Box Score RENO, Nev. – UTEP volleyball dropped its Mountain West road match at Nevada, 3-0 (20-25, 22-25, 21-25) on Saturday afternoon at Virginia Street Gym.
The Miners fell to 11-7 overall and 3-3 in league play while the Wolf Pack improved to 5-11 and 3-3 in conference action.
Nevada controlled much of the opening set, using an 11-4 start to build a double-digit advantage. UTEP answered with a late rally, trimming the deficit to 21-18 behind kills from
Landry Braziel,
Laila Amos and
Sydney Frazier, but the Wolf Pack closed out the frame for a 25-20 victory.
The Miners found themselves in another early hole in the second set as Nevada jumped ahead 10-2. UTEP steadily chipped away and put together its strongest run of the afternoon, scoring 10 of the next 12 points to erase the deficit and eventually tie the set at 22-22. Nevada responded with the final three points, however, to secure a 25-22 win and take a 2-0 lead in the match.
Set three featured the most competitive stretch of the contest, with the teams tied at 10-10 midway through the frame. Nevada regained control behind timely kills and a service ace to move in front 20-14. UTEP cut the deficit to three points late, but the Wolf Pack finished the sweep with a 25-21 decision.
Luvina Oguntimehin paced the Miners with nine kills while hitting .615, and
Landry Braziel added a team-high 10 kills.
Laila Amos chipped in five kills, while
Bella Widmer recorded 11 digs. UTEP finished with 36 kills, six service aces and a .154 hitting percentage. Nevada also posted 36 kills and six aces but was more efficient offensively, hitting .230 and out blocking the Miners, 9.0-7.0.
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UTEP returns home to host New Mexico on Thursday, Oct. 15, at Club Memorial before heading to Albuquerque for game two of the series with the Lobos on Saturday, Oct. 17. Both contests will be streamed on MW+.
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