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The Prospector

Junior guard Avery Crouse attempts to add on to the lead with a three pointer.

Miners pull a season sweep against LA Tech

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter January 10, 2023

UTEP women’s basketball (10-3, 3-1 Conference USA) welcomed Louisiana Tech (9-6, 2-3 C-USA) to the Don Haskins Center Saturday, Jan. 7. The Miners held down LA Tech, 72-66 for a conference sweep against the Lady Techsters. Louisiana Tech led throughout...

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Junior guard Tae Hardy with a jumping floater over two Rice defenders.

Men’s basketball falls in dramatic overtime loss against Rice

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Sports Editor January 2, 2023

In a heartbreaking overtime loss on New Year’s Eve, the UTEP men’s basketball team (8-6, 1-2 C-USA) fell to the Rice Owls (11-3, 2-1 C-USA) 72-67. This marks the team’s third straight loss and second straight overtime loss.  The Miners started...

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Guard Soleil Montrose prepares to shoot a jump-shot while being closely defended.

Women’s basketball blazes past UAB

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Sports Editor December 30, 2022

The UTEP Miners (9-2, C-USA 2-0) roll past the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB) (8-3, C-USA 0-2) late Thursday, Dec. 30 for its second Conference USA (C-USA) win of the season. Thanks to a strong start, UTEP scored 76 points to UAB’s 58 points...

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Guard Mario McKinney Jr. Plays offense as he passes two Aggies players to the basket.

UTEP falls in a low-scoring affair at the WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Sports Editor December 23, 2022

The Sun Bowl Association hosted its sixty-first WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Dec. 21 and 22 at the Don Haskins Center. Alongside the UTEP Miners (8-4, 1-0 Conference USA), North Carolina A&T State (NC A&T) (5-8), Kent State (10-3)...

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UTEP Men’s basketball defeated Louisiana Tech 60-55 at the Don Haskins Center Dec. 17. Photo courtesy of UTEP Strategic Communications

Miners starts conference play with a win

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter December 19, 2022

UTEP men’s basketball (7-3, 1-0 Conference USA) hosted Louisiana Tech University (6-5, 0-1 C-USA) Saturday, Dec. 17. The Miners defeated Louisiana Tech 60-55. This is UTEP’s first C-USA opening win since the 2015-2016 season.  The Miners scored...

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UTEP loses third straight road game

UTEP loses third straight road game

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter December 11, 2022

UTEP men’s basketball (6-3, 0-0 Conference USA) traveled to Chicago, Ill. to take on Big East affiliate DePaul University (6-4, 0-1 Big East) Saturday, Dec. 10. The Miners lost to DePaul with a final score of 91-70.   UTEP scored the first four...

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Jazion Jackson drives up towards the basket to create an opportunity to score.

Women’s basketball face I-10 rival in nailbiter

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Sports Editor December 2, 2022

The UTEP women’s basketball team (6-1) took its turn against New Mexico State University (NMSU) (2-4) during the Battle of I-10, Nov. 30 at the Don Haskins Center. The NMSU Aggies are entering this matchup 2-3 after losing to Yale (4-4) 73-65 Friday,...

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UTEP beat San Jose State with a final score of 67-54 but fell to Sacramento State 63-50. Photo Courtesy of UTEP Athletics.

Miners split games at the Holiday Beach Classic

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter November 27, 2022

UTEP women’s basketball (5-1) traveled to San Luis Obispo, California for the Holiday Beach Classic series during the Thanksgiving break. The UTEP Miners met the San Jose State (2-4) Spartans, Nov. 25 and the Sacramento State Hornets (5-1), Nov. 26....

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UTEP hosted the Jim Forbes Classic at the Don Haskins. Miners win against California State University Bakersfield,

Men’s basketball flushes out competition at the Jim Forbes Classic

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Sports Editor November 26, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team tipped off the inaugural Jim Forbes Classic against Alcorn State (5-1) Tuesday Nov. 22 at the Don Haskins Center. The UTEP Miners will host the Alcorn State Braves (3-3), California State University-Bakersfield (CSU-Bakersfield)...

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Guard N’Yah Boyd attempts to shoot the ball while being defended.

UTEP surpasses Texas Southern

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter November 17, 2022

UTEP women’s basketball (3-0, 0-0 Conference USA) hosted the Texas Southern University Tigers (0-4, 0-0 Southwestern Athletic Conference) Wednesday Nov. 16 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners beat Texas Southern with a final score of 80-65.  The...

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Guard Malik Zachery plays offense against two Aggies players.

Battle of I-10 tips off at the Don Haskins Center

Emmanuel Rivas Valenzuela, Sports Editor November 13, 2022

As 11,315 fans filled the Don Haskins for the UTEP men’s basketball team’s (0-1) home opener and “915” game, New Mexico State University (NMSU) (1-0) came in ready to compete. The UTEP Miners are coming off a loss against No. 12 Texas Nov. 7...

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Junior guard Mahri Petree goes up for a short jump shot.

Women’s basketball starts off season strong

Alyson Rodriguez, Staff Reporter November 9, 2022

The first game of the UTEP women’s basketball season was a slam dunk. The UTEP Miners won the season opener against the University of New Orleans (UNO) which took place Monday, Nov. 7, at the Don Haskins Center.   There are eight new players on...

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