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Anae's Double-Double Not Enough as Trojans Down Utes
11/9/2017 9:32 PM | Volleyball
Utes fail to overcome 2-0 deficit.
LOS ANGELES – The Utah Utes (18-8, 9-6) snapped a two-match road winning streak against USC, falling to the Trojans (19-7, 11-4) in four sets (21-25, 17-25, 25-18, 22-25) Thursday evening at the Galen Center.
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Adora Anae and Kenkie Koerber combined to register six of Utah's 11 kills in the first set, but USC took the frame 25-21 to take a 1-0 lead. Anae's first kill tied the match at 7-7, but USC would later follow with a 6-0 run and take a 13-8 lead. Utah's 8-3 run notched the set up at 16-16, but the Trojans scored nine of the final fourteen points to take the frame.
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The Trojans took a 2-0 lead into intermission following a 25-17 win in set two. USC opened the frame winning the first two points and never looked back. Minus a 4-0 run from the Utes, which tied the set at 9-9, USC would take control of the set following a 9-3 run to push their lead to 18-12. The Trojans would tally a couple of service errors to give sideout to the Utes, but USC closed out the frame winning three of the final four points to take the two-set lead into the locker rooms.
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USC took the first point of the third set, but it was all Utah after that and the Utes would take the frame 25-18 to force a fourth set. Back-to-back blocks from Koerber opened a 6-2 run and later, a kill from Bailey Choy helped begin an 8-1 run, giving Utah a 15-7 lead. USC countered late in the frame with a 4-1 run, which forced the Utes to call timeout, but kills from Carly Trueman, Tawnee Luafalemana and Koerber closed out the frame.
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Utah and USC traded points to open the fourth set and with the match tied at 7-all, the Trojans would use a 7-2 run to take a 14-9 lead. The Utes countered going point-for-point with the Trojans until a 3-0 run pushed Utah's lead to 20-14 and forcing Utah to call its final timeout of the set. A kill from Dani Barton, followed by a block from Koerber would give Utah a 3-0 run and force USC to call timeout, and the Utes wouldn't stop there, later going on a 4-1 run to pull within a point, down 23-22, and forcing USC to call its final timeout. Despite the comeback, USC would win the final two points to take the frame and the match.
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Anae led the way with 15 kills and 18 digs to record the 60th double-double of her career. Koerber followed with nine kills, six total blocks and a team-high .308 hitting percentage, but the Utes would hit just .154 as a team. Choy notched a double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs. Brianna Doehrmann chipped in with 15 digs.
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USC hit .203 and was led by Brittany Abercrombie's match-high 16 kills on the evening. Victoria Garric tallied a match-high 19 digs for the Trojans.
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Utah will close out its week in SoCal taking on UCLA tomorrow night. First serve between the Utes and Bruins is set for 8 p.m. MT at the Wooden Center.
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Adora Anae and Kenkie Koerber combined to register six of Utah's 11 kills in the first set, but USC took the frame 25-21 to take a 1-0 lead. Anae's first kill tied the match at 7-7, but USC would later follow with a 6-0 run and take a 13-8 lead. Utah's 8-3 run notched the set up at 16-16, but the Trojans scored nine of the final fourteen points to take the frame.
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The Trojans took a 2-0 lead into intermission following a 25-17 win in set two. USC opened the frame winning the first two points and never looked back. Minus a 4-0 run from the Utes, which tied the set at 9-9, USC would take control of the set following a 9-3 run to push their lead to 18-12. The Trojans would tally a couple of service errors to give sideout to the Utes, but USC closed out the frame winning three of the final four points to take the two-set lead into the locker rooms.
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USC took the first point of the third set, but it was all Utah after that and the Utes would take the frame 25-18 to force a fourth set. Back-to-back blocks from Koerber opened a 6-2 run and later, a kill from Bailey Choy helped begin an 8-1 run, giving Utah a 15-7 lead. USC countered late in the frame with a 4-1 run, which forced the Utes to call timeout, but kills from Carly Trueman, Tawnee Luafalemana and Koerber closed out the frame.
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Utah and USC traded points to open the fourth set and with the match tied at 7-all, the Trojans would use a 7-2 run to take a 14-9 lead. The Utes countered going point-for-point with the Trojans until a 3-0 run pushed Utah's lead to 20-14 and forcing Utah to call its final timeout of the set. A kill from Dani Barton, followed by a block from Koerber would give Utah a 3-0 run and force USC to call timeout, and the Utes wouldn't stop there, later going on a 4-1 run to pull within a point, down 23-22, and forcing USC to call its final timeout. Despite the comeback, USC would win the final two points to take the frame and the match.
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Anae led the way with 15 kills and 18 digs to record the 60th double-double of her career. Koerber followed with nine kills, six total blocks and a team-high .308 hitting percentage, but the Utes would hit just .154 as a team. Choy notched a double-double with 32 assists and 11 digs. Brianna Doehrmann chipped in with 15 digs.
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USC hit .203 and was led by Brittany Abercrombie's match-high 16 kills on the evening. Victoria Garric tallied a match-high 19 digs for the Trojans.
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Utah will close out its week in SoCal taking on UCLA tomorrow night. First serve between the Utes and Bruins is set for 8 p.m. MT at the Wooden Center.
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Team Stats
UTAH
USC
Kills
44
56
Errors
23
24
Attempts
136
158
Hitting %
.154
.203
Points
57.0
71.0
Assists
42
53
Aces
2
5
Blocks
11.0
10.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
15
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
5
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