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The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

Assayer of Student Opinion.

The Prospector

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Women’s softball is tied for first place in the Western Division of Conference USA and clinched their spot in the tournament.

Softball clinches a spot in the C-USA Tournament

Christopher Piñones, Staff Reporter May 3, 2016

The Miners’ softball team made history on Sunday, May 1, by clinching their spot for the Conference-USA Tournament and winning their 13th conference game of the season at home. This year’s Miners have seen the most wins in school history as they went...

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Junior defender Alexa Bain blacks the shot from Eastern New Mexico forward Erin McAnarney on Saturday, April 23.

Soccer finishes spring season strong

Christopher Pinones, Staff Reporter April 26, 2016

The Miners’ soccer team ended their spring season with another impressive victory Saturday afternoon, April 23, as they defeated Eastern New Mexico 4-0. This marked their sixth and final win of the spring exhibition season. Throughout the seven games...

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Bri Thomas scored the go-ahead goal against the Arizona Wildcats on Sunday, April 18.

UTEP soccer stunts PAC-12 teams

Christopher Pinones, Staff Reporter April 19, 2016

The UTEP Miners’ spring exhibition games ended successfully over the weekend, making their presence felt against two PAC-12 teams and showcasing their strengths on the field. The Miners (5-1 exhibition) had an impressive 2-0 win over Arizona State...

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Danielle Pearson winds the pitch against UTSA. The women’s softball has won eight of their last nine conference games.

Softball falls to the Roadrunners

Christopher Piñones, Staff Reporter April 5, 2016

The Miners fell to UTSA 10-5 on Sunday, April 3, after winning eight-straight conference games. Although they lost to the Roadrunners, the Miners were able to win two games in the series against UTSA, which secured a first-place spot for the Miners in...

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Miners women’s softball lost two back to back games against Missouri, 15-4 and 11-0, on Monday, March 21.

Softball falls in doubleheader against Missouri

Christopher Piñones, Staff Reporter March 22, 2016

The Miners lost two games in a row to the 15th nationally ranked Missouri Tigers on Monday, March 21 at the Helen of Troy softball field after coming off three straight wins over the weekend against Louisiana Tech. Although the Miners struggled against...

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Softball vs UIW

Softball vs UIW

Christopher Piñones, Staff Reporters February 12, 2016

Miners’ softball team had a split opening day, falling in their first game against Incarnate Word, 4-1, but bouncing back to defeat them 13-3 in the second game. “The first game they had the first-game jitters,” head coach Tobin Echo-Hawk...

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Miners stun Herd in high scoring thriller

Miners stun Herd in high scoring thriller

Christopher Piñones, Contributor February 4, 2016

Dominic Artis had a career-high performance Thursday night, as he put up 33-points and nine rebounds in UTEP’s 112-108 win over Marshall in the Don Haskins Center. Artis contributed greatly in the second half, shooting three 3-pointers after...

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Bring Johnny to Dallas

Christopher Pinones, Contributor January 26, 2016

The Cleveland Browns are making significant changes this offseason starting off with Hue Jackson, the former Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator, who was hired as the head coach. The new arrival dwells on a startling question for quarterback Johnny...

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