Points Off Turnovers Lifts WNMU Lady Basketball

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Silver City, NM- Points off turnovers was the key for the Western New Mexico University women’s basketball team Saturday afternoon. They took on Western State Colorado University (3-2) and was outgained by the Mustangs 20-9 in points off turnovers which helped them with the win 62-55. With the Mustangs (4-4) down 5-4 in the first

WNMU Basketball Goes Down in Final Seconds

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The Western New Mexico University Basketball were in grasp of capturing their first win of the season when they took on Benedictine-Mesa Redhawks Tuesday night for the second time this season. Unfortunately for WNMU, the game came down to the final seconds and Benedictine was able to score in the final seconds of the game

Head Coach Jim Callender Claims 700th Win

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Silver City, NM- Head Coach Jim Callender posts his 700th win of his career last Saturday when the Western New Mexico University volleyball team earned themselves a win against New Mexico Highlands. It was a thriller of a game that went back-and-fourth, but WNMU was able to pull it out with a win 3-2 (22-25,

Student Spotlight: Shelby Turner

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Silver City, NM- When Shelby Turner was first encouraged to try out golf back in the 8th grade, she probably had no idea that it would someday get her into college. Well one of the things; she also has a number of scholarships that helped out too. Shelby graduated from high school last summer as

WNMU Hosts Senior Day, But Falls Short 31-13

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Silver City, NM- Senior Day took place last Saturday for the Western New Mexico University football team as they faced Chadron State College. The game looked in favor for WNMU as they scored the first 13 points of the game, but CSC answered the next 31 points to make the final score 31-13. Defense for

Mustangs Earn First Win Away This Season

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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

WNMU Quarterback Breaks RMAC Record

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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

Lady Mustangs Keep Streak Alive

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Silver City, NM- Friday night the Lady Mustangs volleyball took on Westminster College (4-9, 1-4 RMAC). With the win on Friday, the Mustangs are on a six game win streak and are still undefeated in RMAC (6-0). Western New Mexico University swept Westminster in three games (25-9, 25-20, 25-21). Starting off the match, Western came

Tiurina, Khalil Named Senior Student-Athletes of the Year

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SILVER CITY, N.M. – Ganna Tiurina and Zayde Khalil were named the 2014-15 Western New Mexico University Senior Student-Athletes of the Year. Tiurina changed the course of WNMU’s women’s tennis program collecting a multitude of honors. For starters, she was named the RMAC Academic and Player of the Year each of the past three seasons.

Barnes, Enriquez and Corliss to be Inducted Into Hall of Fame

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SILVER CITY, N.M. – Lee Barnes, Angela Corliss and Matt Enriquez will be inducted into the Western New Mexico University Athletic Hall of Fame on October 10th. Lee Barnes, a 1959 graduate of WNMU, helped power several good football teams in the 1950’s playing as one of the top centers in the nation. In addition,