Sunday, October 6
Tempe, Ariz.
1:00 PM
University of Utah
11-4
3
at
0
Arizona State
10-5
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 |
| Arizona St. | 16 | 22 | 20 | 0 |
No. 20 Volleyball Rolls Arizona State in Straight Sets
10/6/2019 3:56 PM | Volleyball
TEMPE, Ariz. – No. 20 Utah volleyball swept the Arizona State Sun Devils (25-16, 25-22, 25-20) in Wells Fargo Arena to finish off a perfect weekend in the desert.
The win was a complete team effort led by freshman setter Emily Smith, who finished with 35 assists, 13 digs, seven kills hitting .667 and 3.0 blocks.
The team hit .328 for the match only making 14 errors on the afternoon and forced Arizona State into hitting just .162 on the day.
The Utes came out hot from the start hitting .567 in the first set with 20 kills and three errors. With a three-point lead, Utah closed the set on an 8-2 run to grab the early lead in the match.
Trailing by a set, Arizona State held a lead late in the second, but Utah closed it out strong with a 6-1 run. The Utes kept the Sun Devils close only trailing by two a couple of times and stepped up when they had their chance to go up 2-0.
Utah took an early lead in the third and never relinquished the momentum leading by as much as five. Freshmen Zoe Weatherington and Smith both got the final two kills to secure the sweep.
This was Utah's fourth sweep in a row over Arizona State and their eighth sweep of this season.
Three Utes had double-figure kills with Berkeley Oblad leading the team with 12 hitting .391. Dani Drews and Zoe Weatherington both had 10 kills as well.
It was also Kinga Windisch's first start of the season and she chipped in with five kills, four digs and 2.0 blocks.
The win moves Utah to 11-4 on the season and now 3-1 in the Pac-12. Next weekend, the Utes will be hosting UCLA and USC beginning Friday, October 11.
Utah will be honoring head coach Beth Launiere for coaching in her 30th season as well as retiring Kim Turner's jersey at the match with UCLA.
The win was a complete team effort led by freshman setter Emily Smith, who finished with 35 assists, 13 digs, seven kills hitting .667 and 3.0 blocks.
The team hit .328 for the match only making 14 errors on the afternoon and forced Arizona State into hitting just .162 on the day.
The Utes came out hot from the start hitting .567 in the first set with 20 kills and three errors. With a three-point lead, Utah closed the set on an 8-2 run to grab the early lead in the match.
Trailing by a set, Arizona State held a lead late in the second, but Utah closed it out strong with a 6-1 run. The Utes kept the Sun Devils close only trailing by two a couple of times and stepped up when they had their chance to go up 2-0.
Utah took an early lead in the third and never relinquished the momentum leading by as much as five. Freshmen Zoe Weatherington and Smith both got the final two kills to secure the sweep.
This was Utah's fourth sweep in a row over Arizona State and their eighth sweep of this season.
Three Utes had double-figure kills with Berkeley Oblad leading the team with 12 hitting .391. Dani Drews and Zoe Weatherington both had 10 kills as well.
It was also Kinga Windisch's first start of the season and she chipped in with five kills, four digs and 2.0 blocks.
The win moves Utah to 11-4 on the season and now 3-1 in the Pac-12. Next weekend, the Utes will be hosting UCLA and USC beginning Friday, October 11.
Utah will be honoring head coach Beth Launiere for coaching in her 30th season as well as retiring Kim Turner's jersey at the match with UCLA.
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Utah
ASU
Kills
52
33
Errors
14
15
Attempts
116
111
Hitting %
.328
.162
Points
62.0
39.0
Assists
48
31
Aces
1
1
Blocks
9.0
5.0
Game Leaders
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
3
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