NCAA Volleyball Tournament: UTEP falls to #8 Oklahoma in five sets

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania - The UTEP Miners pressed hard, but couldn't overcome the 8th ranked Oklahoma Sooners in a five set showdown.

Sooners took the fifth set 15 points to 9, and won the match 3 sets to 2.

Oklahoma will now advance to the second round, facing the winner of tonight's Pittsburgh vs Morehead State game.

Despite winning the first two sets of the match, the Miners were unable to close it out as the Sooners would win three straight sets to complete the reverse sweep.

This was UTEP's first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

In the first set, the Miners would score the first point of the match.

Oklahoma would quickly rebound and take the lead in the early portion of the first set, but the Miners rallied and ended up taking the first set, 25-19.

In the 2nd set, UTEP's momentum would continue.

The Miners led the majority of the way and despite a late run from the Sooners, the Miners would win the second set, 25-22.

With Oklahoma's back to the wall, the Sooners wasted no time taking the early lead in the third set.

The Sooners would go on to win the 3rd set, 25-19.

Oklahoma was once again in a must win situation needing to win the 4th set to force a deciding set 5.

The Sooners would accomplish that goal winning the 4th set 25-21.

In the fifth and deciding set, the Sooners continued to dominate jumping out to an early led on their way to 15-9 victory in set five to win the match.

The Miners end their season with an overall record of 27-6.