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Samantha Alvillar, seen here against Houston Baptist during the 2011 season. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Miners Rally But Fall Short Against NMSU, 9-5

EL PASO, Texas – With Chelsea Troope and Camilla Carrera coming up to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning, you could have put money down that the best hitters on the team would have stepped up, reached base and at l...
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Gloria Brown was named the league’s player of the week, announced Monday afternoon by C-USA officials. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: Miners Move Up One Spot In AP Poll, Brown Honored

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP picked up 24 votes, seven more than last week, while inching up to 30th in the latest Associated Press top-25 poll released Monday. The Miners (24-2, 13-0 C-USA) went 2-0 on the road this past week, ...
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Louisiana Tech Blanks Softball at Mardi Gras Classic

EL PASO, Texas - UTEP suffered their fourth loss in a row on Sunday as they fell to Louisiana Tech in the conclusion of the 8th annual Mardi Gras Classic in Lafayette, La. The Miners (4-4) managed only three hits in the 5-0 l...
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UTEP head coach Keitha Adams was all smiles Sunday afternoon as the Miners soundly defeated Houston, 87-43, in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: UTEP Claims Share Of C-USA Crown With 71-51 Win At Houston

HOUSTON, Texas – Four different Miners reached double figures in scoring to help UTEP down Houston, 71-51, and secure at least a share of the 2012 Conference USA crown in the process in front of a very partisan Miner crowd a...
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Junior guard Jacques Streeter. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

MBB: UTEP Gets First Road Win, Upsets Memphis, 60-58

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Jacques Streeter scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half, and UTEP took its first lead of the game with 1:19 to play before holding on for a 60-58 victory at Memphis on Saturday afternoon. The Miners (1...
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Pitchers Colleen Hohman and Joanna Krienitz work with co-head coach Kathleen Rodriguez in the bullpen. (Image: Chris Avila)

Softball Drops Two Games at Mardi Gras Classic

EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team (4-3) lost to North Carolina and tournament host #20 Louisiana-Lafayette in their first two games at the 8th Annual Mardi Gras Classic. The Tar Heels (5-0) trumped UTEP on a walk-o...
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WBB head coach Keitha Adams discusses strategy with Gloria Brown during the Idaho St. contest. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: UTEP Topples Tulsa, 64-54, To Extend Winning Streak

TULSA, Okla. – Gloria Brown registered her ninth double-double of the season (14 points, 12 rebounds) to lead a trio of players in double figures, and UTEP executed on both ends down the stretch in an eventual 64-54 win agai...
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File photo of Cami Carrera. (Image: Brian Kanof)

Softball Dealt First Loss Of Season At NMSU

El Paso, Texas - The UTEP softball team (4-1) suffered their first loss of the season in Las Cruces, N.M. against New Mexico State on Tuesday. The Aggies (5-0) run-ruled the Miners in a six inning 13-3 affair. NMSU never looke...
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Nick Lamaison discusses things with head coach Mike Price. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

UTEP to Kick Off 2012 Football Season at Home Versus Oklahoma

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s 2012 football schedule, highlighted by a first-time visit from perennial national power Oklahoma, has been finalized. The Miners will take on the Sooners on Sept. 1 in the Sun Bowl as they ch...
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C-USA And Mountain West To Merge

DALLAS, Texas – Presidents and chancellors from 16 universities met in Dallas Sunday to discuss future conference membership plans and agreed to work on forming a new intercollegiate athletic association that would begin comp...
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UTEP head coach Keitha Adams was all smiles Sunday afternoon as the Miners soundly defeated Houston, 87-43, in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB Rises To 31st After Securing 17 Votes In The AP Top-25 Poll

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP climbed to 31st after receiving 17 votes in the most-recent Associated Press top-25 poll released Monday. It was tied for 35th with seven votes in last week’s edition. The Miners (22-2, 11-0 C-USA) ha...
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Head coach Keitha Adams and forward Aneta Steinberga yell at Miners on the court during UTEP's victory over Marshall, 64-56. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB: UTEP Thunders Past Marshall, 64-56

EL PASO, Texas – Sophomore Kayla Thornton posted her second double-double of the season (19 points, 10 rebounds) to help UTEP topple a feisty Marshall squad, 64-56, in front of a season-best 4,167 fans at the Don Haskins Cen...
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Chelsea Troupe’s two-run home run in the top of the first inning helped propel the Miners to a win over Bradley Sunday afternoon, 15-7, at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Softball Wins Season Opener, 11-3, Over Santa Clara

EL PASO, Texas - The UTEP softball team opened their season with a victory against Santa Clara in a five-inning game.  The Miners run-ruled the Broncos, 11-3, winning on a run scoring single from Camilla Carrera in the botto...
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