Utah Advances To NCAA Second Round

Thursday, December 2

Honolulu (NCAA Tournament)

TBA

University of Utah

Colorado

12/2/1999 12:00 AM | Volleyball

Dec. 2, 1999

Honolulu, Hawaii - Utah upset eighth seeded Colorado in the NCAA First Round at Hawaii?s Stan Sheriff Center on Thurs., Dec. 2. The Utes shut-down the Buffaloes in three games (15-10, 15-6, 17-15). This gives Utah its second-consecutive NCAA First Round win in its second-straight year. The Utes move to 22-9 overall, 11-4 in the MWC. Colorado ends its season with an 18-12 record overall, 12-8 in the Big 12.

For the Utes, sophomore Alisa Geddes led the Utes and tied a career-high 18 kills for a .333 hitting percentage and led the team in digs with 14. Jen Snow-Richards posted 12 kills and hit for .219 in the match. McKelle Stilson posted 10 kills for a .286 hitting percentage, while teammate Adrianne Bradley totaled 10 kills for a .292 hitting percentage and 11 digs. Brooke Barton totaled 12 digs, and Lucie Turkova added 10 digs. Senior setter Graciela Torres-Lopez posted 51 assists and totaled 9 kills for a .353 hitting percentage. Torres-Lopez added six digs and four total blocks. Freshman Brenda Beal led the Utes with five total blocks. As a team, the Utes hit for .260.

Kristin Engelking led the Buffs with 18 kills for .500 hitting percentage, seven digs and four total blocks. Sonja Nielsen posted 12 kills and 11 digs, while Shana Bowen added 12 digs. Kelly Campbell totaled 44 assists and eight digs. Colorado hit .183 in the match as a team.

?We finally beat a ranked team, and in three games. I thought we played very well and that we are playing some of our best volleyball of the season right now. That was probably our best serving match of the season. It was a team effort, we had four people in double figure kills and that?s been the kind of season we?ve had all year long, different people stepping up all season long. We are very please with the win tonight,? said Launiere.

UP NEXT: Utah will play the winner of the Hawaii vs. Prairie View match Fri., Dec. 3 at 7:00 p.m. (HST) at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii.