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#13 Utah Utes Down Arizona Wildcats in Four Sets
10/13/2017 9:46 PM | Volleyball
Utes pick up first ever road win against Wildcats in Tucson
TUCSON, Ariz. – The No. 13-ranked Utah Utes (15-3, 6-1) downed the Arizona Wildcats (8-8, 2-5) in four sets (25-18, 25-23, 23-25, 25-23) Friday night at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz.
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Utah's four-set victory marks the first time ever that the Utes have won in Tucson. The Utes snapped a 10-game losing streak when facing the Wildcats on the road. Friday night's win also snapped Utah's six-game losing streak against the Wildcats, with the last win coming back on Oct. 27, 2013, in Salt Lake City, which was also a four-set win.
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The Utes jumped out to a quick start in Tucson, winning six of the first seven points. Utah tallied four kills, along with a service ace from Berkeley Oblad to take the early lead, 6-1. Leading 10-7, Utah put together a 6-0 run to jump out to a 16-7 lead midway through the frame. Trailing the Utes 20-12, Arizona went on a 3-0 run to trail 20-15 and force a Utah timeout, but the Utes stopped Arizona's momentum and later earned set point from a kill by Adora Anae and would take the set, 25-18, after a service error by Arizona.
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Leading 8-7 in the second set, Utah scored three straight points and forced Arizona to call its final timeout trailing 11-7. Utah pushed the lead to 14-9, but Arizona went on a 6-1 run to square the set up at 15-15. Carly Trueman would record a kill to give the Utes a 20-17 lead, but the Wildcats outscored the Utes 4-1 late in the set to tie the frame 21-21. Tied 23-23, Utah registered set point from an Oblad kill and took the second set, 25-23, off an attack error from Arizona.
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An Anae kill opened the third set, but it was Arizona who built a 5-1 lead early in the set and forced Utah to use its first timeout. A Utah 3-0 run later tied the set, 9-9, and neither the Utes nor the Wildcats were able to build any separation for most of the set. Later tied 19-19, a kill and a service ace from Oblad, along with a kill from Lauga Gauta gave Utah the lead 22-19, which forced an Arizona timeout. Out of the timeout, Gauta recorded another kill to help the Utes lead 23-19, but Arizona rallied late in the third set and scored six straight points to take the frame, 25-23. Â
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Tied 10-10 in the fourth set, Utah scored four straight points to build a lead midway through the set, 14-10. An Anae kill held the Ute lead at 17-13, but Arizona went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 17-17. The Wildcats scored three straight points later in the set to take the lead 22-21, but a service error followed by a service ace from Camryn Machado gave the Utes the lead back at 23-22. An Arizona hitting error gave Utah match point and an Oblad kill would clinch the road win for Utah, taking the fourth set 25-23.
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Three Utes recorded double-digit kills on the evening with Adora Anae recording 14 kills, Carly Trueman notching 11 kills, and Berkeley Oblad adding in 10 kills for the Utes.
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Bailey Choy recorded her eighth double-double of the season, recording 20 assists and a season-high 15 digs. Camryn Machado also added in 20 assists and nine digs for Utah.
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Shannon Scully totaled 14 digs, while Brianna Doehrmann also had a double-digit dig effort, finishing with 11 digs. Also helping Utah defensively, Anae totaled nine digs, while Tawnee Luafalemana recorded five total blocks and Dani Barton totaled four blocks.
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Utah will close out the road trip facing Arizona State on Sunday at 2 p.m. MT in Tempe, Ariz.Â
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Utah's four-set victory marks the first time ever that the Utes have won in Tucson. The Utes snapped a 10-game losing streak when facing the Wildcats on the road. Friday night's win also snapped Utah's six-game losing streak against the Wildcats, with the last win coming back on Oct. 27, 2013, in Salt Lake City, which was also a four-set win.
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The Utes jumped out to a quick start in Tucson, winning six of the first seven points. Utah tallied four kills, along with a service ace from Berkeley Oblad to take the early lead, 6-1. Leading 10-7, Utah put together a 6-0 run to jump out to a 16-7 lead midway through the frame. Trailing the Utes 20-12, Arizona went on a 3-0 run to trail 20-15 and force a Utah timeout, but the Utes stopped Arizona's momentum and later earned set point from a kill by Adora Anae and would take the set, 25-18, after a service error by Arizona.
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Leading 8-7 in the second set, Utah scored three straight points and forced Arizona to call its final timeout trailing 11-7. Utah pushed the lead to 14-9, but Arizona went on a 6-1 run to square the set up at 15-15. Carly Trueman would record a kill to give the Utes a 20-17 lead, but the Wildcats outscored the Utes 4-1 late in the set to tie the frame 21-21. Tied 23-23, Utah registered set point from an Oblad kill and took the second set, 25-23, off an attack error from Arizona.
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An Anae kill opened the third set, but it was Arizona who built a 5-1 lead early in the set and forced Utah to use its first timeout. A Utah 3-0 run later tied the set, 9-9, and neither the Utes nor the Wildcats were able to build any separation for most of the set. Later tied 19-19, a kill and a service ace from Oblad, along with a kill from Lauga Gauta gave Utah the lead 22-19, which forced an Arizona timeout. Out of the timeout, Gauta recorded another kill to help the Utes lead 23-19, but Arizona rallied late in the third set and scored six straight points to take the frame, 25-23. Â
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Tied 10-10 in the fourth set, Utah scored four straight points to build a lead midway through the set, 14-10. An Anae kill held the Ute lead at 17-13, but Arizona went on a 4-0 run to tie the set at 17-17. The Wildcats scored three straight points later in the set to take the lead 22-21, but a service error followed by a service ace from Camryn Machado gave the Utes the lead back at 23-22. An Arizona hitting error gave Utah match point and an Oblad kill would clinch the road win for Utah, taking the fourth set 25-23.
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Three Utes recorded double-digit kills on the evening with Adora Anae recording 14 kills, Carly Trueman notching 11 kills, and Berkeley Oblad adding in 10 kills for the Utes.
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Bailey Choy recorded her eighth double-double of the season, recording 20 assists and a season-high 15 digs. Camryn Machado also added in 20 assists and nine digs for Utah.
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Shannon Scully totaled 14 digs, while Brianna Doehrmann also had a double-digit dig effort, finishing with 11 digs. Also helping Utah defensively, Anae totaled nine digs, while Tawnee Luafalemana recorded five total blocks and Dani Barton totaled four blocks.
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Utah will close out the road trip facing Arizona State on Sunday at 2 p.m. MT in Tempe, Ariz.Â
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Team Stats
UTAH
ARIZ
Kills
52
51
Errors
27
27
Attempts
160
167
Hitting %
.156
.144
Points
65.0
64.0
Assists
47
47
Aces
5
3
Blocks
8.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
10
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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