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University of Utah
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3
Kentucky
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Utah
23
27
25
25
12
2
Kentucky
25
29
13
20
15
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Team Stats
UTAH
UK
Kills
70
58
Errors
23
18
Attempts
162
153
Hitting %
.290
.261
Points
89.0
73.0
Assists
65
51
Aces
8
4
Blocks
11.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
26
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
5
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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Utes Drop Top-25 Battle with Wildcats in Five Sets
8/25/2017 10:23 PM | Volleyball
Anae registers double-double in loss
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The No. 23-ranked Utah Utes took the No. 14-ranked Kentucky Wildcats into a fifth and decisive set, but the Wildcats managed to come away with the top-25 match-up victory, downing the Utes (23-25, 27-29, 25-13,25-20, 12-15) Friday evening at Memorial Coliseum.
Senior Adora Anae totaled 26 kills and fellow senior Carly Trueman added 13 kills for the Utes, but it wasn't enough as UK's trio of Leah Edmond (22), Darian Mack (11) and Avery Skinner) combined for 43 of the Wildcats' 58 kills on the night. Utah total more kills (70-58) and outhit the Wildcats (.290-.261), but 16 Utah service errors proved to be the key factor in a very tight battle between the top-25 squads.
It was a back-and-forth first set, but UK took the frame 25-23 to go up 1-0 in the match. The Wildcats led by as many as three points early in the frame, but Utah countered and took a 13-12 lead on a kill from junior Berkeley Oblad midway through the frame. Despite going toe-to-toe with the Wildcats, Utah yielded a 3-0 run in the waning moments to give UK the win 25-23.
Both teams would trade point-for-point in the second frame as well, but the home managed to go up 2-0 with a 29-27 second-set victory. Utah went up 22-20 late in the frame, but a timeout and a 4-1 run pushed UK back into the lead, 24-23. Utah would tie the match 27-27 with a kill from Anae, but UK countered winning the next two points to take the frame.
The Utes climbed back into the match in the third set, going on runs of 6-2 and 9-1 to go up 23-11 and later cruise to a 25-13 win. Anae tallied four kills and a service ace, and freshman Kristen Abels registered back-to-back aces in the set. Senior Tawnee Luafalemana then closed out the frame with her second kill of the set.
UK would go up 8-6 after both teams opened the frame trading point-for-point. Freshman Dani Barton got the Utes back into the set with consecutive kills and managed to register a third kill to tie the set at 9-9. UK would later go up 14-13, but the Utes countered with a 10-1 to take a commanding 23-15 and force the Wildcats to call timeout. UK won five of the next six points, but Oblad closed out the frame with another kill to push the match to a fifth set.
UK's early 5-3 lead dwindled to an 8-7 deficit as both teams switched sides of the court, but the home team registered a 3-0 run to take a 10-8 lead and force Utah to call a timeout. The Utes responded with a kill and a block from Anae, but UK collected five of the next seven points to take the frame 15-12, and the match 3-2.
Despite the loss, Utah would win its two sets by a total of 17 points and fall in three sets by a total of just seven points.
Utah registered a combined record of 1-1 overall during the first day of action on the season after downing Cincinnati in straight sets earlier on the day. The Utes close out the first weekend of the 2017 campaign, taking on Arkansas State (1-1) tomorrow afternoon. First serve is set for 3 p.m. MT/5 p.m. ET.
MATCH NOTES
• Adora Anae remains ranked No. 3 all-time in career kills. She now has 1,418 kills in her career.
• Anae finished the match with just six hitting errors. She did not record her first hitting error of the match until she had recorded 10 kills. Overall on the day, the senior tallied 29 consecutive kills without a hitting error through two matches.
• Anae finished with 26 kills – she has now registered 10+ kills in 28 straight matches dating back to last season.
• Shannon Scully totaled a team-high 15 digs on the evening, registering her first double-digit dig match of her young career.
• Anae totaled 12 digs for a double-double. Brianna Doehrmann was third on the team with 10 digs in the match.
• Bailey Choy led the team with 53 assists. She also total four kills in five attempts.
• Berkley Oblad and Tawnee Luafalemana both tied for the team lead with five total blocks. Dani Barton and Kenzie Koerber followed with three blocks each.
• This was the first-ever meeting between Utah and Kentucky. With the loss, Utah dropped to 7-19 against SEC foes.
Senior Adora Anae totaled 26 kills and fellow senior Carly Trueman added 13 kills for the Utes, but it wasn't enough as UK's trio of Leah Edmond (22), Darian Mack (11) and Avery Skinner) combined for 43 of the Wildcats' 58 kills on the night. Utah total more kills (70-58) and outhit the Wildcats (.290-.261), but 16 Utah service errors proved to be the key factor in a very tight battle between the top-25 squads.
It was a back-and-forth first set, but UK took the frame 25-23 to go up 1-0 in the match. The Wildcats led by as many as three points early in the frame, but Utah countered and took a 13-12 lead on a kill from junior Berkeley Oblad midway through the frame. Despite going toe-to-toe with the Wildcats, Utah yielded a 3-0 run in the waning moments to give UK the win 25-23.
Both teams would trade point-for-point in the second frame as well, but the home managed to go up 2-0 with a 29-27 second-set victory. Utah went up 22-20 late in the frame, but a timeout and a 4-1 run pushed UK back into the lead, 24-23. Utah would tie the match 27-27 with a kill from Anae, but UK countered winning the next two points to take the frame.
The Utes climbed back into the match in the third set, going on runs of 6-2 and 9-1 to go up 23-11 and later cruise to a 25-13 win. Anae tallied four kills and a service ace, and freshman Kristen Abels registered back-to-back aces in the set. Senior Tawnee Luafalemana then closed out the frame with her second kill of the set.
UK would go up 8-6 after both teams opened the frame trading point-for-point. Freshman Dani Barton got the Utes back into the set with consecutive kills and managed to register a third kill to tie the set at 9-9. UK would later go up 14-13, but the Utes countered with a 10-1 to take a commanding 23-15 and force the Wildcats to call timeout. UK won five of the next six points, but Oblad closed out the frame with another kill to push the match to a fifth set.
UK's early 5-3 lead dwindled to an 8-7 deficit as both teams switched sides of the court, but the home team registered a 3-0 run to take a 10-8 lead and force Utah to call a timeout. The Utes responded with a kill and a block from Anae, but UK collected five of the next seven points to take the frame 15-12, and the match 3-2.
Despite the loss, Utah would win its two sets by a total of 17 points and fall in three sets by a total of just seven points.
Utah registered a combined record of 1-1 overall during the first day of action on the season after downing Cincinnati in straight sets earlier on the day. The Utes close out the first weekend of the 2017 campaign, taking on Arkansas State (1-1) tomorrow afternoon. First serve is set for 3 p.m. MT/5 p.m. ET.
MATCH NOTES
• Adora Anae remains ranked No. 3 all-time in career kills. She now has 1,418 kills in her career.
• Anae finished the match with just six hitting errors. She did not record her first hitting error of the match until she had recorded 10 kills. Overall on the day, the senior tallied 29 consecutive kills without a hitting error through two matches.
• Anae finished with 26 kills – she has now registered 10+ kills in 28 straight matches dating back to last season.
• Shannon Scully totaled a team-high 15 digs on the evening, registering her first double-digit dig match of her young career.
• Anae totaled 12 digs for a double-double. Brianna Doehrmann was third on the team with 10 digs in the match.
• Bailey Choy led the team with 53 assists. She also total four kills in five attempts.
• Berkley Oblad and Tawnee Luafalemana both tied for the team lead with five total blocks. Dani Barton and Kenzie Koerber followed with three blocks each.
• This was the first-ever meeting between Utah and Kentucky. With the loss, Utah dropped to 7-19 against SEC foes.
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