Utah Volleyball Heads to Texas for Top 25 Matchups

Friday, November 7

Fort Worth, TX

5:30 PM

University of Utah

TCU

Utah Volleyball Heads to Texas for Top 25 Matchups

11/6/2025 1:36 PM | Volleyball

Week 11 Notes

Utes are set to face No. 16 TCU and No. 23 Baylor

SALT LAKE CITY- Utah Volleyball will spend the weekend in Texas this week as they prepare for two Top 25 matchups with the No. 16 TCU Horned Frogs on Friday, Nov. 7 at 5:30 p.m. MT, and the No. 23 Baylor Bears on Sunday, No. 9 at 2 p.m. MT.

Fans can catch the action against TCU on ESPN+, while the Utes' showdown with Baylor will be available on ESPN2.

CAREER STATS WATCH

• Senior middle blocker Emrie Moea'i is 20 kills away (980) from 1000 career kills and 34 blocks away (466) from 500 career blocks.

• Junior outside hitter Kamryn Gibadlo is 5 kills away (995) from 1000 career kills.

• Sophomore setter Isabelle Marco is 8 assists away (992) from 1000 career assists.

• Senior setter Leah Wilton-LaBoy is 39 assists away (1,961) from 2000 career assists.

QUICK HITS

• Head Coach Beth Launiere is in her 36th season at the helm of the program, ranking as Utah Volleyball's winningest head coach, and currently holds a 685-436 record.

• Gibadlo has 12 games this season where she has recorded double-digit kills and digs in the same match which ranks among the top 10 in the country, and second in the Big 12 behind TCU's Evan Hendrix (14).

•The Utes spent the first six weeks of the 2025 season ranked in the AVCA Top 25.

• Utah will have faced 10 total opponents this season in the AVCA Top 25 Coaches Poll, including their exhibition against No. 2 Texas on Aug. 15.

• Utah returns nine players from last season's team that stamped the program's ticket to its 19th appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Three of those returners were 2025 All-Big 12 selections (Kamryn Gibadlo, Emrie Moea'i, and Isabelle Marco).

• The Utes welcome nine newcomers to their 2025 squad that include six freshmen, three transfers, and the addition of nine-year-old "Ultimate Ute" Briar Rose.

TOP OF THE CLASS

• Team leaders in kills: Gibadlo (341), Moea'i (224), Joki (149), Devyn Wiest (79), Allie Grossenbach (71).

•Team leaders in assists: Leah Wilton-LaBoy (491), Isabelle Marco (367), McKenna Payne (47), Levani Key-Powell (17), Grace Moss (15).

• Team leaders in service aces: Key-Powell (21), Gibadlo (21), WiltonLaBoy (20), Moea'i (19), Joki (11).

• Team leaders in digs: Gibadlo (200), Key-Powell (159), Payne (134), Iliana Linahan (121), Wilton-LaBoy (112).

• Team leaders in blocks: Moea'i (94), Field (55), Joki (40), Wilton-LaBoy (36), Gibadlo (33).

SCOUTING TCU

Utah vs. TCU: 14-3

H: 7-1 | A: 5-2 | N: 2-0

Utah heads to Fort Worth, Texas in the first stop on its two-game road trip. TCU comes into this match ranked No. 16 in the nation. The Horned Frogs had a historic start to their 2025 season defeating the defending champion No. 5 Penn State in their second match of the year. TCU went on to start conference play at 6-1. Since their hot start, the Horned Frogs have lost their last four in a row, with their last loss coming in Tucson, Ariz. versus the Arizona Wildcats, where they were swept 0-3. TCU stands out on the stat sheet with the ability to get digs. On the season, the Horned Frogs are No. 1 in the Big 12 in digs per set with 15.2. Despite some recent losses, the AVCA still values TCU with them being the third highest ranked Big 12 program in the latest poll.

SCOUTING Baylor

Utah vs. Baylor : 1-0

H: 1-0 | A: 0-0 | N: 0-0

Utah heads to Baylor on Sunday for their second matchup with the Bears in history. After Utah took down Baylor last year in the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, the Utes look to extend their series lead to two. The Bears are 12-8 on the season, but have only suffered one home loss (8-1 at home) in 2025. Baylor is currently in a two-match skid, falling on the road to two quality conference opponents in Iowa State and Colorado.

REIGNING RETURNERS

• Gibadlo returns to the Utes as an AVCA 2025 Division I Player of the Year to watch after becoming Utah's 24th AVCA All-American (honorable mention) in her sophomore year. Gibadlo was also an AVCA All-Region honoree, and was named an All-Big 12 First Team selection after leading the Utes in kills/set (3.43), kills (370), and aces (38). Over the summer, Gibadlo sharpened her skills competing with the U21 National Team, winning gold in the PanAm Cup. In her first season at Utah (2023), Gibadlo earned Pac-12 All-Freshman Team honors. Gibadlo recently upped her kills career-high to 28 against West Virginia while locking in 12 matches this season with double-digit kills and digs.

• Utah returns a strong defensive presence with Moea'i (formerly Satuala) who earned AVCA All-Region honors and a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team for her solid junior year. In 2024, Moea'i posted double-digit kills in nine matches, setting her season-high against BYU (14) while tying her career-high in total blocks (11) against Utah State. So far this season, Moea'i notched a career best in aces (5) while matching career-bests in assists (1), and digs (4).

• Isabelle Marco made a splash in her first season at Utah in 2024, earning a spot on the All-Big 12 Rookie Team after leading the Utes in assists per set (5.74) and total assists (625). Marco has started 2025 where she left off in 2024 posting career-bests in kills (4), attempts (6), assists (50), and blocks (3).

• Levani Key-Powell is expected to make a bigger impact for the Utes in 2025 after getting her feet wet in 2024 as a freshman. So far, Key-Powell has met those expectations setting new career-highs in kills (13), attempts (27), assists (4), aces (5), and digs (23).

WELCOME TO UTAH

• Along with some seasoned vets, the Utes are welcoming a total of nine newcomers (six freshmen, three transfers, and one "Ultimate Ute") to their 2025 squad.

• Freshman Class of 2025: MB Mijacic, MB DyBorrah Johnson, L/DS Payne, MB Field, OH Devyn Wiest, and OPP Grossenbach.

• Transfer Class of 2025: S Wilton-LaBoy via Oklahoma and Utah State, OH Langley Griffin via Utah Beach Volleyball, and OH/OPP Joki.

• Wiest spent the summer competing with USA Volleyball's U19 Girls' National Team that took silver in the World Championship, while Joki, a reigning ACC All-Freshman Team selection at Clemson went home to Finland to compete with the Finish Senior National Team for the European Championship.

• Utah Volleyball made a last-minute move to sign nine-year-old Briar Rose to their "Ultimate Ute" position through Team IMPACT ahead of the 2025 season. Briar Rose will be with the Utes for two seasons, and will be responsible for teaching Swoop new cheers and keeping team morale high through the competitive year.

UP NEXT

The Utes come home next week to host their rival, No. 21 BYU, on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7 p.m. MT in their third straight match against a Top 25 opponent.

The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.

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