FRISCO — If the UTEP women are fortunate enough to be selected for the WNIT on Monday night, they won't face anyone as good as No. 25 Middle Tennessee.
In the aftermath of a rubber-match 68-62 loss to the Blue Raiders in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament Friday, that has to give the Miners confidence.
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For the second time in six days UTEP came back from a 15-point deficit against Middle and led in the fourth quarter. For the second time in six days, the top-25 program found a way to beat a team that has become their league nemesis, the only team in C-USA that consistently can compete with them.