BOULDER — The University of Colorado women’s volleyball took down Utah in four sets (19-25, 25-21, 25-23, 25-17) on senior day during the Buffs’ final season game at CU’s Events Center.
With the victory, the Buffs (20-10, 12-8 Pac-12) achieved their first 20-win season since 2017. It also marks only the 13th time since 1988 that the Buffs have recorded at least 20 victories during a season.
Utah’s (15-16, 8-12 Pac-12) offense was led by senior outside hitter Madelyn Robinson, who achieved 24 kills and hit .224. Sophomore Lauren Jardine was the only other player on the team who earned double-digit kills with 15. Sophomore setter Grace Hammond earned a double-double with 48 assists and a career-high 18 digs.
For the Buffs’, Maya Tabron earned a double-double with 12 digs and 14 kills with a .225 attack percentage. Setters Taylor Simpson and Brynna DeLuzio evenly distributed the offense as each Buff attacker had over five kills and the setters earned 27 and 21 assists, respectively.
Lexi Hadrych had 11 kills, followed by senior opposite Jill Schneggenburger with nine. Senior Kelley Levaggi achieved a new career-high with seven kills and hit .467. Senior middle blocker Meegan Hart earned seven kills while middle blocker Alexia Kuehl achieved five. As a team, the Buffs hit .276 on the match.
The Buffs will find out if their season continues into the postseason during the NCAA Selection Show Sunday at 5:30 p.m. MT on ESPNU.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET ONE
The Buffs took a 5-3 lead before the Utes managed to recover, taking a 15-10 lead at the media timeout. Utah took the first two points after the timeout, but a Schneggenburger kill ended the four-point run. Utah extended their lead to 21-13 before the Buffs rallied late in the set to close the gap to 23-17.
However, it wasn’t enough as a kill by Megan Yett put the Utes at set point. The Buffs managed to hold off the Utes for two points before a CU net violation ended the set 25-19 in Utah’s favor.
SET TWO
The Buffs came out strong in the second set, earning three kills early on to force a Utah timeout at 7-3. The Buffs maintained their momentum throughout the set though, ultimately hitting .316 during the set.
A sneaky out-of-system setter dump kill from DeLuzio caused the Utes to use their second timeout as the…
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