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![Floyd says goodbye?](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/fk11-900x600.jpg)
UTEP Volleyball goes 2-2 in Borderland Invitational at the Don
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 15, 2015
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![The El Paso Chihuahuas lost to the Fresno Grizzlies three games to one in the Pacific Coast](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/ChihuahuasRecapWEB-900x600.jpg)
Chihuahuas and fans go out in style as season comes to an end
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 15, 2015
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![Sooners stifle Miners 3-0](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/UTEPvsBrown_MR_06-900x600.jpg)
![Miners double up on Friday](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/UTEPvsBrown_MR_07-900x600.jpg)
![UTEP falls to Denver University](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/1-900x668.jpg)
Red Raiders offense poses a tall tasking for Miners defensively
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 8, 2015
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UTEP volleyball is ready and excited for home debut in the Haskins
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 8, 2015
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Leftwich secures starting spot at quaterback
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 1, 2015
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Miners and Lobos renew rivalry starting in 2016
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 1, 2015
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![Aaron Jones (left), Angela Cutaia (middle), and Cameasha Turner (right) are three of the top athletes returning to action this semester in their respective sports.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Screen-Shot-2015-08-25-at-9.35.30-AM-900x418.jpg)
Five questions for this semester in sports
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• August 25, 2015
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![The El Paso Chihuahuas have six home games left in their regular season.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ChihuahuasRecap02WEB-900x600.jpg)
Chihuahuas make late push for PCL playoffs
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• August 25, 2015
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![Winning should not equal MVP](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/911630_1_0603-us-society-nbafinalspreview_standard.jpg)
![Single-car crash on Sun Bowl Dr.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/WP_20150611_17_22_33_Pro-900x506.jpg)
![2015 NBA Finals: Game 3 Recap](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Javier-Cortez.jpg)
![2015 NBA Finals: Game 2 Recap](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Javier-Cortez.jpg)
![2015 NBA Finals: Game 1 Recap](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![Three Keys to the 2015 NBA Finals](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![Vince Hunter goes for 2 points.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/UTEPvsUTSA_06_am-900x600.jpg)
![Senior guard Julian Washburn protects ball from Owls defender.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UTEPvsRICE_MR_16-900x600.jpg)
![Head coach Tim Floyd speaks to players before tip off.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/UTEPvsRICE_MR_01-900x600.jpg)
Report Card: 2014-15 UTEP Men’s Basketball Team
Javier Cortez, Contributer
• March 26, 2015
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![The UTEP women’s tennis team will finish the season on the road with their final regular season match taking place in Las Cruces, N.M.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/TennisStoryWEB-900x600.jpg)
Tennis continues to win, beats Seattle University
Javier Cortez, Contributor
• March 24, 2015
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![Super Bowl XLIX: Did that just happen?](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Cortez_Javier_online.jpg)
Super Bowl XLIX: Did that just happen?
Javier Cortez, Contributer
• February 3, 2015
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![Senior Davina Meza made the All-Conference USA third team last season.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Tennis_01WEB-600x900.jpg)
![Senior running back Nathan Jeffery attempts to break a run to the outside.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/IMG_13171-900x599.jpg)
Miners fall in Gildan New Mexico Bowl
Javier Cortez, Contributor
• December 20, 2014
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![Senior outside hitter Jacqueline Cason turns towards her teammates to celebrate after winning a point.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/VolleyballFeatureWEB-900x600.jpg)
Overcoming injuries for the love of the game
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• December 2, 2014
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![Senior Laura Delgado competes in the Miners only home invent at the Lori Fitzgerald Classic in September at the Chamizal.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/CrossCountryFeatureWEB-900x600.jpg)
Home grown talent showing hard work pays off
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• December 2, 2014
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![The UTEP Volleyball team was 1-11 at home and 4-7 in away matches.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/VolleyballRecapWEB-900x600.jpg)
The present is dark but the future is bright for UTEP Volleyball
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• December 2, 2014
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Five athletes you need to see in 2015
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• December 2, 2014
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![The Miners finish their 2014 season with a 6-23 record.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VolleyballPreview-570x380.jpg)
![Senior outside hitter Jacqueline Cason attempts an attack.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/UTEPvsNMSU_AM_01-900x600.jpg)
![Junior guard Earvin Morris attempts a layup over Aggie defenders.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/UTEPvsNMSU_MR_12-900x600.jpg)
Miners take Round 1 in Battle of I-10
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• November 22, 2014
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![The UTEP club soccer team will play their first game in Memphis against the University of Virginia on Nov. 20.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MensSoccerClubWEB-600x900.jpg)
Men’s club soccer ready for another crack at Nationals
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• November 18, 2014
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![Sophomore middle blocker Dominque Millette attempts a kill against the Miners in the last conference home match of the season against Charlotte on Nov. 9. Millette is fifth in total blocks in Conference USA for the season.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/VolleyballPreview_01WEB-900x600.jpg)
Lady Miners continue to fight to end of season
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• November 11, 2014
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![Two Teams Two Different Paths](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/WomensBasketball_01-600x900.jpg)
![Two Teams Two Different Paths](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/MensBasketball_01-900x600.jpg)
![Krystal Ejesieme (left) and Lindsey Larson (right) jump to attempt a block on the Southern Miss attack](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/volleyball31-900x600.jpg)
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Then freshman forward Vince Hunter takes a jump shot in the 2013 Orange and White Scrimmage.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/OrangeWhiteScrimmageWEB.jpg)
Miners look to dazzle in Orange and White Scrimmage
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• October 28, 2014
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![Miner defense makes history on the road against UTSA](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/FootballdefenseWEB-900x600.jpg)
Miner defense makes history on the road against UTSA
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• October 28, 2014
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![UTEP goalkeeper Sarah Dilling attempting a save.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/UTEPvsFIU-900x600.jpg)
![All are worthy](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Cortez_Javier_online.jpg)
Prospy Picks: 2014 World Series
Javier Cortez, Luis Gonzalez, and Jason Green
• October 21, 2014
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![Freshman Coline Coessens attempts a attack against the Western Kentucky front line.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/IMG_1875-900x600.jpg)
![Sophomore middle blocker Dominique Millette attempts an attack on the Rice defense](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/utepvolleyball01-900x600.jpg)
![The Miners rush offense ranks third in Conference USA.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/MinerBackfieldWEB2.jpg)
![UTEP head coach Tim Floyd instructs his team on a drill.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/BasketballPreviewWEB-570x380.jpg)
New look Miners are hungry for glory in 2014-15 season
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• October 7, 2014
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![(Left to right) sophomore Evans Kripono, senior Ramon Garcia, junior Anthony Rotich, sophomore Cosmas Boit, sophomore Daniel Cheruiyot, junior Elphas Maiyo. The 2014 men’s cross country team poses after winning the 2014 Lori Fitzgerald Classic at Chamizal National Park.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/LoriFitzgeraldWEB-570x380.jpg)
![The never ending war](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![Junior outside hitter Talia Jones sets up for a block.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/UTEPvsFAU_01-570x380.jpg)
![Senior outside hitter Jacqueline Cason attempts an attack against North Texas.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/UTEPvsUNT01-400x600.jpg)
![Freshman middle blocker Krystal Ejesieme spikes a ball set up by sophomore setter Lindsey Larson](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/VolleyballUTSAWEB-570x380.jpg)
Miners fall to UTSA in conference opener
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 23, 2014
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![Junior All-American Anthony Rotich has dominated the opening half of the Miners 2014 cross country season.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/CrossCountry_01WEB-570x489.jpg)
![Saturday night the Miners tied the record for most consecutive wins by any team in the 100-year-old rivalry with six straight wins.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/UTEPvsNMSUWEB-570x380.jpg)
How sweet it is, the domination of a rival
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 16, 2014
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![New head coach Cristina Moros is the third head coach in the last nine months for UTEP tennis.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/TennisCoachWEB-570x380.jpg)
![Freshman Krystal Ejesieme (left) and Dalainee Perry (right) prepare to block a CSU kill attempt](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/DSC_0773-570x379.jpg)
Miners fall to CSU in straight sets
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 13, 2014
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![The ‘80s: A decade of dominance](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Jackson_Jeep_8487_1-664x900.jpg)
![100 years of struggle](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/sunbowl2-1024x6591-900x579.jpg)
Top 10 female athletes of all time at UTEP
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 9, 2014
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Top 10 male athletes of all time at UTEP
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 9, 2014
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![A program like no other](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/track-900x601.jpg)
![The complete 66 team posing with the trophy outside of Memorial Gym.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-shot-2014-08-07-at-12.03.44-PM.png)
A game that changed the course of history
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 9, 2014
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![Former All-American safety Quintin Demps was a force and a miner secondary.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Screen-Shot-2014-08-21-at-4.17.02-PM-1-570x271.png)
The Prospector’s Centennial football team
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• September 8, 2014
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![Texas Tech vs. UTEP 2014](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/UTEPvsTech_MR_02-570x380.jpg)
![Chihuahuas teammates wave goodbye to sold out crowd after finishing their first season.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ChihuahuasSaltLake01-570x380.jpg)
![Chihuahuas sting Bees, 9-7](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/IMG_8143-1-580x387-570x380.jpg)
![Aaron Jones breaks a tackle for another huge run.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/01-570x380.jpg)
Winning with luck, Miners vs UNM, 31-24
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• August 30, 2014
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![The Miners finish their 2014 season with a 6-23 record.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/VolleyballPreview-570x380.jpg)
![Starting pitcher Juan Pablo throws a fast ball in the first inning.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/ChuhuahuasVSMemphis-570x380.jpg)
![Cody Decker hits the first home run of the night.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/CodyDecker_01-570x380.jpg)
![Run, Hillary, Run!](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![The Padres minor league system will see an influx of talent coming through El Paso due to the Padres-Angels trade.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ChihuahuasTradeWEB-570x380.jpg)
Padres-Angels trade has an impact on all homefronts
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• July 22, 2014
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Top five stories lines from the 2014 FIFA World Cup
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• July 15, 2014
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![Manager Pat Murphy has led the Chihuahuas fearlessly in his first season](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/PatMurphyWEB-570x380.jpg)
Chihuahuas poised to make postseason run
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• July 15, 2014
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![Mar’Qywell Jackson is the second UTEP men’s basketball recruit lost this summer](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/MarqywellWEB-400x600.jpg)
World Cup Recap: Germany vs. Argentina
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• July 13, 2014
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World Cup Recap: Argentina vs. Netherlands
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• July 9, 2014
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![Getting to know: Lew Stallworth](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/IMG_9575WEB-e1404921394911-570x566.jpg)
![Future for MLS in El Paso still bright](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
World Cup Recap: Netherlands vs. Costa Rica
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• July 5, 2014
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![Isotopes steal game one](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/10-570x380.jpg)
![Relief pitcher Tim Sexton came on in relief to help close out the Rainiers.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ChihuauasVSRainiers_04-570x380.jpg)
Chihuahuas-Rainiers series nothing short of special
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• June 29, 2014
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![Marqywell Jackson shows off his vertical.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/MarqywellJackson_FJR_02-400x600.jpg)
![Terry Winn made a decision on Friday to leave the team.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TerryWimm_03-570x380.jpg)
![Guard Trey Touchet shows off his ball handling skills.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/TreyTouchet-570x380.jpg)
![Theres no I in team](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Javier-Cortez.jpg)
![Jeannez Daniel is The first major recruit UTEP tennis has had in years](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/JeannetDanielWEB-401x600.jpg)
Sopel snags two big time recruits for tennis
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• June 17, 2014
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![MLS, too early to tell](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![Great Expectations, Bad Outcome](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![An Experience like no other](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![A Rematch for the Ages!](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![The Usual Suspects](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Cortez_Javier_online-570x576.jpg)
![Starting pitcher Keyvius Sampson throws a fast ball against Isotopes during the fifth inning.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ChihuahuasIsotopes-570x380.jpg)
![Junior Davina Meza hits a serve a first serve at the El Paso Tennis Club.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DavineMeza_WEB.jpg)
Q & A with Davina Meza, UTEP tennis player
Javier Cortez, Sports Editor
• May 7, 2014
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![Chihuahuas pitcher Branch Kloess pitching in the seventh inning.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ChihuahuasVSrivercats_07-400x600.jpg)
Chihuahuas get back on track, win four straight
Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter
• May 6, 2014
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![Junior Davina Meza hits a serve a first serve at the El Paso Tennis Club.](https://www.theprospectordaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/DavineMeza_WEB.jpg)
Meza finds immediate impact on the court
Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter
• May 6, 2014
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