The UTEP volleyball team’s brief two-game winning streak was snapped as the Miners dropped a five-set heart breaker to Abilene Christian, 3-2, in the Borderland Invitational finale in Memorial Gym on Sunday, Sept. 10.
The Wildcats struck first, taking set one 25-23, but the Miners regrouped to take back-to-back sets 27-25, 25-18 before a marathon ensued in set four, with the Wildcats coming out on top 29-27 and taking the decisive fifth set 15-8. The Miners dropped to 3-6 on the season while the Wildcats improved to 4-7.
“I think overall on the weekend we learned a ton,” head coach Holly Watts said in a press release.