Utah Volleyball Falls to No. 16 TCU

Friday, November 7

Fort Worth, TX

5:30 PM

University of Utah

11-12,3-9Big 12

TCU

17-7,7-5Big 12

Utah

TCU

Photo by: University of Utah Athletics

11/7/2025 8:14 PM | Volleyball

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Kamryn Gibadlo and Leah Wilton-LaBoy’s career milestones not enough to lift Utes over Horned Frogs

FORT WORTH – Utah Volleyball fell to No. 16 TCU despite career-milestone nights from junior outside hitter Kamryn Gibadlo (1000 career kills) and senior setter Leah Wilton-LaBoy (2000 career assists).

Utah kept things close to start, taking a set two win that forced four sets with Horned Frogs, but TCU was relentless in the last two sets, winning the match 3-1 (25-27, 25-22, 25-15, 25-18).

SET ONE
Utah stayed in-step with the Horned Frogs, with TCU taking a narrow lead, 9-7.

TCU and the Utes battled the rest of the set posting 15 ties and six lead changes, but the Horned Frogs eventually took the win, 27-25.

SET TWO
The Utes jumped to a quick lead in the second set, 8-4 over TCU highlighted by Gibadlo's 1000^th career kill.

Gibby's 1000th career kill off the net ??

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— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 8, 2025

Utah enjoyed a healthy lead for much of the middle of the set, but the Horned Frogs closed the gap, making it a one-point match down the stretch, 19-18.

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— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 8, 2025

The Utes stayed strong despite TCU closing in and finished with a 25-22 set win to even things up.

SET THREE
The Horned Frogs started set three aggressive, jumping to a 4-0 start before Emrie Moea'i got Utah's first points of the set.

Moea'i with the finish ??

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— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 8, 2025

TCU never relinquished the lead, taking set three, 25-15.

SET FOUR
TCU kept the momentum going to start the fourth set, jumping to a 5-2 lead over the Utes. Utah showed some fight on the following play that helped notch Wilton-LaBoy's 2000^th career assist to make it a 5-3 game.

Anotha one! Congrats Leah on 2K career assists ??#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/Kv3NNvewFR
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 8, 2025

Despite some key plays down the stretch from McKenna Payne and Levani Key-Powell, the Utes couldn't dig themselves out of their early hole, and fell to TCU, 25-18.

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— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 8, 2025

STANDOUT STATS

Utes Total Stats: 59 kills off 146 total attempts for a .336 hitting percentage, eight aces, 57 assists, four blocks, 60 digs.
Gibadlo recorded her 1000^th career kill, posting 18 total kills on the night and eight digs.
Wilton-LaBoy recorded her 2000^th career assist, posting 46 total assists on the night while matching her career-high in digs (10) and adding one service ace.
Key-Powell had a career-high night in kills (17) and attempts (33) while adding an assist and ace, and eight digs.
Payne set a career-high for aces (2) while adding 10 digs.
Moea'i led the team in aces (3) and blocks (3) and added nine kills.

UP NEXT
The Utes head to Waco, Texas, to face the No. 23 Baylor Bears on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. MT that will be available to view on ESPN2.

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