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#15 Utes Fall to #11 Huskies in Four Sets
11/4/2017 9:49 PM | Volleyball
Anae and Trueman notch 20-plus kill efforts in loss.
SALT LAKE CITY- Two 20-plus kill efforts on the night for a pair of Utes wasn't enough as the No. 15-ranked Utah Utes (18-7, 9-5 Pac-12) fell to the No.11-ranked Washington Huskies (19-6, 9-5) in four sets (23-25, 25-20, 26-28, 22-25) Saturday night at the Huntsman Center.
The senior outside hitter tandem of Adora Anae and Carly Trueman both posted 20 kills or more Saturday night with Anae registering 24 kills, while Trueman totaled 20 kills for Utah.
With Anae and Trueman both collecting at least 20 kills tonight, it is the first time to record this feat since Nov. 19, 2011 when Morgan Odale had 23 kills and Chelsey Schofield-Olsen totaled 22 kills.
Utah fell behind 15-10 in the first set, but a 5-2 run cut the Washington lead to just 17-15. The Huskies scored two straight points but the Utes responded and chipped away at the lead to eventually tie the set at 21-21 after consecutive kills by Kenzie Koerber and Anae. Tied 23-23, Washington earned the sideout and clinched the set with a service ace from Crissy Jones.
In the second set, Utah was forced to call timeout after a 3-0 run from Washington, but out of the timeout, the Utes earned five of the next seven points to tie the match at 14-all. Leading 21-19 late in the frame, Utah put together a 3-0 run to lead 24-19 and Koerber would record a kill to give the Utes the 25-20 second-set win. Anae registered eight kills in the frame, while Carly Trueman added in five kills. Utah recorded a .457 hitting percentage in the frame.
Out of intermission, both teams battled each point as neither team could gain a large lead over the other. Tied 14-14, Utah and Washington went point-for-point until a kill and a service ace from Anae gave Utah two straight points to lead 21-19. Washington rallied off three points, but Trueman evened the set at 22-all. Another Trueman kill followed by a block from Tawnee Luafalemana gave the Utes set point at 26-25, but Washington scored three straight to take the set 28-26 on a service ace that was called in on the floor, and after a Utah challenge, the call stood.
Utah played from behind the entire fourth set after Washington opened the frame scoring five of the first six points. The Huskies held the lead at 13-8, but a 4-1 run by Utah cut the gap to just 14-12. Trailing 22-18, back-to-back kills from Koerber and Dani Barton trimmed the lead to just 22-20. With the Huskies at match point, a kill from Trueman pulled Utah backed within two points, 24-22, but a Washington kill gave the Huskies the set win, 25-22.
Anae posted her 15th double-double on the season and sixth-straight after notching a match-high 20 digs. Brianna Doehrmann totaled 15 digs for the Utes, while Shannon Scully added in nine digs. Luafalemana led the team with seven total blocks.
Bailey Choy totaled 52 assists to run the offense, while Berkeley Oblad registered eight kills and Koerber added in seven kills.
Utah hits the road next week when the Utes take on USC and UCLA. Utah will face USC at the front-end of the road trip on Thursday in Los Angeles and then face UCLA on Friday.
The senior outside hitter tandem of Adora Anae and Carly Trueman both posted 20 kills or more Saturday night with Anae registering 24 kills, while Trueman totaled 20 kills for Utah.
With Anae and Trueman both collecting at least 20 kills tonight, it is the first time to record this feat since Nov. 19, 2011 when Morgan Odale had 23 kills and Chelsey Schofield-Olsen totaled 22 kills.
Utah fell behind 15-10 in the first set, but a 5-2 run cut the Washington lead to just 17-15. The Huskies scored two straight points but the Utes responded and chipped away at the lead to eventually tie the set at 21-21 after consecutive kills by Kenzie Koerber and Anae. Tied 23-23, Washington earned the sideout and clinched the set with a service ace from Crissy Jones.
In the second set, Utah was forced to call timeout after a 3-0 run from Washington, but out of the timeout, the Utes earned five of the next seven points to tie the match at 14-all. Leading 21-19 late in the frame, Utah put together a 3-0 run to lead 24-19 and Koerber would record a kill to give the Utes the 25-20 second-set win. Anae registered eight kills in the frame, while Carly Trueman added in five kills. Utah recorded a .457 hitting percentage in the frame.
Out of intermission, both teams battled each point as neither team could gain a large lead over the other. Tied 14-14, Utah and Washington went point-for-point until a kill and a service ace from Anae gave Utah two straight points to lead 21-19. Washington rallied off three points, but Trueman evened the set at 22-all. Another Trueman kill followed by a block from Tawnee Luafalemana gave the Utes set point at 26-25, but Washington scored three straight to take the set 28-26 on a service ace that was called in on the floor, and after a Utah challenge, the call stood.
Utah played from behind the entire fourth set after Washington opened the frame scoring five of the first six points. The Huskies held the lead at 13-8, but a 4-1 run by Utah cut the gap to just 14-12. Trailing 22-18, back-to-back kills from Koerber and Dani Barton trimmed the lead to just 22-20. With the Huskies at match point, a kill from Trueman pulled Utah backed within two points, 24-22, but a Washington kill gave the Huskies the set win, 25-22.
Anae posted her 15th double-double on the season and sixth-straight after notching a match-high 20 digs. Brianna Doehrmann totaled 15 digs for the Utes, while Shannon Scully added in nine digs. Luafalemana led the team with seven total blocks.
Bailey Choy totaled 52 assists to run the offense, while Berkeley Oblad registered eight kills and Koerber added in seven kills.
Utah hits the road next week when the Utes take on USC and UCLA. Utah will face USC at the front-end of the road trip on Thursday in Los Angeles and then face UCLA on Friday.
Team Stats
WASH
UTAH
Kills
68
65
Errors
17
20
Attempts
166
152
Hitting %
.307
.296
Points
83.5
77.0
Assists
63
64
Aces
5
2
Blocks
10.5
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
24
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
20
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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