Upcoming Event: Volleyball versus Drake on September 13, 2025 at 12:00 P.M.
12:00 P.M.
Volleyball
vs Drake
Saturday, August 20
Salt Lake City, Utah
1:00 PM
University of Utah
vs
Red/White Scrimmage
Red Tops White in Volleyball Scrimmage
8/20/2016 4:21 PM | Volleyball
Adora Anae totals 33 kills while playing for both teams.
SALT LAKE CITY – The Red Team came away with a 3-1 win over the White Team in Utah Volleyball's annual Red/White Scrimmage at the Huntsman Center Saturday afternoon.
Â
"I was very pleased with [the scrimmage]," said head coach Beth Launiere. "I thought it was high level volleyball for the second week of the season. We did a nice job playing as a team on both sides of the net. It shows that we have a little bit more experience than we have had in the past, so that is nice that we were able to get to more nuance things than we had been before. Overall, very, very pleased with the team level. Obviously, there are some individual things that we need to work on but as far as the team play, it was really good."
Â
The Red Team swept their way past the White Team, winning 25-17, 25-13 and 25-21 before Utah coaches decided to play one more set in the exhibition affair. The White Team picked p the win in the fourth set, downing the Red Team 29-27.
Â
Junior Adora Anae (Laie, Hawaii) totaled 33 kills on the day, collecting 17 kills on .364 in the first two sets with the Red Team and then notching 16 kills on .353 hitting in the final two sets with the White Team. She also tallied 27 total digs (nine with Red, 18 with White) on the day.
Â
Junior Eliza Katoa (Layton, Utah) recorded 15 kills in her four sets with the Red Team and sophomore Berkeley Oblad (Henderson, Nev.) totaled 13 kills as she tallied six kills with the Red Team and seven kills with the White Team. Junior Carly Trueman (Tucson, Ariz.) totaled 14 kills on the day, collecting eight kills with the Red Team and six kills with the White Team.
Â
Sophomore Jessie Openshaw (Provo, Utah) finished the scrimmage with 55 assists for the Red Team, while freshman Bailey Choy (Honolulu, Hawaii) collected 38 assists as the primary setter for the White Team.
Â
Openshaw posted a team-high 25 digs for the Red Team, while senior Tess Sutton (Bonsall, Calif.) notched 19 digs for the White Team. Junior Tawnee Luafalemana (Carson, Calif.) posted four blocks for each team, ending the match with eight total blocks. Oblad followed with five total blocks on the day.
Â
"I think seniors are always leaders because they play with a sense of urgency that is pretty amazing," said Launiere. "I think Tess and Alyssa [Koenig] have done a really nice job and you also have Madi [Legerski] and Bailee [Kendall]. On the court, we will see. There is a difference between captainship and leadership so we will see who steps up in the leadership role. I think lots of people do it in different ways, but I would assume that on the court people will step up and we will have to wait and see.
"Bailey is a terrific setter from Hawaii and she was the Hawaii player of the year," said Launiere. "She is going to be good. I think today was good to get under her belt because I think she had some nerves. Torre is a great volleyball player and will have a role. I am excited about my freshman. Bri [Doehrman] is a nice little libero and has a lot of potential. I am really excited about all of them."
Â
Utah opens the regular season next Friday, hosting the annual Utah Volleyball Classic. The Utes will face Idaho State in its home opener, with a first serve set for 7 p.m. inside the Huntsman Center.
Â
Â
Â
"I was very pleased with [the scrimmage]," said head coach Beth Launiere. "I thought it was high level volleyball for the second week of the season. We did a nice job playing as a team on both sides of the net. It shows that we have a little bit more experience than we have had in the past, so that is nice that we were able to get to more nuance things than we had been before. Overall, very, very pleased with the team level. Obviously, there are some individual things that we need to work on but as far as the team play, it was really good."
Â
The Red Team swept their way past the White Team, winning 25-17, 25-13 and 25-21 before Utah coaches decided to play one more set in the exhibition affair. The White Team picked p the win in the fourth set, downing the Red Team 29-27.
Â
Junior Adora Anae (Laie, Hawaii) totaled 33 kills on the day, collecting 17 kills on .364 in the first two sets with the Red Team and then notching 16 kills on .353 hitting in the final two sets with the White Team. She also tallied 27 total digs (nine with Red, 18 with White) on the day.
Â
Junior Eliza Katoa (Layton, Utah) recorded 15 kills in her four sets with the Red Team and sophomore Berkeley Oblad (Henderson, Nev.) totaled 13 kills as she tallied six kills with the Red Team and seven kills with the White Team. Junior Carly Trueman (Tucson, Ariz.) totaled 14 kills on the day, collecting eight kills with the Red Team and six kills with the White Team.
Â
Sophomore Jessie Openshaw (Provo, Utah) finished the scrimmage with 55 assists for the Red Team, while freshman Bailey Choy (Honolulu, Hawaii) collected 38 assists as the primary setter for the White Team.
Â
Openshaw posted a team-high 25 digs for the Red Team, while senior Tess Sutton (Bonsall, Calif.) notched 19 digs for the White Team. Junior Tawnee Luafalemana (Carson, Calif.) posted four blocks for each team, ending the match with eight total blocks. Oblad followed with five total blocks on the day.
Â
"I think seniors are always leaders because they play with a sense of urgency that is pretty amazing," said Launiere. "I think Tess and Alyssa [Koenig] have done a really nice job and you also have Madi [Legerski] and Bailee [Kendall]. On the court, we will see. There is a difference between captainship and leadership so we will see who steps up in the leadership role. I think lots of people do it in different ways, but I would assume that on the court people will step up and we will have to wait and see.
"Bailey is a terrific setter from Hawaii and she was the Hawaii player of the year," said Launiere. "She is going to be good. I think today was good to get under her belt because I think she had some nerves. Torre is a great volleyball player and will have a role. I am excited about my freshman. Bri [Doehrman] is a nice little libero and has a lot of potential. I am really excited about all of them."
Â
Utah opens the regular season next Friday, hosting the annual Utah Volleyball Classic. The Utes will face Idaho State in its home opener, with a first serve set for 7 p.m. inside the Huntsman Center.
Â
Â
Players Mentioned
OH/RS
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
MB
/ Volleyball
MB
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
DS/L
/ Volleyball
OH/RS
/ VolleyballCrimson Corner with Bill Riley - Keith Kelley, voice of the Wyoming Cowboys
Tuesday, September 09
Utah Volleyball's Kamryn Gibadlo - ESPN+ Feature
Tuesday, September 09
Crimson Corner with Bill Riley - Ron McBride
Wednesday, September 03
Utah Volleyball's Head Coach Beth Launiere begins her 36th season at the helm! - ESPN+ Feature
Saturday, August 30