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The University of Utah Athletics
Utah Volleyball Notes
10/7/2002 12:00 AM | Volleyball
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Oct. 7, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY -
THIS WEEK:
No. 19 Utah (13-4, 3-1) will host Brigham Young in a 7:00 p.m. match this Friday, Oct. 11, at Crimson Court.
REVIEWING LAST WEEK:
Utah defeated New Mexico 3-1 last Friday before sweeping Air Force on Saturday. In the New Mexico match, four Utes finished with double-digit kills, led by junior Kim Turner, who tied a season and career-high with 22.
Against Air Force, the Utes notched 27 kills before committing their first attacking error and hit for .353 on the match. Senior Brenda Beal led Utah on the night with 11 kills and just one error for a .769 hitting percentage. She also added six blocks.
MWC PLAYER OF THE WEEK:
For the second time this year, outside hitter/middle blocker Kim Turner was named Mountain West Conference Volleyball Player of the Week, marking her sixth overall award. A 6-2 junior from Chandler, Ariz., Turner helped the Utes to a 2-0 mark last week. In a four-game win over New Mexico, she tied a career-high with 22 kills en route to a .450 hitting percentage. She also totaled eight digs and five blocks vs. the Lobos. In a three-game sweep over Air Force, Turner recorded a season-high .588 hitting percentage, totaling 11 kills with just one error in 17 attacks. She also added five digs and four blocks. For the week, Turner totaled 33 kills (4.71 kpg), 13 digs (1.86 dpg) and nine blocks (1.29 bpg), while hitting .491 (33-5-57).
A WEEKEND OF HIGHS:
Over the weekend, several Utes set season and career-highs. In the New Mexico match, junior Jackie Morrill had a career-high 17 digs, while sophomore Kelsie Kartchner finished with a career-high 59 assists. She also tied a career-high with four service aces. Senior Brenda Beal had season highs in both kills (11) and attack percentage (.769) against Air Force. Junior captain Kim Turner hit for a season-high .588 in the match against Air Force and tied a season and career-high 22 kills vs. New Mexico, while sophomore Lyndsey Phillips hit for a career-high .625 vs. New Mexico and had a career-high three service aces against Air Force.
USA TODAY/AVCA TOP 25
Rank School Total 2002 Last (1st-place Votes) Points Record Week1 USC (59) 1619 12-0 12 Hawai'i (6) 1547 12-0 23 Florida 1469 14-1 34 Stanford 1430 13-2 45 Nebraska 1400 13-1 56 Minnesota 1265 17-2 67 UC Santa Barbara 1257 15-0 78 Long Beach State 1161 13-1 89 Penn State 1112 14-1 910 Northern Iowa 989 15-2 1011 North Carolina 972 15-1 1112 Pepperdine 829 9-5 1213 UCLA 756 10-6 1314 Santa Clara 725 13-2 1515 Wisconsin 661 11-4 1416 Washington State 651 13-2 1917 Eastern Washington 615 17-0 1818 Michigan State 459 11-3 2219 UTAH 386 13-4 2020 Arizona 336 7-6 1721 Georgia Tech 259 18-3 2322 Arizona State 212 7-3 2423 Missouri 192 14-2 2124 Ohio State 187 6-7 1625 Texas A&M 158 11-4 25
Others receiving points and listed on two or more ballots: South Carolina (136), Pacific (61), San Diego (60), Texas (52), California (46), Illinois (24), Louisville (21), Fresno State (18), Notre Dame (17), Kansas (8), Michigan (2). Nine teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 33 combined points.
MWC STANDINGS
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct.Colorado State 3 0 1.000 11 6 .647UTAH 3 1 .750 13 4 .765San Diego State 3 1 .750 12 8 .600BYU 2 2 .500 7 10 .412Wyoming 1 2 .333 15 3 .833Air Force 1 2 .333 7 10 .412New Mexico 1 2 .333 6 10 .375UNLV 0 4 .000 4 13 .235
SERIES SHORTS:
* The Utes trail the all-time series with BYU 9-53. The last time the two teams met, on Nov. 16, 2001, Utah won 3-1, at the Mountain West Tournament in Provo, Utah. The Utes are 7-21 at home, 2-29 away and 0-3 at a neutral site vs. the Cougars.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION:
Brigham Young - The Cougars (7-10, 2-2) are coming off a sweep of New Mexico and their first-ever loss to Air Force at home last weekend. BYU is led by Allison Larson and April Varner, with 2.81 and 2.66 kills per game averages, respectively. Setter Karina Puikkonen is averaging 10.40 assists per game, while Lindsey Metcalf leads the team with a 3.07 digs per game average. The Cougars are hitting .175 as a team and out-block their opponents 3.33 to 2.23.
QUOTING HEAD COACH BETH LAUNIERE:
On the upcoming match against Brigham Young - "With two big injuries, BYU has lost a lot, but I know they'll come in here fired up and it won't be an easy match. I don't care what their record is, it's BYU, which means it's going to be tough. I'm looking forward to it."
MWC LEADERS:
As a team, Utah leads the MWC in opponent hitting percentage (.146) and blocks per game (3.44). The Utes also rank second in assists per game (14.00). In conference matches, the Utes rank in the top four in every statistical category.
Individually, junior Kim Turner leads the conference in blocks per game (1.53), while sophomore Lyndsey Phillips is tied for second (1.45) and senior Brenda Beal is sixth (1.23). Turner also ranks fifth in kills per game (3.73) and 15th in service aces (0.31), while Phillips is eighth in hitting percentage (.304). Senior captain Sylva Strzinkov? ranks third in the league in kills per game (3.97), ninth in service aces (0.33), 12th in digs per game (2.51) and 15th in hitting percentage (.262). Junior Jackie Morrill is seventh in digs per game with a 3.00 average and sophomore Kelsie Kartchner is fourth in service aces (0.48).
HOME SWEET HOME:
Heading into this Friday's match against BYU, the Utes have a 25-match home winning streak that dates back to the 2000 season. Utah, 8-0 at Crimson Court this season, went 15-0 at home last year and won its last two home matches of the 2000 season. The Utes' last loss at Crimson Court came on Nov. 19, 2000, when they fell to Colorado State 3-1.
MILESTONE WATCH:
With seven block assists last week, Kim Turner moved into third place all-time with 353. She also ranks fifth all-time in total blocks (400). With 231 kills on the season, she needs just 100 more to join the 1,000-kill club.
DOUBLE-DOUBLE TROUBLE:
In last Friday's match against Air Force, senior captain Sylva Strzinkov? notched her fourth-consecutive double-double and eighth of the season. She now has a league-high 24 during her two-year career.
Additionally, Strzinkov? has had double-digit kills in all but two matches this season, with a high of 21 against UNLV.
NEXT WEEK:
The Utes travel to Laramie, Wyo., for a 7:00 p.m. match at Wyoming next Friday, Oct. 18. On Saturday, Oct. 19, Utah plays at Colorado State at 7:00 p.m.
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