Boulder, Co- No. 23 Utah Volleyball defeated Colorado 3-1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-17, 25-17) Wednesday night at the CU Events Center in Boulder Colorado.
The Utes fell behind early in the first set, and would lose the race to 15 with a score 9-15. Utah then went on a six point run that included three Kamryn Gibadlo kills to tie the game at 16-16.
The Utes took a two point lead at 20-18 on a kill by Lauren Jardine and an ace by Allie Olsen. Emrie Satuala put the final kill away for the Utes to take the first set 25-21.
The second set saw 10 ties with three lead changes between the two teams. Colorado once again won the race to 15 with a score of 15-10. The Utes took a late 22-21 lead on a kill by Gibadlo but ultimately lost the set 23-25.
Utah came out strong to start the third set, opening a 6-1 lead with a block assist by Jardine and Olsen. The Utes won the race to 15 on a block assist by Rianne Vos and Olsen to make it 15-9. A Kamry Bailey kill gave Utah a seven point lead to make it 21-14, and ultimately the second set 25-17.
Utah held Colorado to an anemic -0.059 hitting percentage (10-12-34) in the fourth set. The Utes opened a commanding 10-1 lead on multiple Colorado errors. Utah won the race to 15 on a kill by Vos to make it 15-12, before Olsen gave the Utes a six point lead on a kill to make it 22-16. After back to back errors Utah took the set 25-17 and the match 3-1.
Leading the Utes with a new career high in kills with 20 was Gibadlo (20-8-38, .316%). Satuala and Jardine also turned in double-digit kills with 10 each. Olsen (.600), Satuala (.381), and Gibadlo (.316) led Utah in hitting %. Marco Isabelle (23) and Grace Hammond (17) led Utah in assists.
The Utes are now 18-5 on the season and 8-4 in the Big 12. Up next, Utah will host BYU this Friday at the Jon. M Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.
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