MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball will hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to the Windy City for three matches at the Loyola Chicago Invite. The Utes will take on host Loyola University on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 13-14, with Friday’s match against the Ramblers set for 6 p.m. MT and Saturday’s match taking place at 7 p.m. MT. Utah will end the weekend taking on Northeastern on Sunday, Sept. 15, at noon MT. Fans can tune in on ESPN+ to catch Utah take on Loyola on Friday and Saturday. Scott Sudikoff will be on the call on Friday evening for the match between the Utes and the Ramblers. Laura Benton and Alex Campbell will provide the commentary for Saturday’s match. The Utes match against Northeastern will not be streamed, with live stats provided by Ramblers Athletics.
QUICK HITS
• Head Coach Beth Launiere enters her 35th season at the helm of the program. Utah Volleyball’s winningest head coach heads into the fall season with a 653-420 career record.
• Kamryn Gibadlo earned Utah Classic MVP honors, after the first week of competition putting down 36 kills throughout the three matches. Through the Utes five matches, Gibadlo has put away 53 kills, averaging 3.31 kills per set, with a .282 hitting percentage.
• Allie Olsen recorded a season-high .600 hitting percentage in Utah’s win over Cal, recording six kills on 10 swings without an error. Olsen has just four errors on the season and the third-highest hitting percentage on the team of Utes with 50 or more attack attempts.
• Vanessa Ramirez ranks fourth all-time in career digs for the Utes with 1,496. Averaging 3.57 digs per set, Ramirez looks to eclipse the 1,500 career digs mark during the Utes first road trip of the season.
• As a team, Utah has averaged 13.19 kills per set with 11.50 assists per set. From the service line, the Utes are averaging 1.63 aces per set. On the defensive side of the net, Utah is posting 13.81 digs per set with 2.88 blocks per set.
• Utah’s two matches against Loyola will be the first time the Utes face the same opponent on back-to-back days since facing off against Weber State in three consecutive matches during the 1987 season.
AMONG THE NATION’S BEST
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