ORLANDO – The 20th-ranked Utah Volleyball team, battled back on the road to pick up the reverse sweep, 3-2 (22-25, 18-25, 25-20, 25-18, 15-12), against the University of Central Florida Knights. The Utes secured their first five-set comeback win since taking down California on the road with the reverse sweep on Nov. 6, 2022.
It was a slow start for the Utes, trailing the Knights throughout most of the first set. The Knights held their largest lead of the first set at 19-13. Lauren Jardine ignited a late Utah rally, putting down four points for the Utes, cutting into the UCF advantage, 22-20. Jardine had five of Utah’s 10 kills in the first set, as the Utes would drop the opener, 25-22.
After showing a spark at the end of the first set, the momentum didn’t roll over to the second set for the Utes, as the Knights maintained the advantage throughout the early stages. Struggling to get the offense on track, UCF took a 2-0 set lead after taking the second, 25-18.
Utah completely turned it around, coming out of the break after the second set, the Utes committed just four attack errors through the final three sets compared to the Knights’ 18. Utah hit over .300 in each of the final three sets, holding UCF to hit below .150 in two of the final three sets.
The Utah spark was ignited midway through the third set. After trading points with the Knights, the Utes posted a seven-point run with Rianne Vos back to serve, capturing their…
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