El Paso, Texas -- UTEP's high-powered offense proved too much as the Lady Techsters fell in straight sets Friday night inside Memorial Gym in El Paso, Texas.

UTEP improves to 12-4 overall and 1-2 in C-USA play with the win, while the Lady Techsters fall to 6-13 on the year and 0-5 in conference play. Scores of the match in favor of the Miners were, 25-13, 25-15, 25-22.

UTEP controlled play throughout the opening frame after back-to-back kills by sophomore Carly Doros and Freshman Jaena Bell put the Lady Techsters up 3-1 early. A 14-2 run pushed the Miners out in front 15-5. A Doros kill sparked a 3-0 run, that also featured a kill by Bell and a service ace by sophomore Faith Menary, cutting the deficit to 18-10. However, another run by the Miners gave them a 25-13 set win. 

Similar to the first set, the Miners controlled play surging out to an 8-3 lead. UTEP then put together an 8-2 burst to hold a 16-7 advantage. A pair of kills by Doros cut the deficit to 18-11, but another surge by the Miners closed the door for the Lady Techsters. UTEP took the frame 25-15 and a 2-0 lead in the match.

LA Tech continued to battle, as set three featured 11 ties and six lead changes. Doros got the Lady Techsters out to an early 4-2 lead with a kill. A Menary kill and an ace serve by freshman McKenzie Johnson gave Tech a 7-5 advantage. With the score knotted at 11-11, UTEP used a 3-0 run to claim a 14-11 lead, forcing a LA Tech timeout. The Lady Techsters battled back with a pair of kills by sophomore Mallory Meers and a kill by Menary to even the score at 15-all. Another 3-0 surge by the Miners forced another Tech timeout at 19-16. The Lady Techsters responded with a stuff block by sophomore Morgan Smith and Menary, a kill by sophomore Marley Maurer and a kill by Smith to tie the score again at 19-19. Tech took a 21-20 lead on a kill by Menary, before UTEP ended the match with a 5-1 run to claim the set 25-22.
 
NOTABLES
•    Carly Doros led the Lady Techsters with eight kills offensively.
•    McKenzie Johnson collected 10 digs, her 17th straight match with double digit digs. 
•    Mallory Meers recorded five kills on just nine swings to hit .444.
•    Faith Menary added six kills for the Lady Techsters offense. 
•    Meers recored eight digs while collected 11 assists.
•    Johnson recorded and ace tonight and now has recorded an ace serve in nine out of the last 10 contests. 

QUOTABLE
Head Coach Amber McCray
"UTEP is a very well-rounded and well-coached team. We gave ourselves a number of chances early but didn't terminate, and that made all the difference early in allowing UTEP to extend their runs. We have to find a way to recreate the confidence, aggressiveness, and fight we played with in the third set much earlier in the match and actually sustain it. Tomorrow's a new day, and if we can build on how we finished we can grow and give ourselves a chance to be in it."

UP NEXT
The Lady Techsters will be back in action for game two against UTEP tomorrow afternoon at 1 p.m. CT.
 
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