Category: Sports

Looking to bounce back from a tough home loss to I-25 rival New Mexico, NM State hit the road to St. George, Utah, determined to start their trip on a high note.

The Aggies will face off against the current CUSA frontrunner, Jacksonville State, at Pete Mathews Coliseum on Thursday, Feb. 20. 

Coming off a win over FIU on Saturday, NM State looks to keep its poise as it seeks a series split with the Gamecocks on Thursday at 6:00 pm MST.

After posting a 67 (-4) in the final round on Tuesday, Ethan Klose earned the individual crown at the Border Olympics hosted by the University of Houston at Laredo Country Club

As a team, the Aggies shot 16-over on Monday to finish the week in a tie for eighth place alongside No. 50 Long Beach State.

Seven runs came to cross during the first inning, setting the tone early in what would be a smooth victory for the home team.

After 36 holes of action, the Aggies are a combined eight-over and are in third place among the field of 16 teams, sitting just three strokes behind host Houston for the lead.

Entering Monday’s finale with St. Thomas, O’Connor has posted an astonishing .583 batting average and has recorded three home runs, eight RBIs and a pair of doubles to help guide the Aggies to a pair of wins.

The Aggies held a 4-1 lead through the seventh inning, however, a big eighth inning would ultimately prove to be too much for the Aggies to overcome as St. Thomas earned the 7-5 win in the series finale.

Despite a promising start in doubles play, the Aggies fell to the Lobos 4-2. 

The Aggies improved on their performance from Saturday as they combined to shoot three-over on the day – moving the team up one spot and into seventh place on the team leaderboard.

The Aggies’ second win of the weekend was fueled by impressive outings for Mitch Namie, Sheehan O’Connor and Joey Craig who combined for eight hits, three home runs and seven RBIs.

The hosts won their lone game of the day by a score of 10-2, due in large part to six RBIs and three hits from Kristiana Watson.

Behind an impressive performance from senior guard Zawdie Jackson, NM State cruised to a dominant 76-48 victory over the Panthers.

NM State ultimately fell 11-10 in a contest which featured five lead changes and 32 combined hits, including seven extra-base hits.

On the afternoon, two school records fell – first Rebecca Green outdid her own program best in the shot put, followed by the 4×400 relay team breaking a mark that had held for more than a decade.

An early run at the start would give the Aggies enough momentum to pace the Panthers and take the win, 65-55.

With one round in the books, the Aggies find themselves in eighth place on the team leaderboard while Kaylee Chen shot even par to finish the day as the top Aggie and among the top 10.

NM State Softball returned to the win column twice on Saturday, taking care of Northern Colorado and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi

Suiting up for their regular season finale, the Aggies took to the Albuquerque Convention Center for day one of the Don Kirby Elite Invitational, hosted by the University of New Mexico.

The hosts took on nationally-ranked Nebraska before battling Northern Colorado, but fell short in both outings.

 A return to the diamond and a return to the win column. NM State (1-0) opened its season on Friday night at Presley Askew Field where they welcomed St. Thomas (0-1) and claimed a commanding 7-2 victory over the Tommies.

Riding the momentum of a three-match win streak that featured consecutive shutouts, NM State looked to keep their dominance alive as they hosted Lamar on Friday morning.

Despite a strong first half that saw the Aggies take a five-point lead into the break, NM State ultimately fell 64-54, dropping three of their last four contests.

NM State began its two-game road stretch by facing off against the Liberty Lady Flames in the high mountains of Lynchburg, Va.

Following an outstanding weekend on the court, NM State junior Anna Pinaieva has been named the Conference USA Athlete of the Week.

The Troy Cox Classic swings into action starting Friday – come out to see the Aggies, Nebraska, Northern Colorado and Texas A&M – Corpus Christi and Montana.

Nebraska University (#16) will head to Las Cruces, N.M. to take part in the Troy Cox Classic from Feb. 14-16.

In her first weekend with the Crimson & White, Garcia led the way for an Aggie offense that racked up 70 hits on a .389 batting average en route to a 4-2 record. 

The Louisiana Tech softball team picked up its first win over a top 10 opponent since the 2008 season as the Bulldogs defeated No. 4 Oklahoma State 6-1 in their second game of the afternoon on Friday.

The Aggies set the tone early in doubles play, as Roko Stipeticand Lance Urlaub teamed up to take down Caden Scarlett and Christian Capacci 6-4.