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The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, September 17
Salt Lake City
7:00 PM MT
University of Utah
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Pepperdine
Utes Fall To No. 11 Pepperdine, 3-2
9/17/1999 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 17, 1999
SALT LAKE CITY - The Utes came back from a 0-2 deficit and won games three and four, but 11th ranked Pepperdine edged Utah in game five to take the win. The Waves won 3-2 (15-2, 15-6, 11-15, 14-16, 16-14). Utah moves to 7-3 overall, 0-0 in the MWC. Pepperdine moves to 6-0 overall, 0-0 in the West Coast Conference.
For the Utes, Graciela Torres-Lopez recorded her first triple double of the season. Torres-Lopez totaled 12 kills for a .345 hitting percentage, 60 assists and 16 digs. Sophomore middle blocker McKelle Stilson posted 20 kills for a .326 hitting percentage. Stilson also recorded eight total blocks for the Utes. Jen Snow-Richards posted 15 kills and 10 digs and freshman Brenda Beal added 11 kills. Adrianne Bradley posted 16 digs for Utah. The Utes hit for .193 against the Waves and recorded 17 total team blocks.
For the Waves, Stacy Rouenhorst totaled 27 kills for a .346 hitting percentage and 20 digs. Melissa Plass totaled 14 kills and 10 digs, while teammate Jamie Hill recorded 20 kills. The Waves totaled 18 team blocks and posted a .237 hitting percentage in the match.
"I was disappointed in how we played game two, because that is not Utah volleyball. We didn't compete and that is what this program is about. I talked to them about that and we came back and won the next two. Did I think we could go 16-14 in the fifth game? I don't really know, but the main thing I wanted to do was compete. We are a young team and we played them hard in the last three games. They are a very good team and this is where we want to be, continuing to play good teams," said Launiere.
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