Manhattan, Kan. – #21 Utah Volleyball overcomes a slow start on the road at Kansas State, taking down the Wildcats, 3-1 (21-25, 25-22, 26-24, 25-19). The Utes bounce back in their second match of a three-match road swing, after falling in a tough five-set battle at then #24 BYU. Utah will look ahead to close out the road series with a trip to #9 Kansas on Saturday, Oct. 26.
The Utes struggled to get the offense going in the first set, finishing with just five kills and a .097 hitting percentage. Utah started to find some rhythm towards the end of the first set, stringing together six consecutive points and cutting into the Wildcat lead, before K-State took the set, 21-25.
Utah used the momentum from the end of the first and carried it to the second, coming out firing and taking a quick four-point advantage at 10-6. After the Wildcats put together a pair of runs to bring the score back to even at 11-11, Utah found a spark of its own, taking a 20-16 lead. The two sides continued to exchange points as Amelia Van Der Werff, Ashley West, and Emrie Satuala each provided big kills for the Utes to secure the second set win, 25-22.
Starting fresh in the third set with each team winning one apiece, K-State jumped out early, claiming a seven-point lead at 19-12. The Utes wouldn’t go down without a fight putting together a pair of four-point runs to chip away at the Wildcat advantage. Utah took its first lead of the third set at 24-23, during a run…
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