The biggest match in UTEP volleyball history, and the biggest win, was one of its greatest, one of its longest and the most-watched ever in Memorial Gym.
In font of 2,099 fans in a packed house for the NIVC quarterfinals, the Miners won a three-hour marathon against Weber State when it converted its eighth match point in a 25-21, 26-28, 25-23, 34-36, 15-9 victory.
Serena Patterson finally secured a spot in Thursday's semifinal against UNLV on her 11th kill on a night when she had 18 digs. Paulina Perez Rosas led the way with 20 kills and 18 digs.