NEW ORLEANS -- The University of the Incarnate Word volleyball team fell, 3-1, to UTEP on Friday morning in its opening match at the I-10 Classic.
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SPREAD THE WORD
Senior
Autumn Lockley led the Cardinals with 21 kills against UTEP.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
SETS 1 and 2 (19-25, 21-25) | After falling in the first set (19-25), the Cardinals rebounded and won set two. After a back-and-forth start to the match, the game was knotted at 13-13. UIW then used a 5-0 run to take the lead and never looked back, eventually securing a 25-21 set victory to even the match at 1-1. Lockley had six kills in the first set and nine in the second set.
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SET 3 (14-25) | Set three featured seven ties and five lead changes before UTEP broke open an 8-8 tie to secure the set win. Lockley chipped in three kills.
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SET 4 (19-25) | The fourth set saw more back-and-forth action with six ties and two lead changes before UTEP took the lead at 7-6. UIW cut the lead to one multiple times, but the Miners clinched the set victory and the match win. Lockley and freshman
Bethany Clapp both had three kills in the final set.
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HEAR FROM HEAD COACH SAMANTHA DABBS
"We did a lot of good things this match. UTEPÂÂÂ has great size and never backed down. Our offensive and defensive systems are starting to work and come together. We just need to keep playing tough competition to expose our weaknesses. This is a new team this year with 4 freshmen starting and the upperclassmen are doing a great job with them. It'll come together and this is the perfect tournament to be playing in."
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NOTABLES
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UP NEXT
The Cardinals take on Louisiana-Lafayette today at 4 p.m. in their second game of the I-10 Classic.
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