The University of New Mexico football team added another Power Four opponent to its future schedule this week, announcing a Sept. 18, 2027 road matchup against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in Lubbock, Texas.
The meeting will mark the 46th all-time matchup between the programs in a rivalry dating back to 1931. The Red Raiders have won four straight in the series, including a 49-14 victory in the teams’ most recent meeting in 2012. New Mexico’s last win over Texas Tech came in 2004, when the Lobos knocked off a Mike Leach-led squad 27-24.
The game replaces a previously scheduled road contest at Texas A&M after the Aggies canceled the matchup. UNM’s 2027 nonconference slate currently includes home games against Northern Colorado and New Mexico State, along with road trips to Oregon State and Texas Tech.
Lobos Blast Past Fresno State for First MW Tournament Win Since 2005
New Mexico softball opened the 2026 Credit Union 1 Mountain West Championship with a statement victory Wednesday, defeating Fresno State 7-2 behind a three-home run performance.
The win marked the Lobos’ first conference tournament victory since 2005, and every one of UNM’s seven runs came with two outs.
Allie Williams started the scoring with a two-run homer in the third inning before Ella Dawson added a pinch-hit two-run shot in the fourth. Jessica DeLeon followed with a two-run blast in the fifth as the Lobos continued their power surge.
McKenna Guest earned the win after allowing two runs over 4.2 innings, while Caitlin Benningfield closed out the final 2.1 innings for her fifth save of the season.
UNM totaled 10 hits, with Williams and Hayden Luderer leading the way with two apiece.
DeLeon’s Grand Slam Nearly Pushes Lobos Past Top-Seeded GCU
The Lobos came within one out of a major upset Thursday night before Grand Canyon walked off New Mexico 7-6 in heartbreaking fashion.
After trailing 1-0 entering the sixth inning, the Lobos rallied to take the lead before DeLeon delivered the biggest swing of the night in the seventh. With the bases loaded and two outs, the junior crushed a grand slam to left field, giving UNM a 6-2 advantage.
Grand Canyon answered in the bottom half, capitalizing on timely hits and extra-base knocks to complete the comeback and hand the Lobos a crushing defeat.
Despite the loss, New Mexico continued to showcase the offensive firepower that fueled its postseason run.
Tournament Run Ends One Game Short of Championship
New Mexico’s impressive Mountain West Tournament run came to an end Friday night after splitting a pair of games against UNLV and Grand Canyon.
The Lobos first eliminated UNLV with a 5-0 shutout behind a dominant complete-game effort from Caitlin Benningfield. Gabrielle Briones and Melanie Macias both homered while Hayden Luderer delivered a two-run triple to help secure the victory.
Benningfield tossed the first shutout by a Lobo team in the conference tournament since 2004, allowing just three hits.
Later Friday, the Lobos battled Grand Canyon once again with a championship berth on the line but fell 11-7. After GCU scored seven runs in the opening inning, New Mexico spent the rest of the game fighting back.
Jessica DeLeon homered for the third time in the tournament and Melanie Macias drove in three runs, but the Lopes held on to advance.
The Lobos closed the season with 28 wins, their highest total since 2015, and recorded their best Mountain West Tournament finish since 2001.
Men’s Golf Earns No. 4 Seed in NCAA Bryan Regional
Following its runner-up finish at the Mountain West Championship, the New Mexico Lobos men’s golf earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Bryan Regional.
New Mexico, ranked No. 21 nationally, received the No. 4 seed in the 14-team regional field hosted at Traditions Golf Course on the campus of Texas A&M University.
The Lobos are making their 33rd NCAA Regional appearance since the current format began in 1989 and remain the only non-power conference program to advance to nationals in each of the past three seasons.
The top five teams in Bryan will advance to the NCAA Championships later this month in Carlsbad, California.
Cepeda Earns All-Mountain West Honors
Freshman Ava Cepeda earned second-team All-Mountain West honors after leading the Lobo women’s golf team throughout the 2025-26 season.
Cepeda posted a team-best 73.64 stroke average and recorded nine rounds at par or better. Her top finish came during the fall at the Red Raider Invitational hosted by Texas Tech, where she earned her first collegiate top-five finish.
Baseball Clinches Third Straight MW Tournament Berth
New Mexico baseball salvaged its weekend series against Grand Canyon with an 11-9 victory in the finale, clinching a third consecutive Mountain West Tournament appearance.
After falling 6-5 in 10 innings Friday night despite holding an early 4-0 lead, the Lobos bounced back Sunday with an offensive explosion that included 11 combined runs across the fourth and fifth innings.
Brodey Williams led the offense with a 3-for-5 day while Akili Carris added two hits and two RBI. Ethin Woltz earned the win in relief and Ty Cunningham closed the door for his 13th career save, moving into fourth place on the UNM all-time saves list.
The Lobos enter the conference tournament with a 12-11-1 Mountain West record and will head to Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona later this month.
Track & Field Heads to MW Championships Loaded With Momentum
The Lobos enter this week’s Mountain West Outdoor Track & Field Championships in Clovis with 35 NCAA West Regional qualifying marks across 17 events.
On the women’s side, Pamela Kosgei and Taniya Looney headline a loaded group that includes multiple conference-leading marks. Kosgei currently ranks first in the Mountain West in both the 5,000m and 10,000m, while Looney leads the conference in the 100m and 200m.
Eva Ngom owns the top conference time in the women’s 400m after recently breaking the school record, while Ajia Hughes ranks among the nation’s best in the high jump.
For the men, Habtom Samuel continues to dominate collegiate distance running. Samuel holds the nation’s top times in both the 5,000m and 10,000m and recently earned USTFCCCA Co-National Athlete of the Week honors after breaking his own NCAA outdoor 5K record with a 13:03.47 performance.
Both Samuel and Kosgei were also named to the latest Bowerman Watch List, giving New Mexico representation on both the men’s and women’s lists for the first time this outdoor season.
The Lobos will attempt to defend last season’s women’s outdoor conference title while the men aim to build on last year’s runner-up finish.
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