Utah Returns to the Huntsman to Sweep #17 TCU

Thursday, October 10

Salt Lake City, UT

7:00 PM

University of Utah

14-2,4-1Big 12

TCU

11-4,3-2Big 12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
TCU	22	22	22	0
Utah	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Sophia Kuder/Utah Athletics

10/10/2024 11:01 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Utes secure first top 25 win since 2022

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball returned to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday evening, defeating #17 TCU to the tune of a 3-0 (25-22, 25-22, 25-22) sweep. The Utes pick up their first top 25 win since 2022, defeating #24 USC in straight sets on Oct. 28. Utah will welcome in the #18 Baylor Bears on Saturday, Oct. 12, looking to tally back-to-back top 25 wins for the first time since 2019 after defeating #23 UCLA and #22 Washington State on the road.

Utah controlled the opening set, jumping out to a quick 4-1 lead, getting a pair of aces from Claranne Fechter and Grace Hammond, along with a kill from Lauren Jardine. Utah put together a four-point run to take an 8-2 lead headlined by two kills from Kamry Bailey. A kill from Allie Olsen gave Utah their largest lead of the set at 14-7. An ace from Emrie Satuala followed by a kill from Rianne Vos kept Utah in front, 19-13. Utah maintained the lead the remainder of the set, holding on to take the 25-22 win.

Utah jumped ahead early in set two 4-2, with a pair of kills by Kamryn Gibadlo. Back-to-back kills by Vos kept Utah in front 6-4. Utah and TCU continued the back-and-forth battle throughout the beginning of the set, before the Utes put together a four-point run getting help from two Bailey aces, giving the Utes a 12-8 lead. TCU answered back with a run of their own, tying the set at 12 apiece. Utah used two three-point runs, getting kills from Vos, Gibadlo, and Jardine giving the Utes an 18-13 advantage. The Utes would go on to take set two 25-22.

Utah came out swinging in the third set, looking to close the door on the Horned Frogs, taking an early 4-3 lead in set three, getting three kills from Gibadlo. Utah maintained the lead, 10-6, with the help of kills by Jardine and Vos. TCU would go on a five-point run to take an 11-10 lead, seeing first and only lead of the entire match. Utah answered back every TCU run with the help of three kills by Gibadlo. A four-point run by the Utes helped complete the sweep, giving Utah its third 25-22 win.

STANDOUT STATS

Kamryn Gibadlo led the Utah attack for the fifth consecutive match and the 10^th time this season. Gibadlo put away a team-high 13 kills on 27 attempts, finishing with a .333 hitting percentage.
Rianne Vos (10) was the second Ute to tally double-digit kills on the evening. Vos posted a team-high .444 hitting percentage, finishing with just two errors on 18 swings.
Four Utes finished with multiple blocks on the night, leading the effort was Emrie Satuala (3), Kamryn Gibadlo, Kamry Bailey and Allie Olsen each added two.
Three Utes tallied multiple service aces on the night as Emrie Satuala, Kamry Bailey and Claranne Fechter each tallied two.
The Ute offense ran through Isabelle Marco (19) and Grace Hammond (17), dishing out 36 of the 45 assists.

UP NEXT
Utah will close out the weekend, taking on the #18 Baylor Bears for the first time in program history on Saturday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. MT.

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