Florida Atlantic sweeps UTEP volleyball

Buy PhotoThe first set was a tightly contested affair. The second set was, well, the second set was a disaster. And the final set was ever so promising, ever so promising — until the wheels fell off.

And so the volleyball mini-drama played out for UTEP's Miners inside Memorial Gym on a rainy Friday night in El Paso.

Florida Atlantic swept UTEP 25-21, 25-7, 25-23 in a Conference USA women's volleyball match.

The Owls, who are challenging undefeated (in league play) Rice for the Conference USA championship, are now 5-1 in conference play and a fine 15-4 on the season. The Miners, who have dropped a pair of painful five settters along the way, are still looking for that first league win at 0-6.…