The day was warm, the sky was brilliantly blue and stretched into forever. But it seemed like gray skies and storms for UTEP's Miners.
Florida Atlantic scored twice early and then the Owls and the Miners played to a standoff for the final 60 minutes or so. The result was a 2-0 Sunday afternoon win for Florida Atlantic and a big dose of disappointment for the Miners.
UTEP is now 11-6-2 on the season and 4-5 in Conference USA play. Florida Atlantic is now 10-6-2 overall and 6-2-1 in conference play. Sunday's loss means the Miner season funnels down to Friday's final game — a 7 p.