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Utah Heads South to Arizona State and No. 25 Arizona
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Utes Looking to Push Win Streak to Three
Match 20: Utah (11-8, 3-5) vs. Arizona State (13-7, 4-4)
Friday, Oct. 19 | 8 p.m. MT
Tempe, Arizona | Wells Fargo Center
Stream:Â Pac-12 Network
Live Stats
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Match 21: Utah (11-8, 3-5) vs. No. 25 Arizona (14-6, 3-5)
Sunday, Oct. 21 | 1 p.m. MT
Tucson, Arizona | McKale Center
Stream:Â Pac-12 Network
Live Stats
FIRST SERVE
Utah looks to push its winning streak at Arizona State and No. 25 Arizona. The Utes will face off with Arizona State on Friday in Tempe before heading to Tucson for a Sunday tilt against the Wildcats.
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Arizona State is off to a good start with a 13-7 record and 4-4 in the Pac-12. They're coming off a weekend where they dropped both matches to UCLA and USC.
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Arizona sits at No. 25 in the rankings with a 14-6 record, but have lost four in a row and are tied with Utah at 3-5 in the Pac-12.
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Both matches will be on Pac-12 Network.
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SERIES HISTORY
The Utes are 13-13 all-time against Arizona State winning the last three matches against the Sun Devils. Last season, Utah only dropped one set to the Sun Devils.
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Arizona holds an edge over Utah as the Utes are 7-27 against the Wildcats. Utah has won two in a row over the Wildcats.
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RANKED OPPONENTS
The Utes defeated No. 14 Oregon this past weekend in four sets. It was the second ranked opponent that Utah has defeated this year.
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The other team was No. 13 Washington a couple weeks back in Seattle.
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In the Pac 12, it doesn't get any easier as the conference has seven teams ranked in the top 25. This week, Arizona is ranked No. 25 and Arizona State is receiving votes.
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DREWS DOES IT ALL
Sophomore Dani Drews has been a consistent force for the Utes this season on offense and defense. She leads the team with 289 kills and is second on the team with 203 digs.
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Drews is coming off one of her best weekends of the year finishing with 41 kills hitting .313 against Oregon State and No. 14 Oregon. She had 23 kills against the Beavers and followed that up with 18 more against the Ducks.Â
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She is seventh in the Pac-12 averaging 4.36 points per set and is seventh in conference averaging 3.75 kills per set.
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Rarely leaving the floor, Drews also leads the team with 26 aces on the season. Her .36 aces per set is fifth in the Pac-12.
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DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Bailey Choy leads the team with 11 double-doubles and is second in the Pac-12. Choy has had a double-double in six of the eight Pac-12 matches.
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Drews is right behind her with 10. In all, the Utes have had five players that have had a double-double this season.
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Utah is the only team with two players that have had double-digit double-doubles.
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GOING THE DISTANCE
Utah has played in eight five-set matches so far this season going 3-5 in those matches.
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Utah rallied in the fifth set to pull out a big Pac-12 win against Oregon State in the latest five-set victory.
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Last season, the Utes played in seven five-set matches. Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, the most five setters the Utes have played in is eight back in 2012.
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The most five-set matches a Utah team has ever played was nine back in 1983 and 1984.
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A LOOK AHEAD
The Utes will come back home for Pink Week as they host Washington State on Wednesday, October 24 and then Washington on Friday, October 26.
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Friday, Oct. 19 | 8 p.m. MT
Tempe, Arizona | Wells Fargo Center
Stream:Â Pac-12 Network
Live Stats
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Match 21: Utah (11-8, 3-5) vs. No. 25 Arizona (14-6, 3-5)
Sunday, Oct. 21 | 1 p.m. MT
Tucson, Arizona | McKale Center
Stream:Â Pac-12 Network
Live Stats
FIRST SERVE
Utah looks to push its winning streak at Arizona State and No. 25 Arizona. The Utes will face off with Arizona State on Friday in Tempe before heading to Tucson for a Sunday tilt against the Wildcats.
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Arizona State is off to a good start with a 13-7 record and 4-4 in the Pac-12. They're coming off a weekend where they dropped both matches to UCLA and USC.
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Arizona sits at No. 25 in the rankings with a 14-6 record, but have lost four in a row and are tied with Utah at 3-5 in the Pac-12.
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Both matches will be on Pac-12 Network.
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SERIES HISTORY
The Utes are 13-13 all-time against Arizona State winning the last three matches against the Sun Devils. Last season, Utah only dropped one set to the Sun Devils.
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Arizona holds an edge over Utah as the Utes are 7-27 against the Wildcats. Utah has won two in a row over the Wildcats.
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RANKED OPPONENTS
The Utes defeated No. 14 Oregon this past weekend in four sets. It was the second ranked opponent that Utah has defeated this year.
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The other team was No. 13 Washington a couple weeks back in Seattle.
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In the Pac 12, it doesn't get any easier as the conference has seven teams ranked in the top 25. This week, Arizona is ranked No. 25 and Arizona State is receiving votes.
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DREWS DOES IT ALL
Sophomore Dani Drews has been a consistent force for the Utes this season on offense and defense. She leads the team with 289 kills and is second on the team with 203 digs.
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Drews is coming off one of her best weekends of the year finishing with 41 kills hitting .313 against Oregon State and No. 14 Oregon. She had 23 kills against the Beavers and followed that up with 18 more against the Ducks.Â
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She is seventh in the Pac-12 averaging 4.36 points per set and is seventh in conference averaging 3.75 kills per set.
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Rarely leaving the floor, Drews also leads the team with 26 aces on the season. Her .36 aces per set is fifth in the Pac-12.
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DOUBLE-DOUBLES
Bailey Choy leads the team with 11 double-doubles and is second in the Pac-12. Choy has had a double-double in six of the eight Pac-12 matches.
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Drews is right behind her with 10. In all, the Utes have had five players that have had a double-double this season.
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Utah is the only team with two players that have had double-digit double-doubles.
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GOING THE DISTANCE
Utah has played in eight five-set matches so far this season going 3-5 in those matches.
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Utah rallied in the fifth set to pull out a big Pac-12 win against Oregon State in the latest five-set victory.
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Last season, the Utes played in seven five-set matches. Since joining the Pac-12 in 2011, the most five setters the Utes have played in is eight back in 2012.
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The most five-set matches a Utah team has ever played was nine back in 1983 and 1984.
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A LOOK AHEAD
The Utes will come back home for Pink Week as they host Washington State on Wednesday, October 24 and then Washington on Friday, October 26.
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