The University of South Florida volleyball team's (22-12, 13-6 The American) amazing season has come to an end in the NIVC Semifinals after a sweep by the University of Texas-El Paso (25-9, 11-5 CUSA) on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Bulls lost with scores of 14-25, 24-26, 13-25.
 
Buse Hazan led the team with 11 kills and two service aces. Maria Clara Andrade (Sao Paulo, Brazil) also had two service aces. Miya Thomasled with 12 digs.
 
The Bulls finished their season with 22 wins, the most wins in a season since 2002. IT is one of the best turnarounds in program history.
 
With the packed home crowd behind them, the UTEP Miners cruised to a dominant opening set win. Six of the Bull's points came from Miners' errors.
 
The second set was a back-and-forth battle with UTEP taking the early 8-3 lead over South Florida. The Bulls answered with a 10-4 run to take the 13-12 lead. South Florida was one point from taking set two, but a 4-0 run backed by the crowd gave UTEP the two-set lead in the match.
 
The momentum from the Miners continued through the final set. The Bulls gave everything they had to come back but a 6-0 run by UTEP closed the match.