SALT LAKE CITY – The 19th-ranked Utah Volleyball team celebrated Senior Day with a 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-21) sweep of the Cincinnati Bearcats in their final regular season home match from the Jon M. Huntsman Center. The Utes tallied their third consecutive sweep on their home floor and the 14th sweep of the season. With this win, Utah improves to 23-5 on the season and 13-5 in Big 12 action.
The two sides were stuck in a back-and-forth battle through the early going. The Utes collected kills from Kamryn Gibadlo, Allie Olsen and Rianne Vos, finding some separation and taking a 6-3 lead. Putting together a 4-0 run, Utah found kills from Gibadlo, Olsen and Emrie Satuala, as the Utes extended their lead to 15-7. Utah closed out the set with a commanding 4-0 run, sparked by a block from Lauren Jardine and Amelia Van Der Werff, with Jardine adding kills to help the Utes put away the set, 25-16.
Utah was locked in a stalemate with the Bearcats to start set two, as neither team could break past a two-point advantage. The Utes put together a five-point run, gaining a 14-11 lead, getting kills from Gibadlo, Olsen and Jardine, with Claranne Fechter adding an ace. Down the stretch, Utah put together another four-point run, getting kills from Jardine and Vos, helping extend the advantage to 21-16. Holding strong on the defensive front, Utah got a big block from Jardine and Olsen to help secure the second set, 25-19.
In the third set, Utah and…
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