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The University of Utah Athletics
Utes Run Record to 6-2
6/21/1999 12:00 AM | Volleyball
September 12, 1998
OGDEN, Utah - Utah won two of its three matches at the Weber State Volleyball Classic, played Friday and Saturday at the Dee Events Center. After suffering a disheartening three-game loss to Cal Poly-SLO in the opener, the Utes bounced back to defeat Weber State in four games on Friday night and Gonzaga in three games on Saturday.
Utah swept Gonzaga 15-4, 15-0, 15-4, led by another outstanding match from Stacie Greenwalt. The junior middle blocker posted a match-high 10 kills, four blocks and a .421 hitting percentage. Kalani Tonga was solid as well with seven kills, a .400 hitting percentage and seven digs. Brooke Barton had five kills and Graciela Torres posted 27 assists. Utah outhit the Bulldogs .346 to -.054 and had an 8-1 advantage in blocks.
"I can't remember the last time that we shutout a team in a game like that," said Ute head coach Beth Launiere. "We needed a match like that where we just dominated someone. Everyone got a chance to play and we had a lot of fun."
On Friday, the Utes opened up with a 15-10, 15-9, 15-9 loss to Cal Poly SLO. Utah was out blocked 20-4 and outhit .298 to .058. The one bright spot was Greenwalt's performance of 14 kills and a .480 hitting percentage.
"That match was a complete, 100 percent breakdown," said Launiere. "We were totally unprepared against a team that was extremely prepared. Part of that is my fault, part of that is the fact that we're banged up and we've been playing a lot of matches; but the other part is that a performance like that is not O.K. under any circumstance. We need to learn from that."
The Utes bounced back with a 15-12, 15-11, 15-10 sweep of Weber State. Tonga's 15 kills, 17 digs and .353 hitting percentage led three Utes with 10 or more kills. Greenwalt had 12 kills and Sara Shakula posted 10. Torres had 49 assists and hit .571 with nine kills and nine digs.
"We had a much better effort against Weber State, but we were still too up and down," said Launiere. "We need some practice time to work on some things and get some of our discipline back."
Utah, now 6-2, faces a challenging week ahead. The Utes play in the Michigan State Invitational next Friday and Saturday, where it will take on two Top 25 teams in the host Spartans and Notre Dame.
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