Utah Volleyball Notches Thrilling Road Win in Reverse Sweep of Houston

Saturday, November 14

Houston, TX

12:00 P.M.

University of Utah

15-10,7-7Big 12

Houston

13-13,6-9Big 12

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Utah	26	18	25	25	15	3
Houston	28	25	22	17	10	2

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

Photo by: Evan Sosnowski/Utah Athletics

11/14/2026 2:53 PM | Volleyball

Box Score Final Stats

The Utes posted team record for aces in comeback win

HOUSTON– Utah Volleyball (15-10; 7-7) notched a thrilling road win over Houston (13-12; 6-8) with a reverse sweep (26-28, 18-25, 25-22, 25-17, 15-10) at Fertitta Center on Saturday afternoon.

The Utes broke their team record for aces in a five-set match (13) set against BYU on Nov. 26, 2025, posting 17 aces against the red Cougars. Utah's ace effort was led by setter Isabella Mogridge, who also had a personal career day with seven aces.

We made it exciting with the reverse sweep?????? Can't wait to see everyone back at the Huntsman Center next week as we host Cincinnati and Arizona. #GoUtes https://t.co/TDRKKH0IkM
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 14, 2026

SET ONE
Houston jumped out to a fast, decisive lead over Utah, taking a 15-10 advantage into the media timeout to start set one.

The Cougars continued to keep the pressure up on the Utes, 19-11, heading down the stretch.

Down 20-12, Kamryn Gibadlo nailed a kill that started a 4-0 run for the Utes that included a kill from Ashley West and a block from Katelynn Field to make it a 20-16 set.

Houston answered back out of timeout before Utah went on another 4-0 run featuring back-to-back aces from Mogridge to make it a 21-20 set, forcing the Cougars to take a timeout.

The Utes and Cougars battled back and forth down the stretch, forcing extra points late into set one. Despite, Utah's surge, Houston held off the Utes, 28-26.

Mo with the back-to-back ??'s to get us back into this set ?? ESPN+ #GoUtes https://t.co/4V8CND9PGH
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 14, 2026

SET TWO
Set two started similarly to set one with Houston jumping to what looked like a fast, decisive start, but an ace from West followed a few plays later by two more aces from Mogridge made the set an 11-11 tie.

Despite the Utes tying the set up, the Cougars started to pull away again, taking a 20-14 lead off a 4-0 run that forced a timeout for Utah.

A few plays later, Houston took set two, 25-18.

A 59 MPH ace from Ashley West ?? Ain't no one stopping that?? ESPN+ #GoUtes https://t.co/ZbUgaedaoE
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 14, 2026

SET THREE
Utah and Houston traded errors to start set three, resulting in six ties and two lead changes early on with the Utes taking a small, 9-8 lead.

The Utes kept the narrow lead, reaching a 15-12 advantage into the media timeout off of back-to-back Field kills.

Isabelle Marco got in on the ace fun for the Utes to give them a 19-14 lead down the stretch.

Loryn Helgesen got Utah to set point, 24-18, but Houston went on a 2-0 run to make it a 24-20 set, and forcing the Utes to take a timeout.

Houston added another two points to its score, but Field eventually put an end to set three in favor of Utah, 25-22.

Kate forcing a fourth set for us ?? ESPN+ #GoUtes https://t.co/u8kBqMPyJ1
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 14, 2026

SET FOUR
Utah and Houston started set four with five ties and two lead changes with an early 11-11 tie.

The Utes took the lead, 12-11, off a Lana Mijacic kill, adding a kill from Gibadlo and a sixth ace of the afternoon from Mogridge to give Utah a 15-12 advantage heading into the media timeout.

Princess Atamah hit a kill to put the Utes up 20-15 down the stretch. Utah ended set four on a 5-0 run that ended with a Sierra Grizzle ace to force a fifth set, 25-17.

Sierra Grizzle forcing a fifth with this ace ?? ESPN+ #GoUtes https://t.co/XD1c68cKqF
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 14, 2026

SET FIVE
Utah took a narrow 6-4 lead to start set five, with Gibadlo and Helgesen leading the charge.

Mijacic made it an 8-5 lead with Gibadlo adding one more kill to give the Utes a 9-5 lead and forcing Houston to take a timeout.

A second ace from Grizzle continued to build Utah's lead and quest to 15 points, 11-6.

Houston logged a service error to give the Utes match point, 14-10, before a second service error iced the match for the Utes in a reverse sweep, 15-10.

GIBBY ??? ESPN+ #GoUtes https://t.co/TQl56iCOQd
— Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) November 14, 2026

STANDOUT STATS

Utah out-served Houston 17-8 and out-blocked the Cougars 12-4
Mogridge led the ace charge for the Utes with a career-best of 7
Mijacic set a career-best hitting percentage (.800) going 8 of 10 on kill attempts
Gibadlo led the team in kills (16)
Marco led the Utes with a season-high in assists (24)
Grizzle led the Utes in digs (18)
Atamah led blocking (6)

UP NEXT
The Utes head home for a week to host Cincinnati on Thursday, Nov. 19 and Arizona on Saturday, Nov. 21.

Fans can view both matches 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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