The UTEP women’s volleyball team lost to rival New Mexico State 3-0 Tuesday night in the Battle of I-10 at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. The Miners kept it close, but the Aggies prevailed 25-19, 25-19 and 25-18.
The Miners dropped to 3-10 on the year and will now look to prepare for Conference USA play as they host Rice on Friday, Sept. 22, in Memorial Gym.
“[We’re] looking forward to starting conference this weekend in the friendly confines of Memorial [Gym],” head coach Holly Watts said in a press release.
Freshman Cheyenne Jones paced the Miner offense with eight kills, followed by Macey Austin with six and Ali Vidali with five.