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9/11/1999 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 11, 1999
Utah at State Farm Illini Classic
Sept. 10-11
Huff Hall
Urbana-Champaign, Ill.
All Day
VS. GEORGE MASON:
The Utes shut-down George Mason, 3-0 ( 15-3, 15-6, 15-10) in their consolation match of the State Farm Illini. Classic. Utah improves to 6-2 overall, 0-0 in the MWC. George Mason moves to 2-3 overall, 0-0 in the CAA.
For the Utes, Adrianne Bradley tied the Illini Classic record for service aces in a match with seven. She led the team with 10 kills respectively. Utah unloaded its bench after the first game and the Utes posted a .330 hitting percentage in the match. Brenda Beal totaled seven kills for an impressive .778 hitting percentage. Lucie Turkov added 34 assists and four total blocks.
For the Patriots, Natalia Torres-Tirado and Shelbylynn McBride totaled 8 kills each. Teammate Daniela Pastore added 14 assists and 6 digs for the Patriots. George Mason managed a .119 hitting percentage in the match.
"We came back from a tough loss last night and we were focused and prepared for tonight's match. That was a good sign by this team that we were able to prepare and come in with a lot of energy. We were able to play a lot of people and used our depth and I like the depth that we've got. For the development of the team, I think it was a good weekend, we learned a lot from the loss to Georgia last night. We're in a good position to be in and we were able to get a lot of playing experience in from some of our other kids tonight," said Launiere.
UP NEXT:
The Utes are back in action at home Thurs., Sept. 16 when they take on in-state rival, Utah State at 7:00 p.m.