UTEP 3, NORTH TEXAS 1 (25-22, 25-21, 17-25, 25-20)
EL PASO, TX — UTEP hit a modest .150 over four sets, but held off North Texas on the important points to post a victory in Round 1 of the 2023 NIVC. The Miners (22-9) will face UT Arlington in a Super 16 match on Saturday at 4 p.m. ET. The Mean Green close the season at 17-16. UTEP had a 22-21 lead in Set 1 and closed it out with kills by Marian Ovalle, a North Texas error and a kill by Sakira LaCour. The Miners went up 2-0 but labored in the third set with eight errors against six kills. In the fourth set, UTEP rode a 5-0 run to take a 22-19 lead and got a big point late on a block from Danika Washington and Torrance Lovesee. Alianza Darley had 12 kills and Loves added 10 kills — Kalia Kohler had 17 assists and 10 digs, and Mattie Gantt had 15 assists. For North Texas, Treyaunna Rush had 11 kills; Kamryn Scroggins added 15 assists and Aleeyah Galdeira and Ceci Harness each added 10 digs. |
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