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Monday, November 9, 2026

UTEP basketball rolls in its home opener; football drops a seventh straight

Plus, Fred Loya Drive heads to City Council on Tuesday, and a free hiring event at Bassett Place.

The Daily El Paso team2 stories15 sources5 min read

UTEP BasketballTop story

UTEP men's basketball rolls past Incarnate Word, 79-⁠60, in the home opener

UTEP won its home opener by 19 points

  • Incarnate Word60
    UTEP79
    FinalHome opener at the Don Haskins Center

Source: KTSM 9 News

If you missed Sunday night at the Don Haskins Center, here's the short version: the new-look Miners looked good. UTEP beat Incarnate Word 79-60 for its first win of the 2026-27 season and moved to 1-1. Cam McDaniels scored a career-high 27 points, and Youssouf Traore had his first career double-double, 12 points and 10 rebounds.

UTEP led 46-29 at halftime, its largest halftime lead against a Division I opponent in two years. The rebuilt roster is new this season, and coach Joe Golding said as much: "Again, it's a new team."

  • Reese Miller: 11 points, career-best seven assists
  • Augusto Cassia: nine points, nine rebounds
  • Isaiah Ward: two 3-pointers in seven minutes off the bench
  • Next: NM State visits Thursday, Nov. 12

UTEP shot better and gave the ball away less

50.9%Field goals39.6%
37.9%3-pointers25.9%
10Turnovers15

Source: KTSM 9 News

UTEP Football

UTEP football loses 17-⁠14 to Hawaii at the Sun Bowl for a seventh straight defeat

If you watched at the on Saturday, you saw a close one get away. Micah Alejado threw for 303 yards and a touchdown as Hawaii beat UTEP 17-14. Hawaii came in leading the Mountain West at 275.8 passing yards per game, and it led 10-7 at halftime.

UTEP and New Mexico State both lost Saturday

  • Hawaii17
    UTEP14
    FinalAt the Sun Bowl
  • Liberty30
    New Mexico State14
    FinalAt Aggie Memorial Stadium

Source: KFOX-TV

Hawaii opened the fourth quarter with a 98-yard drive that ended on a 7-yard run by Sitani Mikaele. Raymond Moore III answered with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Jude Ezinwa, but it came too late. "It is two steps forward, one step back," coach Scotty Walden said.

  • UTEP: 1-8 overall, 0-5 in the Mountain West
  • Next: Wyoming (6-3), UTEP's final home game, next Saturday
  • NMSU: lost 30-14 to Liberty, now 3-6
  • NMSU next: at Missouri State, also 3-6

Hawaii's passing game and a late drive beat UTEP

7
straight losses for UTEP
303
passing yards for Hawaii's Micah Alejado
98
yards on Hawaii's fourth-quarter scoring drive

Source: KFOX-TV

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Fred Loya Drive

City Council will discuss and could act Tuesday, Nov. 10 on agenda item 26, which would rename part of Bob Mitchell Drive as Fred Loya Drive. The stretch runs between Montwood Drive and Paseo Del Rey Drive in East El Paso, near Montwood High School. The City Plan Commission unanimously approved the request on Oct. 22. Fred Loya Sr., founder of Fred Loya Insurance, died in February. KVIAKTSM 9 News

Fred Loya Drive goes to City Council on Nov. 10

  1. FebruaryFred Loya Sr., founder of Fred Loya Insurance, dies.
  2. Oct. 22City Plan Commission unanimously approves the street renaming.
  3. Nov. 10City Council will discuss the renaming and may take action.

Sources: KVIA, KTSM 9 News

Hiring event

If you're job hunting, holds its 15th annual Hiring Red, White & You! Tuesday, Nov. 10, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Bassett Place, and it's free, with free professional headshots and free flu shots. KTSM 9 News

Deck plaza

Backers of the proposed Interstate 10 deck plaza in Downtown now have until the end of 2027 to secure about $32 million for retaining walls, Downtown Deck Plaza Foundation president Tracy Yellen said. An earlier deadline for a multi-million-dollar funding commitment was this past October. El Paso Matters

Honor Flight

Six visually impaired Borderland veterans who served in the Vietnam and Korean Wars are heading to Washington, D.C. on an Honor Flight. They're using Meta AI smart glasses to experience the monuments. KVIA

Playoffs

In the Class 6A Division I playoff pairings, Pebble Hills (9-1) meets Midland Lee (7-3) Thursday at SAC 2 Stadium. Eastlake (7-3) plays Odessa Permian (10-0) Friday at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa. Dave Campbell's

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Taj the rhino turned 10 on Sunday, and the El Paso Zoo threw him a party. Visitors sang "Happy Birthday" in both English and Spanish, and at noon his care team handed him a special birthday enrichment treat. A double-language serenade for a rhino. Horn-ored to be there.

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  1. Sat., Nov. 14Flights resume after FAA ground stop; I-10 closed through Monday
  2. Fri., Nov. 13EPCC's Daniel Domínguez wins Mister Universe International 2026
  3. Thurs., Nov. 12UTEP and NMSU renew the Battle of I-10 tonight at 7 p.m.
  4. Wed., Nov. 11El Paso approves $72.5M bridges plan; Deck Plaza gets $250K gift
  5. Tues., Nov. 10UTEP opens a full-ride engineering scholarship for seniors
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UTEP basketball rolls in its home opener; football drops a seventh straight

Plus, Fred Loya Drive heads to City Council on Tuesday, and a free hiring event at Bassett Place.

The TLDR

  1. UTEP men's basketball beats Incarnate Word 79-60 in the home opener
  2. UTEP football falls 17-14 to Hawaii for a seventh straight loss
  3. Council to take up Fred Loya Drive on Tuesday, Nov. 10
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