BOULDER, Colo. – Utah Volleyball dropped its Pac-12 opener on Thursday night, falling to the Colorado Buffaloes in four sets (15-25, 19-25, 30-28, 19-25) at the CU Events Center.
Utah fell into a 6-0 hole to open the match and Colorado took control from there. The Utes cut the score to six points a couple of times, but that was as close as the Buffaloes would allow as they eventually collected a 25-15 win in the first set. Utah hit .125 in the opening frame, while Colorado hit .417 to run away with the set. The Buffs also had four aces compared to Utah’s zero, along with four blocks to Utah’s one block.
The Utes were able to jump out in front to start the second set, pulling ahead 8-5. Although a strong start, Utah let a 5-0 run from Colorado change momentum in the set. Utah scored consecutive points, but four consecutive points from the Buffs left Utah in a 14-10 hole. Amelia Van Der Werff ended the run with a kill, however, the Utes scored just one of the next four points to trail 18-12. Utah stormed back to cut the lead to just 19-17 after a 5-1 run, but that was as close as the Utes could pull within as Colorado would use a pair of Ute errors and then hot-hitting to end the set 25-19.
Colorado opened the third set much like the first as it jumped out to a commanding lead, 11-2. Utah chipped away at the Buffs lead with a 5-1 run, cutting the deficit to just 12-7. Utah pulled within two points after scoring four of five to trail just…
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