LOS ANGELES – Utah Volleyball picked up its first road win of the year after sweeping UCLA (25-17, 25-18, 25-22) at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday afternoon. Three Utes recorded double-digit kills in the win, highlighted by Kamry Bailey’s second career double-double. Viktoria Wahlgren also posted a career-high six aces.
Utah and UCLA swapped runs of points to start the first set, but it was Utah’s 5-0 run that set back UCLA for good. The Utes pulled ahead 10-7 after the five-straight points, and despite the Bruins cutting the score to just 13-11 shortly after, the Utes managed to outscore the Bruins 8-2 to take a 21-13 lead. Utah went on to win 25-17 behind Amelia Van Der Werff’s hot-hitting in the first set where she recorded five kills with zero errors. Kamry Bailey also provided a spark with four kills and five digs to lead the team to a first-set win.
Utah picked up right where it left off and jumped out to a 7-0 lead. Viktoria Wahlgren recorded four aces in five points to start the set for the Utes. After three-straight points extended the Ute lead to 12-2, UCLA scored five of the next six points to cut the lead to six. Utah responded with three unanswered points to force UCLA into its final timeout of the set, trailing 16-7.
Utah was able to put together a 6-1 run to continue the momentum and lead 24-14. After a 4-0 run from the Bruins, Van Der Werff shut down the run and ended the set 25-18 with her 10th kill of the…
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