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Head coach Tim Floyd and the mens basketball team struggled in their second game of the Puerto Rico Tip-off in Myrtle Beach, SC.

Men’s basketball hammered by South Carolina 80-56

Jason Green, Contributor November 17, 2017

Perhaps the travel caught up to the Miners men’s basketball team on Friday or maybe it was the 8:30 a.m. mountain time zone start. Regardless, UTEP started slow and finished slower in a 80-56 loss to the South Carolina Gamecocks on Friday morning. The...

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Miners fall in 58-56 heartbreaker to Boise State

Miners fall in 58-56 heartbreaker to Boise State

Jason Green, Contributor November 16, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team began the Puerto Rico Tip-Off at Myrtle Beach with an exciting match up against the Boise State Broncos of the Mountain West Conference. When the dust – or sand, if you will – settled on the opening round game, UTEP...

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UTEP offensive guard Will Hernandez walks off the field after a drive against Rice on September 9, 2017 at the Sun Bowl.

Standout lineman Hernandez invited to Senior Bowl

Adrian Broaddus, Editor-In-Chief November 16, 2017

UTEP AP Preseason All-American left guard Will Hernandez has been invited to play in the 2018 Reese's Senior Bowl on Jan. 27, 2018 in Mobile, Ala. He is the first Miner to receive an invite to play in the prestigious game since the 2008 Senior Bowl...

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UTEP hockey club pushing for first after sweep of TCU

UTEP hockey club pushing for first after sweep of TCU

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 14, 2017

The UTEP men's hockey club swept the TCU Horned Frogs, 3-1 on Friday night (Nov. 10) and 3-2 in overtime on Saturday night (Nov. 11) to improve their record to 9-8 overall and 8-3 in conference play and lead themselves closer to the top of the pack in...

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Kirklevington, Yarm, native and UTEP junior golfer Lily Downs has eight top-10 finishes the past two seasons.

British-born golfer finds success in El Paso

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 13, 2017

After a strong fall start to the 2017-18 season, Lily Downs is using the winter break part of the schedule to perfect her already talented set of skills. As a sophomore, Lily Downs led the UTEP golf team in scoring average (75.1), was the Miners’ top...

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Men’s basketball set for Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament

Men’s basketball set for Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter November 13, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team will kick off the 2017 Puerto Rico Tip-Off tournament against their old Western Athletic Conference rival Boise State on Thursday, Nov. 16, at noon at the HTC Center in Conway, SC. The game will be televised on ESPNU. The...

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Womens volleyball falls to New Mexico in season finale

Women’s volleyball falls to New Mexico in season finale

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 12, 2017

The 2017 UTEP women's volleyball season came to an end on Sunday night with a three-set loss to rival New Mexico on the road at the Johnson Center in Albuquerque. Amanda King capped her collegiate volleyball career with a double-double, her fifth of...

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Miners open Baker era with 67-56 win over CSU Bakersfield

Miners open Baker era with 67-56 win over CSU Bakersfield

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 11, 2017

Senior forward Tamara Seda came up two rebounds short of a double-double with eight to go along with a career-high of 20 points to help lift the UTEP women’s basketball team to a season opening victory over CSU Bakersfield, 67-56. The win gave...

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UTEP men’s basketball opens season with big win

UTEP men’s basketball opens season with big win

Jason Green, Contributor November 11, 2017

  For the second season in a row, the UTEP men’s basketball team opened the regular season against Louisiana College. Also for the second season in a row, the visiting Wildcats were routed by the Miners—this year by a final score of 100-50. From...

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Miners defeat Marshall 3-2 in five-set thriller

Miners defeat Marshall 3-2 in five-set thriller

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 8, 2017

  The UTEP women's volleyball team concluded their home season on a high note, defeating the Marshall Thundering Herd in the fifth set, 17-15, to claim the 3-2 victory on Wednesday night at Memorial Gym. Seniors' Amanda King and Dania Orozco...

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Womens basketball adds prep standout for 2018-19 season

Women’s basketball adds prep standout for 2018-19 season

Mike Flores, Reporter November 8, 2017

The UTEP women’s basketball added some firepower for next year’s team with the addition of the 6-foot-1 forward out of Houston, Texas, Ariana Taylor, which head coach Kevin Baker announced today. Taylor is what every basketball team hopes to add—a...

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Niece of former UTEP linebacker signs with womens volleyball

Niece of former UTEP linebacker signs with women’s volleyball

Jeremy Carranco, Sports Editor November 8, 2017

UTEP volleyball head coach Holly Watts announced the addition of Kenidy Howard, niece of former UTEP football linebacker Thomas Howard, who signed her National Letter of Intent (NLI) on Wednesday for the 2018 season. Howard will join the Miners as...

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