When the inaugural UTEP beach volleyball team kicks off its season Friday in Tucson against Arizona, the first of four matches it will play in two days this weekend, it will mark UTEP's first new addition to its athletic roster since adding softball in 2004.
One of the newest sport's first additions was the signing of Franklin High standout Paulina Acuna, the El Paso Times' high school player of the year in 2022. She is one of six beach-only players who will join eight indoor players to form the first 14-player Miner roster.
Daniel Foo is coaching the beach operation under the aegis of Ben Wallis' volleyball program.