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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Following a record-setting season, the New Mexico State men’s basketball team was unanimously selected as the favorite to repeat as Western Athletic Conference Champions in both the Preseason Coaches’ and Media Polls, the league announced on Wednesday.

Following the announcement head coach Chris Jans said, “When a program returns nine guys who played double figure minutes on a team that won some games you are bound to receive some preseason nods. Although, it doesn’t help with the upcoming season in terms of wins and losses. Our kids understand that and will continue to strive to get better as we all prepare for the upcoming season.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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DENVER, CO - The New Mexico State women’s basketball team is picked to win its sixth-straight Western Athletic Conference championship by both the media and the league’s coaches while Gia Pack was tabbed preseason WAC Player of the Year by the coaches, the conference announced Wednesday. The WAC’s nine head coached could not vote for their own teams or players.

The Aggies are looking to become the first team in WAC history to win six-straight regular-season championships.

“This is great recognition for our program and for Gia as well,” said head coach Brooke Atkinson. “We are going to continue to work hard and embrace the challenge of playing with a target on our backs every night.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico state diver Italia Aranzabal was named Diver of the Week by the Western Athletic Conference after a dominant performance against WAC rival Northern Colorado.

“Italia was very impressive this weekend, said diving coach Miranda King. “She competed in her first collegiate meet and controlled her nerves well. We are working on small, specific things each practice, and she didn't let the meet take those away. She took everything we are working on, focused on those, and had some results on both boards that I am incredibly proud of. It is a long season and I am excited to see where she can go from here. Over the next three weeks before our meet against Wyoming, we are working on some dives to add some additional difficulty to her list, but all in all it was a fantastic start to the season for the Aggie divers.”  Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - Round one goes to Liberty.

The Aggie defense, led by redshirt freshman linebacker Devin Richardson's career-high 2.0 sacks and senior defensive back Shamad Lomax's two pass breakups, delivered a strong all-around performance for the second week in a row.

Liberty was just as good, though. The Flames (4-2) outlasted NM State (0-6), 20-13, to win the first of the teams' two meetings this season Saturday night inside Aggie Memorial Stadium.   Continue Reading This Post >>

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - New Mexico State softball was named an Easton/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Academic Team for the 2019 season, the organization announced on Tuesday. Additionally, the Aggies had nine individuals honored as Easton/NFCA Scholar-Athletes.

A record-breaking 8,161 student athletes received honors from the organization with 1,769 players coming from NCAA Division I programs. NM State was among four teams in the Western Athletic Conference to receive recognition and 49 players from WAC schools earned individual accolades.

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NM State NFCA Scholar-Athletes

Kayla Bowen
Keala Brown
Victoria Castro
Mya Felder
Kayla Green
Kelsey Horton
Melika Ofoia
Kennedi Sorensen

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - NM State and Louisiana have agreed to extend their home-and-home series with additional games scheduled for 2023 and 2024, Director of Athletics Mario Moccia announced Wednesday, Oct. 2.

The Aggies will visit Louisiana on Oct. 14, 2023, before playing host to the Ragin’ Cajuns at Aggie Memorial Stadium on Oct. 26, 2024.

NM State is 5-8-0 all-time against Louisiana. The two teams most recently clashed in 2018, when the Aggies traveled to Lafayette, La.

The current home-and-home series continues next season, as Louisiana makes the trip to Las Cruces, N.M. The game is set for Oct. 24, 2020.

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SEATTLE, WA - New Mexico State volleyball closed out its first road trip of Western Athletic Conference play with a match at Seattle U's Redhawk Center on Saturday. The Aggies swept the Redhawks 25-15, 25-19, 25-13 to remain perfect in league play.

"It's always great to start conference play 2-0," head coach Mike Jordan said. "We played well defensively and I liked the way most of the team served the ball .We were able to score inside while in transition. It was great that everyone was able to get an opportunity to play."

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LAS CRUCES, N.M. - The Aggie defense limited Fresno State to six second-half points, including shutting out the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter, but it was not enough to carry NM State to a win. Fresno State (2-2) fended off the Aggies' comeback, handing NM State (0-5) a 30-17 loss Saturday night inside Aggie Memorial Stadium.

A week after allowing 55 points and nearly 600 yards of total offense at New Mexico, the NM State defense played with a chip on its shoulder, and it showed. The Aggies allowed just 23 points to a Bulldog offense that entered Saturday averaging 30.7 points per game. NM State held Fresno State to only two second-half field goals and matched its season high with 5.0 tackles for loss.  Continue Reading This Post >>