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Friday, September 7
Villanova, PA
5:00 PM
University of Utah
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Villanova
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Utah
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Villanova
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No. 21 Utah Falls in Five Sets to Villanova
9/7/2018 8:20 PM | Volleyball
Four Utes Have Double-Digit Kills and Team Hits .313
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – No. 21 Utah dropped its first match in the Villanova Volleyball Invitational to the host team Villanova in five sets on Friday, September 7.
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The Utes won the first and the third sets, but Villanova responded each time and then won the decisive fifth set on their home floor.
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Utah had four players with double-digit kills led by sophomore Dani Drews who had 22. It's the third time this season she's had at least 20 kills and her third double-double of the season as she also had 15 digs.
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In both sets that the Utes won, they used big runs and held 19-10 leads. In the first set, after a delay because of the a leak in the roof when the score was 8-6, the Utes settled in going on a run to build a nine-point lead. The Wildcats got back into it a little bit, but Utah closed it out 25-20.
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In the third set, Utah held onto its nine-point lead to go back up in the match after winning the set 25-16.
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Early in the fifth set with the score tied at two, Villanova went on a 4-0 run and Utah didn't recover after that. The Wildcats closed out the final set 15-9.
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This was the third five-set match for the Utes this season.
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Utah hit .313 in the match. It was the third time in four matches they have hit over .300 as a team. Unfortunately, Villanova hit .343.
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The other Utah players with double-digit kills were Lauga Gauta (16), Phoebe Grace (11) and Kenzie Koerber (10). Gauta hit .385 in the match with only one error in 39 attacks.
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Bailey Choy had a big night finishing the match with 50 assists and 13 digs.
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The Utes will be back on the court tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to take on Temple.
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The Utes won the first and the third sets, but Villanova responded each time and then won the decisive fifth set on their home floor.
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Utah had four players with double-digit kills led by sophomore Dani Drews who had 22. It's the third time this season she's had at least 20 kills and her third double-double of the season as she also had 15 digs.
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In both sets that the Utes won, they used big runs and held 19-10 leads. In the first set, after a delay because of the a leak in the roof when the score was 8-6, the Utes settled in going on a run to build a nine-point lead. The Wildcats got back into it a little bit, but Utah closed it out 25-20.
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In the third set, Utah held onto its nine-point lead to go back up in the match after winning the set 25-16.
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Early in the fifth set with the score tied at two, Villanova went on a 4-0 run and Utah didn't recover after that. The Wildcats closed out the final set 15-9.
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This was the third five-set match for the Utes this season.
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Utah hit .313 in the match. It was the third time in four matches they have hit over .300 as a team. Unfortunately, Villanova hit .343.
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The other Utah players with double-digit kills were Lauga Gauta (16), Phoebe Grace (11) and Kenzie Koerber (10). Gauta hit .385 in the match with only one error in 39 attacks.
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Bailey Choy had a big night finishing the match with 50 assists and 13 digs.
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The Utes will be back on the court tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. to take on Temple.
Team Stats
UTAH
VU
Kills
72
61
Errors
20
12
Attempts
166
143
Hitting %
.313
.343
Points
84.0
70.0
Assists
70
58
Aces
5
5
Blocks
7.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
22
Aces
3
Blocks
1
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
1
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