UTEP Rallies Past Liberty, 3-1

LYNCHBURG, Va. - After the teams split the first two sets, UTEP won sets three and four to claim a 3-1 (25-23, 21-25, 25-21, 25-20) victory over Liberty, Friday at Liberty Arena.

The Miners improve to 23-4, 13-2 in Conference USA play to remain in second place in conference standings with three matches left. The Lady Flames fall to 13-14, 7-8 in conference matches.

Liberty honored its six seniors – Kamryn Bacus, Madison Blane, Autumn Flowers, Kate Gammer, Elizabeth Helmich and Erica Lowery – prior to the match.

Notable Numbers

UTEP outhit Liberty .336-.272 for the match. The Miners also led in kills (64-47), assists, 60-42, aces (12-4) and digs (58-51). Liberty led 9-5 in blocks.
Ema Uskokovic led all players with 15 kills, adding 11 digs. Torrance Lovesee (12 kills, 13 digs, three aces) and Kalia Kohler (34 assists, 10 digs) both added double-doubles. Danika Washington scored 13 kills at a Liberty Arena-record hitting percentage of .867. Madison Hill collected 11 digs and served up six aces, while Kaya Weaver posted a match-high five blocks.
Kate Gammer registered her fifth straight double-double for the Lady Flames, 11^th of the season and 35^th career. Gammer totaled 14 kills and 12 digs. Kamryn Bacus sent down 12 kills, while Erica Lowery collected a match-high 14 digs. Elizabeth Helmich registered nine kills and four blocks, while Madison Blane posted four blocks. Charli Crowson led Liberty with 17 assists and three aces.

Turning Point

The teams traded set victories to start the match and headed to intermission tied at 1-1. UTEP served up five aces during the third set, pulling away late for a 25-21 victory.
The Miners led set four from 2-1 on, clinching the match by winning 25-20.

Quick Hits

UTEP has won all four matches in the all-time volleyball series with Liberty, including both which have taken place inside Liberty Arena.
Tonight's attendance of 1,080 was Liberty's second-largest home crowd this season, trailing only 1,174 on Sept. 13 against Virginia.
Liberty is 9-14 this season in sets decided by two points.
Gammer is now in 13^th place all-time at Liberty with 1,160 career kills. She passed both Casey Goodwin (2016-19) and Karyl Bacon (2007-10) tonight. Gammer needs 90 more digs to become the 11^th player in program history with 1,000 career kills and 1,000 career digs.
Blane is now in sole possession of fourth place in program history with 427 career blocks.
Today was the 10^th time this season and 34^th time in their careers that Gammer and Bacus have scored 10 or more kills in the same match. Liberty is 25-9 in those matches.
Gammer is the first Lady Flame with five consecutive double-doubles since Leah Clayton, Oct. 8-21, 2016.

Up Next
The Lady Flames and Miners finish out this weekend's series tomorrow at Liberty Arena, with match time scheduled for noon.

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Team Stats

Kate Gammer

Kamryn Bacus

Elizabeth Helmich

Madison Blane

Players Mentioned

Kamryn Bacus

Madison Blane

Charli Crowson

Autumn Flowers

Kate Gammer

Elizabeth Helmich

Erica Lowery