Utah Volleyball falls to No. 19 Kansas

Thursday, October 1

Lawrence, KS

5:00 PM

University of Utah

10-4,2-1Big 12

Kansas

10-3,3-0Big 12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Utah	30	20	24	0
Kansas	32	25	26	3

Utah Utes Volleyball vs. Oregon State at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday August 31, 2026.
Evan Sosnowski/Utah Athletics

Photo by: Evan Sosnowski/Utah Athletics

10/1/2026 8:15 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Utes brought the Jayhawks to two extended frames, falling just short

SALT LAKE CITY – No. 23 Utah Volleyball fell in a hard-fought road match to No. 19 Kansas on Wednesday night, 32-30, 25-20, 26-24.
The Utes pushed the Jayhawks to extra points in both the first and third sets, but Kansas held on to earn the sweep.

Final from Lawrence.

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— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) October 2, 2026

SET ONE
Utah took an early 6-3 lead over Kansas, with Kamryn Gibadlo and Devyn Wiest providing kills during the opening stretch. The Utes maintained their advantage through the middle of the set, building a 15-10 lead at the media timeout behind two kills Princess Atamah. Kansas began to chip away at the Utah lead and eventually tied the set at 17. The Jayhawks briefly moved in front, but Utah answered back to regain a 21-19 advantage. The Utes continued to battle down the stretch, getting to set point at 24-23 before Kansas extended the frame. Utah had three more chances to close out the set, but the Jayhawks ultimately took the extended opening frame, 32-30.

SET TWO
Kansas opened the second set on a 3-0 run before Utah answered with three straight points, two of which came from Loryn Helgesen kills to tie things at 3. The Jayhawks regained control and built a 12-7 advantage, but Utah continued to fight back behind kills from Field, Helgesen and Princess Atamah. The Utes closed within three at 15-12 before Kansas answered to maintain its lead. Utah kept pace down the stretch, but the Jayhawks secured the second set, 25-20.

SET THREE
Kansas came out quickly in the third, racing to a 5-0 lead. Utah responded with a rally, led by kills from Gibadlo and an ace from Lana Mijacic, to cut the deficit to one at 8-7. The Utes continued their push and tied the set at 9 before taking their first lead, 15-14, on a Mijacic kill. A Kansas error gave Utah a 16-14 advantage heading into the media timeout. Utah extended its lead to 20-17, but Kansas answered with a 3-0 run to tie the set at 20. The teams traded points down the stretch, with a block from West and Atamah tying the set at 22 before a Gibadlo/Mijacic block put Utah ahead, 23-22. Kansas responded to tie the set at 23, then took match point on an ace. West tied the set at 24 with a kill, but the Jayhawks finished the set and match, 26-24.

STANDOUT STATS

Helgesen and Gibadlo led Utah with nine kills apiece.
Mijacic hit a team-best .667 with four kills on six attempts and added Utah's lone service ace.
Gibadlo led the Utes with four blocks, while Atamah, Field and West each added two blocks.
Sierra Grizzle led Utah with 14 digs.

UP NEXT
Utah stays in the Sunflower State to take on Kansas State on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 5:30 p.m. MT before returning home to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers on Thursday, Oct. 8.

The matches will be available on ESPN+.

Utah Volleyball's full 2026 slate can be viewed here.

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