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Silver City, NM-The Lady Mustangs had an exhilarating match against Eastern Arizona on Wednesday in their second home match hosted on the WNMU tennis courts. The Lady Mustangs came out on top 8-1, but not without some hassle from the visiting Gila Monsters. For doubles play, all three pairs won their matches. At No. 3
Continue reading ➞ Lady Mustangs Take Second Win Against Gila Monsters
Silver City, N.M. – The Western New Mexico University men’s basketball were unable to pick up away wins last Thursday and Saturday after falling to Texas A&M University-Commerce, 79-112, and to Tarleton State University, 45-86. In Thursday’s game against Texas, WNMU hit 40 percent from the floor (26-65), 30 percent from three (6-20) and 77
Continue reading ➞ Mustangs Drop Two Games Last Thursday and Saturday
Silver City, N.M. – Adding a fifth title to their franchise, the New England Patriots pulled off the greatest comeback in NFL history as they defeated the Atlanta Falcons, 34-28, to win Super Bowl LI. After having a comfortable lead entering the second half, 28-3, the Falcons chance of winning looked good which would have
Continue reading ➞ Super Bowl LI: Patriots Pull Off A Historic Comeback For Fifth Title
Silver City, N.M. – Junior Jade Botelho had a hot shooting night as she scored 19 points but was not enough to push the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team past West Texas A&M last Saturday night as they fell short, 72-52. As a team, the Mustangs shot 38 percent from the floor (24-63),
Continue reading ➞ 19 Points From Botelho Not Enough Against Buffs
Silver City, NM – The New England Patriots and the Atlanta Falcons will look to add a Super Bowl title to their franchise as they compete in Super Bowl LI next Sunday on February 5th. The Patriots in the regular season, finished with the league’s best record, 14-2. The two losses came from the Buffalo
Continue reading ➞ The Road to Super Bowl LI: Atlanta vs New England
Silver City, N.M. – The Lady Mustangs open up their season on February 3rd as they travel to Las Vegas, Nevada to square off against Humboldt State University with the game beginning at 11:30 a.m. Last season, the Lady Mustang finished with an overall record of 21-34. In the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, WNMU landed in
Continue reading ➞ WNMU Softball Opens 2017 Season Next Friday
Silver City, N.M. – Despite an impressive shooting night from a few Mustang players, the Western New Mexico University men’s basketball team fell short to Angelo State University, 61-97, Thursday night. In the away loss, three WNMU players hit double-digit scoring; sophomore Jordan Enriquez and junior Latrell Spivey with 13 points and senior Emery Range
Continue reading ➞ Three Mustangs Shoot in Double Digits but Fall to Angelo State
Silver City, N.M. – Despite double digit scoring from senior Jordan Gutierrez and sophomore Megan Looney, the Lady Mustangs basketball team fell short last Thursday night against Texas Woman’s University, 75-46, in a Lone Star Conference contest. It was a tough shooting night for WNMU as they shot 28 percent (16-57) from the field and
Continue reading ➞ Gutierrez and Looney Scoring Not Enough against Texas
Silver City, N.M. – Jade Botelho’s 18 points were not enough for the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team as they came up short against Tarleton State University, 62-42, last Thursday night. WNMU could not find a rhythm offensively as they shot 26 percent from the field and six percent from the three point
Continue reading ➞ Lady Mustangs Come Up Short Despite Botelho’s 18 Points
Silver City, NM- Fall Commencement is almost here and more than 200 students are ready to take the next step in their lives. One of these students, 26-year-old Nicole Luna, has been at Western for the long haul. She arrived at the university as an undergraduate, participating in the cross-country running team. Now she is
Continue reading ➞ Senior Spotlight: Assistant Cross Country Coach Nicole Luna