Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus UVU on September 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
7:00 PM
Volleyball
vs UVU
Wednesday, September 13
Provo, UT
7:00 PM
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Brigham Young
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Utah
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19
16
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BYU
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Utes Fall To #12 Cougars in Four Sets
9/13/2023 10:27 PM | Volleyball
Vos tallies first double-double of her career.
PROVO, Utah – Utah Volleyball fell to the No. 12-ranked BYU Cougars in four sets (13-25, 25-23, 19-25, 16-25) on Wednesday night at Smith Fieldhouse. Rianne Vos posted the first double-double of her Ute career after leading the team with 10 kills and 13 digs.
Utah was stunned right out of the gates as BYU managed to score nine unanswered points in the first set, jumping out to an 11-3 lead. The momentum continued for BYU as it continued to extend the lead and ran away with a 25-13 first-set win. BYU hit at a .296 clip, but it was the Utes who struggled to find a groove and hit -.185 in the opening set.
After settling in, the Utes came out much stronger in the second set and played an extremely tight set from start to finish. Despite falling into a 4-0 hole, Utah battled back and chipped away at the lead to later tie the score 10-10. The Utes took a 15-12 lead at the media timeout after scoring four of five points, but out of the break, the Cougars scored three straight to tie the set.
The two teams went back and forth with the lead as Utah would wind up holding a 23-21 lead late after kills from Emrie Satuala and Rianne Vos. Out of back-to-back BYU timeouts, the Cougars evened the score 23-23, forcing Utah to call a timeout. Vos tooled a ball off the block to earn her fourth kill of the set before BYU sent a ball long to give the Utes a 25-23 win and even the match 1-1. Olsen posted five kills in the set to lead the team.
BYU pulled ahead 8-2 in the third set, but Utah bounced back once again and chipped away at the lead. Trailing 14-10, Utah scored eight of the next 10 points to tie the set 17-17. Out of a BYU timeout, the Cougars rattled off a 5-0 run to take a 22-17 lead late in the frame. Kills from Vos and Kamry Bailey cut the lead to just three points, but BYU scored three in a row to win the set 25-19.
Utah started the same in the fourth set as it had all night, seeing BYU take the lead early on. The Cougars jumped ahead 11-1 and never looked back. Utah put together a 3-0 run to cut the lead to eight, but that was as close as it could get before BYU took the 25-16 win in the fourth set behind a .556 hitting percentage.
Vos led the team with her career-best 10 kills on .350 hitting, while also posting a team high 13 digs. Satuala, Bailey, and Allie Olsen all added nine kills with hitting percentages all above .333 for the match. Olsen posted a team-high three blocks and two aces, while Vanessa Ramirez added 12 digs. Viktoria Wahlgren also tallied 33 assists.
Utah returns to the Huntsman Center this Friday, Sept. 15, when it hosts Weber State to end non-conference play. The Utes and Wildcats will play at 7 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Insider. The match is a Red Out and fans are encouraged to wear red. The match will also be Alumni Night with a special recognition at match break for the 2001 Sweet 16 team. Â
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Utah was stunned right out of the gates as BYU managed to score nine unanswered points in the first set, jumping out to an 11-3 lead. The momentum continued for BYU as it continued to extend the lead and ran away with a 25-13 first-set win. BYU hit at a .296 clip, but it was the Utes who struggled to find a groove and hit -.185 in the opening set.
After settling in, the Utes came out much stronger in the second set and played an extremely tight set from start to finish. Despite falling into a 4-0 hole, Utah battled back and chipped away at the lead to later tie the score 10-10. The Utes took a 15-12 lead at the media timeout after scoring four of five points, but out of the break, the Cougars scored three straight to tie the set.
The two teams went back and forth with the lead as Utah would wind up holding a 23-21 lead late after kills from Emrie Satuala and Rianne Vos. Out of back-to-back BYU timeouts, the Cougars evened the score 23-23, forcing Utah to call a timeout. Vos tooled a ball off the block to earn her fourth kill of the set before BYU sent a ball long to give the Utes a 25-23 win and even the match 1-1. Olsen posted five kills in the set to lead the team.
BYU pulled ahead 8-2 in the third set, but Utah bounced back once again and chipped away at the lead. Trailing 14-10, Utah scored eight of the next 10 points to tie the set 17-17. Out of a BYU timeout, the Cougars rattled off a 5-0 run to take a 22-17 lead late in the frame. Kills from Vos and Kamry Bailey cut the lead to just three points, but BYU scored three in a row to win the set 25-19.
Utah started the same in the fourth set as it had all night, seeing BYU take the lead early on. The Cougars jumped ahead 11-1 and never looked back. Utah put together a 3-0 run to cut the lead to eight, but that was as close as it could get before BYU took the 25-16 win in the fourth set behind a .556 hitting percentage.
Vos led the team with her career-best 10 kills on .350 hitting, while also posting a team high 13 digs. Satuala, Bailey, and Allie Olsen all added nine kills with hitting percentages all above .333 for the match. Olsen posted a team-high three blocks and two aces, while Vanessa Ramirez added 12 digs. Viktoria Wahlgren also tallied 33 assists.
Utah returns to the Huntsman Center this Friday, Sept. 15, when it hosts Weber State to end non-conference play. The Utes and Wildcats will play at 7 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Insider. The match is a Red Out and fans are encouraged to wear red. The match will also be Alumni Night with a special recognition at match break for the 2001 Sweet 16 team. Â
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Team Stats
Utah
BYU
Kills
44
56
Errors
25
15
Attempts
125
119
Hitting %
.152
.345
Points
52.0
77.5
Assists
40
48
Aces
3
8
Blocks
5
13.5
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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