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Lakewood, CO- With a Saturdays win against Colorado Christian University, the Western New Mexico University volleyball team clinched a spot in the conference tournament. The Mustangs (16-7, 11-4 RMAC) swept the Cougars (12-13, 7-8 RMAC) in three sets (25-15, 25-19, 25-20). WNMU outgained CCU by hitting an outstanding .304 (43-10-97) and holding them to just
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Clinches Playoff Spot After 3-0 Sweep
Alamosa, CO- The Western New Mexico University football team earned their first win away this season after defeating Adams State University 36-20. Not only had the Mustangs out-gained the Grizzlies (3-6, RMAC 3-4) in total offense 485 to 393, but they also took away three interception; one for a touchdown return by Alfonso Wilson. The
Silver City, NM- Senior Mitch Glassmann has had a record-breaking season this year, the latest of many since starting as a quarterback for Western New Mexico University’s football team. Born in Long Beach California, and living in Temecula, California since the age of three, Glassmann attended Chaparral High School where he was quarterback for the
Silver City, NM- Western New Mexico University football fell short Saturday afternoon as they hosted Western Colorado State University Mountaineers. WNMU would hold their own with 390 passing yards compared to WCSU’s 178, but Austin Ekeler dominated the Mountaineers (3-5, 3-3 RMAC) run game, as he rushed for a total of 366 yards and a
Continue reading ➞ Ekeler Runs Big for Mountaineers Topping WNMU Football
Silver City, NM- Western New Mexico University (15-6, 10-3 RMAC) fell to Regis University Rangers (13-9, 10-3 RMAC) Saturday Night, making it Westerns first home loss of the season. Even though it was a tough fought game in each set, Rangers would go on to sweep the Mustangs in three sets (25-22, 25-20, 28-26). Both
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Volleyball Fights Hard but Falls in Three Sets
Denver, CO- MSU Denver handed a loss to WNMU’s volleyball team Saturday afternoon in three sets (25-18, 25-13, 25-11). The Roadrunners (12-8, 9-2 RMAC) stay hot as they hold on to their nine-game winning streak and give Western their second lose in conference play. The first set started of with three kills and a serving
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Volleyball Suffers Second Loss in Conference
Colorado Spings, CO- The Lady Mustangs suffered their first loss in conference after Friday’s loss against University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. UCCS (13-6, 8-2 RMAC) swept Western in three sets (25-19,25-20, 25-21) that would also end their nine-game wining streak. Starting off the first set, WNMU jumped out to an early lead by a
Continue reading ➞ UC-Colorado Springs end Western’s Nine-Game Winning Streak
Silver City, NM- The Western New Mexico volleyball team hosted Fort Lewis College Saturday night. Going into Homecoming weekend, FLC (4-12, 1-7 RMAC) gave WNMU (14-3, 9-0 RMAC) a solid challenge by taking the game to five sets. The Mustangs came out on top (22-25, 25-14, 25-20, 20-25, 15-7), remaining undefeated in Conference and keeping
Continue reading ➞ Lady Mustangs Volleyball Pull Through in Five Sets
Silver City, NM- On Saturday afternoon, the Western New Mexico Football (2-4, 1-3) team squared up against 8 seed Colorado School of Mines Orediggers (6-0, 4-0) but failed to win with the score 51-24. During the Mustang’s Homecoming game, Mitch Glasmann neared his passing yards record just shy of 44 yards. The Orediggers received the
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Football Goes Down on Homecoming Weekend
Silver City, NM- Friday night, Western New Mexico University’s volleyball team faced off against Adams State University. The Mustangs remain undefeated in RMAC as they beat Adams State 3-1 (25-15, 25-21, 21-25, 25-18). With this win, WNMU makes it their eighth-straight win. The Mustangs scored the first two points by Melanie Hughe’s kill and an
Continue reading ➞ Mustang Stay Undefeated in Conference Play