SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball downed the Oregon State Beavers in four sets (23-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-15) on Friday night behind a season-best 16.5 blocks and a career-high 17 kills from Kamry Bailey.
Oregon State scored five points in a row to take a 6-3 lead early in the first set. Utah played from behind until a 5-1 run capped off by an ace from Viktoria Wahlgren tied the set 11-11. From there, the teams went back and forth with no team leading by more than two points. Utah once again tied the frame after Allie Olsen connected on a kill, but a 3-0 run from the Beavers put the Utes behind 23-20.
Oregon State earned its first set point two points later, 24-21. Out of a Utah timeout, the Beavers recorded a setting error to trim their lead to just 24-22, while Emrie Satuala tallied a kill the next play after an Oregon State timeout. After yet another timeout from the Beavers, the visitors ended the set on their fourth set point to take the 25-23 win. Both teams hit above .400 in the opening sets with Satuala leading the efforts on Utah’s side, recording four kills on five swings.
The Utes and Beavers each recorded runs of four consecutive points to start the second set before the frame tightened up. Utah used another 4-0 run later on to extend its lead 19-16. Oregon State cut the score to 20-18, but the Utes finished the set on a 5-0 run to win 25-18. Kamry Bailey posted five kills in the second set to lead the team, while the Utes…
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