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Cami Carrera, see here hitting against Southern Miss this past weekend, was named C-USA Player of the Year Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (Image: Michael P. Reese)-2012

Softball’s Carrera Named C-USA Player of the Year

EL PASO, Texas - Camilla Carrera has been voted the Conference USA Player of the Year league officials announced on Wednesday. The senior slugger was also named to the All-Conference USA First Team for the first for the fourth...
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Kayla Thornton scored a career-high 20 points during UTEP's 81-58 win over Texas State Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

NCAA Tourney Preview: UTEP vs Penn State

EL PASO, Texas – For only the second time in program history, the UTEP women’s basketball team will be headed back to the NCAA Tournament with its lone participation coming in 2008. Unlike the 2008 tournament, UTEP...
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Head coach Keitha Adams celebrated after the NCAA tournament seedings by dancing with her father, Lowell J. Adams, as players and fans celebrated. (Image: Ivan Pierre Aguirre)

WBB Seeded No. 13, Will Face No. 4 Penn State

EL PASO, Texas – With eager eyes watching the video board in the Don Haskins Center, the mood went from cautions and nervous to full out party when Keitha Adams and the women’s basketball team discovered they were selected...
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Cami Carrera, see here hitting against Southern Miss this past weekend, was named C-USA Player of the Year Wednesday, May 9, 2012. (Image: Michael P. Reese)-2012

Carrera Named C-USA Hitter of the Week

IRVING, Texas - UTEP senior catcher Camilla Carrera was named this week’s Conference USA Hitter of the Week as she batted .577 with 15 hits, including seven home runs, and 19 RBI. Carrera slugged 1.423 and she led the ...
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The UTEP women's basketball team pose as they are named the 2012 Conference USA Tournament champions after defeating Tulane, 69-65. (Image: UTEP Athletics)

Conference USA Tourney Champs! WBB Defeats Tulane, 69-65

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Gloria Brown scored 18 of her game-high 20 points in the second half as regular-season champion UTEP rallied past No. 3 seed Tulane, 69-65, in the 2012 Conference USA Championship title game on Saturday at ...
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Kelli Willingham's potential go-ahead three pointer from the right wing was blocked with seven seconds to play, allowing Arizona State to creep past UTEP, 47-45. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB Heads to Conference USA Championship Game

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Sophomore Kelli Willingham tallied 15 points and senior Gloria Brown pulled down a game-high 10 rebounds as regular-season champion and top-seeded UTEP derailed fourth-seed UAB, 60-49, in the 2012 Conference...
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WBB head coach Keitha Adams discusses strategy with Gloria Brown during the Idaho St. contest. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

WBB Rolls Past Southern Miss, 92-79

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Five different Miners posted double-figure scoring totals as top-seeded UTEP toppled Southern Miss, 92-79, in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Conference USA Championships Thursday evening. The Miners (27-3) ad...
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Colleen Hohman, seen here during the 2012 UTEP Invitational, had a similar celebration after getting the complete game win over Evansville, 7-4, in game two of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

Bats Come Alive, Softball Gets Back-to-Back Wins

EL PASO, Texas – Sometimes all it takes is the crack of one back and some confidence to spark a rally. That seemed to be the case Tuesday afternoon for the Miners. UTEP (10-13) found that spark three different times as they w...
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Courtney Ware, seen here hitting against Iowa St., hist a grand slam against Valparaiso Sunday afternoon during the 2012 UTEP Invitational. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

Ware’s Grand Slam Carries Miners to Early Win, Drop Nightcap

EL PASO, Texas – The highs and lows of the 2012 season continued Sunday afternoon at UTEP split their final two games of the 2012 UTEP Invitational. The Miners won the early contest in dramatic come-from-behind fashion thank...
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Running back Josh Bell fights through a tackle during Saturday's practice. It was the first practice of the spring where players wore full pads and made contact with each other. (Image: Chris Avila)

Running Backs Improving With Progression of Practices

EL PASO, Texas – When head coach Mike Price walked onto the practice field on Tuesday and spoke to the media, he said it was going to be an interesting spring because of some personnel issues at a number of different position...
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Freshman Julian Washburn, seen here looking for an open teammate, put on a defensive showcase in UTEP's 52-41 win over UC Riverside Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. (Image: Jeff Taylor)

MBB: SMU 3-Pointers Sink UTEP, 57-48

DALLAS, Texas – Seniors Robert Nyakundi and Rodney Clinkscales combined to hit seven three-pointers in their final home game for SMU, as the Mustangs beat UTEP, 57-48, on Saturday afternoon at Moody Coliseum. The Miners close...
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Senior Chelsea Troupe swings at a pitch from Iowa St. pitcher Breeanna Holliday during the 2012 UTEP Invitational. (Image: Michael P. Reese)

Softball Sets New Record With 25 Runs Against Brown

EL PASO, Texas - The Miners opened day two of the UTEP Invitational with a 6-7 loss to ISU. After suffering the loss UTEP rebounded with a recorded setting 25-7 win over Brown. A 15 run inning helped lead the way to the victor...
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Chelsea Troupe has been named

Softball Splits Games, Ends Losing Streak

El Paso, TEXAS - UTEP opened the first day of their tournament dropping one game to UTSA and picking up a victory over Brown to snap their 11 game slide. The Miners (5-11) were unable to overcome an early deficit in a 15-3 fiv...
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