Great seasons that don't reach the ultimate mountain top are always going to have what-ifs. The one for the UTEP volleyball team after its 25-5 season ended with a first-round NCAA tournament loss concerned their health.

With superstar Kaya Weaver and big pieces Uma Uskokovic and Lauren Perry watching from the bench, with superstar Torrance Lovesee giving it everything she had on a bum ankle but clearly hobbled, the Miners ran into a wall against a bigger North Carolina team and the result was a 24-26, 25-11, 25-19, 25-21 loss to the Tar Heels .

UTEP volleyball blocked by North Carolina

For a second consecutive year UTEP fell in the first round of the NCAAs, and unlike last year the Miners don't have all their offense coming back next season. What they left Madison with was a feeling

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