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11/7/2007 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Nov. 7, 2007
SALT LAKE CITY - Utah travels to Provo on Friday, Nov. 9, to take on rival Brigham Young in the Deseret First Duel. The match begins at 7 p.m. MT and will air on the mtn. beginning at 8:30 p.m. MT. The match will also re-air nationally on CSTV on Monday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. MT.
The Week In Review
The volleyball team went 1-2 on the week, rebounding from losses at Utah State (3-1) and TCU (3-0) to defeat New Mexico, 3-1.
Kathryn Haynie led the Utes on the week with 4.36 kills per game while Lori Baird tallied 3.09 kills per game and a .365 hitting percentage. Keisha Fisher tallied five aces and 102 assists. Connie Dangerfield had 3.82 digs a game and Chelsey Sandberg recorded 18 blocks on the week.
Scouting Brigham Young
BYU closed out its road season last weekend with wins at TCU and New Mexico. Junior middle blocker Rachel Dyer was named MWC Player of the Week last week. She has 3.31 kills per game with a .425 hitting percentage and 1.30 blocks per game. Chelsea Goodman, who had a rare triple-double against Utah in the last meeting between the two teams, leads the squad with 4.37 kills per game and 30 service aces.
Setter Amy Schlauder is averaging 13.58 assists per game while libero Annie Pinegar has 4.01 digs per game.
In the last meeting between the two teams on Oct. 12, BYU edged Utah in five games, 25-30, 30-24, 30-23, 26-30, 15-7. The Cougars hold the all-time edge, with a 63-21 record. However, Utah has won 15 of the last 20 meetings.
Deseret First Duel
Friday's match marks the second volleyball round of the Deseret First Duel rivalry series between Utah and BYU. This week's match counts for three points of the 64-point total.
Utah currently leads the rivalry series, 6-3. Although BYU took three points from the last volleyball match, a 1-0 Utah win in soccer for six points allowed the Utes to take the lead.
The rivalry series includes competition in the 12 sports the two universities compete in head-to-head during regular-season play. The Deseret First Duel will use a system that awards points to the winner of each head-to-head competition. A team trophy will be awarded to the individual winner of each sport. Points won by the individual sports will count toward each school's overall total. At the conclusion of each school year, a granite traveling trophy will be awarded to the overall rivalry series champion.
The Utah vs. BYU rivalry is one of the oldest and strongest in the country. In November 2005, the Wall Street Journal rated the rivalry the fourth best in college athletics.
Against the Best
Colorado State marked the sixth team this season that Utah has played in the AVCA top 25 poll. Utah defeated No. 17 Purdue (3-2) and played competitive matches against No. 4 USC, No. 5 UCLA, No. 6 Florida and No. 22 New Mexico State, losing several games in each match by just a few points. In addition, the Utes fell to Dayton, 3-2, which moved into the rankings after playing Utah. UNLV moved into the rankings at No. 25 on Nov. 5 and BYU has also been ranked this season.
Holding Opponents
Utah is second in the MWC in opponent hitting percentage. The Utes are holding opponents to just a .171 hitting percentage. Utah has held opponents below .100 three times, holding Dayton (8/31) to .080, Air Force (9/28 and 10/27) to .008 and .071, respectively, and Utah Valley (10/23) to .067.
Middle (Wo)man
Senior Lori Baird leads the Utes in blocking, averaging 1.60 blocks per game, which ranks second in the MWC and 12th in the country. She was named MWC Co-Player of the Week on Oct. 30.
Baird also leads Utah with a .365 hitting percentage. She has surged in the past six matches, averaging 3.23 kills per game with a .448 hitting percentage.
Dangerous Dangerfield
Senior Connie Dangerfield broke the Utah career record for digs against Wyoming on Sept. 29. She currently has 1,454 career digs, which breaks the Utah previous record of 1,313, set in 1997 by Brenda Barton-Whicker. Dangerfield is currently averaging 3.95 digs per game.
Dangerfield was named to the all-tournament team of the AVCA Showcase. She averaged 5.38 digs per game at the showcase, more than any other player.
Hot Haynie
Junior Kathryn Haynie leads the Utes with 3.67 kills per game. She has led the team in kills (or tied for the team lead) in 14 matches this season, including the last three. Her career-high of 22 kills came against San Diego State on Sept. 13.
In addition, Haynie leads the team with 23 service aces. She had a career-best four against Weber State.
Fantastic Freshmen
Freshmen Keisha Fisher, Karolina Bartkowiak and Stephanie Shardlow have each made significant contributions in their first year with Utah. Fisher made her first start for the Utes against UCLA. She has had eight double-doubles this season. Fisher currently leads the Utes with 8.42 assists per game.
Bartkowiak is also a regular on the floor. She is third on the team with 1.03 blocks per game.
Shardlow has started eight matches this year, playing in 21. She is averaging 6.44 assists per game. Shardlow had the first double-double of her career against Colorado State (39 assists, 11 digs) and currently has four total.
Leilani Ili has also played as a freshman.
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