Utah Volleyball Falls to No. 14 BYU in Three Sets

Thursday, October 15

Salt Lake City, UT

7:00 PM

University of Utah

12-5,4-2Big 12

BYU

14-1,6-0Big 12

Team	1	2	3	Final F
BYU	25	25	25	3
Utah	20	17	16	0

Photo by: Evan Sosnowski/Utah Athletics

Utah Volleyball Falls to No. 14 BYU in Three Sets

10/15/2026 9:26 PM | Volleyball

Box Score Final Stats

Utes battled hard, but didn’t have enough steam to overcome the Cougars

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball (12-5; 4-2) battled hard but fell to No. 14 BYU (14-1; 6-0) in three sets (20-25,17-25,16-25) at home Thursday night.

The Utes recorded 37 kills, aces, 32 digs and four team blocks throughout the match, but didn't have enough steam to overcome the Cougars' aggressive offensive attack.

Wasn't our night. Thank you fans for coming out and supporting us through the fight! Tune in Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. MT on ESPN+ as we take on Iowa State. #GoUtes https://t.co/jBQgW7Wt71
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) October 16, 2026

SET ONE
Utah got off to a strong start against BYU, taking an early lead behind a block from Isabella Mogridge and Katelynn Field, followed by a kill from Field to go up 3-2. The Cougars, not deterred, responded back, and the two teams went back and forth throughout the opening set.

The Utes gained momentum at the service line as Mogridge recorded three consecutive aces, giving Utah a 12-11 lead. Utah kept the offense going with kills from Field, Princess Atamah and Kamryn Gibadlo.

The Utes fought off a set point with a kill from Devyn Wiest before BYU closed out the opening set, 25-20.

SET TWO
Utah opened the second set with kills from Mogridge and Loryn Helgesen before Gibadlo recorded back-to-back kills to keep the Utes within reach of BYU who had a6-4 lead.

Atamah led Utah's offense with three kills and a block assist, while Wiest added three kills of her own. The Utes worked to close the gap late in the set, with a kill from Atamah and a BYU attack error, bringing Utah within three at 18-15. Atamah added another kill to make it 19-16.

Despite Utah's efforts, BYU took the second set, 25-17.

SET THREE
Utah opened the third set with kills from Helgesen and Wiest before Helgesen added another kill to give the Utes an early 3-2 lead.

Wiest eventually took the wheel of Utah's offense with five kills throughout the set, while Gibadlo added three kills. Field contributed two kills as the Utes continued to battle.

Utah had two key blocks late in the set, with Atamah and Gibadlo combining for the first, followed by a block involving Gibadlo, Field and Allie Grossenbach to make it a 19-15 set.

The Utes gave the third set their all, but BYU closed out the match, 25-16.

STANDOUT STATS

Utah logged 37 kills, a .244 hitting percentage, 32 digs, and four blocks against BYU

The Utes had four athletes hitting over .300 (Devyn- .500, Atamah- .444, Field- .667, and Mogridge- 1.000)

Mogridge had a career-high in aces (3)

Grizzle led the Utes in digs (9) with Marco and Falatea tying for second (6)

Mogridge led Utah in assists (20) and Gibadlo, Atamah, and Field tied for the most blocks (2)

UP NEXT

Utah hits the road to take on Iowa State on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 1 p.m. MT.

The match can be viewed on ESPN+.

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

Single game and season tickets for Utah Volleyball's 2026 season are available for purchase.

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