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No. 18 Volleyball's Comeback Falls Short at Oregon
9/29/2019 4:17 PM | Volleyball
EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 18 Utah volleyball team almost pulled off a huge comeback on the road against No. 24 Oregon (20-25, 17-25, 25-23, 25-20, 13-15), but the Ducks just edged the Utes 15-13 in the fifth set to earn the Pac-12 victory in Matthew Knight Arena.
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Finding themselves in a 2-0 hole on the road, the Utes used two big runs in sets three and four to even things up and force a fifth set to try and steal a big match on the road. The Utes held a small edge after winning two straight points to go up 13-12, but Oregon won the matches final three points to earn the victory in Eugene.
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Dani Drews had a match high 22 kills hitting .286. She also had eight digs, 3.0 blocks and two service aces.
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Oregon controlled the first two sets, but Utah did have a 6-1 run in the first to go up 18-16 forcing Oregon to use a timeout. From there, Oregon only lost two more points and ran off five in a row and won six of the last seven points to win the first set.
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After dropping the second set and facing an 0-2 hole in the match, Utah began to chip away at the Oregon's lead. In the third, Utah went on a 9-0 run to turn a two-point deficit into a seven-point lead. The Ducks tried to make a late run, but the Utes held on and extended the match.
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Oregon had all of the momentum early in the fourth leading 11-6. The Utes went on a 12-1 run to go ahead 18-12 and Oregon never recovered as the Utes evened things up to force a fifth set.
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The two teams went point-for-point with each other through the fifth. Utah went on a 2-0 run to go up 13-12, but Oregon responded by winning the final three points to clinch the match.
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The Utes fall to 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in Pac-12 play.
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Berkeley Oblad and Kenzie Koerber each had double-digit kills.
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Brianna Doehrmann moved into third all-time in Utah's career dig category after coming up with 16 digs in the match.
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Utah will stay on the road next weekend traveling to Arizona and Arizona State with matches on Friday in Tucson, Arizona and then Tempe, Arizona on Sunday.
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Finding themselves in a 2-0 hole on the road, the Utes used two big runs in sets three and four to even things up and force a fifth set to try and steal a big match on the road. The Utes held a small edge after winning two straight points to go up 13-12, but Oregon won the matches final three points to earn the victory in Eugene.
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Dani Drews had a match high 22 kills hitting .286. She also had eight digs, 3.0 blocks and two service aces.
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Oregon controlled the first two sets, but Utah did have a 6-1 run in the first to go up 18-16 forcing Oregon to use a timeout. From there, Oregon only lost two more points and ran off five in a row and won six of the last seven points to win the first set.
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After dropping the second set and facing an 0-2 hole in the match, Utah began to chip away at the Oregon's lead. In the third, Utah went on a 9-0 run to turn a two-point deficit into a seven-point lead. The Ducks tried to make a late run, but the Utes held on and extended the match.
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Oregon had all of the momentum early in the fourth leading 11-6. The Utes went on a 12-1 run to go ahead 18-12 and Oregon never recovered as the Utes evened things up to force a fifth set.
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The two teams went point-for-point with each other through the fifth. Utah went on a 2-0 run to go up 13-12, but Oregon responded by winning the final three points to clinch the match.
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The Utes fall to 9-4 on the season and 1-1 in Pac-12 play.
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Berkeley Oblad and Kenzie Koerber each had double-digit kills.
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Brianna Doehrmann moved into third all-time in Utah's career dig category after coming up with 16 digs in the match.
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Utah will stay on the road next weekend traveling to Arizona and Arizona State with matches on Friday in Tucson, Arizona and then Tempe, Arizona on Sunday.
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Team Stats
Utah
Oregon
Kills
58
68
Errors
25
28
Attempts
153
164
Hitting %
.216
.244
Points
72.0
82.0
Assists
55
62
Aces
5
9
Blocks
9.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
11
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
1
Blocks
1
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