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#16 Utes Earn Sweep Over Golden Bears
9/24/2017 3:52 PM | Volleyball
Utah records third straight sweep over Cal
SALT LAKE CITY- The No. 16-ranked Utah Utes (11-2, 2-0) earned a sweep (25-19, 25-21, 25-12) over the California Golden Bears (9-4, 0-2) on Sunday afternoon to close out the first weekend of conference action.
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Utah and Cal traded points early to open the match until Berkeley Oblad registered her first kill of the afternoon to spark a 7-1 run, which would force the Golden Bears to call its first timeout of the set trailing 12-7. Cal countered out of the timeout, scoring four unanswered points to pull within 13-11. Leading 18-15, the Utes pushed the lead to 20-15 late in the set following back-to-back service aces from Oblad. Utah would take the first set 25-19 with three of the last four points of the set coming from kills recorded by Adora Anae.
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The second set started back-and-forth, but the Utes managed to build a 14-10 lead midway through the second set after a service ace from Camryn Machado. Leading 18-14, Cal put together a 5-2 run to cut the gap to just 20-19. Kills from Oblad, Anae, and Carly Trueman would help Utah close out the set, winning five of the next seven points to take the frame 25-21 and lead 2-0 in the match.
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Leading 8-6 in the third set, a kill from Trueman began a 7-2 run to give the Utes a 15-8 lead over the Bears heading into the media timeout. With the Ute lead at 18-12, Utah would go on to score seven straight points to clinch the set, 25-12, and earn the sweep over the Bears. Utah recorded a .458 hitting percentage in the third set, while limiting Cal to a -.037 hitting mark.
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This marks Utah's third straight sweep over Cal. The Utes had not swept Cal through the first 15 meetings of the series. Utah is now 10-8 all-time when facing the Bears.
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Utah led Cal in all statistical areas of the match, leading in kills (46-33), hitting percentage (.407-.205), assists (40-31), service aces (4-3), digs (37-32), and total blocks (6.0-1.0).
Adora Anae led the way offensively with 14 kills on a .545 hitting percentage, while also adding in 8 digs. Berkeley Oblad chipped in 11 kills for the Utes on a .625 hitting percentage and Tawnee Luafalemana totaled in 8 kills.Â
Bailey Choy dished out 24 assists and totaled 6 digs, while Camryn Machado added in 13 assists. Brianna Doehrmann recorded 7 digs in the win for Utah.
Utah is back in action next weekend beginning on Friday, Sept. 29, against Oregon at 6 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Utah will face Oregon State on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. to close out the weekend.Â
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Utah and Cal traded points early to open the match until Berkeley Oblad registered her first kill of the afternoon to spark a 7-1 run, which would force the Golden Bears to call its first timeout of the set trailing 12-7. Cal countered out of the timeout, scoring four unanswered points to pull within 13-11. Leading 18-15, the Utes pushed the lead to 20-15 late in the set following back-to-back service aces from Oblad. Utah would take the first set 25-19 with three of the last four points of the set coming from kills recorded by Adora Anae.
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The second set started back-and-forth, but the Utes managed to build a 14-10 lead midway through the second set after a service ace from Camryn Machado. Leading 18-14, Cal put together a 5-2 run to cut the gap to just 20-19. Kills from Oblad, Anae, and Carly Trueman would help Utah close out the set, winning five of the next seven points to take the frame 25-21 and lead 2-0 in the match.
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Leading 8-6 in the third set, a kill from Trueman began a 7-2 run to give the Utes a 15-8 lead over the Bears heading into the media timeout. With the Ute lead at 18-12, Utah would go on to score seven straight points to clinch the set, 25-12, and earn the sweep over the Bears. Utah recorded a .458 hitting percentage in the third set, while limiting Cal to a -.037 hitting mark.
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This marks Utah's third straight sweep over Cal. The Utes had not swept Cal through the first 15 meetings of the series. Utah is now 10-8 all-time when facing the Bears.
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Utah led Cal in all statistical areas of the match, leading in kills (46-33), hitting percentage (.407-.205), assists (40-31), service aces (4-3), digs (37-32), and total blocks (6.0-1.0).
Adora Anae led the way offensively with 14 kills on a .545 hitting percentage, while also adding in 8 digs. Berkeley Oblad chipped in 11 kills for the Utes on a .625 hitting percentage and Tawnee Luafalemana totaled in 8 kills.Â
Bailey Choy dished out 24 assists and totaled 6 digs, while Camryn Machado added in 13 assists. Brianna Doehrmann recorded 7 digs in the win for Utah.
Utah is back in action next weekend beginning on Friday, Sept. 29, against Oregon at 6 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Utah will face Oregon State on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 8 p.m. to close out the weekend.Â
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Team Stats
CAL
UTAH
Kills
33
46
Errors
15
9
Attempts
88
91
Hitting %
.205
.407
Points
37.0
56.0
Assists
31
40
Aces
3
4
Blocks
1.0
6.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
4
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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