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#15 Utah Volleyball Falls at #4 Stanford
11/22/2017 9:38 PM | Volleyball
Utes drop road contest in straight sets
STANFORD, Calif. – The No. 15-ranked Utah Utes (21-9, 12-7 Pac-12) fell to the No. 4-ranked Stanford Cardinal (25-3, 18-1) in straight sets (25-19, 25-22, 25-21) Wednesday night at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif.
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Utah was held to a .119 hitting percentage on the night, which marks its lowest clip during the 2017 season. Stanford posted a .231 mark in the sweep over the Utes.
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Utah opened the match scoring the first four points, but Stanford put together an 8-1 run to take an 8-5 lead. Both teams traded points midway through the frame until the Cardinal went on a 6-1 run to push the lead to 19-13. Utah wasn't able to cut the deficit and dropped the first set 25-19.
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The Utes scored the first four points to start the second set and pushed its lead following another 4-0 run to lead 10-3. Despite the lead, Stanford outscored Utah 10-3 to even the match at 13-all. Trailing the Utes 19-18, the Cardinal scored four consecutive points to force a Ute timeout trailing 22-19. Out of the timeout, a kill from Tawnee Luafalemana followed by a block cut the lead to just 22-21, but Stanford scored three of the final four points to take the set 25-22 and a 2-0 lead in the match.
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Utah and Stanford traded points for the majority of the third set. Tied 10-10, the Cardinal scored three straight points to lead 13-10, but the Utes would eventually tie the set 18-18 following back-to-back kills from Luafalemana and Adora Anae. At 18-all, Stanford scored three consecutive points to force Utah into its first timeout trailing 21-18. Out of the timeout, the Cardinal scored another two points to complete its 5-0 run and lead 23-18. Two Anae kills and a service ace cut the lead to just three, but Utah would drop the set 25-21 and fall in straight sets to Stanford.
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Setter Bailey Choy registered 22 assists on the evening. During the match, Choy netted her 2,000th career assist to become just the eighth Utah player to eclipse the 2,000-assist mark.
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Anae led the Utes offensively after posting 12 kills, while Luafalemana tallied 10 kills on a .600 hitting percentage. Anae also totaled nine digs for Utah and Luafalemana recorded three total blocks.
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Two Utes hit double-digit digs on the night with Brianna Doehrmann tallying 13 digs and Kenzie Koerber recording 11 digs. Koerber also led the team with six total blocks.
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Utah closes out the regular season Friday night when the Utes take on Pac-12 foe, Colorado. First serve for the Utes and Buffaloes is set for 8 p.m. MT at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo.Â
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Utah was held to a .119 hitting percentage on the night, which marks its lowest clip during the 2017 season. Stanford posted a .231 mark in the sweep over the Utes.
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Utah opened the match scoring the first four points, but Stanford put together an 8-1 run to take an 8-5 lead. Both teams traded points midway through the frame until the Cardinal went on a 6-1 run to push the lead to 19-13. Utah wasn't able to cut the deficit and dropped the first set 25-19.
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The Utes scored the first four points to start the second set and pushed its lead following another 4-0 run to lead 10-3. Despite the lead, Stanford outscored Utah 10-3 to even the match at 13-all. Trailing the Utes 19-18, the Cardinal scored four consecutive points to force a Ute timeout trailing 22-19. Out of the timeout, a kill from Tawnee Luafalemana followed by a block cut the lead to just 22-21, but Stanford scored three of the final four points to take the set 25-22 and a 2-0 lead in the match.
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Utah and Stanford traded points for the majority of the third set. Tied 10-10, the Cardinal scored three straight points to lead 13-10, but the Utes would eventually tie the set 18-18 following back-to-back kills from Luafalemana and Adora Anae. At 18-all, Stanford scored three consecutive points to force Utah into its first timeout trailing 21-18. Out of the timeout, the Cardinal scored another two points to complete its 5-0 run and lead 23-18. Two Anae kills and a service ace cut the lead to just three, but Utah would drop the set 25-21 and fall in straight sets to Stanford.
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Setter Bailey Choy registered 22 assists on the evening. During the match, Choy netted her 2,000th career assist to become just the eighth Utah player to eclipse the 2,000-assist mark.
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Anae led the Utes offensively after posting 12 kills, while Luafalemana tallied 10 kills on a .600 hitting percentage. Anae also totaled nine digs for Utah and Luafalemana recorded three total blocks.
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Two Utes hit double-digit digs on the night with Brianna Doehrmann tallying 13 digs and Kenzie Koerber recording 11 digs. Koerber also led the team with six total blocks.
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Utah closes out the regular season Friday night when the Utes take on Pac-12 foe, Colorado. First serve for the Utes and Buffaloes is set for 8 p.m. MT at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo.Â
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Team Stats
UTAH
STAN
Kills
35
44
Errors
21
17
Attempts
118
117
Hitting %
.119
.231
Points
47.5
54.0
Assists
34
42
Aces
3
3
Blocks
9.5
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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