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Utah Advances to Second Round With Sweep Over Denver
11/30/2018 7:10 PM | Volleyball
Team Hits .310 Overall and Choy Finished With 33 Assists
PROVO – Utah volleyball defeated the Denver Pioneers in the straight sets (25-23, 25-18, 27-25) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in the Provo Regional.
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"I could not be more proud of this team," head coach Beth Launiere said. "These last three weeks of the season, we've found a lot of ways to win matches and I thought tonight showed what we've been doing. I think Denver is a very good team. I was very worried about this match. They're well coached and I knew they would be well prepared. The fight in them, especially considering the big injury they had a couple matches ago, was strong. They played hard and tactical and I was very pleased that we were able to get this win."
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Bailey Choy spread the offense around as three players had double-figure kills and she finished the match with 33 assists and 12 digs. The team hit a combined .310 in the match.
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Dani Drews led the way with 18 kills along with Megan Yett having 11 and Kenzie Koerber having 10.
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The first set was tight, but Denver edged ahead 16-13. The Utes clawed back to tie the score at 17 and then took a lead 20-18. From there, Utah kept coming up with big plays getting set point at 24-21. The Pioneers spoiled two set points to get within one, but Utah buckled down and got the 25th point to win the opening set.
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In the second set with Utah winning 14-13, they went on a 6-0 run to go up 20-13. Denver couldn't recover from that deficit as Utah took a 2-0 lead in the match.
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Utah once again built a lead in the third set at 18-12, but Denver never gave up and came back to tie the score at 20. The Pioneers kept that momentum going eventually leading 24-22. Not wanting to give up a set, Utah locked back in and ran off three in a row to go up 25-24. After being tied at 25, a kill by Yett and an error by Denver had the Utes clinch the match and moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Brianna Doehrmann also had a great night finishing the match with 16 digs.
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Now, Utah will play the winner of the BYU and Stony Brook match at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 1 in the Provo Regional at Smith Field House.
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"I could not be more proud of this team," head coach Beth Launiere said. "These last three weeks of the season, we've found a lot of ways to win matches and I thought tonight showed what we've been doing. I think Denver is a very good team. I was very worried about this match. They're well coached and I knew they would be well prepared. The fight in them, especially considering the big injury they had a couple matches ago, was strong. They played hard and tactical and I was very pleased that we were able to get this win."
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Bailey Choy spread the offense around as three players had double-figure kills and she finished the match with 33 assists and 12 digs. The team hit a combined .310 in the match.
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Dani Drews led the way with 18 kills along with Megan Yett having 11 and Kenzie Koerber having 10.
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The first set was tight, but Denver edged ahead 16-13. The Utes clawed back to tie the score at 17 and then took a lead 20-18. From there, Utah kept coming up with big plays getting set point at 24-21. The Pioneers spoiled two set points to get within one, but Utah buckled down and got the 25th point to win the opening set.
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In the second set with Utah winning 14-13, they went on a 6-0 run to go up 20-13. Denver couldn't recover from that deficit as Utah took a 2-0 lead in the match.
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Utah once again built a lead in the third set at 18-12, but Denver never gave up and came back to tie the score at 20. The Pioneers kept that momentum going eventually leading 24-22. Not wanting to give up a set, Utah locked back in and ran off three in a row to go up 25-24. After being tied at 25, a kill by Yett and an error by Denver had the Utes clinch the match and moving on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Brianna Doehrmann also had a great night finishing the match with 16 digs.
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Now, Utah will play the winner of the BYU and Stony Brook match at 7 p.m. on Saturday, December 1 in the Provo Regional at Smith Field House.
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Team Stats
DEN
UTAH
Kills
44
51
Errors
16
16
Attempts
133
113
Hitting %
.211
.310
Points
52.0
58.0
Assists
42
44
Aces
2
2
Blocks
6.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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