SALT LAKE CITY – The 23rd-ranked Utah Volleyball team celebrated a pair of milestones with a dominating 3-0 (25-16, 25-15, 25-16) sweep over in-state rivals No. 21 BYU. The win over the Cougars marked the 900th win in program history, taking place in front of a historic crowd and breaking the volleyball attendance record with 5,953 fans. With this win, the Utes defeat BYU for the first time since 2019, along with the first sweep of BYU in Salt Lake City for Utah since 2006.
Utah used the energy of the home crowd, taking an early 4-1 lead, and getting a pair of kills from Kamryn Gibadlo. Utah surged ahead 14-7, as Gibadlo settled in from the service line with two aces and getting kills from Lauren Jardine and Emrie Satuala. The Utes kept up the momentum as Rianne Vos worked her way into the offense and Jardine added a pair of kills to give Utah a 21-13 lead. Utah cruised ahead to close the first set, 25-16.
The Utes could not be slowed down in the second set, jumping ahead 4-1, with help from an Ella Biggs ace and a Vos kill. Utah maintained its advantage, 14-10, getting kills from Kamry Bailey, Allie Olsen and Satuala. Gibadlo eclipsed her season and career-high ace mark, putting down her fifth ace of the match to put the Utes up 19-15. She would go on to add two more in the set, as the Utes dominated the Cougars, 25-15.
Vos helped the Utes off to an early 4-2 lead in the third set, serving up a pair of aces for Utah. The Utes held…
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