Sophomore Katia Gallegos and senior Dejanae Roebuck notched career-high point performances en route to UTEP women’s basketball’s (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) season-opening 80-76 overtime victory over I-10 rival New Mexico State (0-1, 0-0 WAC) at the Don Haskins Center on Wednesday. Gallegos drove right to the basket with under five seconds remaining in regulation with a […]Read More
Competition, when either won or lost, reveals our true nature.
Both the Miner men and women’s basketball teams tip off their respective seasons Wednesday at the Don Haskins Center. The women’s opener against NM State will tip-off one hour earlier at noon MT, while the men’s opener versus UTPB will tip-off two hours earlier at 5 pm MT. First off, the UTEP women’s basketball faces […]Read More
Tuesday morning, El Paso Locomotive FC officials announced Midfielder Dylan Mares and Defender Macca King, will return to the field for the Sun City for the 2021 USL Championship season, pending league and federation approval. “Dylan and Macca encapsulate what we are about here. Both players are completely bought into our team-first environment,” stated Head […]Read More
Tuesday morning, UTEP Head Coach Rodney Terry announced the addition of Khalfani Hill who signed a letter of intent to play basketball with the Miners starting in the 2021-22 season. Hill is a 6-foot-9 versatile guard/forward with a 7-foot-2 wingspan. The product of Toronto, Canada, averaged a double-double (22.0 ppg, 10.0 rpg) and 2.0 blocks […]Read More
UTEP President Heather Wilson and Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced Monday that the Miner basketball teams’ early-season games in the Don Haskins Center will be played with no fans in attendance. “While the COVID numbers in our community have started to improve, we want to encourage all El Pasoans to continue to stay home, […]Read More
UTEP Head Coach Rodney Terry announced Monday a fifth nonconference contest, as the Miners will travel to Tempe, Arizon., to take on Associated Press Preseason no. 18 Arizona State on December 16. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MST at Desert Financial Arena; and the Miners and Sun Devils can be seen on the Pac-12 […]Read More
Monday morning, El Paso Locomotive FC announced its continuing partnership with Borderplex sister club, FC Juarez, welcoming Defender Eder Borelli and Forward Leandro Carrijo for the 2021 season, pending league and federation approval. “We enjoyed having Leandro and Eder with us in 2020,” shared Head Coach and Technical Director Mark Lowry. “Their attitude and willingness to come in […]Read More
Wolves Esports have joined forces with the North American Collegiate League (NACL) and to celebrate have launched the 20/21 Championship series. “The NACL boast partnerships with more than 220 colleges and universities worldwide, through in excess of 100 online tournaments and live events. We are delighted to be able to offer our players the opportunity […]Read More
The Americas Trail Blazers headed to the West Side Friday night, taking on the homestanding Franklin Cougars. While the ‘Blazers and the Cougars went toe to toe in the first half, it was the Cougars that would pitch a shutout in the final two quarters, en-route to a 31-10 victory. Our very own Andres Acosta […]Read More
This week’s guest on the “Picks Up Podcast” is UTEP women’s basketball standout Katia Gallegos. The El Paso native discusses her record-breaking freshman campaign and her goals for the 2020-21 Miners, who open the season next week in the Haskins Center. Gallegos was named to the C-USA All-Freshman team after one of the best opening […]Read More