It was a battle of two very good soccer teams, a battle in the heat, a battle of wills.
UTEP had a 90-minute duel with UT-Rio Grande Valley Sunday afternoon at University Field, a duel on a day when the desert sun was relentless on that bright green artificial turf and the cloudless blue sky stretched into forever. And, just as they have almost the entire season, the Miners soared to a gritty 1-0 win, soaring on the wings of a seamless defense and the goal keeping wizardry of sophomore Alyssa Palacios.
"Alyssa is the rock back there," said senior Aleah Davis.