EL PASO, Texas – UTEP completed a series sweep of Liberty, 3-0, on Saturday afternoon in front of 1,350 screaming fans at Club Memorial. The Miners (14-2, 4-0 Conference USA) are now 8-0 all-time versus the Lady Flames (14-3, 2-2 CUSA).
UTEP has won five consecutive matches, while it’s the second year in a row the Miners have claimed 14 of their first 16 matches. It’s also the second straight season the Orange and Blue have opened CUSA play with an undefeated mark through four matches.
“We’ve known all year we have 18 really good volleyball players and we’ve known the pieces we could move and the puzzle we had to put together,” UTEP Head Coach Ben Wallis said. “A lot of it added stress and pressure to me to add the right pieces out there. We have a really good group all year but to be able to have four really good volleyball players standing on the sideline and for us to go on an operate like that is a real testament to our team culture. The young people in this locker room show how much they care about this, how hard they work outside of volleyball to do things that are important that have nothing to do with the round spherical object or this gym. They do a lot of stuff outside, and they have to give up their time to make sure we survive and play well in these kinds of circumstances. I’m just really proud of our group. With this group, I have no fear and I’m very confident in them.”…