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Friday, September 22
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7:00 PM
University of Utah
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Colorado
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#16 Utes Open Pac-12 Play with Win over #25 Buffs
9/22/2017 11:02 PM | Volleyball
Anae notches 20+ kills in the win
SALT LAKE CITY – The No. 16-ranked Utah Utes (10-2, 1-0) opened Pac-12 play with a four-set win (25-14, 16-25, 25-20, 25-17) over the No. 25-ranked Colorado Buffaloes (10-2, 0-1) Friday evening at the Huntsman Center.
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Adora Anae recorded seven of Utah's 17 kills and the Utes ran away with the first set, 25-14. Both teams traded points early in the frame, but a 7-0 run pushed Utah's lead to 21-11 and the Utes never looked back, giving up just three points to the Buffs the remainder of the frame. Utah would hit .406, while limiting the Buffs to just a .133 effort.
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CU jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the second set and later following a 3-1 run, Utah was forced to call a timeout. The Utes would win the next two points to get back within three, down 11-8, but that was the closest they would get as the Buffs took the second set, 25-16. Utah was limited to just 10 kills and Colorado totaled five blocks in the frame.
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Both teams traded points to open the third frame, but Utah would later go on a 6-1 run to take a 13-7 lead and force the Buffs to call timeout. CU countered with a pair of points, but the Utes responded winning seven of the next 10 points to go up 20-12. Following a CU timeout, the Buffs would score five of the next eight points to get back into the set, but a kill from Dani Barton closed the set and gave the Utes the win, 25-20.
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Utah looked to take an early 5-4 lead in the fourth set, but CU challenged the point and the call was reversed giving CU the point. Utah countered winning the next four points to take an 8-5 lead and forcing the Buffs to call timeout. Utah's 7-4 run pushed the lead to 15-10, leading the Buffs to call its final timeout of the set. After pushing its lead to 18-13, the Utes would give up the next two points, but then closed out the frame with a 7-2 run, which ended on Anae's 21st kill of the evening.
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Utah hit just .218 in the match – the squad's second-lowest output in a win this season – but, did manage to limit the visiting Buffs to hitting at just a clip of .144 on the evening. CU out-blocked the Utes 9.0 to 7.0, but Utah totaled 19 more digs (82 to 63) in the contest.
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The Utes are back in action again on Sunday, Sept. 24, taking on California at the Huntsman Center. First serve is set for 2 p.m. Â
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GAME NOTES
· Adora Anae was back in the starting line-up for the Utes on Friday. She finished with 21 kills and 13 digs, posting 20+ digs for the second this season (29th of her career) and notching a double-double for the fifth time in 2017.
· Anae and CU's Alexa Smith came into the match ranked fourth and fifth in the league in kills, respectively. Smith finished the match with 11 kills.
· Dani Barton, Tawnee Luafalemana and Carly Trueman each finished the match with 10 kills apiece.
· Bailey Choy notched 40 assists and 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Camryn Machado added a new season/career-high 13 assists.
· Luafalemana led the way with four total blocks. Brianna Doehrmann led the team with 14 digs, which marks a new season-high for the sophomore.
· Shannon Scully chipped in with 13 digs, giving Utah four players with 10+ digs on the evening.
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Adora Anae recorded seven of Utah's 17 kills and the Utes ran away with the first set, 25-14. Both teams traded points early in the frame, but a 7-0 run pushed Utah's lead to 21-11 and the Utes never looked back, giving up just three points to the Buffs the remainder of the frame. Utah would hit .406, while limiting the Buffs to just a .133 effort.
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CU jumped out to an 8-4 lead in the second set and later following a 3-1 run, Utah was forced to call a timeout. The Utes would win the next two points to get back within three, down 11-8, but that was the closest they would get as the Buffs took the second set, 25-16. Utah was limited to just 10 kills and Colorado totaled five blocks in the frame.
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Both teams traded points to open the third frame, but Utah would later go on a 6-1 run to take a 13-7 lead and force the Buffs to call timeout. CU countered with a pair of points, but the Utes responded winning seven of the next 10 points to go up 20-12. Following a CU timeout, the Buffs would score five of the next eight points to get back into the set, but a kill from Dani Barton closed the set and gave the Utes the win, 25-20.
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Utah looked to take an early 5-4 lead in the fourth set, but CU challenged the point and the call was reversed giving CU the point. Utah countered winning the next four points to take an 8-5 lead and forcing the Buffs to call timeout. Utah's 7-4 run pushed the lead to 15-10, leading the Buffs to call its final timeout of the set. After pushing its lead to 18-13, the Utes would give up the next two points, but then closed out the frame with a 7-2 run, which ended on Anae's 21st kill of the evening.
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Utah hit just .218 in the match – the squad's second-lowest output in a win this season – but, did manage to limit the visiting Buffs to hitting at just a clip of .144 on the evening. CU out-blocked the Utes 9.0 to 7.0, but Utah totaled 19 more digs (82 to 63) in the contest.
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The Utes are back in action again on Sunday, Sept. 24, taking on California at the Huntsman Center. First serve is set for 2 p.m. Â
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GAME NOTES
· Adora Anae was back in the starting line-up for the Utes on Friday. She finished with 21 kills and 13 digs, posting 20+ digs for the second this season (29th of her career) and notching a double-double for the fifth time in 2017.
· Anae and CU's Alexa Smith came into the match ranked fourth and fifth in the league in kills, respectively. Smith finished the match with 11 kills.
· Dani Barton, Tawnee Luafalemana and Carly Trueman each finished the match with 10 kills apiece.
· Bailey Choy notched 40 assists and 13 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Camryn Machado added a new season/career-high 13 assists.
· Luafalemana led the way with four total blocks. Brianna Doehrmann led the team with 14 digs, which marks a new season-high for the sophomore.
· Shannon Scully chipped in with 13 digs, giving Utah four players with 10+ digs on the evening.
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Team Stats
COLO
UTAH
Kills
43
64
Errors
20
27
Attempts
160
170
Hitting %
.144
.218
Points
55.0
72.0
Assists
40
59
Aces
3
1
Blocks
9.0
7.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
21
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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