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UTEP is facing former Western Athletic Conference member UNLV for the eighth time and for the first time since the 1993 season. The game will take place Saturday, Sept 8 at the Sam Boyd Stadium in Las Vegas, NV. Kick off starts at 6 p.m. PT/7 p.m. MT.
The game will be televised on AT&T SportsNet.
The Miners are coming off a 30-10, season-opening loss to Northern Arizona on Sept. 1 in the Sun Bowl. Their last road victory came on Oct. 22, 2016, at UTSA, 52-49 in five ove...
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s and women’s basketball coaches, and the UTEP Spirit Squad will be making appearances at Albertsons locations in the El Paso community on Saturday (Sept. 8) as part of the Miners’ partnership with the grocery store.
“Albertsons Day With the Miners” will encompass a total of eight stores in the city of El Paso. From 10 a.m. – noon, UTEP representatives will be on hand at 3100 Mesa Street, 5630 North Desert Boulevard, 2200 Yarbrough Drive and ...
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With a 1-0 in double overtime, the UTEP soccer team beat the Northern Illinois University Huskies following a penalty kick goal from Lauren Crenshaw (102’) Sunday evening.
For 101 minutes, Orange and Blue (4-2-0) took 25 shots-to NIU’s 14- but finished the match with Crenshaw’s goal that defeated the Huskies’ (0-5-0) goalkeeper.
11 shots were on target out of the 25 shots the Miners took. Four shots were all recorded by April Pate, Vic Bohdan and Crenshaw.
Crenshaw is...
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On their final match of the Omaha Challenge to Omaha (3-3), the UTEP volleyball team (2-4) fell 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Macey Austin notched a double-double with 12 kills, 10 digs and recorded a .357 hitting percentage. Sophomore Briana Bustillos tallied 10 digs each in the match.
Freshman Kristen Fritsche led the Miners in assists (25) for the sixth-straight match and freshman Martine Kragholm led the Miners with four blocks and added four kills.
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OMAHA, Neb. – The UTEP volleyball team (2-3), splits Friday’s billing with five-set masterpiece over UIC (3-1), and a tightly matched four-set loss to UMKC (3-2).
UTEP (2-2) captured a five-set thriller over UIC (3-1) Friday morning in the first match of the Omaha Challenge.
Junior outside hitter Macey Austin recorded a double-double (23 kills and 12 digs) to lead the Miners. UTEP leaned on career performances from freshmen Kristen Fritsche and Serena Patterson. Fritsch...
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP soccer team received goals from Lauren Crenshaw (40’) and Anna Jimmerson (70’) in a come-from-behind 2-1 victory against Grand Canyon on Friday night at University Field.
Crenshaw and Nicole Pugsley each recorded a crucial assist for the Miners (3-2-0). Kelsey Smith provided the lone tally for the Lopes (1-4-0) midway through the first half. Senior Alyssa Palacios notched four saves to seal her third win of the season.
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EL PASO, TEXAS – Northern Arizona topped UTEP in the 2018 football opener. Case Cookus completed 19-of-26 passes for 211 yards, and connected with Emmanuel Butler for a couple of scores as Northern Arizona spoiled UTEP’s 2018 home opener with a 30-10 victory in the Sun Bowl on Saturday.
Butler reeled in six catches for 138 yards for the Lumberjacks (1-0), who are coming off a seven-win campaign in 2017.
Junior college transfer Kai Locksley saw the bulk of the action at ...
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EL PASO – Graduate transfer Winston Dimel earned a spot on the 2018-19 Reese’s Senior Bowl Watch List.
The transfer is one of 12 student-athletes from Conference USA to receive recognition. Dimel is also only one of two fullbacks to be named to the watch list.
Dimel previously played three seasons at Kansas State and started in all 39 games at the fullback position. He garnered 2017 All-Big 12 second team honors and 2016 and 2015 All-Big 12 first team recognition.
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