SEATTLE – Utah Volleyball wrapped up the road trip in the Pacific Northwest on Sunday afternoon, falling to the No. 21-ranked Washington Huskies in three sets (15-25, 17-25, 22-25) at Alaska Airlines Arena. Madelyn Robinson led the team with 16 kills on .412 hitting in her 24th match of double-digit kills this season.
Utah fell behind 9-2 to start the match after Washington posted six kills and a pair of aces to open the first set. The Utes chipped away at the deficit and would later cut the lead to just 13-10 in favor of the Huskies. Washington pushed the lead back out to five points later on, and would eventually use a 4-1 run to extend the lead 20-13. Utah earned a sideout from a kill by Lauren Jardine, but the Huskies continued the hot-hitting and closed out the frame on a 5-1 run. Utah hit .379 in the opening set, but the Husky offense recorded a blazing .484 hitting percentage to minimalize the offensive efforts by the Utes.
The second set went back and forth to start as neither team led by more than two points until Washington rattled off a 3-0 run, pulling ahead 13-9. Allie Olsen ended the run with a kill, but the momentum continued to stay with the hot offense of the Huskies as four of the next five kills were recorded by Washington.
Later trailing 21-13, Utah put together a 4-1 run of its own to cut the gap, but three consecutive points from the Huskies would end the set 25-17. Washington continued rolling offensively…
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