Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Weber State (Exhibition) on August 15, 2026 at 3:00 P.M.
3:00 P.M.
Volleyball
vs Weber State (Exhibition)
.png&width=31&height=31&type=webp)
The University of Utah Athletics
UTE Volleyball Downs No. 23 Notre Dame
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Volleyball
September 20, 1998
EAST LANSING, Mich. -- Utah defeated No. 23 Notre Dame and New Hampshire on Saturday to win two of three matches and place second at the Michigan State Invitational. The Utes fell to No. 18 Michigan State on Friday night. Sophomore outside hitter and Kalani Tonga and senior outside hitter Sara Shakula were named the all- tournament team.
The Utes swept their way past Notre Dame 15-10, 15-4, 15-10. It was Utah's first win over a ranked team since beating No. 16 BYU at Crimson Court in 1995. Tonga came up big with 18 kills, a .371 hitting percentage and 11 digs. Shakula had 13 kills, a .375 hitting percentage and nine digs. Brooke Barton was also into double-figures in kills with 11.
Stacie Greenwalt had five blocks, including two solos. Graciela Torres had 43 assists. Utah outhit the Fighting Irish .214 to .077.
"I was really happy with the win over Notre Dame and the way we came back after the loss to Michigan State," said Ute head coach Beth Launiere. "I thought that our serving was the key because we took away their strength at the net. We'll probably see better teams than Notre Dame in the WAC--that may not be ranked--but that was a good win for us."
Utah concluded the tournament with a 15-4, 17-15, 15-10 sweep of New Hampshire. Greenwalt had 10 kills and hit .833 to brake the school single-match hitting percentage record. McKelle Stilson had 12 kills and a .706 hitting percentage. Shakula also posted 12 kills with a .450 hitting percentage. Torres had 40 assists, four aces and 10 digs. The Utes outhit the Wildcats .274 to .142 for the match.
"For the third weekend in a row we went 2-1 in a tournament, and once again I'm very happy with that," said Launiere. "Along with the wins, we identified some things this weekend that will help us out the rest of the year."
After playing 11 matches in the first three weeks of the season, Utah will play just one next week. The 8-3 Utes host Wyoming on Friday at 7:00 p.m.
Get to know new Utah Volleyball Head Coach Alyssa D'Errico.
Wednesday, December 10
Utah Volleyball Press Conference - 12.10.25
Wednesday, December 10
ESPN+ Feature | Utah Volleyball's Leah Wilton-LaBoy
Thursday, November 20
ESPN+ Feature | Utah Volleyball's Devyn Weist
Thursday, November 06