On their final match of the Omaha Challenge to Omaha (3-3), the UTEP volleyball team (2-4) fell 3-0 on Saturday afternoon.
Junior Macey Austin notched a double-double with 12 kills, 10 digs and recorded a .357 hitting percentage. Sophomore Briana Bustillos tallied 10 digs each in the match.
Freshman Kristen Fritsche led the Miners in assists (25) for the sixth-straight match and freshman Martine Kragholm led the Miners with four blocks and added four kills.
Omaha seized control of the first set early on as they opened up on a 12-2 run.
Senior Kylie Baumgartner tied up the match with an 8-8 score in the second set with a kill set up by Fritsche.