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Trip to Provo for BYU Invitational Awaits Utah Volleyball
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The fast pace of the early-season schedule continues for the University of Utah volleyball team as another busy three-match schedule awaits the Utes this weekend at the BYU Invitational in Provo.
Utah will play No. 21 BYU in the annual Deseret First Duel series on Friday at 7 p.m. MT. The match will be televised live on BYU-TV. The Utes will play a BYU Invitational doubleheader on Saturday, starting against Portland State at 10 a.m. MT, before taking on Bowling Green at 5 p.m. MT.
Keep Up With the Utes: Live stats for all three matches at the BYU Invitational will be available at byucougars.com. Friday's Deseret First Duel Rivalry series match will be televised live on BYU-TV.
Out of the Gate: Despite dropping two of three matches last weekend at the UC Davis Aggie Invitational, Utah's 6-2 start is its best since 2009. The current Utes have tied for the fourth-best season-opening stretch in program history. The Utes have been 6-2 or better after eight matches in a season 12 times in school history. Seven of those squads, including seven of the previous eight before 2012, have qualified for the NCAA Tournament. Eleven of the 12 teams appearing on the list were led by head coach Beth Launiere.
Rivalry Rundown: Utah has won 20 of the last 24 meetings with BYU since Oct. 19, 2001. During that stretch, the Utes have gone 8-2 at Smith Fieldhouse. Utah has not lost in Provo, Utah since Nov. 9, 2007.
Utah owns a 3-0 edge in the Deseret First Duel Rivalry series after the Ute women's soccer team picked up a 1-0 win on Aug. 25 in Salt Lake City.
Utes `D Up': Utah is second in the Pac-12 Conference in a pair of key defensive categories, averaging 3.21 blocks per set and holding its opponents to a .120 hitting percentage.
Seeing Redd: Junior middle blocker Erin Redd (Spanish Fork, Utah) led Utah with a .412 hitting percentage on the attack to go along with 2.57 kills in four matches for the Utes last week. Redd also tied for team-high honors with 0.21 service aces per set and collected 1.00 blocks and 0.57 blocks per set. Through eight matches this season, Redd is tied for fifth in the Pac-12 with a .403 hitting percentage and is second on the squad with 3.61 points, 2.75 kills, 0.32 service aces and 1.07 blocks per set.
Scalding Schofield: Schofield is ninth in the Pac-12 with 3.82 kills per set early this season. She has been effective in other areas of the game as well averaging 1.93 digs, 1.00 blocks and 0.25 service aces per set in 2012. Schofield has registered double-digits in kills in all eight matches in 2012 and has had 10 or more kills in 13 consecutive matches, dating back to Nov. 11, 2011 at Arizona.
Bateman on the Block: Sophomore middle blocker Bailey Bateman (Hooper, Utah) is second in the Pac-12 with 1.59 blocks per set. She has tied her career high with eight blocks on two occasions this season and has led or tied for the team lead in blocks in seven of eight contests in 2012.
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