It's been two days since the Miners snapped their 20-game losing streak, with their 34-26 win over Rice, and head coach Dana Dimel and UTEP have enjoyed the winning feeling, to say the least.
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EL PASO, TEXAS – Matt Willms scored nine of his 14 points in a game-ending 19-6 run as UTEP handed Middle Tennessee is first conference loss of the season, 57-54, on Saturday at the Haskins Center.
When I was asked by 600 ESPN El Paso to travel with the UTEP women's basketball team and be the play-by-play broadcaster for their games at UAB and Middle Tennessee it was literally a dream come true for me. Let's face it, this was the opportunity of a lifetime, one that not every sportscaster could handle, nor gets the chance to carry out during their careers...
With an opportunity to clinch their first winning season since 2005, and the chance to secure a bowl game, the Miners knocked off Middle Tennessee 24-21 in a thrilling contest on senior night. With everything on the line, UTEP played their best game at home all season in what turned out to be a classic battle between two teams that had to win in order to go bowling...