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Western Carolina
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18
22
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Utah
25
25
25
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#22 Utes Too Much for Catamounts in Hawaii
9/1/2017 10:40 PM | Volleyball
Anae, Oblad and Trueman power Utes with double-digit kill efforts
HONOLULU – The No. 22 Utah Utes earned a three-set sweep over Western Carolina (25-20, 25-18, 25-22) in its second contest of the Hawaiian Airlines Rainbow Wahine Classic at Stan Sheriff Center Friday evening.
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The Utes (4-1) moved to 2-0 in the three-match tournament and will have a day off before closing out the event against Hawaii on Sunday. The Catamounts (1-4) will face South Dakota in its final match on Sunday.
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Utah made quick work of the Catamounts in the first set, cruising to a 25-20 win behind five kills each from both Berkeley Oblad and Adora Anae. Oblad registered a team-high .571 hitting percentage in the frame and Utah would go onto tally a .387 hitting percentage as a team, while limiting WCU to hit just .071.
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The Utes jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the second set before WCU was forced to call a timeout. Tawnee Luafalemana would collect three of Utah's next four kills and concluded a Utah 14-3 run with a block to push the Ute lead to 19-7 and force the Catamounts to call its final timeout. WCU would win the next point out of the break and later went on a 10-3 run to pull within six points of the Utes, down 24-18. Following a Utah timeout, Carly Trueman put the set away with a klll to give Utah the win, 25-18.
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WCU would match Utah point for point throughout the majority of the third set until a 5-3 run pushed the Ute lead to 16-13. WCU got back within a point, down 17-16, but Utah's 3-1 run pushed the lead to 20-17 and forced the Catamounts to call timeout. Oblad would later go onto record a pair of kills and a block to push Utah's lead to 24-19 before Utah closed out the set with a 25-22 win.
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Luafalemana led the Utes hitting .636 and Obald added a hitting percentage of .474 on the way to outhitting the Catamounts .337 to .146 overall.
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Sunday's final match of the tournament between Utah and Hawaii is set for 4 p.m. HT/8 p.m. MT.
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MATCH NOTES
• Utah picked up its first win over WCU in its first-ever meeting with the Catamounts.
• Dating back to last season the Utes have now won eight straight matches against non-conference opponents on a neutral court. Â
• Adora Anae again led the team in kills, posting a match-high 13 kills on the afternoon. She has tallied 10+ kills in 31 straight matches dating back to the 2016 campaign.
• Anae also led the team with nine digs. Kristen Ables followed with seven digs and Shannon Scully added six digs in the match.
• Berkeley Oblad registered a season-high 10 kills and Carly Trueman added 10 kills, as well, for her second double-digit kill effort of the season.
• Bailey Choy led the team with 37 assists. She added two kills and five digs in the contest.
• Tawnee Luafalemana posted a team-high four total blocks.
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The Utes (4-1) moved to 2-0 in the three-match tournament and will have a day off before closing out the event against Hawaii on Sunday. The Catamounts (1-4) will face South Dakota in its final match on Sunday.
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Utah made quick work of the Catamounts in the first set, cruising to a 25-20 win behind five kills each from both Berkeley Oblad and Adora Anae. Oblad registered a team-high .571 hitting percentage in the frame and Utah would go onto tally a .387 hitting percentage as a team, while limiting WCU to hit just .071.
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The Utes jumped out to a 12-5 lead in the second set before WCU was forced to call a timeout. Tawnee Luafalemana would collect three of Utah's next four kills and concluded a Utah 14-3 run with a block to push the Ute lead to 19-7 and force the Catamounts to call its final timeout. WCU would win the next point out of the break and later went on a 10-3 run to pull within six points of the Utes, down 24-18. Following a Utah timeout, Carly Trueman put the set away with a klll to give Utah the win, 25-18.
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WCU would match Utah point for point throughout the majority of the third set until a 5-3 run pushed the Ute lead to 16-13. WCU got back within a point, down 17-16, but Utah's 3-1 run pushed the lead to 20-17 and forced the Catamounts to call timeout. Oblad would later go onto record a pair of kills and a block to push Utah's lead to 24-19 before Utah closed out the set with a 25-22 win.
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Luafalemana led the Utes hitting .636 and Obald added a hitting percentage of .474 on the way to outhitting the Catamounts .337 to .146 overall.
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Sunday's final match of the tournament between Utah and Hawaii is set for 4 p.m. HT/8 p.m. MT.
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MATCH NOTES
• Utah picked up its first win over WCU in its first-ever meeting with the Catamounts.
• Dating back to last season the Utes have now won eight straight matches against non-conference opponents on a neutral court. Â
• Adora Anae again led the team in kills, posting a match-high 13 kills on the afternoon. She has tallied 10+ kills in 31 straight matches dating back to the 2016 campaign.
• Anae also led the team with nine digs. Kristen Ables followed with seven digs and Shannon Scully added six digs in the match.
• Berkeley Oblad registered a season-high 10 kills and Carly Trueman added 10 kills, as well, for her second double-digit kill effort of the season.
• Bailey Choy led the team with 37 assists. She added two kills and five digs in the contest.
• Tawnee Luafalemana posted a team-high four total blocks.
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Team Stats
WCU
UTAH
Kills
34
48
Errors
19
14
Attempts
103
101
Hitting %
.146
.337
Points
43.0
57.0
Assists
30
46
Aces
4
3
Blocks
5.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
13
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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