The 9th annual Miner Dash & Family Fiesta Sunday at UTEP kicks of homecoming week 2018. Rudy Gutierrez, El Paso Times
And then that unwanted guest heartbreak stepped in.
UTSA took a commanding first set win, then rallied from the brink of defeat to take the second set.
UTEP then responded with passion and precision, winning the third and fourth sets and appearing to be tiptoeing on the precipice of recording a huge upset.
And then came heartbreak.
More: Southern Miss drops UTEP 3-1 in volleyball game at Memorial Gym
The Roadrunners from San Antonio eked out to a small lead and never gave that lead back, dropping the Miners 15-12 in the fifth and final set Sunday afternoon in UTEP's Memorial Gym in a Conference USA women's volleyball duel.