LUBBOCK, Texas – The University of the Incarnate Word volleyball team fell in five sets to UTEP on Friday night in its first game of the Texas Tech Red Raider Classic in Lubbock, Texas.
 
NOTABLES

• Two Cardinals – Carissa McGarity and Julia Monday – led UIW with 10 kills. Bethany Clapp chipped in nine kills.
• Presley Blaylock had a double-double with 26 assists and 14 digs.
• Alyssa Carlin had a team-high 25 digs and three assists.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED
SETS 1 AND 2 (25-22 AND 16-25) | The Cardinals battled hard in a first set that saw eight ties and two lead changes. With the score knotted at 15-15, UIW put up back-to-back points, first with a kill by McGarity and then a UTEP error, to take the lead for good as they secured a 1-0 match lead. The Miners rebounded in the second set, taking an early lead and breaking away to even the match (1-1).
 
SETS 3 AND 4 (27-25 AND 22-25) | UIW found its footing again in set three, which was also a tightly contested set. After another 10 ties and five lead changes that resulted in the score being even at 25-25, UIW forced two UTEP errors to take a 2-1 match advantage. In set four, a similar situation ended in UTEP's favor, with the Miners coming out on top after the score was tied at 20-20.
 
SET 5 (14-16) | Set five was no different than the other four sets. It featured six ties and four lead changes. The score was tied, this time at 14-14, when a UTEP kill snatched the lead. The Miners then used back-to-back points to clinch the 16-14 set victory and the 3-2 match win.
 
UP NEXT
UIW faces the tournament host Texas Tech, on Saturday at 1 p.m. (CT) before closing out the Texas Tech Red Raider Classic against Houston at 5 p.m.
 
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