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Volleyball
at Arizona
Friday, November 25
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:00 PM
University of Utah
20-11, 11-10
2
vs
3
Colorado
14-16, 6-14
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2
3
4
5
F
Colorado
25
16
25
20
15
3
Utah
19
25
20
25
13
2
Team Stats
COLO
UTAH
Kills
54
73
Errors
23
35
Attempts
173
185
Hitting %
.179
.205
Points
67.5
84.0
Assists
53
69
Aces
1
1
Blocks
12.5
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
23
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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Utes Fall to Buffs in Regular-Season Finale
11/25/2016 4:05 PM | Volleyball
Utah finishes regular-season 20-11 overall; 11-9 in Pac-12 play
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 17-ranked Utah volleyball team dropped its regular-season finale, falling in five sets (19-25, 25-16, 20-25, 25-20, 13-15) to the Colorado Buffaloes Friday afternoon at the Huntsman Center.
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The Utes wrap-up the regular-season at 20-11 overall and 11-9 in Pac-12 Conference play, while the Buffs finish the season at 14-16 overall and 6-14 in league play.
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Colorado outhit the Utes .324 to .189 on the way to taking the first set 25-19. Utah battled back from a couple of early deficits, but runs of 5-1 and 6-2 would later put the Buffs up 20-14 and force Utah to call a timeout. Utah would win four of the next six points, but CU closed out the frame winning three of the final four points.
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Anae opened the second set with three consecutive kills and the Utes later jumped out to a 6-1 lead following a kill from sophomore Jessie Openshaw. CU called timeout and was then forced to call its final timeout of the frame down 14-7 following an assisted block by both juniors Eliza Katoa and Tawnee Luafalemana. Back-to-back blocks from sophomore Berkeley Oblad put Utah up 23-13 and despite a mini run from the Buffs, Utah managed to take the set 25-16 and head into intermission tied 1-1 with the Buffs.
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Utah opened the third set with a 4-1 run, but CU took its first lead, up 10-9, with a 4-0 run and that forced the Utes to call a timeout. Utah would have to call its final timeout of the set following a 6-1 run in which the Buffs pushed its lead to 18-13. A block from Katoa would get Utah back within three points, down 23-20, but CU scored the final two points to take the set 25-20 and a 2-1 lead heading into the fourth set.
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Utah led throughout the entire fourth set, but CU kept things close until a kill from junior Carly Trueman and then a Buffs attack answer gave Utah the frame, 25-20, and notched things up at 2-2. The Utes hit just .178 in the fourth set, but did however limit the Buffs to hitting just .062. Trueman tallied seven kills in the frame to lead the way for the Utes and send the match into a decisive fifth set.
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CU opened the final set winning four of the first five points and that forced Utah to call a quick timeout. The Utes would battle back, but CU took an 8-6 lead in the set as both teams traded sides of the court. Back-to-back hitting errors by Utah would push CU's lead to 10-6. CU led 12-8 until a service error sparked a 4-0 Utah run to tie the frame at 12-12. Both teams traded points to notch things at 13-all, but CU closed out the set with kills from Stephanie Shadley and Anna Pfefferle to take both the set (15-13) and the match.
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Anae led a quartet of players who finished with double-digit kill efforts, posting a match-high 23 digs on the afternoon. Anae topped the 20-kill mark for the 14th time this season and for the 26th time in her career. Meanwhile, Trueman added 18 kills, Oblad registered 11 kills and Katoa chipped in with 10 kills.
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Openshaw and freshman Bailey Choy registered double-doubles on the day. Openshaw led the team in both assists (30) and digs (17), while Choy added 28 assists and 15 digs. Freshman Brianna Doehrmann (13 digs) and sophomore Megan Shughrou (11 digs) both posted double-digit dig efforts in the match.
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CU out-blocked the Utes 12.5 to 10.0 in total team blocks, but Luafalemana led the way with a match-high six total blocks. Katoa added five assisted blocks and Oblad chipped in with four.
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Utah will now await word for an at-large big into the 2016 NCAA Tournament, with selections set to be released Sunday evening at 7 p.m. (MST). The selection show will be aired live on ESNPU.
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The Utes wrap-up the regular-season at 20-11 overall and 11-9 in Pac-12 Conference play, while the Buffs finish the season at 14-16 overall and 6-14 in league play.
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Colorado outhit the Utes .324 to .189 on the way to taking the first set 25-19. Utah battled back from a couple of early deficits, but runs of 5-1 and 6-2 would later put the Buffs up 20-14 and force Utah to call a timeout. Utah would win four of the next six points, but CU closed out the frame winning three of the final four points.
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Anae opened the second set with three consecutive kills and the Utes later jumped out to a 6-1 lead following a kill from sophomore Jessie Openshaw. CU called timeout and was then forced to call its final timeout of the frame down 14-7 following an assisted block by both juniors Eliza Katoa and Tawnee Luafalemana. Back-to-back blocks from sophomore Berkeley Oblad put Utah up 23-13 and despite a mini run from the Buffs, Utah managed to take the set 25-16 and head into intermission tied 1-1 with the Buffs.
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Utah opened the third set with a 4-1 run, but CU took its first lead, up 10-9, with a 4-0 run and that forced the Utes to call a timeout. Utah would have to call its final timeout of the set following a 6-1 run in which the Buffs pushed its lead to 18-13. A block from Katoa would get Utah back within three points, down 23-20, but CU scored the final two points to take the set 25-20 and a 2-1 lead heading into the fourth set.
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Utah led throughout the entire fourth set, but CU kept things close until a kill from junior Carly Trueman and then a Buffs attack answer gave Utah the frame, 25-20, and notched things up at 2-2. The Utes hit just .178 in the fourth set, but did however limit the Buffs to hitting just .062. Trueman tallied seven kills in the frame to lead the way for the Utes and send the match into a decisive fifth set.
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CU opened the final set winning four of the first five points and that forced Utah to call a quick timeout. The Utes would battle back, but CU took an 8-6 lead in the set as both teams traded sides of the court. Back-to-back hitting errors by Utah would push CU's lead to 10-6. CU led 12-8 until a service error sparked a 4-0 Utah run to tie the frame at 12-12. Both teams traded points to notch things at 13-all, but CU closed out the set with kills from Stephanie Shadley and Anna Pfefferle to take both the set (15-13) and the match.
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Anae led a quartet of players who finished with double-digit kill efforts, posting a match-high 23 digs on the afternoon. Anae topped the 20-kill mark for the 14th time this season and for the 26th time in her career. Meanwhile, Trueman added 18 kills, Oblad registered 11 kills and Katoa chipped in with 10 kills.
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Openshaw and freshman Bailey Choy registered double-doubles on the day. Openshaw led the team in both assists (30) and digs (17), while Choy added 28 assists and 15 digs. Freshman Brianna Doehrmann (13 digs) and sophomore Megan Shughrou (11 digs) both posted double-digit dig efforts in the match.
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CU out-blocked the Utes 12.5 to 10.0 in total team blocks, but Luafalemana led the way with a match-high six total blocks. Katoa added five assisted blocks and Oblad chipped in with four.
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Utah will now await word for an at-large big into the 2016 NCAA Tournament, with selections set to be released Sunday evening at 7 p.m. (MST). The selection show will be aired live on ESNPU.
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