HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — Devon Barnes tallied 18 points, aided by drilling a career-high five 3-pointers, but the No. 8 seed UTEP men’s basketball team was knocked off by top seed and regular-season champion Liberty, 81-60, in the quarterfinals of the 2025 Conference USA Championships Wednesday. The Miners (18-15) enjoyed an early 6-2 lead, but
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Niesha Burgher was honored as the 2025 Conference USA Indoor Women’s Track Performer of the Meet announced by league officials on Tuesday. It’s the third consecutive year Burgher has won the post-meet accolade. Burgher became the first CUSA women’s track athlete to complete the three-peat since the honor started in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team has had a legendary former NBA basketball player, Earl Boykins who had a 13-year professional career, coaching on the sidelines along with head coach Joe Golding since 2021. Boykins was an undrafted player who went on to play for 11 different NBA teams throughout his
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball player Ivane Tensaie was voted to the All-Conference Second Team, the league office announced Monday. It is the first all-conference nod for Tensaie and marks the sixth straight year that UTEP has had at least one student-athlete receive an all-conference award. Tensaie started all but one of 29 regular-season appearances
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III(All-CUSA Second Team, All-Defensive Team), Corey Camper Jr.(All-Defensive Team, All-CUSA Honorable Mention) and David Terrell Jr. (All-CUSA Honorable Mention) were all recognized in postseason Conference USA awards announced by the league office on Monday. Frazier III jumps from an honorable-mention recipient last season to the second team this year.
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The No. 8 seed UTEP men’s basketball team (17-14) will square off against No. 9 seed Sam Houston (13-18) in the first round of the 2025 Conference USA Championships in Huntsville, Ala. at 4:30 p.m. MT/5:30 p.m. CT Tuesday. The victor will advance to the quarterfinals to challenge regular-season champion and
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) – UTEP Softball wrapped up its Conference USA opening series with a 5-3 loss to Jacksonville State on Sunday afternoon at Jana McGinnis Field. The Miners (10-12, 0-3 CUSA) struck first, with Ajia Richard driving in Marissa Burchard for a 1-0 lead in the opening frame. Jacksonville State (18-7, 3-0 CUSA) responded in the second
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MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (KVIA) — Aaron Jones is re-signing with the Minnesota Vikings on a two-year, $20 million deal with $13 million guaranteed, according to ESPN. The Burgess High School grad and UTEP product is coming off his best season, rushing for a career-high 1,138 yards with 7 total touchdowns in his first season in Minnesota.
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RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team was knocked off at LA Tech, 76-58, in the regular-season finale for both squads Saturday afternoon. The Miners (17-14, 7-11 CUSA) were hanging around in the first half, trailing the Bulldogs (20-11, 9-9 CUSA) by only four (16-12) 12 minutes into the contest. LA Tech found
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (11-18 4-14 CUSA) was upended by LA Tech (15-14, 8-10 CUSA), 69-51, Saturday in the Don Haskins Center. The Miners shot 35.1 percent (20-57) from the field, 11.1 percent (1-9) from three, and 83.3 percent (10-12) from the charity stripe. They registered 34 rebounds,14 assists,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The holy month of Ramadan began last week, and Muslims around the world have started fasting from food and drink for 30 days, including one of UTEP’s own. Ndack Mbengue came to the Miners this season and grew up in Italy. She’s been fasting during Ramadan ever since she was
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Devon Barnes tallied 16 points to pace six different Miners in double figures, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was outlasted at Sam Houston, 89-87, Thursday evening. The Miners (17-13, 7-10 CUSA) shot it well, knocking down 48.4 percent (31-64), including 10-24 from distance. The Bearkats (12-18, 5-12 CUSA), however, were even
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (11-17 4-13 CUSA) won a nail-biter against Sam Houston (12-15, 5-12 CUSA) Thursday in the Don Haskins Center. Ivane Tensaie hit her third game-winner of the season to seal the win. It was a battle from the opening tip, featuring seven ties and 14 lead
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Niesha Burgher and Marissa Simpson qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships as the NCAA Track and Field and Cross Country Committee announced the participants. The championships, hosted by Norfolk State University, will be held March 14-15 at the Virginia Beach Sports Center in Virginia
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PHOENIX, Arizona (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team (10-9) closed out the ASU/GCU Invitational on Sunday, falling 4-2 to Grand Canyon (16-3) at GCU Softball Stadium. Despite a late offensive push in the fifth inning, the Miners were unable to overcome the Lopes’ lead. GCU 4, UTEP 2 Grand Canyon struck early, capitalizing on a
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-17 3-13 CUSA) fell to Middle Tennessee (23-6, 15-1 CUSA) 57-35 Saturday afternoon. The Miners shot 25.9 percent (15-58) from the field, 18.2 percent (2-11) from beyond the arc, and 50.0 percent (3-6) from the foul line in the contest. They recorded 42 rebounds, six assists,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Senior Kevin Kalu poured in a career-high 26 points while snagging nine rebounds and fellow classmate Otis Frazier III registered a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds), but the UTEP men’s basketball team was held off by Middle Tennessee in overtime, 76-75, on “Senior Day” at the Don Haskins Center Saturday
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — UTEP’s Jordani Woodley hurdled his way to a program, meet and facility record time of 7.69 in the men’s 60-meter hurdles, and Niesha Burgher, who was the women’s high point scorer of the meet with 21.5, sprinted out to a pair of gold medal performances and set historical records on the
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-16, 3-12 CUSA) plays at Middle Tennessee (22-6, 14-1 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m. MT/ 1:00 p.m. CT. GAME COVERAGE Saturday vs Middle Tennessee— Live Stats or Watch Here AND THAT’S WHAT YOU MISSED… UTEP was upended at WKU, 81-58 Thursday evening. The Miners shot
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team used a huge second half to reduce a once 25-point deficit all the way down to three with 7:33 left in regulation before visiting WKU managed to hold off the Miners, 80-73, at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The Orange and Blue (17-11, 7-8 CUSA)
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-16 3-12 CUSA) was upended by WKU (20-7, 11-4 CUSA) Thursday evening in Bowling Green, Ky. Rebounding was the difference maker in the game as WKU outperformed UTEP 39-26, including 18-10 on the offensive glass. The Miners shot 42.6 percent (23-54) from the field, 28.6
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas – The UTEP softball team (9-5) closed out the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic on Monday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to No. 12 Texas Tech (15-3) at Rocky Johnson Field. The Miners fought hard but struggled to generate offense against a strong Texas Tech pitching staff. Junior Ajia Richard provided the lone offensive spark
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team (9-4) split its Sunday doubleheader at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic, shutting out Illinois-Chicago with a dominant 9-0 victory before falling to No. 12 Texas Tech, 3-0. Game 1: UTEP 9, Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 innings) The Miners showcased their offensive power and pitching dominance in their first game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-15 3-11 CUSA) snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 52-44 victory over Jax State (10-16, 4-11 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. It was the Miners’ first win since Jan. 23, when they beat FIU, 70-68. The 44 points by the Gamecocks is the second fewest points
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III poured in a career-high 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double this season while also coming up with five steals to move into fourth place all time on the school’s career charts for the category, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was upended at Jax
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KENNESAW, Georgia (KVIA) — Ahamad Bynum poured in a career-high 24 points off the bench while David Terrell Jr. added 16 points (one shy of career best), but a slow start loomed large in the UTEP men’s basketball team’s 83-73 setback at Kennesaw State Thursday evening. The Miners (17-9, 7-6 CUSA) dug themselves an 8-0
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners (9-15, 2-11) fell to the Kennesaw State Owls (9-15, 4-9) 56-68, extending its losing skid to eight straight losses on Thursday at the Don Haskins Center. Ndack Mbengue led the way for the Miners with a double-double, 12 points and 12 rebounds. UTEP had trouble protecting the
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners have found their next defensive coordinator. As first reported by ESPN’s Pete Thamel, the Miners will hire Bobby Daly as the team’s next defensive coordinator. Daly comes to UTEP from Montana State where he served as the team’s defensive coordinator. He’s been with the program since 2019. The Bobcats
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s nationally-ranked sprinter Niesha Burgher (women’s track athlete of the week) and distance runner Kenneth Talavera (men’s track athlete of the week) were honored as the Conference USA Indoor Track Athletes of the Week, announced by league officials on Tuesday. Burgher broke her own school record in the women’s 200-meter dash, clocking
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Ajia Richard earned Conference USA Softball Player of the Week honors, the league announced Monday. Player of the Week – Ajia Richard, UTEP – Senior – Infielder – Silver City, N.M. Richard undoubtedly earned tournament MVP honors at the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament, leading the Miners (7-2) to a perfect 5-0 record while posting
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