Oct. 28, 2006

Box Score

EL PASO, Texas -

Memphis 3, UTEP 0
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Memphis (22-5; 8-3 C-USA)	31	30	30
UTEP (5-20; 1-10 C-USA)	29	27	23

Shelby Burton hammered home a match-high 18 kills and hit .517, while Ashley Liford put up a double-double of 12 kills and 17 digs, and Laura Côté dished out 47 assists to guide Memphis to a dominating sweep of UTEP in Conference USA action Friday. The Tigers hand the Miners their 10th-straight home loss and 10th-consecutive loss. Memphis also got a match-best 24 digs from libero Christen Clayton.

The Tigers hit .328 in the match, including a hitting a torrid .404 in the opening set and .350 in the final game. Sarah Bury, Melissa Nance and Colette Ramirez each posted seven kills.

Defensively, Burton and Côté had six blocks each. Memphis outblocked UTEP 10.0-5.0 on the night.

Keisha Hyman-Gifth led the Miners with 11 kills, and Amy Sanders added 10 kills. Elsa Reyes led a crew of four UTEP players to post at least 10 digs. Catherine Chavez, Sanders and setter Katie Smith each made 10 digs. Memphis also outdug UTEP, 65-53.

The Tigers will now prepare for a battle with Tulane in New Orleans at 1 p.m. on Sunday.