Utah Volleyball Goes One of Three against No. 9 BYU

Friday, October 30

Provo, UT

6:30 PM

University of Utah

12-9,4-6Big 12

BYU

18-1,10-0Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Utah	23	27	13	21	1
BYU	25	25	25	25	3

Photo by: Evan Sosnowski/Utah Athletics

10/30/2026 8:54 PM | Volleyball

Box Score Final Stats

The Utes take one set against the Cougars but can’t generate enough for the win

PROVO, Utah– Utah Volleyball (12-9; 4-6) went one of three in a four-set match against No. 9 BYU (18-1; 10-0) at George Albert Smith Fieldhouse (23-25, 27-25, 13-25, 21-25).

The Utes took set two against the Cougars in extra points, but it wasn't enough to generate a win.

SET ONE
BYU jumped out to a 5-1 advantage to start set one but two critical Cougar mistakes and a Princess Atamah kill got the Utes within two, 6-4.

Utah kept within striking distance of BYU with a kill from Katelynn Field putting the Utes within two of the Cougars again near the mid-point of the set, 12-10. BYU raced to a 15-12 advantage a few plays later to trigger the media timeout.

Ashley West came in with a monster kill to get Utah within three, 18-15, which was followed up by a block from Field and Wiest, 18-16. Field followed up on the next play with one more kill, getting the Utes within one of their rivals, 18-17, and forcing BYU to call a timeout. Out of the break the Cougars posted an attack error to tie the set at 18.

Utah and BYU tied for a third time at 20 after Wiest hit an ace and tied a fourth time at 22 heading down the final stretch of the set.

BYU reached set point first, 24-22, but Loryn Helgesen kept the set alive with a timely kill, 24-23. A play later the Cougars would seal the deal, 25-23.

SET TWO
Set two started much closer between the Utes and Cougars with Utah taking a 4-3 lead early on before BYU went on a 3-0 run to gain a 6-4 lead.

Kamryn Gibadlo added a kill while Helgesen contributed a block that got the Utes within one of the Cougars, 10-11, before Field tied things up at 11 and Helgesen reclaimed the lead, 12-11.

Utah took a two-point lead into the media timeout after a Gibadlo kill and BYU attack error, 15-13.

The Ute took a three-point lead, going up on the Cougars 20-17 toward the back half of the set, and later extended the lead to four, 22-18.

BYU went on a 4-0 run to tie things up at 22 before taking the lead, 23-22. Gibadlo tied the set again at 23 and later regained the lead and set point, 24-23. The following play the Cougars tied the set at 24, forcing extra points for the win.

A kill from Gibadlo, BYU attack error and Wiest kill clinched set two for the Utes, 27-25.

SET THREE
The third set started tight again with the Utes and Cougars trading blows, tying things up at 7 early on.

BYU took a 13-9 lead after going on a 4-0 run, forcing Utah to take a timeout to settle down. A service error finally ended the Cougars' run, 14-10, but one play later BYU hit a kill to send the set to the media timeout, 15-10.

The Cougars continued to build their lead to seven, 20-13, resulting in the Utes calling one more timeout to reset.

Utah never could get back into set three, with BYU taking a decisive 25-13 victory into the fourth set.

SET FOUR
The Utes shook off set three quickly, jumping to a 7-2 lead after going on a 5-0 scoring run to start set four.

BYU eventually went on a scoring run of its own to get back into the set, racking up four unanswered points to make it a one-point game, 10-9. The Cougars eventually took the lead, tripping the media timeout, 15-13.

Utah would make advances, but BYU continued to stave them off, taking a 22-18 advantage into the waning moments of set four. The Utes did dig themselves out of the hole they were in, getting within two before the Cougars hit match point, 23-21.
BYU ultimately took the match, 25-21.

STANDOUT STATS

Utah posted 51 kills for a .205 hitting percentage, two aces, 51 digs and 8 blocks
Wiest and Helgesen led the team in kills (13) with Gibadlo right behind them (11)
Sierra Grizzle had a busy night digging the ball (23)
Isabella Mogridge led the Utes in assists (27)
Field and Helgesen led Utah in blocks (5 each)

UP NEXT
The Utes go further south next week to take on Arizona and No. 10 Arizona State on Friday, Nov. 6 at 12 p.m. MT and Sunday, Nov. 8 at 1p.m. MT.

Fans can view both matches on ESPN+.

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

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