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Volleyball
vs California Baptist
Saturday, August 31
Salt Lake City, Utah
5:00 PM
University of Utah
3-0
3
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2
Cal Poly
0-3
1
2
3
4
5
F
Cal Poly
24
25
16
25
13
2
Utah
26
22
25
22
15
3
Photo by: Steve C. Wilson
Volleyball Closes Out Weekend Undefeated With Win Over No. 23 Cal Poly
8/31/2019 8:33 PM | Volleyball
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah volleyball finished out its opening weekend going 3-0 after defeating No. 23 Cal Poly in five sets on Saturday, August 31 in the Huntsman Center.
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It's the first time Utah volleyball has beaten two AVCA ranked teams to start the season in program history.
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Utah dug deep in the fifth set winning three of the final four points to stay perfect on the weekend as Kenzie Koerber and Dani Drews got the final kills to earn the victory.
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Koerber was named tournament MVP after setting a career high with 19 kills against Cal Poly. She also had 15 digs and five blocks. The 19 kills was a career high for the junior.
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Drews, Berkeley Oblad and Brianna Doehrmann all made the all-tournament team as well after great weekends.
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Cal Poly controlled most of the first set, but Utah hung around and closed the set on a 4-0 run to win 26-24. With Leah Schmidt serving tough, Drews got the final kill to put the Utes up early.
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The Mustangs evened things up in the second set and it was all Utah in the third. The Utes held a one-point lead at 14-13 and then Utah ran off seven straight and kept their foot on the gas taking the set 25-16.
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Cal Poly proved to be resilient once again in the fourth set. Utah went on a big run, but fell just short as the Mustangs evened things up once again. Trailing by seven, the Utes got within two, but Cal Poly still forced a fifth.
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In the decisive fifth set, the Utes held an early 5-1 lead forcing Cal Poly into an early timeout. The Mustangs just wouldn't go away, tying things up at 12 and that's when Utah stepped up one more time. Koerber got the next two kills and then Drews got the final one to keep Utah unbeaten on the first weekend.
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Drews had 20 kills, 18 digs and 5.0 blocks on the night.
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Utah had 18.0 blocks as a team and Oblad led the way there with 10.0 of her own.
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Doehrmann had 19 digs and Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres finished the match with 46 assists.
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Utah will now be on the road the next couple of weeks and start it off with a road trip to Utah State on Tuesday, September 3 at 6 p.m.
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It's the first time Utah volleyball has beaten two AVCA ranked teams to start the season in program history.
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Utah dug deep in the fifth set winning three of the final four points to stay perfect on the weekend as Kenzie Koerber and Dani Drews got the final kills to earn the victory.
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Koerber was named tournament MVP after setting a career high with 19 kills against Cal Poly. She also had 15 digs and five blocks. The 19 kills was a career high for the junior.
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Drews, Berkeley Oblad and Brianna Doehrmann all made the all-tournament team as well after great weekends.
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Cal Poly controlled most of the first set, but Utah hung around and closed the set on a 4-0 run to win 26-24. With Leah Schmidt serving tough, Drews got the final kill to put the Utes up early.
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The Mustangs evened things up in the second set and it was all Utah in the third. The Utes held a one-point lead at 14-13 and then Utah ran off seven straight and kept their foot on the gas taking the set 25-16.
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Cal Poly proved to be resilient once again in the fourth set. Utah went on a big run, but fell just short as the Mustangs evened things up once again. Trailing by seven, the Utes got within two, but Cal Poly still forced a fifth.
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In the decisive fifth set, the Utes held an early 5-1 lead forcing Cal Poly into an early timeout. The Mustangs just wouldn't go away, tying things up at 12 and that's when Utah stepped up one more time. Koerber got the next two kills and then Drews got the final one to keep Utah unbeaten on the first weekend.
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Drews had 20 kills, 18 digs and 5.0 blocks on the night.
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Utah had 18.0 blocks as a team and Oblad led the way there with 10.0 of her own.
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Doehrmann had 19 digs and Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres finished the match with 46 assists.
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Utah will now be on the road the next couple of weeks and start it off with a road trip to Utah State on Tuesday, September 3 at 6 p.m.
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Team Stats
CP
UTAH
Kills
58
62
Errors
35
33
Attempts
185
188
Hitting %
.124
.154
Points
81.0
82.0
Assists
54
59
Aces
9
2
Blocks
14.0
18.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
19
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
10
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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