EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (7-4) survived a late push from Eastern New Mexico to win its final game of 2024, 50-48, Monday evening. Though an exhibition for the visitors, the 10-1 Greyhounds stepped up and went toe-to-toe with the Orange and Blue. UTEP led by as many as 16 in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (6-4) welcomes Eastern New Mexico (10-1, 5-0 Lone Star) to the Don Haskins Center Monday in the final non-conference matchup of the season. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MT. The contest will count for the Miners, but it serves as an exhibition for the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team raced to a 25-point halftime lead (47-22) and put it on cruise control the rest of the way in an 79-60 victory against NAIA member Northern New Mexico College at the Don Haskins Center Saturday night. The Miners have won four straight and seven of
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (9-3) will look to extend its winning streak to four while closing out nonconference play when it plays host to NAIA member Northern New Mexico (4-17) at 7 p.m. MT Saturday. The contest will count for the Miners, but it is being played as an exhibition
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Tournament MVP Otis Frazier III tallied a team-high 15 points and made a game-saving blocked shot with two seconds left, to help lift the UTEP men’s basketball team to a 75-74 victory against Yale as the Miners won the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational in front of the 5,300+
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Kevin Kalu had a big night with his first career double-double (12 points, 12 rebounds) while Otis Frazier III (team-high 16 points), Ahamad Bynum (12 points) and David Terrell Jr. (10 points) all joined him in double figures in scoring to help the UTEP men’s basketball team knock off pesky
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (6-4) defeated Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-8) 70-62 Thursday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. Four Miners scored in double figures in the win. The Miners shot 44.8 percent (26-58) from the floor, 18.8 percent (3-16) from three, and 88.2 percent (15-17) from the charity stripe. Despite
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (7-3) will start the journey to defending its title at the 63rd-Annual WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational when it locks up with Jackson State (0-10) at 7 p.m. MT Friday. That game will be the second of the day, with 2024 NCAA Tournament participants
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EL PASO, Texas – Otis Frazier III poured in 18 points, including going 10-10 at the line, to pace a quartet of Miners in doubles figures as the UTEP men’s basketball team picked up a wire-to-wire 67-62 victory against Tarleton State in the CUSA/WAC Challenge inside the Don Haskins Center Monday night. The Miners (7-3)
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FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (5-4) was upended at Colorado State, 70-52, Monday night. A five-point first quarter put the Miners in a hole that they were unable to climb out of, despite tying the Rams 47-47 over the next three periods. The Miners shot 33.3 percent (19-57) from the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (6-3) will open a seven-game homestand when it plays host to Tarleton State (3-8) in the CUSA/WAC Challenge at 7 p.m. MT Monday. The game is the first of seven straight at home for the Miners, including the opening three league contests. It will feature
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FORT COLLINS, Colorado (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (5-3) travels to Fort Collins, Colo. Monday to take on Colorado State (7-3). Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. MT. The Miners look to capitalize off the momentum of their 14-point victory over Utah Tech on Dec. 14. GAME COVERAGE Monday vs Colorado State — Live
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ST. GEORGE, Utah (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (5-3) rolled over Utah Tech 71-57 Saturday afternoon in St. George, Utah. Three Miners scored in double-figures in the win, and every UTEP player who saw action in the contest scored at least one bucket. The Orange and Blue held the statistical advantage in nearly
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LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – The UTEP men’s basketball team went toe-to-toe with perennial ACC power Louisville before ultimately succumbing, 77-74, at the KFC Yum! Center Wednesday evening. The Miners (6-3) had a chance to tie the game in the waning seconds, but Corey Camper Jr.’s 3-pointer wouldn’t go down as the Cardinals (6-4) managed to survive.
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP football’s punt returner/miner back Kam Thomas and bandit/defensive end Maurice Westmoreland were tabbed All-Conference USA first team to lead the list of seven Miners earning all-league postseason recognition. Defensive lineman Kyran Duhon and wide receiver Kenny Odom garnered second team honors as selected by the league’s 10 head coaches and announced
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation just pledged $2.5 million to support UTEP Athletics’ transition to the Mountain West Conference in 2026. “This transformative gift will play a pivotal role in ensuring UTEP’s competitiveness on and off the field as it enters a new era of regional rivalries and
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PORTLAND, OREGON (KVIA) — Ndack Mbengue posted her second straight double-double (career-high matching 14 points, career-best tying 11 rebounds) while three other Miners joined her in double figures for scoring, but the UTEP women’s basketball team was upended at unbeaten Portland, 83-67, Sunday afternoon. The Miners (4-3) got out quickly with an 8-4 lead less
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EL PASO, TEXAS (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team roared past defending CBI champion Seattle U, 88-72, to notch its third straight victory in a Saturday matinee at the Don Haskins Center. It was a 25-point advantage (48-23) at the half, which was aided by a 24-2 run. That marked the largest lead against
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – The UTEP Miners pressed hard, but couldn’t overcome the 8th ranked Oklahoma Sooners in a five set showdown. Sooners took the fifth set 15 points to 9, and won the match 3 sets to 2. Oklahoma will now advance to the second round, facing the winner of tonight’s Pittsburgh vs Morehead State
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – The UTEP volleyball team is one set away from punching their ticket to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. UTEP is taking on 8th ranked Oklahoma in the first round. The Miners lead the Sooners, 2 sets to 0. This is UTEP’s first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. The Miners
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team had their 2 game win streak snapped at the hands of the Brigham Young Cougars Thursday night at the Haskins Center. BYU got the best of the Miners by a final score of 81-68. This was the first meeting between the two programs since 1999. It
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania – The UTEP Volleyball team (27-5) has made program history, earning its first-ever NCAA Tournament at-large selection. The Miners are set to take on No. 8-seeded Oklahoma in the first round on Friday, December 6, at 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. ET) at the Petersen Events Center on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh. “This
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Conference USA named Bryton Thompson as the Defensive Player of the Week as announced by league officials on Monday. The weekly awards are voted on by a penal of the league’s media. Thompson, a senior defensive end, had a big day on the defensive side of the ball, scoring two touchdowns
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 27 new Miners on Wednesday’s National Early Signing Day 2025. The newest group features 26 total student-athletes signed out of high school and one junior college transfer. There are 23 new players from Texas high schools, two from Oklahoma, one from Illinois and one from
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP community is mourning the loss of former UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel. Dimel died Tuesday at the age of 62. The news was confirmed on social media by Dimel’s agent who said Dimel died in his sleep. Dimel was the head coach of the Miner for six seasons
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — UTEP Volleyball is holding their final two practices before heading off to Pittsburgh for the NCAA Volleyball Championship. The Miners are making their first ever appearance in the tournament, coming off a 27-5 season. The Miners secured an at-large bid, setting a matchup with the 8th ranked Oklahoma Sooners on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee announced the 64-team field for the 2024 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship on Sunday evening. Thirty-one conferences earned automatic qualifications, while the remaining 33 positions were filled with at-large selections to complete the bracket. Among those at-large selections is UTEP (27-5), earning
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The first year of the Scotty Walden era will conclude in the 101st Battle of I-10 as UTEP will square off against rival NM State on Saturday, Nov. 30, in a Conference USA contest. The Miners (2-9, 2-5 CUSA) and Aggies (3-8, 2-5 CUSA) are set for a 2 p.m.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – The Miners collect a 42-35 win over the NMSU Aggies in its 101st meeting at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Saturday. Scoring Summary: 1Q: NMSU’s QB Parker Awad gets sacked for 10 yds, fumbles the ball, recovered by UTEP B. Thompson for 33 yds for a TD, 7-0 UTEP. A. Montano
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LAS CRUCES (KVIA) – A rivalry that spans over a century continues on Saturday as New Mexico State’s football team will host UTEP at Aggie Memorial Stadium in Las Cruces with a 2 p.m. kickoff. Both teams are competing for the Silver Spade Trophy and the Mayor’s Cup, which dates back multiple decades here in the borderland. The
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