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Volleyball
at Arizona State
Saturday, November 18
Salt Lake City, UT
7:00 PM
University of Utah
21-8, 12-6
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#17 Utah Downs Arizona in Four Sets on Senior Night
11/18/2017 9:40 PM | Volleyball
Utah earns the season sweep over Arizona
SALT LAKE CITY- Â The No.17-ranked Utah Utes (21-8, 12-6 Pac-12) recorded a four set win (20-25, 25-15, 25-15, 25-15) over the Arizona Wildcats (10-17, 4-14) on senior night at the Huntsman Center Saturday night.
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Utah struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first set as the Utes would hit just .023 and drop the set 25-20. Utah fell behind early in the first set and trailed Arizona by six midway through the frame, 15-9. Utah went on a 5-1 run to trail just 16-14, but Arizona pushed its lead to back to five points at 20-15. The Utes managed to put together a 5-1 run to force an Arizona timeout with the Wildcat lead cut to 21-20, but the rally wasn't enough as Arizona scored four straight points to take the set 25-20.
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The Ute offense turned things around in the second set as the Utes connected on 16 kills while having just two hitting errors to record a .483 hitting percentage. Â Utah and Arizona traded points to open the frame until Utah trailed 8-7, and the Utes managed to put together a 9-1 run to take the lead 16-9. Utah rolled the rest of the set and closed out the frame scoring four straight to take the second set 25-15. Tawnee Luafalemana totaled four blocks and three kills during the set, while Berkeley Oblad added in six kills for the Utes.
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Utah continued its momentum out of intermission, scoring the first four points of the third set. Arizona scored the next two points after calling timeout, but a 9-2 Utah run gave the Utes a commanding lead at 13-4. Leading 19-13, the Utes closed out the third set scoring six of the final eight points to take the fourth set 25-15.
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Utah and Arizona traded points to start the fourth set until Utah went on a 4-1 run to lead 15-10 midway through the frame. Still leading the Wildcats at 17-13, a block from Oblad began a 4-0 run to push the lead to 21-13. After an Arizona sideout, Utah rolled to a fourth set win after scoring four of the final five points in the set. A kill from Luafalemana capped off the fourth set 25-15 and helped the Utes take the match 3-1.
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Three Utes recorded double-digit kill efforts with seniors Adora Anae and Luafalemana each totaling 13 kills, while Oblad added in 10 kills on the evening. Carly Trueman also pitched in eight kills.
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Four Utes reached double-digit digs in the win with Anae leading the way after recording a match-high 19 digs to notch a double-double. Brianna Doehrmann totaled 14 digs, Shannon Scully notched 10 digs, and Bailey Choy registered 13 digs. Along with the 13 digs, Choy also earned a double-double after totaling 37 assists.
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Luafalemana, Oblad, and Kenzie Koerber led the charge at the net, each totaling six blocks.
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Utah completes its last week of conference play beginning next Wednesday against Stanford. Following the contest at Stanford, the Utes will travel to Colorado for the final match of Pac-12 play.
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Utah struggled to find an offensive rhythm in the first set as the Utes would hit just .023 and drop the set 25-20. Utah fell behind early in the first set and trailed Arizona by six midway through the frame, 15-9. Utah went on a 5-1 run to trail just 16-14, but Arizona pushed its lead to back to five points at 20-15. The Utes managed to put together a 5-1 run to force an Arizona timeout with the Wildcat lead cut to 21-20, but the rally wasn't enough as Arizona scored four straight points to take the set 25-20.
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The Ute offense turned things around in the second set as the Utes connected on 16 kills while having just two hitting errors to record a .483 hitting percentage. Â Utah and Arizona traded points to open the frame until Utah trailed 8-7, and the Utes managed to put together a 9-1 run to take the lead 16-9. Utah rolled the rest of the set and closed out the frame scoring four straight to take the second set 25-15. Tawnee Luafalemana totaled four blocks and three kills during the set, while Berkeley Oblad added in six kills for the Utes.
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Utah continued its momentum out of intermission, scoring the first four points of the third set. Arizona scored the next two points after calling timeout, but a 9-2 Utah run gave the Utes a commanding lead at 13-4. Leading 19-13, the Utes closed out the third set scoring six of the final eight points to take the fourth set 25-15.
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Utah and Arizona traded points to start the fourth set until Utah went on a 4-1 run to lead 15-10 midway through the frame. Still leading the Wildcats at 17-13, a block from Oblad began a 4-0 run to push the lead to 21-13. After an Arizona sideout, Utah rolled to a fourth set win after scoring four of the final five points in the set. A kill from Luafalemana capped off the fourth set 25-15 and helped the Utes take the match 3-1.
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Three Utes recorded double-digit kill efforts with seniors Adora Anae and Luafalemana each totaling 13 kills, while Oblad added in 10 kills on the evening. Carly Trueman also pitched in eight kills.
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Four Utes reached double-digit digs in the win with Anae leading the way after recording a match-high 19 digs to notch a double-double. Brianna Doehrmann totaled 14 digs, Shannon Scully notched 10 digs, and Bailey Choy registered 13 digs. Along with the 13 digs, Choy also earned a double-double after totaling 37 assists.
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Luafalemana, Oblad, and Kenzie Koerber led the charge at the net, each totaling six blocks.
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Utah completes its last week of conference play beginning next Wednesday against Stanford. Following the contest at Stanford, the Utes will travel to Colorado for the final match of Pac-12 play.
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Team Stats
ARIZ
UTAH
Kills
41
53
Errors
29
20
Attempts
161
144
Hitting %
.075
.229
Points
56.0
72.0
Assists
38
52
Aces
3
6
Blocks
12.0
13.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
6
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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