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Utah Volleyball Closes Out Regular Season At Arizona State, Colorado
11/22/2022 8:29 AM | Volleyball
Quick turnaround for the Utes begins Wednesday in Tempe.
Match 30: Utah (15-14, 8-10 Pac-12) at Arizona State (12-18, 6-12 Pac-12)
Wednesday, Nov. 23 | 2 p.m. MT
Tempe, Ariz. | Desert Financial Area
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
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Match 31: Utah (15-14, 8-10 Pac-12) at Colorado (18-10, 10-8 Pac-12)
Friday, Nov. 25 | 3 p.m. MT
Boulder, Colo. | CU Events Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Pac-12 Mountain
MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball wraps up the regular season this week, traveling to Arizona State and Colorado for its final Pac-12 matches. Utah's quick turnaround begins on the road at Arizona State this Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. MT in Desert Financial Arena. The Utes and Sun Devils will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Utah takes a flight to Boulder, Colo., to close out the regular season to play Colorado this Friday, Nov. 25. The Utes and Buffaloes play at 3 p.m. MT at the CU Events Center on Pac-12 Mountain.
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QUICK HITS
• KJ Burgess leads all freshmen in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage (.369) and blocks per set (1.27), while she ranks in the top-five among all freshmen in the nation as well as all Pac-12 players.
• Madelyn Robinson has posted double-digit kills in all but two matches this season and is 15th nationally with 4.37 kills per set.
• Utah has the 16th toughest schedule in the nation this season, while the Utes are No. 52 in the RPI this week.
• Utah has not played on a Wednesday this season.
• Utah is 20-14 (9-7 in Tempe) all-time against Arizona State. Utah has won 10 of its last 11 matches against ASU, which includes six-straight wins in Tempe dating back to the 2015 season.
• Utah is 17-12 (5-9 in Boulder) in the series history vs. Colorado, and has won five of the last eight matches against the Buffaloes. Utah has dropped the last two matches in Boulder with its last road win coming in 2019 (3-0), while the Buffs took the first meeting this season in Salt Lake City.
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IN THE RANKINGS
• Madelyn Robinson is second in the Pac-12 and No. 15 in the nation with 4.37 kills per set.
• KJ Burgess is third in the Pac-12 and No. 41 nationally with 1.27 blocks per set, while she ranks fourth in the Pac-12 and No. 47 nationally with a .369 hitting percentage.
• Allie Olsen is fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.369) and No. 48 nationally.
• Vanessa Ramirez is third in the Pac-12 with 4.02 digs per set.
• Utah is second in the Pac-12 with 14.24 digs per set.
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MILESTONE WATCH
• Utah fifth year senior Megan Yett has moved into fourth all-time with 131 career matches played and is on pace to finish third in program history by the end of the regular season. Yett is currently ninth all-time with 471 career sets played, while she is four service aces away from joining the 100 career aces club at Utah. She would become the 16th Ute to reach 100 aces in a career.
• Vanessa Ramirez is five digs away from joining the 1,000 career digs club. She would be the 12th Ute to accomplish the feat in program history. Ramirez has also posted 426 digs this season so far, which ranks ninth all-time in a single season.
• KJ Burgess and Allie Olsen's season hitting percentage of .369 currently rank tied as Utah's second best in a single season all-time with Emillie Toone's 2006 season.
BURGESS BRINGING IT
Ute freshman KJ Burgess has been a key part to Utah's offense and defense during the conference season as she is leading the team in blocks per set, and tied with fellow middle blocker Allie Olsen in hitting percentage. Dominating in the middle, Burgess posted a career-high 13 kills at Cal on .650 hitting. She also tied a career-high seven blocks against Stanford to lead the Utes before matching the effort once again with seven blocks against Oregon State. Her seven blocks led Utah in the team's 17 blocks, which is the most for the program since 2019. The Alpine, Utah native leads all Pac-12 freshmen in hitting percentage and blocks per set, while she ranks in the top-five nationally among freshmen in both categories. In the last 16 matches, Burgess has hit above .400 in 11 outings to lead the offense. On the blocking front, Burgess has led the Utes or tied for the lead in blocks in nine of the last 11 matches.
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RALLYING AROUND ROBINSON
Utah's All-Pac-12 and AVCA All-Region player from a year ago, Madelyn Robinson, has led the Utes from the start of the season and is second in the Pac-12 with 4.37 kills per set. Robinson has recorded double-digit kills in all but two matches to lead the offense. Two weeks ago, Robinson posted consecutive double-doubles against the Oregon schools. She posted 20 kills and 15 digs against Oregon State to lead Utah in the win, while she collected a career-high six blocks to add to Utah's season-best 17 team blocks, which is the program's most since the 2019 season. She has averaged 4.47 kills per set since the start of Pac-12 play, and posted a career-high 28 kills in just four sets earlier in the season against Oregon in Eugene. Robinson earned her first career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 5, following her weekend at Purdue where she had two matches of 20-plus kills, which included a then-career high of 26 kills vs. Purdue. She has reached the 20-kill mark in five matches this season, while recording 15 or more kills in 15 outings.
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SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
Arizona State snapped a six-match losing streak this past weekend after downing California in five sets. The Sun Devils earned a notable win over then No. 15 Washington in five sets during the first half of conference play, while other Pac-12 wins have come against Oregon State and Arizona. The Sun Devils are led by Iman Isanovic and Marta Levinska, who are averaging 3.43 and 3.40 kills per set, respectively.
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SCOUTING COLORADO
Colorado is coming off a split weekend at the Washington schools where it posted a sweep over then-No. 21 Washington before falling in four sets to No. 25 Washington State. Earlier in the Pac-12 season, the Buffaloes knocked off Washington State, USC and UCLA. Colorado leads the Pac-12 and is 11th in the nation with 2.71 blocks per set, and first in the Pac-12 with a .198 opponent hitting percentage. Meegan Hart leads the conference and is fifth in the country with a .432 hitting percentage, while she is fourth in the Pac-12 with 1.26 blocks per set and 42nd in the nation. Maya Tabron and Lexi Hadrych lead the team with 3.23 and 3.13 kills per set, respectively.
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STANDOUT STATS
• Utah is 13-0 when leading in hitting percentage.
• Utah is 7-1 when hitting .300 or better, and 11-3 when hitting .250 or better.
• Utah has recorded more digs or tied its opponent in digs in 20 of 29 matches.
• Seven Utes have recorded at least one match of 10 or more kills this season.
• Six Utes have recorded at least two matches of 10 or more digs this season.
• Madelyn Robinson has recorded double-digit kills in all but two matches.
• Vanessa Ramirez has posted double-digit digs in 25 of 29 matches this season.
• Emily Smith has posted 14 double-doubles this season.
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Wednesday, Nov. 23 | 2 p.m. MT
Tempe, Ariz. | Desert Financial Area
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
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Match 31: Utah (15-14, 8-10 Pac-12) at Colorado (18-10, 10-8 Pac-12)
Friday, Nov. 25 | 3 p.m. MT
Boulder, Colo. | CU Events Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Pac-12 Mountain
MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball wraps up the regular season this week, traveling to Arizona State and Colorado for its final Pac-12 matches. Utah's quick turnaround begins on the road at Arizona State this Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. MT in Desert Financial Arena. The Utes and Sun Devils will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Utah takes a flight to Boulder, Colo., to close out the regular season to play Colorado this Friday, Nov. 25. The Utes and Buffaloes play at 3 p.m. MT at the CU Events Center on Pac-12 Mountain.
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QUICK HITS
• KJ Burgess leads all freshmen in the Pac-12 in hitting percentage (.369) and blocks per set (1.27), while she ranks in the top-five among all freshmen in the nation as well as all Pac-12 players.
• Madelyn Robinson has posted double-digit kills in all but two matches this season and is 15th nationally with 4.37 kills per set.
• Utah has the 16th toughest schedule in the nation this season, while the Utes are No. 52 in the RPI this week.
• Utah has not played on a Wednesday this season.
• Utah is 20-14 (9-7 in Tempe) all-time against Arizona State. Utah has won 10 of its last 11 matches against ASU, which includes six-straight wins in Tempe dating back to the 2015 season.
• Utah is 17-12 (5-9 in Boulder) in the series history vs. Colorado, and has won five of the last eight matches against the Buffaloes. Utah has dropped the last two matches in Boulder with its last road win coming in 2019 (3-0), while the Buffs took the first meeting this season in Salt Lake City.
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IN THE RANKINGS
• Madelyn Robinson is second in the Pac-12 and No. 15 in the nation with 4.37 kills per set.
• KJ Burgess is third in the Pac-12 and No. 41 nationally with 1.27 blocks per set, while she ranks fourth in the Pac-12 and No. 47 nationally with a .369 hitting percentage.
• Allie Olsen is fourth in the conference in hitting percentage (.369) and No. 48 nationally.
• Vanessa Ramirez is third in the Pac-12 with 4.02 digs per set.
• Utah is second in the Pac-12 with 14.24 digs per set.
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MILESTONE WATCH
• Utah fifth year senior Megan Yett has moved into fourth all-time with 131 career matches played and is on pace to finish third in program history by the end of the regular season. Yett is currently ninth all-time with 471 career sets played, while she is four service aces away from joining the 100 career aces club at Utah. She would become the 16th Ute to reach 100 aces in a career.
• Vanessa Ramirez is five digs away from joining the 1,000 career digs club. She would be the 12th Ute to accomplish the feat in program history. Ramirez has also posted 426 digs this season so far, which ranks ninth all-time in a single season.
• KJ Burgess and Allie Olsen's season hitting percentage of .369 currently rank tied as Utah's second best in a single season all-time with Emillie Toone's 2006 season.
BURGESS BRINGING IT
Ute freshman KJ Burgess has been a key part to Utah's offense and defense during the conference season as she is leading the team in blocks per set, and tied with fellow middle blocker Allie Olsen in hitting percentage. Dominating in the middle, Burgess posted a career-high 13 kills at Cal on .650 hitting. She also tied a career-high seven blocks against Stanford to lead the Utes before matching the effort once again with seven blocks against Oregon State. Her seven blocks led Utah in the team's 17 blocks, which is the most for the program since 2019. The Alpine, Utah native leads all Pac-12 freshmen in hitting percentage and blocks per set, while she ranks in the top-five nationally among freshmen in both categories. In the last 16 matches, Burgess has hit above .400 in 11 outings to lead the offense. On the blocking front, Burgess has led the Utes or tied for the lead in blocks in nine of the last 11 matches.
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RALLYING AROUND ROBINSON
Utah's All-Pac-12 and AVCA All-Region player from a year ago, Madelyn Robinson, has led the Utes from the start of the season and is second in the Pac-12 with 4.37 kills per set. Robinson has recorded double-digit kills in all but two matches to lead the offense. Two weeks ago, Robinson posted consecutive double-doubles against the Oregon schools. She posted 20 kills and 15 digs against Oregon State to lead Utah in the win, while she collected a career-high six blocks to add to Utah's season-best 17 team blocks, which is the program's most since the 2019 season. She has averaged 4.47 kills per set since the start of Pac-12 play, and posted a career-high 28 kills in just four sets earlier in the season against Oregon in Eugene. Robinson earned her first career Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week award on Sept. 5, following her weekend at Purdue where she had two matches of 20-plus kills, which included a then-career high of 26 kills vs. Purdue. She has reached the 20-kill mark in five matches this season, while recording 15 or more kills in 15 outings.
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SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
Arizona State snapped a six-match losing streak this past weekend after downing California in five sets. The Sun Devils earned a notable win over then No. 15 Washington in five sets during the first half of conference play, while other Pac-12 wins have come against Oregon State and Arizona. The Sun Devils are led by Iman Isanovic and Marta Levinska, who are averaging 3.43 and 3.40 kills per set, respectively.
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SCOUTING COLORADO
Colorado is coming off a split weekend at the Washington schools where it posted a sweep over then-No. 21 Washington before falling in four sets to No. 25 Washington State. Earlier in the Pac-12 season, the Buffaloes knocked off Washington State, USC and UCLA. Colorado leads the Pac-12 and is 11th in the nation with 2.71 blocks per set, and first in the Pac-12 with a .198 opponent hitting percentage. Meegan Hart leads the conference and is fifth in the country with a .432 hitting percentage, while she is fourth in the Pac-12 with 1.26 blocks per set and 42nd in the nation. Maya Tabron and Lexi Hadrych lead the team with 3.23 and 3.13 kills per set, respectively.
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STANDOUT STATS
• Utah is 13-0 when leading in hitting percentage.
• Utah is 7-1 when hitting .300 or better, and 11-3 when hitting .250 or better.
• Utah has recorded more digs or tied its opponent in digs in 20 of 29 matches.
• Seven Utes have recorded at least one match of 10 or more kills this season.
• Six Utes have recorded at least two matches of 10 or more digs this season.
• Madelyn Robinson has recorded double-digit kills in all but two matches.
• Vanessa Ramirez has posted double-digit digs in 25 of 29 matches this season.
• Emily Smith has posted 14 double-doubles this season.
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