SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball powered past No. 15-ranked Washington on Friday night, sweeping the Huskies (25-21, 30-28, 25-16) for the team’s first win over a ranked squad this season. Utah combined to hit .349 in the match, which marked its second best hitting percentage of the season and its best in conference play.
Utah got it going early offensively as the Utes posted a .316 hitting percentage in the opening set, led by Madelyn Robinson’s eight kills on .294 hitting. Utah used a 5-1 run to build out a 10-7 lead, while a 4-0 run later on extended the lead 15-10 heading into the media timeout. An attack error from the Huskies left the Utes leading 20-14, but five straight points from the Huskies cut the lead to just one point. Kills from Robinson and Lauren Jardine gave Utah some breathing room, before a Washington attack error left the score 23-20. Washington recorded a block the following play, but consecutive kills from Robinson would win the set 25-21 for the Utes.
The second set was played with much less separation as the set was tied 17 times compared to the first set of just six tied scores. Utah earned its largest lead of the set at three points when a kill from Allie Olsen put the Utes ahead 16-13. Still leading by three points later on at 20-17, Utah allowed a 3-0 run from Washington to tie the set. From there, the Pac-12 foes went point for point until Megan Yett recorded a kill from the back row, which…
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