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Utes Suffer First Loss of the Season to #8 Purdue
9/6/2024 10:56 PM | Volleyball
Utah closes out non-conference home slate against the Boilermakers
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball hosted nationally ranked No. 8 Purdue from the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday evening, falling to the Boilermakers, 3-0 (27-29, 20-25,13-25).
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Utah came out swinging in the first set, dominating the start with a pair of aces coming from Kamryn Gibadlo. The Boilermakers began to battle back, taking their first lead, 11-9, after a three-point run. The two sides exchanged runs, as the Utes regained the lead, 15-14 and 21-17. Utah was on the verge of securing the set victory, leading Purdue, 24-20 before the Boilermakers put away five consecutive points to extend the set past 25. Continuing to exchange blows and neither giving an inch, Purdue broke the Utah serve taking the two-point advantage to steal set one.
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Moving into the second set, the two sides continued to battle back and forth looking for the edge. Purdue found a five-point advantage over the Utes at 13-8. Battling back to 16-13, Utah put together a three-point run, coming off a pair of kills from Emrie Satuala, along with an ace from Gibadlo. Utah trailed 19-17, and then 20-18 coming off the Allie Olsen block.
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Utah kept it close through the early going in the third set, getting kills from Olsen, Gibadlo and Satuala. An ace from Gibadlo put evened the set score at 4-4, before she combined with Ashley West on the block assist to keep things knotted up at five. Utah took their largest lead of the set, 7-5, following the Satuala kill and the Olsen and Levani Key-Powell block. Purdue strung together a string of runs that would follow, eventually securing the final set.
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Standout Stats
UP NEXT
Utah Volleyball will hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to the Windy City for three matches at the Loyola Chicago Tournament. The Utes will take on host Loyola University on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14, with Friday's match against the Ramblers is set for 6 p.m. MT and Saturday's match taking place at 7 p.m. MT. Utah will end the weekend trip taking on Northeastern on Sunday, Sept. 15, at noon MT.Â
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Utah came out swinging in the first set, dominating the start with a pair of aces coming from Kamryn Gibadlo. The Boilermakers began to battle back, taking their first lead, 11-9, after a three-point run. The two sides exchanged runs, as the Utes regained the lead, 15-14 and 21-17. Utah was on the verge of securing the set victory, leading Purdue, 24-20 before the Boilermakers put away five consecutive points to extend the set past 25. Continuing to exchange blows and neither giving an inch, Purdue broke the Utah serve taking the two-point advantage to steal set one.
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Moving into the second set, the two sides continued to battle back and forth looking for the edge. Purdue found a five-point advantage over the Utes at 13-8. Battling back to 16-13, Utah put together a three-point run, coming off a pair of kills from Emrie Satuala, along with an ace from Gibadlo. Utah trailed 19-17, and then 20-18 coming off the Allie Olsen block.
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Utah kept it close through the early going in the third set, getting kills from Olsen, Gibadlo and Satuala. An ace from Gibadlo put evened the set score at 4-4, before she combined with Ashley West on the block assist to keep things knotted up at five. Utah took their largest lead of the set, 7-5, following the Satuala kill and the Olsen and Levani Key-Powell block. Purdue strung together a string of runs that would follow, eventually securing the final set.
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Standout Stats
- Kamryn Gibadlo and Lauren Jardine posted a team-high nine kills on the night, as Emrie Satuala tallied eight.
- Gibadlo tied her career-high service ace mark with four, accounting for all Utah aces on the evening.
- Vanessa Ramirez recorded her second match of the season with double-digit digs, finishing with 16.
- Allie Olsen, Lauren Jardine and Emrie Satuala each posted three blocks, as the Utah frontline defense accumulated 14 blocks on the evening.
- The duo of Grace Hammond (15) and Isabelle Marco (14) facilitated the Utah offense posting double-digit assists.
UP NEXT
Utah Volleyball will hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to the Windy City for three matches at the Loyola Chicago Tournament. The Utes will take on host Loyola University on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14, with Friday's match against the Ramblers is set for 6 p.m. MT and Saturday's match taking place at 7 p.m. MT. Utah will end the weekend trip taking on Northeastern on Sunday, Sept. 15, at noon MT.Â
SEASON TICKET TIME
Fans can secure their season tickets for the 2024 campaign and catch all of the action in the Huntsman Center, to help Utah Volleyball make the Huntsman Center the best home-court advantage in the nation. Visit UtahTickets.com to purchase tickets for all 14 home matches.
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Team Stats
Purdue
Utah
Kills
41
37
Errors
13
22
Attempts
114
126
Hitting %
.246
.119
Points
59.0
49.0
Assists
37
34
Aces
7
4
Blocks
11
8
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
9
Aces
4
Blocks
1
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
4
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