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UTEP track & field to open outdoor season at UTSA Invitational

March 17, 2021 6:54 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP track and field team will compete in its first outdoor event in almost two years after COVID-19 canceled the 2020 season.…

UTEP women’s golf Places 6th at HBU Husky Invitational

March 16, 2021 7:54 PM UTEP Athletics

SUGAR LAND, Texas – The UTEP Women’s Golf team wrapped up play at the HBU Husky Invitational with the Miners finishing sixth as a team…

UTEP’S Souley Boum & Bryson Williams named to NABC All-District Team

March 16, 2021 5:05 PM UTEP Athletics

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – UTEP men’s basketball’s Souley Boum and Bryson Williams have been named National Association of Basketball Coaches…

UTEP volleyball loses to Rice in three sets

March 15, 2021 6:47 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP volleyball (5-6, 4-4 C-USA) lost in straight sets for the first time this season to Rice (13-3, 12-0 C-USA) (13-25, 25-27,…

El Paso’s Aaron Jones to get paid $48M in new 4-year deal to stay with Packers

March 14, 2021 2:56 PM Jim Parker

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones has reached an agreement to stay with the Green Bay Packers, ESPN…

UTEP falls to Middle Tennessee in semifinals of C-USA Tournament

March 13, 2021 12:05 AM UTEP Athletics

FRISCO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (17-8) fell to No. 1-seed Middle Tennessee (16-7) by a score of 74-58 in the semifinals of the…

UTEP men’s golf coach Derek Plucienski discusses goals for 2021 season

March 12, 2021 4:21 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 is the official home of the UTEP Miners, and we’re committed to bringing you complete coverage of all UTEP sports. This week,…

UTEP downs FAU, advances to Face Middle Tennessee in C-USA semifinals

March 11, 2021 7:07 PM UTEP Athletics

FRISCO, Texas – Katia Gallegos flirted with a triple-double and DejaNae Roebuck led all scorers as No. 2 UTEP (17-7) defeated No. 3-seed Florida…

UTEP eliminated from C-USA Tournament; controversial call in Miners’ loss to FAU

March 10, 2021 11:18 PM Adrian Ochoa

FRISCO, Texas – You hate to see officiating affect the outcome of a game, but it clearly was a factor in UTEP’s loss to Florida Atlantic. The Miners…

UTEP women prepare for Conference USA Tournament

March 10, 2021 4:07 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a fun ride so far for the UTEP women’s basketball team. The Miners had a successful run through their conference schedule…

With double-bye, UTEP women eager to make noise in C-USA Tournament

March 10, 2021 3:37 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – Prior to the pandemic-revised season, Kevin Baker and the UTEP Women’s Basketball team set their goal to reach the top four in the…

UTEP Opens C-USA Tournament Wednesday Against Florida Atlantic

March 9, 2021 7:08 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – No. 5 Western Division-seed UTEP (12-11, 8-8) will take on no. 4 Eastern Division-seed Florida Atlantic (12-9, 7-5) at the 2021…

UTEP softball cancels seven games due to Covid-19 cases

March 9, 2021 4:47 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team will not participate in this weekend’s Lopes Up Classic in Phoenix, Ariz., due to positive COVID-19 tests…

El Paso’s Aaron Jones to become NFL free agent as Green Bay doesn’t franchise tag him

March 9, 2021 2:37 PM Jim Parker

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones will be an NFL free agent. The Green Bay Packers didn’t use their…

UTEP’s Souley Boum & Bryson Williams earn All-Conference USA third team honors

March 8, 2021 7:28 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum and Bryson Williams were named to the All-Conference USA Third Team as announced by the league on Monday. Boum…

UTEP’s Katia Gallegos named first team All-Conference USA

March 8, 2021 3:58 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP sophomore Katia Gallegos has been named to the 2020-21 All-Conference USA women’s basketball first team, the league office…

UTEP rifle coach, Austin Litherland recaps 2021 season

March 5, 2021 6:53 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – As the official home of the UTEP Miners, ABC-7 is committed to bringing UTEP fans coverage of all UTEP sports. I recently got a…

UTEP’s Sabine Lipe named to C-USA All-Academic Team

March 5, 2021 3:43 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP junior Sabine Lipe was voted to the five-member Conference USA Women’s Basketball All-Academic team, the league office…

UTEP falls in closing seconds to #13 Kansas, 67-62

March 4, 2021 8:49 PM Adrian Ochoa

LAWRENCE, Kansas – The UTEP Miners came close to pulling off a monumental upset against #13 Kansas Thursday night in Lawrence, Kansas. However, close…

Free tickets now available for UTEP football spring game

March 4, 2021 5:03 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – Miner fans can now claim free tickets to the 2021 UTEP Spring Game, which is set for 7 p.m. MT on Friday, April 9 in…

UTEP’s Haddad earns C-USA women’s Golfer of the Week

March 4, 2021 3:49 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Audrey Haddad has been named the Conference USA Women’s Golfer of the Week following her performance for the Miners at…

UTEP prepares for tough test against #13 Kansas

March 3, 2021 6:30 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – Before competing at the Conference USA Championships next week, the UTEP men’s basketball team will square off against the…

UTEP women’s golf finishes 8th at GCU Invitational

March 2, 2021 8:03 PM UTEP Athletics

PHOENIX, Arizona – The UTEP Women’s Golf team wrapped up the final round of action at the GCU Spring Invitational with the Miners finishing 8th as…

UTEP football begins spring practices

March 1, 2021 9:12 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas — Monday, the UTEP football team officially kicked off their 2021 campaign with the start of spring practices. This will be the 4th…

UTEP volleyball earns first win in North Texas in 27 years

March 1, 2021 7:22 PM UTEP Athletics

DENTON, Texas – The last time the Miners walked out of North Texas with a win was 1994 when Norm Brandl was head coach. Five coaching changes…

UTEP men’s golf signs Laurenz Kubin to National Letter of Intent

March 1, 2021 4:07 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Men’s Golf has announced the signing of Laurenz Kubin to the 2021 class, it was announced by the program on Monday. Kubin, a…

UTEP scores Senior Day sweep of Charlotte 77-62; Kansas next

February 28, 2021 10:58 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – If Sunday was the last time we see Bryson Williams on the floor at the Haskins Center, he certainly went out in a way emblematic of…

UTEP men dominate Charlotte behind 17 forced turnovers

February 28, 2021 12:26 AM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – Maybe the UTEP Men’s Basketball team is peaking at the right time. In their first game in two weeks, the Miners showed zero signs of…

UTEP soccer hosts LA Tech to open C-USA action Sunday

February 26, 2021 7:03 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – After being off for a week, the UTEP soccer team will make its return to the pitch when it hosts LA Tech to open Conference USA play…

UTEP falls, 62-53, at Charlotte

February 26, 2021 4:02 PM UTEP Athletics

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – UTEP women’s basketball (15-7, 12-5 C-USA) fell behind early in the first half was never able overcome a large deficit…