UAB Knocks off UTEP, 3-1, at Home in Bartow Arena

Friday, October 5

Birmingham / Bartow Arena

7:00 PM

UAB

-108, 22 CUSA

UTEP

-313, 04 CUSA

UTEP

UAB

UAB Knocks off UTEP, 3-1, at Home in Bartow Arena

10/5/2018 11:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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BIRMINGHAM – Looking for its second win in Conference USA play, the UAB volleyball team came away victorious, beating UTEP in four sets (17-25, 25-18, 25-15, 25-23) on Friday night in Bartow Arena.

Abby Carlile, Emily Rudolph and Victoria Young paced the offense with 12, 12 and 10 kills, respectively, while all hitting over .300 for the match. Since entering league play, Rudolph has posted 37 kills while hitting .338. Meanwhile, Young has 35 kills and is hitting at a .406 clip in C-USA action.

Brianna Muller played a key role in keeping the Green and Gold on track and took over at libero after the opening set. The freshman picked up 15 digs, six assists, one kill and one service ace against the Miners.

"She took the leadership role, being the libero and she steadied us out with her passing and I think her defensive effort rallied everybody else around her," head coach Amy Pauly said. "Our team built off that momentum and I'm really proud of Bri as she took on a really big role tonight as a freshman."

UAB moves to 10-8 overall and 2-2 in C-USA play while UTEP falls to 3-13 and 0-4 after Friday's match.

Set One: UTEP 25, UAB 17
The first set was contested early on, with UTEP getting out to a 10-9 lead. The Miners utilized an 8-1 run to push their advantage to 18-10 before winning the set, 25-17.

The Blazers recorded a .067 hitting percentage, while UTEP hit .423.

Set Two: UAB 25, UTEP 18
The Green and Gold raced out to a 10-1 lead early in the second set before pushing their advantage to 22-12. UTEP closed the gap slightly with a 5-0 run to cut the Blazer lead to 22-17. UAB answered and ultimately won the set 25-18.

UAB improved its hitting percentage to .162 while holding UTEP to a .024 hitting percentage.

Set Three: UAB 25, UTEP 15
UAB got off to a fast start once again, taking a 10-3 lead. The Miners went on a 7-4 run to cut the lead to 14-10 before UAB answered with a 7-4 run of their own to extend the advantage to 21-14. The Blazers finished the set on a 4-1 run to win the third set 25-15.

UAB hit .375 in the third set while holding UTEP to a .286 hitting percentage.

Set Four: UAB 25, UTEP 23
The Miners led early, 12-6, before UAB cut the lead to 18-17. The Blazers took control of the set from that point forward, outscoring UTEP 9-5 to win the set 25-23.

UAB's hitting percentage was .292 in the final set, while UTEP hit .231.

"They're learning to compete," Pauly said. "At the end of the day it doesn't matter what happens point to point or set to set. We're learning to compete and take everything in stride. The recovery skills we focused on at the beginning of the year are starting to show now and they're doing a great job of rebounding and staying aggressive throughout the match."

Up Next:

UAB will be back in action on Sunday, October 7 against UTSA at 1 p.m. from Bartow Arena. Blazer fans unable to attend can watch the match on CUSA.tv or click here to follow the live stats from Birmingham.

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