. The two sides squared off last year in Davis, with the Aggies coming
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EL PASO, Texas – Mayor Oscar Leeser and Council of the City of El Paso have proclaimed that Saturday, Aug. 27 will be known as “UTEP 915 Day.” The announcement was made on Tuesday morning. The UTEP football team will open its 2022 season against North Texas on Aug. 27 at 7 pm in the
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EL PASO, Texas — The Miners picked up some big time momentum with a 12-1 win over Sul Ross State in their last exhibition game before the regular season kicks-off. On Sunday UTEP had 35 total shots with 23 on target, this coming after the Miners only managed a total of 4 total shots with
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EL PASO, Texas – Fans will have the opportunity to support UTEP student-athletes on Friday, Aug. 12 when Paydirt’s Rally returns for another year. UTEP student-athletes from a variety of sports will participate in activities and earn points based on their performance. Donors can pledge a monetary amount for each point earned by a student-athlete
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP and Texas State will play a two-game, home-and-home series in 2028 and 2031 as UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter and Texas State Director of Athletics Don Coryell announced the series on Wednesday. The Miners and Bobcats will face each other for the first time ever on Sept. 16, 2028
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TYLER, Texas – UTEP senior running back Ronald Awatt was recognized to the 10th-annual Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List on Tuesday. The announcement was made at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce and SPORTyler 16th-Annual East Texas Kick-off Luncheon. Awatt led the Miners with 844 yards on 158 carries (5.3 avg.) and tied
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EL PASO, Texas — The countdown to UTEP’s home opener against North Texas is on and with that anticipation for the season is building. The Miners have a lot of guys they’ll look to throughout the season to make big plays in crucial games, potentially none more so than Ysleta grad Rey Flores. The senior
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EL PASO, Texas – Get your first look at the 2022 UTEP Volleyball team at the Orange vs. Navy Scrimmage on Saturday, Aug. 13. First serve for the scrimmage is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Memorial Gym and admission is FREE. After the scrimmage, UTEP Volleyball will host a post-match autograph session. For fans coming to the
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP football’s Praise Amaewhule is one of 85 defensive standouts in Division I FBS to be selected to the 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List as announced by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday. Amaewhule was named to the 2021 All-Conference USA first team. The redshirt junior, who started all 13
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EL PASO, Texas – A slate of nine games and one exhibition will comprise the non-conference portion of the UTEP women’s basketball schedule, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Friday. Prior to formally getting underway with the new season, the Miners will host Western New Mexico on Nov. 5 in an exhibition contest. The campaign
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The UTEP miners are wrapping up its 2022 summer tour Saturday from noon to 2 p-m. The final stop on the Miner’s Caravan will be at Camp Cohen Water Park in Northeast El Paso. Players from the men’s basketball team, women’s basketball, women’s golf, softball, tennis and track and field squads will be there. This tour
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EL PASO, Texas – Less than 10,000 tickets remain for the UTEP football team’s season opener against North Texas on Aug. 27 at 7 pm. UTEP is closing in on selling out a game in the Sun Bowl for the first time since 2008. The current stadium capacity is 45,971. Fans have been able to
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ATLANTA, Georgia – UTEP running back Deion Hankins is one of 115 players from college football’s Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) to be named to the 2022 Wuerffel Trophy Watch List on Thursday. The Wuerffel Trophy is College Football’s Premier Award for Community Service. Hankins, heading into the 2022 season as a redshirt sophomore, ranked tied
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football fans can preview the highly-anticipated 2022 season and enjoy a delicious breakfast on the field in the picturesque Sun Bowl at “Morning with the Miners” on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 am. This is the second edition of “Morning with the Miners” and the first since 2019. UTEP Coach
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP football’s Praise Amaewhule is one of 85 defensive standouts in Division I FBS to be selected to the 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List as announced by the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) on Tuesday. Amaewhule was named to the 2021 All-Conference USA first team. The redshirt junior, who started
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