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Volleyball
at Nebraska
Friday, October 21
Salt Lake City, Utah
8:00 PM
University of Utah
14-6, 5-4
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#20 Utah Falls in Five Sets to #23 Oregon
10/21/2016 11:15 PM | Volleyball
Openshaw, Choy, and Anae post double-double efforts
SALT LAKE CITY- The No. 20-ranked Utah Utes fell in five sets (27-25, 25-27, 25-22, 20-25, 11-15) to the No. 23-ranked Oregon Ducks on Friday night at the Huntsman Center.
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Utah falls to 14-6 on the season and 5-4 in Pac-12 Conference play, while Oregon moves to 13-5 overall and 6-3 in league play.
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Utah opened the match with kills from junior Adora Anae and sophomore Berkeley Oblad, followed by a block from Anae and Oblad to give the Utes an early lead, 3-1. Both teams traded points through the first set until a kill by sophomore Emma Kirst sent the set to a media timeout with Utah leading 15-12.
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After an attack error from the Ducks, Oregon would go on a 7-2 run to take the lead 19-18. Trailing 23-22, a kill from Anae would tie things back up, but Oregon would get a kill to force set point.
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After a service error from the Ducks followed by a service ace by Oblad, Utah gained the edge, 25-24. The Utes would eventually win the first set 27-25 after a kill from junior Carly Trueman and a ball handling error from Oregon.
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After a back-and-forth second set, it came down to the final stages tied 20-20. Oregon scored a quick three points but Utah responded with kills from Trueman, Kirst, and junior Tawnee Luafalemana evening the score 24-24. Another kill by the junior transfer tied the score 25-25 until two Oregon kills clinched the set and evened the match 1-1.
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Coming out of intermission, Utah gained separation in the third set scoring five of six points, aided by consecutive kills from junior Eliza Katoa and one from Anae, to take the lead 19-15.
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After a kill from Oblad, Oregon would score three straight points to cut the Utah lead to 21-20. A block from Kirst and Lufalemana would give Utah set point at 24-20 and Kirst closed the frame with a kill to regain the lead, two sets to one.
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The beginning of the fourth set looked very similar to the previous two sets with both teams trading points until midway through the frame. A kill from Oblad gave the Utes a 13-11 lead, but Oregon went on to score nine of the next ten points to take the lead 20-14. Utah scored three straight points to cut the Oregon lead to three, but could not comeback as Oregon forced a decisive fifth set taking the fourth set, 25-20.
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Utah scored the first two points of the fifth set, but Oregon would go on a 5-1 run to force a Utah timeout trailing 5-3. Consecutive kills from Luafalemana and Katoa cut the Oregon lead to 11-10, but the Ducks would score four of the next five points to win the match.
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Anae posted a double-double on the night totaling 16 kills and 13 digs. Oblad finished with a career high 15 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Katoa posted a season high 12 kills and Luafalemana also added 12 kills for the Utes.
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Setters Jessie Openshaw and Bailey Choy both posted double-double efforts on the night. Openshaw finished with 32 assists and 13 digs, while Choy notched 30 assists and 12 digs.
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Sophomore Megan Shughrou finished the match with 20 digs to lead the Utes defensively. Freshman Brianna Doehrmann also posted a career high 15 digs.
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The Utes will be back in action tomorrow night at the Huntsman Center to take on the Oregon State Beavers. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
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Utah falls to 14-6 on the season and 5-4 in Pac-12 Conference play, while Oregon moves to 13-5 overall and 6-3 in league play.
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Utah opened the match with kills from junior Adora Anae and sophomore Berkeley Oblad, followed by a block from Anae and Oblad to give the Utes an early lead, 3-1. Both teams traded points through the first set until a kill by sophomore Emma Kirst sent the set to a media timeout with Utah leading 15-12.
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After an attack error from the Ducks, Oregon would go on a 7-2 run to take the lead 19-18. Trailing 23-22, a kill from Anae would tie things back up, but Oregon would get a kill to force set point.
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After a service error from the Ducks followed by a service ace by Oblad, Utah gained the edge, 25-24. The Utes would eventually win the first set 27-25 after a kill from junior Carly Trueman and a ball handling error from Oregon.
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After a back-and-forth second set, it came down to the final stages tied 20-20. Oregon scored a quick three points but Utah responded with kills from Trueman, Kirst, and junior Tawnee Luafalemana evening the score 24-24. Another kill by the junior transfer tied the score 25-25 until two Oregon kills clinched the set and evened the match 1-1.
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Coming out of intermission, Utah gained separation in the third set scoring five of six points, aided by consecutive kills from junior Eliza Katoa and one from Anae, to take the lead 19-15.
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After a kill from Oblad, Oregon would score three straight points to cut the Utah lead to 21-20. A block from Kirst and Lufalemana would give Utah set point at 24-20 and Kirst closed the frame with a kill to regain the lead, two sets to one.
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The beginning of the fourth set looked very similar to the previous two sets with both teams trading points until midway through the frame. A kill from Oblad gave the Utes a 13-11 lead, but Oregon went on to score nine of the next ten points to take the lead 20-14. Utah scored three straight points to cut the Oregon lead to three, but could not comeback as Oregon forced a decisive fifth set taking the fourth set, 25-20.
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Utah scored the first two points of the fifth set, but Oregon would go on a 5-1 run to force a Utah timeout trailing 5-3. Consecutive kills from Luafalemana and Katoa cut the Oregon lead to 11-10, but the Ducks would score four of the next five points to win the match.
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Anae posted a double-double on the night totaling 16 kills and 13 digs. Oblad finished with a career high 15 kills on a .500 hitting percentage. Katoa posted a season high 12 kills and Luafalemana also added 12 kills for the Utes.
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Setters Jessie Openshaw and Bailey Choy both posted double-double efforts on the night. Openshaw finished with 32 assists and 13 digs, while Choy notched 30 assists and 12 digs.
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Sophomore Megan Shughrou finished the match with 20 digs to lead the Utes defensively. Freshman Brianna Doehrmann also posted a career high 15 digs.
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The Utes will be back in action tomorrow night at the Huntsman Center to take on the Oregon State Beavers. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
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Team Stats
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UTAH
Kills
71
73
Errors
22
34
Attempts
180
195
Hitting %
.272
.200
Points
84.0
79.0
Assists
68
72
Aces
1
1
Blocks
12.0
5.0
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Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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