UTEP's best volleyball season since 1984 ended in the Conference USA semifinals with a 25-13, 25-9, 25-11 loss to No. 19 Western Kentucky in Hattiesburg, Miss.
Coming off their first tournament victory since 2008, the Miners got a good look at the bar they are aiming for, as WKU improved to 21-0.
The Hilltoppers scored six consecutive points in the middle of the first set to take control en route to the straight-sets victory.
Paulina Perez Rosas led UTEP with six kills, and Serena Patterson added five.
The Miners, who came in as the No.