#17 Utah Utes Pick Up First Ever Win In Seattle

Friday, October 6

Seattle, WA

9:00 PM

University of Utah

13-3, 4-1Pac-12

Washington

13-3, 3-2Pac-12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Utah	27	26	21	23	16	3
Washington	25	24	25	25	14	2

#17 Utah Utes Pick Up First Ever Win In Seattle

10/7/2017 12:43 AM | Volleyball

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Utah beats Washington in five-set thriller

SEATTLE – Behind multiple career-high efforts, the No. 17-ranked Utah Utes (13-3, 4-1) outlasted the No. 9-ranked Washington Huskies (13-3, 3-2) in a five-set thriller (27-25, 26-24, 21-25, 23-25, 16-14) Friday night at the Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle.

After leading the match 2-0 and dropping the next two sets to force a fifth set tied 2-2, the Utes' five-set win marked the first time in history that Utah has beaten Washington in Seattle. Utah also snapped a three-game losing streak against the Huskies.

Utah and Washington traded points to open the match until the Utes led 13-12 and the Huskies rattled off three straight points to head into the media timeout leading 15-13. Utah responded out of the timeout, scoring six of the next eight points to lead 19-17, forcing a Washington timeout. A kill from Berkeley Oblad gave Utah set point at 24-21, but Washington scored two straight points which would lead to a Utah timeout. The Huskies scored two unanswered points out of the timeout to continue its momentum and Utah would take its final timeout trailing 25-24. A kill and a block from Utah gave the Utes set point and Adora Anae recorded the final kill to give Utah the set, 27-25. Oblad registered seven kills in the opening set, while Anae added in six kills for the Utes.

After going back-and-forth early in the second set, Washington put together a 4-0 run to take the lead 11-8, but Utah responded with a 4-0 run of its own to regain the lead at 12-11. Both teams continued trading points until the set was tied 18-18 and Utah took the lead 22-18 after recording three kills and a block during the 4-0 run. An Anae kill led Utah to its first set point, leading 24-20, but another late rally from Washington tied the second frame back up at 24-24, which would force Utah to call its second timeout. Carly Trueman recorded a kill out of the timeout and a hitting error from the Huskies would give Utah the second set 26-24 and a 2-0 lead in the match.

The third set proved to be like the previous two with neither the Utes nor the Huskies building any separation early in the set. Utah took a 15-13 lead heading into the media timeout, but the Utes would find themselves tied with Washington late in the third set, 19-19. Washington then went on a 5-0 run to record its first set point, 24-20, and force the second Utah timeout of the set. Utah scored two points out of the timeout, but it wasn't enough as Washington would take the set, 25-20, off a kill from Tia Scambray.

Tied 11-11 in the fourth set, Utah went into the media timeout on a 4-1 run ending with a block from Oblad. The Huskies rallied and scored four straight points which would call for a Utah timeout with the Utes trailing 16-15. Washington recorded two blocks out of the timeout, but a service error from the Huskies would end the 6-0 run. Tied 20-20, both teams went point-for-point until Washington registered two kills in a row to lead 24-22. A kill from Tawnee Luafalemana cut the deficit to just one point, but Washington recorded a kill the next point to take the set 25-23 and force a fifth set.

Utah built a lead in the fifth set after putting together a 4-0 run to lead 9-5, but a 3-1 run from Washington cut the Ute lead to just 10-8. Utah countered with back-to-back blocks from Oblad and Kenzie Koerber which pushed the Utah lead to 12-8. The Huskies scored four consecutive points to even the set at 12-12 and would lead Utah to call its final timeout. Tied 14-14, Dani Barton tallied two consecutive kills to help the Utes pick up the win in five sets, 16-14.

Utah will close out the weekend on Sunday against Washington State. The Utes and Cougars will face off at 11 a.m. PT/12 p.m. MT at Bohler Gym in Pullman, Wash.

GAME NOTES

Utah earned its first ever victory over Washington in Seattle. The Utes were winless in seven tries when facing the Huskies on the road.
Adora Anae tallied a match-high 25 kills. Anae is now just 6 kills shy of becoming Utah's all-time kill leader.
Anae also recorded 11 digs to earn her eighth double-double of the season.
Berkeley Oblad recorded her first career double-double after registering a career-high 11 total blocks and 15 kills, while recording a .433 hitting percentage. Oblad also recorded a career-high seven digs.
Camryn Machado totaled a career-high 23 assists, while also earning her first career double-double with a career-high 10 digs.
Brianna Doehrmann notched a season-high 18 digs, while Shannon Scully added in 10 digs.
Kenzie Koerber recorded a career-high 8 total blocks.
Bailey Choy finished the night with 41 assists. Carly Trueman totaled 12 kills, Tawnee Luafalemana pitched in nine kills, and Dani Barton added in eight kills for Utah.