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Cross Country The New Mexico men’s and women’s cross country teams were ranked 17th and 11th, respectively, in the preseason National Coaches Poll on Tuesday. The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announced the rankings. For the men, it’s the seventhstraight year the team is ranked in the preseason poll. It’s the seventhstraight season that the women have received votes in the poll, as well. Only 10 other Division I teams aside from the Lobos have both their men’s and women’s teams ranked in the top 20. The other teams are Arkansas, Colorado, Oregon, Oklahoma State,
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Tennis The U.S. Tennis Association announced Friday that UNM’s tennis program will receive $30,000 in USTA Facility Grant funds. According to the release, the USTA Facility Assistance Program looks to provide communities access to safe, appealing and functional tennis environments. UNM just finished building the McKinnon Family Tennis Stadium this summer with $1.2 million in private donations. The grant will help the Lobos to en-
dorse the new courts. “We’re so excited about this grant,” UNM interim men’s tennis coach Bart Scott said in a release. “We want to thank the USTA, especially the facilities team, for this generous grant. With the USTA grant — and, in our opinion, the top collegiate tennis center in our region — the dream of hosting major college, junior, adult and professional tournaments at UNM is shaping up to become a reality.” The Lobos are scheduled to host the 2014 Intercollegiate Tennis Association Women’s Mountain Regionals in October and the 2015 Mountain West Tennis Championships in April.
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matches in the first and third sets, the powerhouse Texas squad did not allow the Lobos to take control of any assortment. “You saw why people think they are the best team in the country,” Nelson said. “We held them to .209 hitting. That’s about 100 points lower than they usually do, and they still beat the crap out of us.” Despite the sweep, Johnson Center roared throughout the entire game. There were a lot of burnt orange shirts mixed within the sea of Lobo fans, but the majority of the 3,875 fans seemed desperate for an upset.
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“The atmosphere was crazy awesome. It didn’t matter what the score was, people were into it,” Nelson said. “It was fun as it’s ever been in here. It was really fantastic.” Nelson said the most consistent player on the roster, Julia Warren, was not up to her reliable standards. Illness may have played a factor in the outside hitter’s rocky performance because the sophomore was not in attendance for the tournament finale against UTEP. “She had a temperature and ended up in the ER last night,” Nelson said. “Everybody just pulled it up. Cassie (House) and
Devanne (Sours) did a great job from the outside.” Sours put together nine kills, the game high, and dug out six balls to assist her team to a 3-0 sweep over UTEP following the loss to Texas. “I think I just had fun and played hard,” Sours said. “We were really tight last game and I think everyone relaxed. Everyone played their own game and played really well.”
start,” and the team’s success is due to being resilient and disciplined. He did add, however, that the game became more difficult than it needed to be. “We needed that second goal. I think if we got that second goal then they would’ve come out a little more and we really could’ve opened them up,” Fishbein said. He said he saw the 20 shots the Lobos took as something positive. Poblete said he also feels positive about what’s coming for his team this season. “It gives us a lot of confidence
going forward,” he said. “We really believe we can push on for great things this year and to start off with a clean sheet is a great way to start the season.” Next weekend the Lobos will host the Lobo Invitational, which will feature American University, UC Riverside and UCLA. UNM will play UC Riverside Friday at 7 p.m. and UCLA on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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Liam Cary-Eaves is a sports reporter for the Daily Lobo. He can be reached at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @Liam_CE.
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During the second half the Lobos continued to dominate, but the Zips still craved a goal of their own. Poblete said that toward the match’s end the Zips were pressuring more, but that from left to right the defense of his team was “fabulous.” In the 88th minute a shot came at the Lobo goal, but it was blocked by midfielder Ben McKendry. By the end of the game the Lobos had recorded 20 shots total, outshooting the Zips, who only recorded five. UNM head coach Jeremy Fishbein said this first win was “a nice way to
Isabel Gonzalez is a freelance reporter for the Daily Lobo. She can be contacted at sports@dailylobo.com or on Twitter @cisabelg.
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