Miners’ soccer undefeated in conference play

UTEP tames the Herd, off to best start since 2016

The Miners (7-2-2) staged a comeback victory over the Marshall Thundering Herd 3-8 Thursday, giving them a 2-0 record in conference play. Matching the same start of the 2016 season under former coach Kevin Cross, this Miner team has shown a defensive intensity and a never-quit attitude with first-year Head Coach Katheryn Balogun.

In her initial season at UTEP, Balogun is enjoying her best start in six years of coaching, with her first winning record through nine games of a season. Her teams at Texas Southern were notoriously slow starters with her season start being 4-5 through nine games. Texas Southern never had a losing conference record…