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#4 The Womens basketball team defeated the Kansas State Wildcats 84-39 to make it its third biggest win. Six days later UTEP crushed Northern Arizona 92-43, the biggest win in school history.

UTEP women’s basketball routs Kansas State 84-39

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 16, 2013

In their best defensive showing of the season, the Miners thumped the Kansas State Wildcats, 84-39, Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners 45-point win came with many statistical achievements. The Miners forced 34 turnovers, which is their...

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Second half rally lifts New Mexico State to cruise past UTEP

Second half rally lifts New Mexico State to cruise past UTEP

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor November 15, 2013

Junior guard Daniel Mullings led New Mexico State with 26 points as the Aggies stormed past UTEP in the second half to defeat their rivals, 86-73, Friday at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces N.M. “To have as good as a game as we had tonight...

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UTEP womens basketball signs two to national letters of intent

UTEP women’s basketball signs two to national letters of intent

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor November 14, 2013

Two high school seniors have signed national letters of intent to attend school and compete with the UTEP women’s basketball team for the 2014-15 season, head coach Keitha Adams revealed Thursday. A brief profile, along with a quote from Adams and...

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Aaron Jones out for the remainder of the season

Kristopher Rivera, Copy Editor November 14, 2013

UTEP athletics confirmed with the Prospector on Thursday that freshman running back Aaron Jones is out for the season. He suffered broken ribs during the game against North Texas. This marks UTEP's second key player on the offense to go down this season...

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Miners crush rivals New Mexico State 94-69

Miners crush rivals New Mexico State 94-69

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

  After a disappointing defensive effort by the UTEP women’s basketball team, the Miners stormed to a 24-8 run in the second half and easily defeated the New Mexico State Aggies 94-69. The Miners were led in scoring by El Pasoans senior...

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Freshman center Matt Willms led the Miners aginst Loyola New Orleans with 20 points.

206th edition of the Battle of I-10

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

After an easy routing of the Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack on Nov. 9, the Miners are heading to Las Cruces to face their rivals the New Mexico State Aggies on Nov. 15. This game is one of the most anticipated UTEP-NMSU games in recent history. Both teams...

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Senior Kayla Thornton with a layup against the Texas Permain Basin Falcons. She contributed with nine points in the season opener.

Miners face Aggies for first real test of season

Luis Barrio, Contributor November 12, 2013

The next chapter in the Battle of I-10 for UTEP’s women’s basketball takes place on Nov. 12 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners will collide with the New Mexico State Aggies, which will give fans a good understanding of where both teams stand...

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UTEP  will host Texas Tech on Sep. 6 and take on Kansas State on the road on Sep. 27

UTEP hosts FIU in final home game of 2013

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 12, 2013

After three weeks on the road, the UTEP football team is finally back home. On Nov. 16, the Miners will host the Florida International Golden Panthers in their final game of the season. The Miners and Golden Panthers both stand at 1-8 and this game...

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Sophomore Anthony Rotich conquered his second consecutive conference title on Nov. 5.

Rotich leads Miners to regional qualifiers

Luis Barrio, Contributor November 12, 2013

The UTEP cross-country team is preparing for the NCAA Mountain Region Finals on Nov. 15 in Ogden, Utah. The Miners were edged by Rice by one point and landed in fourth place at the Conference USA Championships on Nov. 5. Tulsa finished on the top spot...

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Miners tip-off new season with a win

Miners tip-off new season with a win

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 9, 2013

In the UTEP Miners men’s basketball team home opener, the Miners had a good first showing in front of a good El Paso crowd, beating the Loyola New Orleans Wolfpack 84-49. The Miners had a slow start to the game, missing on many open three point attempts....

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Miners cruise past Texas Permian Basin

Miners cruise past Texas Permian Basin

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

UTEP women’s basketball came out a little rusty at the beginning with some unforced turnovers, but cleaned it up defensively and never looked back and crushed the Texas-Permian Basin Falcons 75-58. Led by junior guard Chrishauna Parker who came off...

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Redskins: The somehow debatable topic

Redskins: The somehow debatable topic

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter November 8, 2013

What if there were sports teams called the Mississippi Coons, the Los Angeles Spics or the Oklahoma City White Devils. If these were the names of actual sports teams, there would be no debate as to whether or not to change their names. The same should...

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