December 1, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Friday, November 28 - Sunday, November 30, 2008* Two Oklahoma State Assistant Coaches are in Running to Replace Rocky Long
* Lobo Men's Basketball Team Loses Last Game in Cancun Challenge 67-55
* Lobo Women's Basketball Team Wins Against Nebraska Cornhusters 62-51
* Volleyball Team Not Invited to NCAA TournamentSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2008
2 KASA 9:00 PM
NUMEROUS SOURCES ARE NOW REPORTING THAT 2 OKLAHOMA STATE ASSISTANT COACHES ARE HIGH ON THE LIST TO REPLACE ROCKY LONG AT UNM. OSU ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JOE DEFOREST IS CONSIDERED AN EARLY FRONT- RUNNER FOR THE JOB, AND OSU RUNNING BACKS COACH CURTIS LUPER IS ALSO GETTING INTEREST...UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY WAS THE OKLAHOMA STATE PRESIDENT FROM 2002 TO 2007... MEANWHILE, CROSS MISSOURI OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR DAVE CHRISTENSEN OFF UNM'S LIST... ESPN IS REPORTING THAT CHRISTENSEN WILL BE NAMED THE WYOMING HEAD COACH AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW... HE HAD BEEN THOUGHT TO BE A LEADING CONTENDER TO HEAD THE LOBOS... THIS WILL BE HIS 1ST HEAD COACHING JOB ...
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WERE KNOCKED OFF BY V-C-U IN THE CANCUN TOURNAMENT... THE LOBOS OPENED THE GAME BY FALLING BEHIND 10- NOTHING... BUT DANIEL FARIS HELPED TO KEEP THEM IN THE GAME...LOBOS ON THE BREAK AND THE ROCK GOES FARIS FOR THE HOOP AND THE FOUL...HE FINISHED WITH 11... === PHILLIP MCDONALD SCORED 14-POINTS FOR THE LOBOS...HERE HE MAKES THE STEAL AND GET THE HOOP AND THE HARM AT THE OTHER END ...THE LOBOS WERE UP ONE AT THE BREAK... === BUT THIS IS THE WAY THE SECOND HALF WENT ...LANCE KERSE BANKS IN THE 3-POINTER AND THE LOBOS FALL 67-TO- 55...NEW MEXICO IS NOW 3-AND-3 AND WILL GET DRAKE TONIGHT AT 6:15... HERE IS A LOOK AT THE BOX SCORE ROMAN MARTINEZ AND TONY DANRIDGE COMBINED TO SCORE 5-POINTS... MARTINEZ WAS 1-FOR-8 FROM THE FLOOR AND DANRIDGE WAS 1- FOR-5 FROM THE FLOOR... THE LOBOS WERE OUTSCORED BY 13- POINTS IN THE SECOND HALF... THE BIG REASON WAS BECAUSE OF THEIR PLAY ON THE DEFENSIVE END OF THE FLOOR...
THE NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S TEAM WAS A WINNER LAST NIGHT COMING FROM BEHIND TO BEAT THE NEBRASKA CORN BEHIND TO BEAT THE NEBRASKA CORN HUSKERS 62-TO-51... WITH THE WIN THE LOBOS ARE NOW 6- AND-1 ON THE YEAR...ALL COMING AT HOME...THE LOBOS WERE DOWN AT THE HALF GOING OVER 17-MINUTES WITHOUT A FIELD GOAL...BUT THE SECOND HALF WAS A 180 ...AND THEY WIN BY 11 ...NEXT UP IS THE AGGIES THURSDAY NIGHT ...
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CANCUN AND TONIGHT'S PACE MUCH MORE TO THEIR LIKING... FORMER RIO GRANDE RAVEN ALEX WHITE PLAYING FOR DRAKE...HE HAD A COUPLE OF HOOPS ... === OFF THE INBOUND PASS THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ON THE FLOOR IS THE GUYS WHO INBOUNDS THE BALL... CHAD TOPPERT WITH THE 3-POINTER... === THE BEST LOBO ON THE FLOOR IN THIS GAME WAS DANIEL FARIS...HE GETS THE HOOP AND THE HARM...THIS GAME WAS EVEN AT 31 AT THE BREAK... === BUT DRAKE CAME OUT OF THE LOCKEROOM ON FIRE FROM 3-POINT LAND ...AND THE LOBOS GO DOWN FOR THE SECOND NIGHT IN A ROW...THE FINAL DRAKE 68...THE LOBOS 6-2...NEW MEXICO FALLS TO 3- AND-4 ON THE YEAR... LET'S TAKE A PEAK AT THE BOX SCORE...A MUCH BETTER NIGHT FOR ROMAN MARTINEZ AND HE FINISHED WITH 11 POINTS...CHAD TOPPERTS HIT HALF OF HIS 3-POINTERS FOR 12-POINTS...BUT THE LOBOS WERE OUT-REBOUNDED AND HAD 13- TURNOVERS... THERE WERE SOME BIGHT MOMENTS...NOT A BUNCH BUT SOME...THE LOBOS OPENED THE GAME MUCH BETTER TONIGHT THEN THEY DID LAST NIGHT... THE BIG REASON... THEY USED THEIR SIZE TO THEIR ADVANTAGE...
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THE LOBO MEN MAY HAVE SPENT TOO MUCH TIME AT THE BEACH. A STEP SLOW... NEW MEXICO LOOKED SUN SOAKED AGAINST VIRGINIA COMMENWEALTH LATE LAST NIGHT IN CANCUN. NOT EXACTLY
THE PIT...THE LOBOS FACING VCU IN A CONVENTION CENTER WITH ABOUT 200 NS ON HAND. 1ST HALF...VCU STARTS THE GAME WITH A 10-0 RUN...ERIC MAYNOR ...BUCKET AND THE FOUL ...HE LEADS ALL SCORERS WITH 18 POINTS. OTHER END...THE LOBOS RALLY...NATE GARTH FOULED AND CONVERTS...GARTH WITH 12 OFF THE BENCH AND THE LOBOS LEAD BY ONE AT THE BREAK. 2ND HALF...PHILIP MCDONALD BRINGS DOWN THE HOUSE...LITERALLY ...THE FRESHMAN WITH THE TWO HANDED JAM AND THE SUPPORT GIVES AWAY. TAKE ANOTHER LOOK ...MCDONALD LEADS UNM WITH 14. BUT DOWN THE STRETCH, LIKE THE GOAL, THE LOBOS CRUMBLE. THE LOBOS FALL TO VCU IN THE CANCUN CHALLELNGE...67 TO 55. 3-3 OVERALL...THE LOBOS WILL TAKE ON DRAKE AT 6:15PM IN THE CONSOLATION GAME. 2-1 ON THE SEASON.
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I HAVE A FEELING COACH ALFORD DID NOT LET HIS PLAYERS GO TO THE BEACH TODAY. AFTER FALLING TO VCU LAST NIGHT IN THE SEMIFINALS OF THE CANCUN CHALLENGE...NEW MEXICO FACING DRAKE IN THE TOURNAMENT'S CONSOLATION GAME. PACK YOUR BAGS FOR MEXICO...WHERE THIS ONE IS TIED AT THE BREAK. WE PICK IT UP IN THE 2ND HALF...THE LOBOS GO INSIDE TO DANIEL FARIS WHO BRINGS HIS LUNCHPAIL AND GOES TO WORK... FARIS LEADS UNM WITH 14 POINTS. OTHER END... DRAKE HAS SOME SHARP SHOOTERS...FIRST IT'S JOHNATHAN COX HITTING FROM DOWNTOWN. THEN IT'S BRENT HEEMSKERK DRAINING FROM DEEP...HE SCORES A GAME-HIGH 17. NOT TO BE LEFT OUT JACOB BARYENBRUCH WANTS A PIECE OF THE ACTION. DRAKE OPENS UP A DOUBLE-DIGIT ADVANTAGE AND GOES ON TO WIN IT 68 TO 62. NOT THE BEST VACATION FOR THE LOBOS WHO FINISH 0-2 IN MEXICO. THE LOBOS ARE NOW 3-4 ON THE SEASON.
IT'S BEEN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORY FOR THE LOBO WOMEN. THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING SUNBURNED AND HAD A GREAT WEEKEND RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE THE LOBOS WON THEIR HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT WITH WINS OVER WILLIAM AND MARY AND NEBRASKA. LAST NIGHT NEW MEXICO SHUCKED THE PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED CORNHUSKERS 62 TO 51. THE LOBOS NOW SPORT A MARQUEE VICTORY OVER A BIG 12 OPPONENT ALONG WITH A 6-1 RECORD. NEXT UP...NEW MEXICO TAKES ON IN STATE RIVAL NEW MEXICO STATE. IT'S ON THURSDAY WITH A 7:30 TIP-OFF AT THE PIT.
DAVE CHRISTENSEN WILL NOT REPLACE ROCKY LONG. THE MISSOURI OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR WILL BE NAMED THE HEAD COACH AT ANOTHER MOUNTAIN WEST SCHOOL ...WYOMING. IN 2007... CHRISTENSEN LED THE TIGERS OFFENSE TO A SCHOOL RECORD 558 POINTS AND HIS NAME HAD SURFACED AS A POSSIBLE CANIDATE FOR THE VACANT UNM JOB.
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STEVE ALFORD AND THE LOBOS TOOK ON A VERY GOOD VCU TEAM LATE LAST NIGHT AT THE CANCUN CHALLENGE... AFTER A TERRIBLE START, UNM CAME BACK ... NATE GARTH FOR 3 OF HIS 12 POINTS...LOBOS GET CLOSER... MEANWHILE, DANIEL FARIS WAS STEADY, WITH 11 POINTS AND 8
REBOUNDS...LOBOS BUILT A LITTLE LEAD IN THIS ONE, AS A.J. HARDEMAN FLUSHEONE... BUT IN THIS GAME THAT FEATURED A BUNCH OF SCORING SPURTS, THE RAMS GOT THE BIGGER, BETTER ONE... ERIC MAYNOR LED ALL SCORERS WITH 18... AND DESPITE THIS PHILLIP MCDONALD DUNK THAT ACTUALLY BROKE THE BACKBOARD- SUPPORT FOR 2 OF HIS TEAM-HIGH 14..LOBOS LOSE, 67-55, THEY'LL PLAY DRAKE TONIGHT AT 6:15 ..
A STORY WE HAD 1ST FOR YOU LAST WEEK IS GROWING..NUMEROUS SOURCES ARE NOW REPORTING THAT 2 OKLAHOMA STATE ASSISTANT COACHES ARE HIGH ON THE LIST TO REPLACE ROCKY LONG AT UNM. OSU ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JOE DEFOREST IS CONSIDERED AN EARLY FRONT- RUNNER FOR THE JOB, AND OSU RUNNING BACKS COACH CURTIS LUPER IS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED...UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY WAS THE OKLAHOMA STATE PRESIDENT FROM 2002 TO 2007... MEANWHILE, CROSS MISSOURI OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR DAVE CHRISTENSEN OFF UNM'S LIST... ESPN IS REPORTING THAT CHRISTENSEN WILL BE NAMED THE WYOMING HEAD COACH AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW... HE HAD BEEN THOUGHT TO BE A LEADING CONTENDER TO HEAD THE LOBOS... THIS WILL BE HIS 1ST HEAD COACHING JOB ...
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A STORY WE HAD 1ST FOR YOU LAST WEEK IS GROWING... NUMEROUS SOURCES ARE NOW REPORTING THAT 2 OKLAHOMA STATE ASSISTANT COACHES ARE HIGH ON THE LIST TO REPLACE ROCKY LONG AT UNM... OSU ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH JOE DEFOREST IS CONSIDERED AN EARLY FRONT- RUNNER FOR THE JOB, AND OSU RUNNING BACKS COACH CURTIS LUPER IS ALSO BEING CONSIDERED...UNM PRESIDENT DAVID SCHMIDLY WAS THE OKLAHOMA STATE PRESIDENT FROM 2002 TO 2007... MEANWHILE, CROSS MISSOURI OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR DAVE CHRISTENSEN OFF UNM'S LIST... ESPN IS REPORTING THAT CHRISTENSEN WILL BE NAMED THE WYOMING HEAD COACH AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW... HE HAD BEEN THOUGHT TO BE A LEADING CONTENDER TO HEAD THE LOBOS... THIS WILL BE HIS 1ST HEAD COACHING JOB ...
SOME TOUGH NEWS FOR THE UNM VOLLEYBALL TEAM TONIGHT... DESPITE A 22-7 OVERALL RECORD, AND A 3RD PLACE FINISH IN A VERY TOUGH MOUNTAIN WEST, THE LOBOS DO NOT MAKE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD... THE 22 WINS WERE THE
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2008
2 KASA 9:00 PM
THE LOBO WOMEN HOST NEBRASKA IN A BIG GAME AT THE PIT. ADAM SHADOFF JOINS US NOW WITH SPORTS. HELLO ADAM. THE UNM WOMEN HIT EACH OTHER'S HANDS BEFORE THE START OF TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST NEBRASKA... THEIR HANDS WERE ABOUT THE ONLY THING THE LOBOS HIT ALL NIGHT TOO.
AMANDA ADAMSON DROPPED THIS SHOT FOR 2 OF HER 10 POINTS, BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY UNM FIELD GOAL UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE OF THE HALF!.. IT WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH... LOBOS SHOT 20 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD IN THE 1ST HALF AND THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE THEY SCORED 3 BUCKETS IN THE LAST MINUTE... AND SOMEHOW, UNM STAYED IN IT ALL THE WAY, IN FACT WINNING!, 62-51...
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THE LOBO MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS PLAYING IN PARADISE THIS WEEKEND... THE CANCUN TOURNAMENT OPENS WITH VCU...THIS WILL BE A BATTLE OF UNDERCLASSMEN...
THE NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM WAS A WINNER IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THEIR THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT...THE LOBOS BEAT WILLIAM AND MARY 68-TO-51...AMY BEGGIN LED THE LOBOS WITH 20- POINTS...NEW MEXICO NOW MEETS UNBEATEN NEBRASKA IN TONIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME... DON FLANAGAN SAYS THE CORN- HUSKERS WILL BE A TOUGH TASK....
THE NEW MEXICO VOLLEYBALL TEAM AT HOME TO TAKE ON V-C-U..AND THE LOBOS REBOUNDED NICELY FROM THEIR LOSS TO THE AGGIES...NEW MEXICO BEAT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH IN 3-GAMES...NEXT FOR THE LOBOS WOULD BE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT...THEY WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW IF THEY ARE IN OR OUT...
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THE NEW MEXICO WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM LOOKING TO BE THE HOST WITH THE MOST IN THEIR THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT...TAKIN G ON NEBRASKA IN THE TITLE GAME... THE CORN HUSKERS UNBEATEN ON THE SEASON COMING INTO THIS GAME ... === THE LOBOS AMANDA ADAMSON GETS THE SHOOTERS ROLE SHE FINISHED WITH 10- POINTS ON THE NIGHT ...BUT THE HUSKERS WERE ON TOP BY 4-AT THE HALF... === THE SECOND HALF WAS ALL LOBOS...NIKKI NELSON WITH THE 3-POINTER AND THE LOBOS GO ON TO BEAT THE CORN- HUSKERS 62-TO- 51...THE LOBOS ARE NOW 6-AND-1...
THE LOBOS ARE IN ACTION TAKING ON V-C-U IN THE CANCUN TOURNAMENT...BECAUSE OF T-V RESTRICTIONS I CAN'T SHOW YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS BUT I CAN TELL YOU THE SCORE... RIGHT NOW IN THE SECOND HALF IT'S ----...THE LOBOS FELL BEHIND 10-NOTHING BUT CAME BACK IN THE FINAL 10-MINUTES OF THE FIRST HALF... TOMORROW ON THE EARLY EDITION OF EYEWITNESS NEWS WE'LL GIVE YOU THE HIGHLIGHTS...A BOX SCORE AND OUR LOBO INSIDER BREAKDOWN...
THE NEW MEXICO VOLLEYBALL TEAM AT HOME TO TAKE ON V-C-U..AND THE LOBOS REBOUNDED NICELY FROM THEIR LOSS TO THE AGGIES...NEW MEXICO BEAT VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH IN 3-GAMES...NEXT FOR THE LOBOS WOULD BE THE NCAA TOURNAMENT...THEY WILL FIND OUT TOMORROW IF THEY ARE IN OR OUT ...
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IS THE FOOTBALL SEASON WRAPS UP THE NEW MEXICO BOWL IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER. AND EVEN THOUGH THE LOBOS WON'T BE PLAYING THIS YEAR, BOWL OFFICIALS EXPECT A BIG TURNOUT TO BRING IN A LOT OF MONEY TO THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. THE NEW MEXICO BOWL IS PLAYED ON DECEMBER 20-TH...AND ALTHOUGH THE TEAMS AREN'T FINALIZED YET THEY WILL MOST LIKELY BE A MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM AGAINST A WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAM.
7 KOAT 5:00 PM
NOT ONLY ARE THE LOBO MEN WORKING ON THEIR TANS BUT TONIGHT THEY WILL HEAD INDOORS TO WORK ON THEIR GAME. THE 3-2 LOBOS WILL SQUARE OFF WITH 2-2 VIRGINIA COMMENWEALTH IN THE CANCUN CHALLENGE. TIP-OFF IS AT 9PM MOUNTAIN TIME. AFTER KNOCKING OFF WILLIAM AND MARY 68 TO 51 LAST NIGHT...
THE LOBO WOMEN WILL FACE NEBRASKA IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OF THEIR HOLIDAY TOUNAMENT. AMY BEGGIN SCORED A GAME-HIGH 20 POINTS AGAINST THE TRIBE. NEW MEXICO IS 5-1 ON THE SEASON WHILE THE CORNHUSKERS ARE 5-0. GAMETIME AT THE PIT IS 7PM.
13 KRQE 5:30 PM
RIO RANCHO'S GAYLE TRIPP, SARAH KWASIGROCH, AND JEANNE FAIRCHILD WERE HONORED ON SENIOR DAY THIS AFTERNOON, AS UNM HOSTED VCU IN THE FINAL REGULAR SEASON GAME OF THE YEAR... EARLY IN THIS ONE, WATCH ANNA LEHNE CREEP UP AND THUNDER THIS ONE DOWN... SHE HAD 10 KILLS.. LOBOS OUT TO THE HOT START ... LATER, IT'S FAIRCHILD - NUMBER 3 IN THE NATION IN KILLS PUTTING ONE AWAY ... FINISHED WITH A GAME-HIGH 13... LOBOS WIN, 3-0... THEY WILL NOW WAIT FOR THE NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW TOMORROW...
LAST NIGHT, THE UNM WOMEN GOT A QUALITY, 68-51 WIN OVER WILLIAM AND MARY AT THE PIT... THEY WANTED BADLY TO BEAT THE TRIBE SO THEY COULD PLAY NCAA TOURNAMENT REGULAR AND BIG- TIME OPPONENT NEBRASKA TONIGHT... BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR... THE LOBOS HOST THE HUSKERS AT 7:00... I'LL HAVE HILITES AT 10:00...
MEANWHILE, AFTER A DAY NOT SPENT AT THE BEACH IN MEXICO, THE LOBO MENS TEAM FACES A VERY TOUGH VCU SQUAD AT THE CANCUN CHALLENGE... TIP-OFF'S SET FOR 9:00PM AND THE GAME IS NATIONALLY TELEVSIED ON CBS COLLEGE SPORTS TV... I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SHOW HILITES TONIGHT IF THE GAME IS STILL IN PROGRESS.
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TURN INTO A STROLL ON THE BEACH-SIDE COURT TONIGHT IN CANCUN FOR THE LOBOS... AND RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT BEACHY, BUT THE LOBOS DO HAVE A LEAD... UNM BY 1 AT THE HALF OVER VCU... THE LOBOS STARTED SLOWLY, BUT HAD A BIG SCORING SPURT LATE... I'LL HAVE HILITES OF THIS ONE FOR YOU TOMORROW AT 5:30...
THE UNM WOMEN HIT EACH OTHER'S HANDS BEFORE THE START OF TONIGHT'S GAME AGAINST NEBRASKA... THEIR HANDS WERE ABOUT THE ONLY THING THE LOBOS HIT ALL NIGHT TOO... AMANDA ADAMSON DROPPED THIS SHOT FOR 2 OF HER 10 POINTS, BUT THAT WAS THE ONLY UNM FIELD GOAL UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE OF THE HALF!... IT WAS PAINFUL TO WATCH..LOBOS SHOT 20 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD IN THE 1ST HALF AND THAT'S ONLY BECAUSE THEY SCORED 3 BUCKETS IN THE LAST MINUTE... AND SOMEHOW, UNM STAYED IN IT ALL THE WAY, IN FACT WINNING!, 62-51...THE MOST SINCE THE LAST NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM FROM NEW MEXICO - 1994...
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28
2 KASA 9:00 PM
THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM GOT TOGETHER TONIGHT, HOSTING WILLIAM & MARY IN THE OPENER OF THE THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT... EARLY ON, WATCH AMY BEGGIN WITH THE SHAKE AND BAKE!... THAT'S FANCY... DROPPED HER DEFENDER TO THE FLOOR ON THE WAY TO 2 OF HER GAME-HIGH 20 ON THE NIGHT... MEANWHILE, EILEEN WEISSMAN HITS FROM THE CORNER FOR 3 OF HER 5, AND THE LOBOS BUILD A LITTLE LEAD... AMANDA ADAMSON'S BEEN DOING IT ALL LATELY FOR THE LOBOS SHE CLEANS UP A MISS HERE... 8 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS FOR HER... LATER, WATCH SARA HALASZ CAN ONE... SHE HAD 7...LOBOS WIN, 68-51... THEY'LL PLAY NEBRASKA TOMORROW...
A WIN AGAINST 25TH-RANKED NEW MEXICO STATE WOULD BE HUGE FOR THE LOBOS' NCAA TOURNAMENT HOPES... BUT THE AGGIES GOT THE HOT START TONIGHT... AMBER SIMPSON SAYS: "IN YOUR FACE!" WITH THE BLOCK ... THE LOBOS HAVE SOME POWER HITTERS THOUGH... ANNA LEHNE SLAMS ONE THROUGH...
MORE FROM UNM, YOU KNEW ALL- MOUNTAIN WEST 1ST-TEAMER JEANNIE FAIRCHILD WAS GONNA GET HER KILLS! ... IN THE END, THIS MATCH WENT TO 5 GAMES ... KELLI GOODAN FINISHES THINGS UP... AGGIES WIN, 3 GAMES TO 2... LOBOS HOST VCU TOMORROW...
YOU CAN CROSS LANE KIFFIN OFF THE POSSIBLE UNM HEAD FOOTBALL COACHING LIST ... ESPN IS REPORTING THAT THE FORMER RAIDERS HEAD MAN HAS AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO TAKE THE HEAD COACHING JOB AT TENNESSEE..
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DID A BRUNCH SQUELCH NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY'S SEARCH FOR A NEW PRESIDENT? AN OUTGOING REGENT SAYS IT DIDN'T HELP. TODAY'S LAS CRUCES SUN-NEWS REPORTS OUTGOING REGENTS CHAIRMAN BOB GALLAGHER SAYS SOME OF THE CANDIDATES GOT THE IMPRESSION THEY WOULDN'T GET A FAIR SHAKE ... AFTER LEARNING OF A BRUNCH TO CELEBRATE THE UNIVERSITY'S "FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT" THAT WAS ORGANIZAED BY A MEMBER OF THE SEARCH COMMITTEE. HE SAYS THEIR CONCERNS WERE FURTHER HEIGHTENED WHEN A CAMPUS RALLY WAS HELD IN SUPPORT OF WADED CRUZADO FOR PRESIDENT THE DAY BEFORE INTERVIEWS WERE SUPPOSED TO START.
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A HOLIDAY TRADITION RETURNS TO UNM'S POPEJOY HALL THIS WEEKEND: TCHAIKOVSKY'S NUTCRACKER BALLET -- PERFORMED BY THE NEW MEXICO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND NEW MEXICO BALLET COMPANY. MATINEE PERFORMANCES ARE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AT 2-O- CLOCK. THEN NEXT WEEKEND, 7-O-CLOCK EVENING PERFORMANCES WILL BE HELD, IN ADDITION TO THE MATINEES. TICKET PRICES RANGE BETWEEN 11-AND-40 DOLLARS WITH DISCOUNTS FOR CHILDREN 12 AND UNDER, AND GROUPS OF 20 OR MORE.
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THE AGGIES ARE ON LOBOS RIGHT NOW IN A MATCH THAT COULD HAVE POSTSEASON IMPLICATIONS.. BOTH TEAMS ARE LOOKING FOR AN AT LARGE INVITE TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT .. THE LOBOS FINISHED TOP THREE IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST.. IT'S THEIR HIGHEST CONFERENCE FINISH IN 12 YEARS.. A WIN OVER A TOP 25 SQUAD LIKE NEW MEXICO STATE WOULD SOLIDIFY A SPOT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT FIELD OF 64..
THE UNM WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE FLOOR AT THE PIT AGAIN TONIGHT.. THE LOBOS HOST WILLIAM AND MARY AS PART OF THEIR TWO-DAY TOURNAMENT..THEY WILL FACE EITHER BUTLER OR NEBRASKA ON SATURDAY.. THE LOBOS HAVEN'T LOST AT HOME YET THIS YEAR AND NO MATTER WHO THEY PLAY THE MESSAGE FROM COACH IS "D- UP"..
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THE NEW MEXICO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PREPARES FOR ITS BIGGEST PERFORMANCE OF THE SEASON -EVEN AS ITS CASH FLOW SHRINKS IN THIS TROUBLED ECONOMY. STUART DYSON REPORTS FROM UNM'S POPEJOY HALL - WHERE DRESS REHEARSAL FOR "THE NUTCRACKER" JUST WRAPPED UP. THE SYMPHONY FINDS ITSELF IN THE JAWS OF AN ECONOMIC NUTCRACKER AS IT JOINS THE NEW MEXICO BALLET COMPANY FOR THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTION OF THE POPULAR TCHAIKOVSKY CHRISTMAS BALLET. IF THERE'S A SOUR NOTE IN THE ORCHESTRA YOU CAN BLAME IT ON A SHORTFALL OF ABOUT 200 THOUSAND DOLLARS IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET - THANKS TO DROPPING CORPORATE DONATIONS AND LOWER SINGLE CONCERT TICKET SALES. BUT THE SYMPHONY IS DETERMINED TO TIGHTEN ITS BELT WITHOUT LAYING OFF MUSICIANS OR STAFF. AND THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE NUTCRACKER - AUDIENCES CAN'T SEEM TO GET ENOUGH OF IT - EVEN IN HARD TIMES. " EVEN WITH THE FINANCIAL STRESS WE'RE UNDER - THAT MANY NONPROFITS ARE UNDER - THE ONE THING WHERE WE HAVE SEEN TICKET SALES ACTUALLY UP OVER LAST YEAR ARE THE NUTCRACKER." " IT'S A GREAT ESCAPE NO MATTER WHAT THE ECONOMIC TIMES ARE - IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SHOW WITH WONDERFUL COSTUMES - A GREAT STORY - BEAUTIFUL CHOREOGRAPHY." " I THINK THAT SPEAKS TO PEOPLE'S DESIRE TO RECONNECT EVERY YEAR WITH THIS HOLIDAY TRADITION - AND ALSO MAYBE MORE SO THIS YEAR BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN." THE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ACTUALLY HAS ROOTS DEEP IN HARD TIMES - BORN IN THE HEART OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION - BACK IN 1932 - SO HOW'S A MERE RECESSION SUPPOSED TO KEEP 'EM DOWN? THE SYMPHONY'S BEEN PERFORMING THE NUTCRACKER WITH THE BALLET COMPANY FOR EIGHTEEN SOLID YEARS NOW - WITH LOTS OF NEW STUFF FOR THIS YEAR'S PRODUCTION. TWO NUTCRACKER PERFORMANCES THIS WEEKEND - SATURDAY AND SUNDAY - 2PM - THREE MORE PERFORMANCES NEXT WEEKEND. STUART DYSON EYEWITNESS NEWS FOUR.
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THE UNM WOMEN'S ON THE TWO-DAY SLATE WAS WILLIAM AND MARY.. THE LOBOS HADN'T LOST AT HOME COMING INTO THIS ONE.. FIRST HALF ACTION.. AMANDA ADAMSON DOING THE DRIVING.. SHOT NO GOOD .. GOT THE REBOUND AND KICKS IT OUT TO SARAH HALLES.. SHE CLEANS IT UP.. ==== AMY BEGGIN IS THE LONG RANGE BOMBER ON THIS SQUAD.. SHE DRAINS THE THREE...AND THE LOBOS GO ON TO BEAT WILLIAM AND MARY...68-TO-51... THEY WILL GET NEBRASKA IN THE TITLE GAME...
THE UNM MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM TAKES ON VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH TOMORROW NIGHT IN CANCUN..THE LOBOS ARE 3-AND-2 ON THE SEASON.. SUNDAY THE LOBOS WILL PLAY EITHER DRAKE OR VANDERBILT..
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IT'S LESS THAN ONE MONTH NOW TO THE 3RD ANNUAL NEW MEXICO BOWL FOOTBALL GAME. AND THOUGH THE LOBOS WON'T BE PLAYING THIS YEAR ORGANIZERS HAVE BIG HOPES OF CEMENTING THE GAME AS A HOLIDAY TRADITION. ROD GREEN REPORTS THEY'VE GOT SOME SELLING TO DO. WHILE
WE WON'T GET TO SEE A REPLAY OF ST YEAR'S BIG WIN OVER NEVADA. A VICTORY THAT ENDED A 46-YEAR BOWL DROUGHT FOR THE LOBOS ... NEW MEXICO BOWL'S JEFF SIEMBIEDA EXPECTS A GOOD GATE ANYWAY WITHOUT THE DRAW OF THE HOME TEAM. ON THE PHONE: "IM OF THE FIRM BELIEF ROD THAT THIS BOWL GAME IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND THAT THIS COMMUNITY WANTS THE BOWL GAME." ON THE PHONE:"WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT ATTNDENCE IS GOING TO BE GOOD AN THAT THE COMMUNITY WANTS SOMETHING OF THIS CALIBER." GREEN:THERE'S BEEN AT LEAST ONE MAJOR CHANGE TO THE GAME BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS THE DESERET IT STILL CAN BE COLD ON DECEMBER 20TH." ON THE PHONE:"WE BACKERD UP THE STARTING TIME. IN PREVIOUS YEARS IT HAD BEEN TWO THIRTY, WE BACKED IT UP TO 12:30. THE ONLY COMPLAINT WE GOT ABOUT THE GAME LAST YEAR IS THAT IT WAS COLD." THE FINAL MATCH-UP FOR THE PRESTIEGIOUS PUEBLO POTERY TROPHY WON'T BE ANNOUNCED FOR A WEEK OR SO BUT SIEMBIEDA SAYS HE THINKS THERE'LL BE A STRONG INTEREST IN THE GAME HERE AND ON ESPN. ON THE PHONE:"WE'RE STILL THE ONLY FOOTBALL GAME ON TELEVISION IN THAT WINDOW, TWO THIRTY TO FIVE THIRTY EASTERN TIME ON THE SATURDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS. THIS SLOT IS UNBELIEVEABLE." STILL SPORTS FANS AT ONE ALBUQUERQUE PUB ARE NOT TOTALLY SOLD ON THE NMB CONCEPT. FRED BAZAN:"IT'S NOT A TRADITION THAT VERY MEANY PEOPLE ARE INTO RIGHT NOW. MAYBE LATER ON WHEN PEOPLE START GOIN MAYBE I WILL START GOIN." STACY RAEL:"GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK SOMETHING OUT NEW, WHY NOT?" TIM YACKEY:"I'M NOT SURE YET KIND OF INTERESTED IN SEEIN WHAT TEAMS ARE PLAYIN, WISH OUR NEW MEXICO LOBOS ARE PLAYIN'." MAYBE NEXT YEAR TIM. MAYBE NEXT YEAR. ROD GREEN KOAT ACTION SEVEN NEWS. THE NEW MEXICO BOWL IS PLAYED ON DECEMBER 20-TH...AND WILL MOST LIKELY BE A MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM AGAINST A WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAM. AND DOWN SOUTH...
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HOLIDAY SHOPPERS AREN'T THE ONLY ONES FACING TOUGH TIMES. STATE OFFICIALS ARE THINKING ABOUT INTRODUCING THE FINANCIALLY STRAPPED PRIVATE COLLEGE OF SANTA FE INTO THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM. THAT WAY IT WOULD FALL UNDER NEW MEXICO'S EDUCATION FUNDING PLAN, HOPEFULLY SAVING THE COLLEGE. THE STATE'S HIGHER EDUCATION SECRETARY SAYS, AS THE STATE'S CAPITAL...SANTA FE SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A FOUR-YEAR-COLLEGE.
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IT'S LESS THAN ONE MONTH NOW TO THE 3RD ANNUAL NEW MEXICO BOWL FOOTBALL GAME. AND THOUGH THE LOBOS WON'T BE PLAYING THIS YEAR ORGANIZERS HAVE BIG HOPES OF CEMENTING THE GAME AS A HOLIDAY TRADITION. ORGANIZERS POINT TO A GOOD TIME SLOT ON TELELVISION AS ONE OF THE REASONS THEY THINK THE BOWL WILL CATCH ON AND BECOME MORE POPULAR. BUT OTHERS AREN'T SO SURE. FRED BAZAN: "IT'S NOT A TRADITION THAT VERY MANY PEOPLE ARE INTO RIGHT NOW. MAYBE LATER ON WHEN PEOPLE START GOING MAYBE I WILL START GOING." THE NEW MEXICO BOWL IS PLAYED ON DECEMBER 20-TH...AND ALTHOUGH THE TEAMS AREN'T FINALIZED YET THEY WILL MOST LIKELY BE A MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM AGAINST A WESTERN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE TEAM.I'M SURE IT'S SAFE TO SAY THE CURRENT LOBOS ARE ENJOYING THE HOLIDAYS. AFTER ALL, DOESN'T A TRIP TO THE BEACH SOUND PRETTY GOOD RIGHT NOW? THAT'S RIGHT...THE LOBOS ARE DOWN IN CANCUN MEXICO FOR THE SEMIFINALS OF THE CANCUN CHALLENGE TOMORROW NIGHT... THE 3-2 LOBOS WILL SQUARE OFF WITH 2-2 VIRGINIA COMMENWEALTH. NOW LAST YEAR IT WAS THE BAHAMAS...THIS YEAR IT'S MEXICO...FOR THESE PLAYERS..IT'S JUST ANOTHER DAY IN PARADISE.
VIRGINIA COMMENWEALTH AND NEW MEXICO WILL TIP-OFF TOMORROW NIGHT AT 9PM MOUNTAIN TIME. THE LOBO WOMEN MAY NOT BE PASSING AROUND THE SUNSCREEN BUT THEY ARE ENJOYING SOME HOME COOKING. A SMALL CONSOLATION PRIZE. THE LOBOS THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT IS UNDERWAY WITH 3-1 WILLIAM AND MARY ON THE HARDWOOD WITH 4-1 NEW MEXICO. 2ND HALF...NEW MEXICO'S AMY BEGGIN SHOWS THE TOUCH FROM DOWNTOWN. MOMENTS LATER IT'S AMANDA ADAMSON WITH A STRONG MOVE TO THE RACK...SHE SCORES 8 POINTS. BEGGIN LEADS THE LOBOS WITH 20 POINTS AS NEW MEXICO WINS BIG 68 TO 51. THE LOBOS EARN THEIR 5TH VICTORY OF THE SEASON. IN THE OTHER GAME...NEBRASKA HAS NO TROUBLE WITH BUTLER WINNING 67 TO 54. NEW MEXICO WILL TAKE ON THE 5-0 CORNHUSKERS IN TOMORROW NIGHT'S CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. GAMETIME IS 7PM.
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COUNT ON A GOOD GAME... BUT FOR THE UNM VOLLEYBALL TEAM TONIGHT, SPRINKLE IN THE FACT THAT A WIN OVER A TOP PROGRAM WOULD REALLY HELP A LOBO NCAA TOURNAMENT BID, AND YOU'VE GOT THE INGREDIENTS FOR A MONSTER... UNM HOSTS THE 25TH RANKED AGGIES TONIGHT AT 6:00... GAME TIME'S SET FOR 6:00PM... WE'LL HAVE HILITES TONIGHT AT 10:00...
THE UNM WOMEN'S THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT GETS UNDERWAY TONIGHT AND ACCORDING TO HEAD COACH DON FLANAGAN, THE LOBOS WILL HAVE SOME STIFF COMPETITION ...UNM HOSTS WILLIAM & MARY AT 7:00, AND IT'S CRITICAL THE LOBOS GET THE WIN, SO THEY CAN FACE AN NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAM IN THE CORNHUSKERS TOMORROW ... TIP-OFF'S SET FOR 7:00... WE'LL GETCHA HILITES AT 10:00...
WHEN YOU THINK OF CANCUN, IT'S CLEAR BLUE WATER, WHITE SANDY BEACHES, AND PINA COLADAS... JUST NOT FOR THE LOBOS ON THIS TRIP... TOMORROW, STEVE ALFORD'S BUNCH TAKES ON A VERY STRONG VCU TEAM IN THE CANCUN CHALLENGE... THEN, EITHER DRAKE OR VANDERBILT ON SUNDAY ... AND THE LOBOS PROBABLY AREN'T GETIN MUCH LEISURE-TIME SOUTH OF THE BORDER...
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WILLIAM & MARY IN THE OPENER OF THE THANKSGIVING TOURNAMENT... EARLY ON, WATCH AMY BEGGIN WITH THE SHAKE AND BAKE!... THAT'S FANCY... DROPPED HER DEFENDER TO THE FLOOR ON THE WAY TO 2 OF HER GAME-HIGH 20 ON THE NIGHT... MEANWHILE, EILEEN WEISSMAN HITS FROM THE CORNER FOR 3 OF HER 5, AND THE LOBOS BUILD A LITTLE LEAD... AMANDA ADAMSON'S BEEN DOING IT ALL LATELY FOR THE LOBOS ... SHE CLEANS UP A MISS HERE... 8 POINTS, 7 REBOUNDS FOR HER... LATER, WATCH SARA HALASZ CAN ONE... SHE HAD 7... END OF THE 1ST HALF, THINGS JUST GOING RIGHT FOR THE LOBOS AND LAUREN TAYLOR... THIS IS A 35-FOOTER AT THE BUZZER... YEAH... SHE HAD 10... LOBOS WIN, 68-51 ... THEY'LL PLAY NEBRASKA TOMORROW...
FOR MOST PEOPLE, A TRIP TO CANCUN MEANS BEACHES, FRUITY DRINKS, AND LATE-NIGHT PARTYING.. NOT FOR THE LOBO MENS BASKETBALL TEAM THIS WEEKEND... SATURDAY, UNM TAKES ON A VERY STRONG VCU TEAM IN THE CANCUN CHALLENGE... THEN, EITHER DRAKE OR VANDERBILT ON SUNDAY ... AND THE LOBOS WILL NOT BE DOING MUCH SUNBATHING SOUTH OF THE BORDER...
A WIN AGAINST 25TH-RANKED NEW MEXICO STATE WOULD BE HUGE FOR THE LOBOS' NCAA MEXICO STATE WOULD BE HUGE FOR THE LOBOS' NCAA TOURNAMENT HOPES... BUT THE AGGIES GOT THE HOT START TONIGHT... AMBER SIMPSON SAYS: "IN YOUR FACE!" WITH THE BLOCK ... THE LOBOS HAVE SOME POWER HITTERS THOUGH... ANNA LEHNE SLAMS ONE THROUGH... MORE FROM UNM, YOU KNEW ALL- MOUNTAIN WEST 1ST-TEAMER JEANNIE FAIRCHILD WAS GONNA GET HER KILLS! ... IN THE END, THIS MATCH WENT TO 5 GAMES ... KELLI GOODAN FINISHES THINGS UP... AGGIES WIN, 3 GAMES TO 2...LOBOS HOST VCU TOMORROW...