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Friday, January 29
Berkeley, CA
7:00 PM
University of Utah
3-0,3-0Pac-12
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at
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California
0-3,0-3Pac-12
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2
3
4
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Utah
25
23
25
25
3
California
19
25
16
11
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Volleyball Takes Down Cal in Four
1/29/2021 9:39 PM | Volleyball
BERKELEY – The Utah volleyball team moved to 3-0 (25-19, 23-25, 25-16, 25-11) on the season after beating Cal in four sets in Berkeley, California in Haas Pavilion.
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Utah's defense was strong once again holding the Bears to a .082 hitting percentage while they hit .287.
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Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres finished the match with 42 assists and the Utes had two players with double-figure kills. Dani Drews led the team with 17 kills and Kenzie Koerber had 13 kills. They both had double-doubles as well as Drews had 13 digs and Koerber had 11 digs.
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The first set was close until Utah went on a 6-2 run to go up 17-11. Two more 3-0 runs by the Utes gave them a 1-0 lead in the match as they closed out the first set 25-19.
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In the second set, Utah had a 20-17 lead, but Cal battled back to tie the score at 20. A few points later, Cal won three straight points to even the match up at one set each.
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After dropping the second set, the Utes found themselves in an early hole in the third at 9-5, but really turned it on after that. They responded with a 7-0 run to go up 12-8. Utah held the lead the rest of the way and closed the set out with a 4-0 run to go up 2-1 in the match.
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With the strong third set and a chance to close things out in four, Utah didn't mess around. The Utes went on a 10-1 run early in the set to go up 14-5. They didn't slow down from there closing out the set and the match 25-11 to move to 3-0 on the season.
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In addition to Ka'aha'aina-Torres having 42 assists, she also had six kills, seven digs, an ace and a block.
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Vanessa Ramirez finished the match with 12 digs.
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Madelyn Robinson finished the match with nine kills hitting .333 and had five digs.
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Utah and Cal will play one more time this weekend on Sunday, January 31 at 1 p.m. MT at Haas Pavilion.
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Utah's defense was strong once again holding the Bears to a .082 hitting percentage while they hit .287.
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Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres finished the match with 42 assists and the Utes had two players with double-figure kills. Dani Drews led the team with 17 kills and Kenzie Koerber had 13 kills. They both had double-doubles as well as Drews had 13 digs and Koerber had 11 digs.
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The first set was close until Utah went on a 6-2 run to go up 17-11. Two more 3-0 runs by the Utes gave them a 1-0 lead in the match as they closed out the first set 25-19.
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In the second set, Utah had a 20-17 lead, but Cal battled back to tie the score at 20. A few points later, Cal won three straight points to even the match up at one set each.
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After dropping the second set, the Utes found themselves in an early hole in the third at 9-5, but really turned it on after that. They responded with a 7-0 run to go up 12-8. Utah held the lead the rest of the way and closed the set out with a 4-0 run to go up 2-1 in the match.
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With the strong third set and a chance to close things out in four, Utah didn't mess around. The Utes went on a 10-1 run early in the set to go up 14-5. They didn't slow down from there closing out the set and the match 25-11 to move to 3-0 on the season.
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In addition to Ka'aha'aina-Torres having 42 assists, she also had six kills, seven digs, an ace and a block.
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Vanessa Ramirez finished the match with 12 digs.
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Madelyn Robinson finished the match with nine kills hitting .333 and had five digs.
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Utah and Cal will play one more time this weekend on Sunday, January 31 at 1 p.m. MT at Haas Pavilion.
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Team Stats
Utah
Cal
Kills
60
34
Errors
21
24
Attempts
136
122
Hitting %
.287
.082
Points
75
45
Assists
52
30
Aces
9
2
Blocks
6
9
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
17
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
13
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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