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Gonzaga
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Sophomore Trio Leads Utes Past Bulldogs in Five Sets
9/5/2015 12:00 AM | Volleyball
Sept. 5, 2015
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Utah volleyball team overcame a four-set loss earlier in the day and closed out the Gonzaga Invitational defeating the Bulldogs in five sets (19-25, 25-22, 25-22, 23-25, 15-5) Saturday evening at Martin Centre in Spokane, Wash.
The sophomore trio of Adora Anae, Eliza Katoa and Carly Trueman led the way for the Utes offensively as Utah moved to 5-2 overall on the season. Anae posted her third 20+ kill effort with a match high 22 kills, Katoa tied a career-high with 17 kills and Trueman posted new career-highs with 14 kills while hitting a remarkable .824 percent in the match.
Utah hit .226 as a team, tallied 10 service aces and collected 34 total blocks en route to knocking off the Bulldogs (4-2) and earning its first win in as many tries in a five-setter this season.
The Utes went on an early 4-2 run in set one to take an 8-7 lead, but Gonzaga countered with a 6-1 run and never looked back on the way to taking the first set, 25-19. The Bulldogs hit .423 in the set and Utah was limited to just a .231 hitting percentage.
Utah rebounded with a 25-22 win in the second set to tie the match at 1-1 before both teams headed into the locker rooms for intermission. Gonzaga registered a pair of different four-point leads early in the set, but the Utes managed to come back with a 4-1 run to pull within a point and later used a 7-3 run to take a 20-18 lead. Utah went up set point, 24-22, and Adora Anae followed with a kill to give Utah the set.
The Utes trailed by as many as six points early in the third set, but then countered with a 13-3 run to take an 18-15 lead and force the Zags to call a timeout. Utah would get to 20 points first with a block from Berkeley Oblad and Brenna DeYoung, but Gonzaga later came back to tie it 20-20 with a Utah attack error. Utah would go on to win five of the final seven point to take the set 25-22 and go up 2-1 in the match.
Both teams would trade points throughout the majority of the fourth set until a 3-1 run put Utah ahead 18-15, which forced the Zags to take a timeout. The Utes would win two of the next three points to go up 20-16, but Gonzaga countered with four straight points to pull within a point and Utah was then forced to call a timeout. Gonzaga would close out the set winning six of the next nine points to take the set 25-23 and tie the match 2-2.
Utah opened the final set winning three of the first four points, but Gonzaga came back to tie the set up at 4-4 with a block from McKayla Ferris and Imani Wimbush. Utah countered winning nine straight points and taking a commanding 13-4 lead with a kill from Oblad. The Zags would get one more point, but another block from Oblad and DeYoung, followed by Katoa's kill put the set (15-5) and match (3-2) away for the Utes.
Kendall Cygan led Utah with 26 assists and posted her second double-double of the day with 13 digs, while fellow setter Jessie Jorgensen notched a double-double as well with 24 assists and 11 digs. Tess Sutton led the Utes with 19 digs and DeYoung was a force at the net as she led the match with 11 block assists.
Utah returns to action next Friday and Saturday, Sept. 11-12, with three matches at the Louisville/Active Ankle Challenge. Action will get underway on Friday at Cardinal Arena in Louisville, Ky.
Team Stats
UTAH
GON
Kills
60
57
Errors
25
30
Attempts
155
167
Hitting %
.226
.162
Points
87.5
73.0
Assists
59
53
Aces
10
4
Blocks
17.5
12.0
Game Leaders
Kills
22
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
17
Aces
2
Blocks
5
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
2
Aces
3
Blocks
11
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