Miners volleyball falls to top-ranked Western Kentucky

Adrian Broaddus, Online Editor • November 18, 2016

In the quarterfinal round of the Conference USA Tournament, the Miners fell in three sets to Western Kentucky (19-25, 23-25, 24-26), thus ending their 2016 volleyball season.

Lindsey Larson, who was named to the Conference USA All-Academic Team on Friday, Nov. 18, led the charge for the Miners as she whipped up a double-double, 27 assists and 12 digs, and also contributed with six kills and two blocks.

Tatum Winter knocked eight kills herself, with two blocks, two digs and an ace. Also, Macey Austin led the team in kills with nine under her belt.

The Miners will return home for their final game of the season against New Mexico State on Nov. 23 at 1 p.m. Mountain Standard Time in Memorial Gym.

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Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor

Adrian Broaddus is the sports editor for The Prospector. He is a junior multimedia journalism major with a minor in political science. Adrian was born and raised in El Paso, TX, and is a graduate of Franklin high school. He entered college in the fall of 2015 in hopes to better his career in journalism. Along with sports, Adrian enjoys writing music reviews, perspective columns and news stories on politics. Although he is pursuing his degree in journalism, Adrian would like to go to law school and be an attorney while doing part-time work in journalism.