Arizona Swept by Utah in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Wildcats were swept by Utah, 19-25, 24-26, 28-30, in Salt Lake City on Saturday night.
 
Sofia Maldonado Diaz led Arizona with 16 kills and Jaelyn Hodge followed with 11 kills. Arizona served six aces, led by Dilara Gedikoglu and Maldonado Diaz with two aces each.
 
Utah won the first set, 25-19. Maldonado Diaz led the Cats with eight kills in Set 1. Hodge and Alayna Johnson had two block assists each, but Utah hit .351 to overcome Arizona’s defense.
 
In a back-and-forth second set, Utah won 26-24 to take a 2-0 lead in the match. Arizona went on a late 5-0 run to fight off five set points for the Utes, but Utah was able to come back to win the set.   
 
Utah won the third set to sweep the match, 30-28. Gedikoglu led the attack in the third set with five kills with a .364 clip and one ace. The Cats fought off six match points in the third set before Utah scored the final two points to win.
 
Arizona heads to Oregon State on Friday, September 30 at 7 p.m. MST before facing Oregon in Eugene on Sunday, October 1 at 12 p.m. MST.  
 
Match Leaders
Kills: Sofia Maldonado Diaz – 16
Assists: Emery Herman – 29
Digs: Emery Herman – 17
Blocks: Zyonna Fellows – 4