Utah Volleyball Finishes 2025 Regular Season on the Road

Wednesday, November 26

Provo, UT

6:00 PM

University of Utah

BYU

Photo by: Anna Fuder/Utah Athletics

Utah Volleyball Finishes 2025 Regular Season on the Road

11/25/2025 2:00 PM | Volleyball

Week 14 Notes

Utes will face No. 24 BYU and Texas Tech to wrap up conference play

SALT LAKE CITY- Utah Volleyball finishes up the 2025 regular season schedule on the road, first heading to Provo, Utah, for a rivalry rematch with No. 24 BYU on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. MT. The Utes then hop a plane for Lubbock, Texas, to take on Texas Tech on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 12 p.m. MT.

Both matches will be available to watch on ESPN+.

CAREER MILESTONES ACHIEVED
• Senior middle blocker Moea'i earned her 1000th career kill against BYU on Nov. 14, 2025, and is 19 blocks away (481) from 500 career blocks.
• Junior outside hitter Kamryn Gibadlo reached 1000 career kills against TCU on Nov. 7, 2025.
• Senior setter Wilton-LaBoy hit 2000 career assists against TCU on Nov. 7, 2025.
• Sophomore setter Isabelle Marco hit 1000 assists for her career against Baylor on Nov. 9, 2025.

QUICK HITS
• Head Coach Beth Launiere is in her 36th season at the helm of the program, ranking as Utah Volleyball's winningest head coach, and currently holds a 688-438 record.
•Utah notched their third ranked win of the 2025 season against No. 13 Kansas on Nov. 19 in a 3-0 sweep of the Jayhawks. Previous ranked wins came against No. 23 BYU on Nov. 14 and No. 24 Dayton on Aug. 29.
• Gibadlo has 13 games this season where she has recorded double-digit kills and digs in the same match with her latest coming against Arizona (25 kills and 16 digs) on Nov. 21. Gibby's efforts against the Wildcats and No. 13 Kansas earned her Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week on Nov. 25.
•Utah set a new volleyball attendance record in the Huntsman Center hosting No. 23 BYU in front of 6,021 fans, smashing last year's record of 5,953 on Nov. 8, 2024, also against BYU.
• Utah will have faced 10 total opponents this season in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, including their exhibition against No. 2 Texas on Aug. 15.
• Utah returns nine players from last season's team that stamped the program's ticket to its 19th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Three of those returners were 2025 All-Big 12 selections (Kamryn Gibadlo, Emrie Moea'i, and Isabelle Marco).
• The Utes welcome nine newcomers to their 2025 squad that include six freshmen, three transfers, and the addition of nine-year-old "Ultimate Ute" Briar Rose.

TOP OF THE CLASS
• Team leaders in kills: Gibadlo (438), Moea'i (283), Joki (180), Levani Key-Powell (102), Katelynn Field (87).
•Team leaders in assists: Leah Wilton-LaBoy (671), Isabelle Marco (403), McKenna Payne (61), Key-Powell (20), Iliana Linahan (19).
• Team leaders in service aces: Gibadlo (28), Moea'i (25), Key-Powell (25), Wilton-LaBoy (22), Joki (14).
• Team leaders in digs: Gibadlo (245), Key-Powell (207), Payne (163), Wilton-LaBoy (161), Iliana Linahan (156).
• Team leaders in blocks: Moea'i (109), Field (74), Joki (50), Wilton-LaBoy (41), Gibadlo (39).

SCOUTING BYU
Utah vs. BYU: 33-78
H: 17-28 | A: 10-48 | N: 5-3
The Utes head down to Provo, Utah, to take on their in-state rival, BYU, for the second time this month. On November 14th, the Utes and Cougs duked it out in the Jon M. Huntsman Center, where Utah posted a heroic reverse sweep to take down the Cougars. This match broke the Utah Volleyball attendance record, setting the new bar at 6,021. BYU comes into this match ranked No. 24 in the country, while both teams come fresh off upset wins versus No. 13 Kansas.

SCOUTING Texas Tech
Utah vs. Texas Tech: 9-2
H: 3-1 | A: 1-0 | N: 5-1
Utah ends their regular season making a trip to Lubbock, Texas, to face Texas Tech on their turf for the second time in program history. Last season, these two squads clashed for the first time in two decades, where Utah got the 3-1 victory at home. It has been a rough go for the Red Raiders this season, as they have notched just two conference victories. Those two wins came back-to-back, beating UCF on the road and sweeping the Arizona Wildcats. In their last time out, Texas Tech played the ranked TCU Horned Frogs and took them to a fifth set, where they ultimately lost 15-12. Both the Utes and Red Raiders look to end their season on a high note with a win on Saturday.

REIGNING RETURNERS
• Gibadlo returns to the Utes as an AVCA 2025 Division I Player of the Year to watch after becoming Utah's 24th AVCA All-American (honorable mention) in her sophomore year. Gibadlo was also an AVCA All-Region honoree and was named an All-Big 12 First Team selection after leading the Utes in kills/set (3.43), kills (370), and aces (38). Over the summer, Gibadlo sharpened her skills competing with the U21 National Team, winning gold in the PanAm Cup. In her first season at Utah (2023), Gibadlo earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors. Gibadlo upped her kills career-high to 28 against West Virginia and has since locked in 13 matches this season with double-digit kills and digs and earned Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week.
• Utah returns a strong defensive presence with Moea'i (formerly Satuala) who earned AVCA All-Region honors and a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team for her solid junior year. In 2024, Moea'i posted double-digit kills in nine matches, setting her season-high against BYU (14) while tying her career-high in total blocks (11) against Utah State. So far this season, Moea'i notched a career best in aces (5) while matching career-bests in assists (1), and digs (4).
• Isabelle Marco made a splash in her first season at Utah in 2024, earning a spot on the All-Big 12 Rookie Team after leading the Utes in assists per set (5.74) and total assists (625). Marco has started 2025 where she left off in 2024 posting career-bests in kills (4), attempts (6), assists (50), and blocks (3).
• Levani Key-Powell is expected to make a bigger impact for the Utes in 2025 after getting her feet wet in 2024 as a freshman. So far, Key-Powell has met those expectations setting new career-highs in kills (13), attempts (27), assists (4), aces (5), and digs (23).

WELCOME TO UTAH
• Along with some seasoned vets, the Utes are welcoming a total of nine newcomers (six freshmen, three transfers, and one "Ultimate Ute") to their 2025 squad.
• Freshman Class of 2025: MB Mijacic, MB DyBorrah Johnson, L/DS Payne, MB Field, OH Devyn Wiest, and OPP Grossenbach.
• Transfer Class of 2025: S Wilton-LaBoy via Oklahoma and Utah State, OH Langley Griffin via Utah Beach Volleyball, and OH/OPP Joki.
• Wiest spent the summer competing with USA Volleyball's U19 Girls' National Team that took silver in the World Championship, while Joki, a reigning ACC All-Freshman Team selection at Clemson went home to Finland to compete with the Finish Senior National Team for the European Championship.
• Utah Volleyball made a last-minute move to sign nine-year-old Briar Rose to their "Ultimate Ute" position through Team IMPACT ahead of the 2025 season. Briar Rose will be with the Utes for two seasons and will be responsible for teaching Swoop new cheers and keeping team morale high through the competitive year.

UP NEXT
The Utes will have all eyes on ESPN's Selection Show on Sunday, Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. MT to see if they get an invite to the NCAA Tournament.

2025 Utah Volleyball Schedule, Roster, & Ticketing Information
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