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Volleyball
vs California Baptist
Friday, September 30
Salt Lake City, Utah
6:00 PM
University of Utah
11-3, 2-1
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UCLA
11-2, 2-1
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2
3
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UCLA
25
25
25
3
Utah
23
22
20
0
#25 Utes Fall to #12 Bruins on Friday
9/30/2016 8:25 PM | Volleyball
Loss snaps Utah seven-match winning streak
SALT LAKE CITY – The #25 Utah Utes (11-3, 2-1) snapped a seven-match winning streak and dropped its first Pac-12 Conference match of the season in a three-set loss (23-25, 22-25, 20-25) to the #12 UCLA Bruins (11-2, 2-1) Friday evening at the Huntsman Center.
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The Utes lost in straight sets for the first time this season and it also marks just the second home loss of the season.
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UCLA out-hit the Utes .293 to .250 and recorded one more kill than the home squad (17 to 16) on the way to taking the first set, 25-23. Utah trailed by as many as eight points, but a 9-4 run, which included a pair of kills and a block from junior Tawnee Luafalemana, pulled the Utes back within three points at 23-20. UCLA won the next point to go up set point, but a 3-0 run got Utah back within a point. UCLA called a timeout and then won the next point on a service error to take the set.
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Utah opened the second set going up 5-1 behind four consecutive blocks from Luafalemana, but UCLA would later go on a 4-0 run and a 5-1 run to retake the lead 18-14. Utah called timeout and managed to pull within a point (20-19). Junior Carly Trueman scored five of Utah's last six points in the set, but UCLA managed to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room after taking the frame 25-22.Â
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The Utes never led in the third set, falling behind 8-5 and later 11-7 before chipping their way back into the set. Junior Adora Anae collected three of her 11 kills in a five-point span to make it a 15-11 set in favor of the Bruins. Sophomore Berkeley Oblad followed with a kill and block to get the Utes back within two, but UCLA countered with a 7-3 run to extend its lead to 22-16. Anae would get another kill to make it a four-point match, but UCLA's Jordan Anderson closed the set with her match-high 15th kill to give the Bruins the frame (25-20) and the match.
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Anae led the Utes with her 11 kills, recording double-digit kills for the 13th time this season. Luafalemana finished with seven kills and a team-high five total blocks. Junior Eliza Katoa added seven kills and a team-best .412 hitting percentage.
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Freshman Bailey Choy tallied 23 assists and sophomore Jessie Openshaw added 15 assists on the evening. Sophomore Megan Shughrou and Anae tied for the team-high with nine digs each.
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UCLA finished the match hitting .304 as a team, while Utah managed to hit at a clip of .235. It was the first time this season that an opposing team had a better hitting percentage than the Utes.  Â
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The Utes will be back in action again tomorrow night, hosting #23-ranked USC. The Utes and Trojans are set to get underway at 7 p.m. inside the Huntsman Center.
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The Utes lost in straight sets for the first time this season and it also marks just the second home loss of the season.
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UCLA out-hit the Utes .293 to .250 and recorded one more kill than the home squad (17 to 16) on the way to taking the first set, 25-23. Utah trailed by as many as eight points, but a 9-4 run, which included a pair of kills and a block from junior Tawnee Luafalemana, pulled the Utes back within three points at 23-20. UCLA won the next point to go up set point, but a 3-0 run got Utah back within a point. UCLA called a timeout and then won the next point on a service error to take the set.
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Utah opened the second set going up 5-1 behind four consecutive blocks from Luafalemana, but UCLA would later go on a 4-0 run and a 5-1 run to retake the lead 18-14. Utah called timeout and managed to pull within a point (20-19). Junior Carly Trueman scored five of Utah's last six points in the set, but UCLA managed to take a 2-0 lead into the locker room after taking the frame 25-22.Â
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The Utes never led in the third set, falling behind 8-5 and later 11-7 before chipping their way back into the set. Junior Adora Anae collected three of her 11 kills in a five-point span to make it a 15-11 set in favor of the Bruins. Sophomore Berkeley Oblad followed with a kill and block to get the Utes back within two, but UCLA countered with a 7-3 run to extend its lead to 22-16. Anae would get another kill to make it a four-point match, but UCLA's Jordan Anderson closed the set with her match-high 15th kill to give the Bruins the frame (25-20) and the match.
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Anae led the Utes with her 11 kills, recording double-digit kills for the 13th time this season. Luafalemana finished with seven kills and a team-high five total blocks. Junior Eliza Katoa added seven kills and a team-best .412 hitting percentage.
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Freshman Bailey Choy tallied 23 assists and sophomore Jessie Openshaw added 15 assists on the evening. Sophomore Megan Shughrou and Anae tied for the team-high with nine digs each.
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UCLA finished the match hitting .304 as a team, while Utah managed to hit at a clip of .235. It was the first time this season that an opposing team had a better hitting percentage than the Utes.  Â
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The Utes will be back in action again tomorrow night, hosting #23-ranked USC. The Utes and Trojans are set to get underway at 7 p.m. inside the Huntsman Center.
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Team Stats
UCLA
UTAH
Kills
48
44
Errors
14
17
Attempts
112
115
Hitting %
.304
.235
Points
61.0
52.0
Assists
46
41
Aces
5
2
Blocks
8.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Players Mentioned
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