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Utah Volleyball Finishes Regular Season Play with Sweep Over Texas Tech
11/29/2025 1:52 PM | Volleyball
Utes wrapped up conference play on a high note with a win over the Red Raiders
LUBBOCK, Texas – Utah Volleyball impressed in its final match of the regular season against Texas Tech, racing to a 3-0 sweep over the Red Raiders Saturday afternoon.
The Utes handled their business in the last conference match of the 2025 season (25-22, 25-19, 25-13) to end the year with a 15-14 record.
The first set started tight with 14 ties and six lead changes between the Utes and Red Raiders before the Utes put some distance between themselves and Texas Tech, 23-21.
Tech attempted to close the gap, 23-22, but Utah dug deep on an Emrie Moea'i and Allie Grossenbach block to get the set win, 25-22.
SET TWO
Texas Tech jumped to an early lead over the Utes, 7-3, forcing Utah to take a timeout and reset.
An ace from Levani Key-Powell and Moea'i helped Utah dig themselves back into the set, 13-10, but Tech was relentless and pushed their lead to six, 16-10.
Utah made a comeback, going 5-0 to get within one and forcing Texas Tech to take a timeout of their own, 16-15.
The Utes stuck with it, going on a 7-0 scoring run to come from behind for the second set win, 25-19.
SET THREE
The Utes went on a 4-0 run to setup a 10-7 lead early in the third set.
Utah continued to plow through the third set, racking up an 8-0 run partially off a Neea-Maria Joki ace to make the score 16-8 at the halfway point.
The Utes finished the day with the sweep over Tech on a 25-13 third set win, getting the set point from freshman Lana Mijacic.
STANDOUT STATS
The Utes will have all eyes on the Sunday Selection Show on November 30 in hopes of making a 20th NCAA Tournament appearance.
Fans can watch along on ESPN at 4 p.m. MT.
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The Utes handled their business in the last conference match of the 2025 season (25-22, 25-19, 25-13) to end the year with a 15-14 record.
SET ONEEnding BIG 12 Play with a BIG-TIME W ??#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/AF293UrF2t
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 29, 2025
The first set started tight with 14 ties and six lead changes between the Utes and Red Raiders before the Utes put some distance between themselves and Texas Tech, 23-21.
Tech attempted to close the gap, 23-22, but Utah dug deep on an Emrie Moea'i and Allie Grossenbach block to get the set win, 25-22.
Moea'i making plays ??
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 29, 2025
??ESPN+#GoUtes pic.twitter.com/E983EGfNDr
SET TWO
Texas Tech jumped to an early lead over the Utes, 7-3, forcing Utah to take a timeout and reset.
An ace from Levani Key-Powell and Moea'i helped Utah dig themselves back into the set, 13-10, but Tech was relentless and pushed their lead to six, 16-10.
Key-Powell on the money ??
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 29, 2025
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Utah made a comeback, going 5-0 to get within one and forcing Texas Tech to take a timeout of their own, 16-15.
The Utes stuck with it, going on a 7-0 scoring run to come from behind for the second set win, 25-19.
SET THREE
The Utes went on a 4-0 run to setup a 10-7 lead early in the third set.
Utah continued to plow through the third set, racking up an 8-0 run partially off a Neea-Maria Joki ace to make the score 16-8 at the halfway point.
The Utes finished the day with the sweep over Tech on a 25-13 third set win, getting the set point from freshman Lana Mijacic.
BLOCKED by Gibby ?
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 29, 2025
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STANDOUT STATS
- Utes Total Stats: 36 kills off 90 total attempts, 10 aces, 35 assists, 11 blocks, 47 digs.
- Moea'i, Gibadlo, and Key-Powell each contributed a team high nine kills to lead the Utes to victory.
- Key-Powell and Isabelle Marco notched a team-high three aces (was a career-high for Marco), while Key-Powell had her own career-high with three blocks.
- Moea'i led the team in blocks (7) and Gibadlo led the team in digs (10).
- Leah Wilton-LaBoy posted a team-high 25 assists.
The Utes will have all eyes on the Sunday Selection Show on November 30 in hopes of making a 20th NCAA Tournament appearance.
Fans can watch along on ESPN at 4 p.m. MT.
FOLLOW THE UTES
For an inside look at the Utah Volleyball program, including tournament, roster and news updates, fans can follow the Utes on social media (Twitter: @UtahVolleyball | Instagram: @utahvolleyball).
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