EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden will be stepping into a wrestling ring in December. TNA Wrestling confirmed Walden will be a part of the TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view show set for Friday, December 5th at the El Paso County Coliseum. Walden will be a guest coach for ‘The System’ a
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EL PASO, Texas – Jamal West Jr. tipped in a shot with 1.1 seconds left to lift the UTEP men’s basketball team past upset-minded DIII member St. Thomas (Texas), 84-83, in overtime at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday evening. The Miners (3-2) dug themselves an 11-point (41-30) deficit at the half. UTEP fought back to
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Volleyball’s historic season continued as Head Coach Ben Wallis was named Conference USA Coach of the Year and five Miners earned All-Conference honors following the program’s first-ever regular-season championship, announced by the league office Wednesday afternoon. UTEP’s Ben Wallis was selected as the Conference USA Coach of the Year for the first time in his career. UTEP has
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SPRINGFIELD, Missouri — Trailing 24-7 to Missouri State at halftime, the UTEP football team roared back with 17 unanswered points to knot the game heading to the fourth quarter. But Bears quarterback Jacob Clark connected with Tristian Gardner for the go-ahead, 12-yard TD with 11:09 remaining, spurring the Bears’ 38-24 win over the Miners on Saturday
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Volleyball capped a historic regular season in triumphant fashion, sweeping FIU 3–0 on Saturday afternoon to close out the year as Conference USA Regular Season Champions and secure the No. 1 overall seed heading into next week’s CUSA Tournament. The Miners posted back-to-back sweeps over the Panthers this weekend and celebrated Senior Day inside
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LOGAN, Utah – The UTEP men’s basketball team was upended at perennial NCAA Tournament team Utah State, 75-51, on the road Saturday afternoon.The Miners (2-2) forced 17 turnovers and held the Aggies (4-0) to 16 points below their seasonal scoring average, but a big run late in the first half proved costly. UTEP trailed by just
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame has five new members. The Class of 2025 was formally inducted during a ceremony Friday, November 7th. During UTEP’s football game against Jacksonville State, the new inductees were honored during halftime. ABC-7 sports director, Adrian Ochoa spoke with some of the inductees. (Courtesy: UTEP Athletics)
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Volleyball (23-3, 13-1 Conference USA) returns to Club Memorial to close out the regular season with a two-match home series against FIU (18-9, 12-2 CUSA) on Nov. 14-15. The Miners welcome the Panthers to the Sun City for a Friday matchup at 6 p.m. (Hero’s Night) followed by Saturday’s 1 p.m.
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team was upended by WCC member LMU, 71-58, at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening. The Miners (2-1) carried a four-point lead (38-34) into the locker room only to have the Lions (4-0) come out firing on all cylinders after the break. The visitors opened the second
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season and remained unbeaten at home with an 81-56 victory over Western New Mexico on Tuesday morning at the Don Haskins Center.UTEP set a single-game record with 33 offensive rebounds, dominating the glass from start to finish. The Miners also displayed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Garrison Rippa’s 45-yard field goal gave Jax State the go-ahead lead with 53 seconds remaining in the contest, and the Gamecocks rushed for 275 yards to help defeat UTEP, 30-27, on Saturday afternoon in Sun Bowl Stadium. The Miners had a last chance to get into field goal range to
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DALLAS, Texas — UTEP’s Torrance Lovesee, Kalia Kohler, and Mattie Gantt earned Conference USA Volleyball Player of the Week honors announced by the league office Monday afternoon. CUSA Offensive Player of the Week – Torrance Lovesee, UTEP – Sr. – OH – Leon, Kan. Lovesee powered the UTEP offense in the Miners’ weekend sweep of Kennesaw
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP men’s basketball team (2-0) will challenge high-flying LMU (3-0) in an early-season battle of unbeaten teams at the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m. MT Tuesday. The Miners have drubbed a pair of DII programs (W, 98-56, vs. UTPB, 11/3 and W, 107-70, vs. WNMU, 11/7) to start the
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KENNESAW, Georgia — UTEP Volleyball capped its final road trip of the regular season in dominant fashion, sweeping Kennesaw State, 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-21), Saturday afternoon at VyStar Arena. With the win, the Miners improve to 23-3 overall and 13-1 in Conference USA play, matching the program record for best conference record in a single season. UTEP
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Update (1:20 PM): New court documents obtained by ABC-7 reveal that Horton’s blood alcohol level was allegedly between 0.185 and 0.192 in the hours after his arrest for DWI. Court documents state that Horton was found standing outside his stalled car near the intersection of Sunland Park Drive and South Mesa Hills Drive in West
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team shot 54.1 percent (33-61) from the floor, forced 20 turnover and used multiple big scoring runs to race past DII member, UTPB, 98-56, in the 2025-26 season opener at the Don Haskins Center Monday evening. The Miners (1-0) pounced on the Falcons from the get-go, taking an
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team opened the 2025-26 season in dominant fashion, defeating Prairie View A&M 84-60 Monday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. Four players scored in double figures, highlighted by Mary Moses Amaniyo, who delivered a historic performance with 16 points and a program-record 22 rebounds. The Orange and
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EL PASO, Texas – A new year of UTEP women’s basketball gets underway when the Miners welcome Prairie View A&M to the Don Haskins Center on Monday, Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. MT. LOOKING BACK AT LAST SEASON The Miners closed the 2024-25 campaign with a record of 11-19, including 4-14 in CUSA play. UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (0-0) will christen its 105th season in program history when it welcomes Division II member UTPB to the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m. MT Monday. The contest, number 1,650 in school history, will count for the Miners, but it will go down as an
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EL PASO, Texas – (RV) UTEP volleyball took the series versus Missouri State Saturday afternoon after defeating the Bears, 3-1 (25-14, 23-25, 25-19, 25-18), at Club Memorial. With the victory, the Miners improve to 21-3 overall and 11-1 in Conference USA play, while Missouri State falls to 10-13 (5-7 CUSA). MATCH SUMMARY The Miners stormed through the
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KENNESAW, Georgia – The UTEP Miners will wonder what could have been after falling to the Kennesaw State Owls, 33-20. The Miners had a 20-16 lead in the third quarter before the Owls scored 17 unanswered points. With the win, Kennesaw State became bowl eligible for the first time in program history reaching six total
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky – (RV) UTEP volleyball dropped its first Conference USA match of the season Saturday afternoon, falling in straight sets to (RV) Western Kentucky inside Diddle Arena. With the series split, both teams now stand at 9–1 in league play. The Miners move to 19–3 overall, while WKU improves to 18–5 on the year.MATCH SUMMARYThe Miners
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TYLER, Texas – UTEP quarterback Skyler Locklear received an Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention Week 8 on Tuesday. Locklear finished 21-of-26 for 236 yards and two touchdown passes and rushed for another 48 yards and two scores, leading UTEP to a 35-17 victory at Sam Houston on Oct. 15. Locklear made his 10th career start while it was
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EL PASO, Texas – The No. 15 UTEP Rifle team delivered a historic performance on Sunday morning, firing two school records despite falling to No. 3 TCU. The Miners posted a program-best 2381 in air rifle and an all-time team aggregate score of 4706, while the Horned Frogs took the match with a final tally
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Volleyball continued its dominant run through Conference USA, defeating Louisiana Tech 3–1 (25–19, 25–21, 27–29, 25–14) Saturday afternoon at Club Memorial. The Miners extended their win streak to nine matches and remained perfect in league play, improving to 18–2 overall and 8–0 in CUSA. Louisiana Tech fell to 7–15
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HOUSTON, Texas – The UTEP Miners are back in the win column. Wednesday night in Houston, TX the Miners defeated the Sam Houston Bearkats, 35-17. Sam Houston is located in Huntsville, TX but this season the Bearkats are playing their home football games at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston while their stadium is under renovations. The
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team continues to climb the national rankings. Monday, the team moved up five spaces to #20 in the RPI rankings. Last week the Miners were ranked #25. It was the first time the Miners have ever been ranked nationally in program history. UTEP also picked up 6 votes
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. – (RV) UTEP Volleyball notched its second consecutive sweep victory on Saturday evening at the Pan American Center, defeating NM State in dominant fashion in the 98th edition of the Battle of I-10. With the win, the Miners improve to 16-2 on the season and remain perfect in Conference USA play at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Liberty Flames hand the UTEP Miners its fifth loss of the season at Sun Bowl Stadium on Wednesday. SCORING SUMMARY: 1Q: Ethan Vasko run for 2 yds for a TD (Jay Billingsley KICK), 7-0 LIB 2Q: Jay Billingsley 27 yd FG GOOD, 10-0 LIB Jay Billingsley 29 yd FG
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP opens Conference USA’s “Midweek Madness” with a home contest against Liberty on Wednesday, Oct. 8. The game’s theme is “College Night”, while proud partner Fox Auto is the game sponsor. The Miners and Flames are set to kick off at 6 p.m. in Sun Bowl Stadium, as the contest is televised on CBS Sports Network.
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