After winning its first Conference-USA (C-USA) tournament match in a decade against Southern Miss in a straight-set victory, the UTEP Miners ran out of steam against the Western Kentucky (WKU) Hilltoppers, the lone undefeated team in C-USA losing in straight sets.
The 19th nationally ranked Hilltoppers won its second straight C-USA tournament with a three-set victory over the Rice Owls in the championship game. For the year, WKU lost only four total sets in the season while winning 63 total sets.
“Our city is proud of our program,” head coach, Ben Wallis, said. “The one thing that you can say about a city like El Paso is that once (it sees) somebody is showing progress and that they want to win and are competitive, people are going to come out and support you.