Utah Volleyball Drops Four-Set Contest with No. 25 Colorado

Sunday, October 25

Salt Lake City, UT

1:00 P.M.

University of Utah

12-8,4-5Big 12

Colorado

14-5,5-4Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Colorado	25	20	25	26	3
Utah	22	25	19	24	1

Utah Utes MBB vs. Oregon at Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Wednesday, October 21 2026.
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Photo by: Evan Sosnowski/Utah Athletics

10/25/2026 3:28 PM | Volleyball

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The Utes come up short to the Buffs at home

SALT LAKE CITY– Utah Volleyball (12-8; 4-5) dropped a four-set contest No. 25 Colorado (14-5; 5-4) at home Sunday afternoon (22-25, 25-20, 19-25, 24-26).

The Utes came up short to the Buff at home despite a battle in the final set that stretched into extra points.

Thank you to everyone who came out this weekend. Time to reset and prepare for a big road match against No. 11 BYU next week! #GoUtes https://t.co/4aYEeZtFns
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) October 25, 2026

SET ONE
Utah and Colorado traded six ties to start set one before the Utes took a two-point lead after a Buffalo service error and block from Katelynn Field and Kamryn Gibadlo, 8-6.

Set one continued to be a tight race between the Utes and Buffaloes, trading three more ties before Colorado took a 15-14 lead to push the set to the media timeout.

Utah and Colorado tied things up for a 10^th time down the stretch at 20 a piece after a Gibadlo kill and a Buffalo attack error.

After one more tie at 21, Colorado reached set point 24-21, but Ashley West kept the set alive with a kill to make it a 24-22 set.

The Buffs took the set the following play, 25-22.

SET TWO
Set two started with a 2-1 lead for the Utes off a Gibadlo kill and an Isabella Mogridge ace.

Utah built the lead up to a 6-1 advantage with contributions by Loryn Helgesen, Field and Gibadlo.

The Utes went up by 14-7 before the Buffalos went on a three-score run to chip away at Utah's lead, 14-10.

Utah grew its lead 18-13 before Colorado got within three, 18-15.

Isabelle Marco landed an ace to give the Utes a 21-16 advantage over the Buffs in the waning moments of set two.

The Utes and Buffaloes went on a long rally that ultimately ended in a Gibadlo kill, 22-18, before sending Gibby to the service line where she smashed an ace, 23-18.

Devyn Wiest got the Utes to set point, 24-19 and two plays later took the set for Utah, 25-20.

SET THREE
Colorado took early control of set three, building a 6-1 lead over Utah. The Utes eventually got within two of the Buffs, 8-6.

Despite Utah's best efforts, Colorado kept its slight lead, and triggered the media timeout, 15-12.

The Buffs kept the pressure up on the Utes, building an 18-13 advantage and forcing the Utes to take a timeout to regroup.

Utah called its last timeout of the set after Colorado pushed ahead, 21-15, setting Field up for a kill out of the break. Wiest and Helgesen each added a kill after to make it a 22-18 affair.

Colorado reached set point, 24-19 despite Utah's efforts to get back into game, and took the set a play later, 25-19.

SET FOUR
Utah jumped to a 3-0 lead in set four off a block from Field and Lana Mijacic, a Colorado attack error, and a Wiest kill.

The Utes hung onto their early lead, growing it to a 7-2 advantage and forcing the Buffaloes to take a timeout to regroup.

Colorado closed the gap on a 3-0 run before Princess Atamah put the ball away on a deadly kill, 9-6. The Buffs answered back with a 4-0 run to go up 10-9 on the Utes shortly after.

Utah and Colorado stayed neck-and-neck with each other before the Utes pulled ahead, 15-13.

Leading by just one after a Colorado ace, 19-18, Utah took a timeout to calm its nerves, setting Atamah up for a kill out of the break, 20-18.

Colorado evaporated a three-point lead for the Utes down the stretch, tying the set at 23 before hitting match point, 24-23. The Utes hung tough with Field and Ashley West teaming up on a block to tie the match at 24 and force extra points.

Despite Utah fighting back, Colorado took the set and the match, 26-24.

STANDOUT STATS

Utah posted 41 kills for a .150 hitting percentage, six aces, 37 digs and 14 blocks
Gibadlo led the Utes in kills (13)
Sierra Grizzle led the team in aces (2) and digs (15)
Isabelle Marco led in assists (18)
Field led Utah in blocks (7)

UP NEXT
The Utes will head 45 minutes south to take on No. 11 BYU in Provo for the Rivalry rematch on Friday, Oct. 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Fans can view Utah vs. BYU part two 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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