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Utah Volleyball Hosts #15 BYU and Utah State To Close Out Non-Conference Play

Utah Volleyball Hosts #15 BYU and Utah State To Close Out Non-Conference Play


Match 10: Utah (6-3) vs. BYU (5-3)
Thursday, Sept. 15 | 7 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City, Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Pac-12 Networks
 
Match 11: Utah (6-3) vs. Utah State (6-2)
Friday, Sept. 16 | 7 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City, Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Watch: Live Stream

MATCH WEEK

Utah Volleyball returns to the friendly confines of the Jon M. Huntsman Center this week to wrap up non-conference play, hosting in-state rivals BYU and Utah State. The Utes will open action against BYU this Thursday, Sept. 15, at 7 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City. The match will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks with Krista Blunk calling the action. There will be free rally towels and t-shirts in the concourse prior to the match, and fans are encouraged to wear red.

 

Utah will have a quick turnaround before hosting Utah State on Friday, Sept. 16, for its final non-conference match of the regular season. The Utes and Aggies will play at 7 p.m. MT and the match will be livestreamed. There will be free mugs given out to students in attendance on Friday night. Tickets for both matches can be found here.

QUICK HITS

• Utah is set to begin a four-match home stand this week. The Utes will play eight of their next 10 matches in Salt Lake City.

• Since 2019, Utah is 33-6 overall in the Huntsman Center.  

Madelyn Robinson has posted double-digit kills in every match this season, while Vanessa Ramirez has collected 10 or more digs in all but one match.

• Following the final non-conference tournament of the year, Utah has had Robinson (Utah Classic, Purdue Tournament), Allie Olsen (Utah Classic), Vanessa Ramirez (Purdue Tournament), Emily Smith (USD Invitational) and Megan Yett (USD Invitational) earn All-Tournament Team honors.

• Utah has recorded more digs than its opponent in every match this season.

• Against SMU, Madelyn Robinson surpassed the 1,000 career kills mark between her time at BYU and Utah. Heading into this week, Robinson has recorded 1,043 career kills (614 at Utah, 429 at BYU).

 

IN THE RANKINGS

Madelyn Robinson is second in the Pac-12 Conference and No. 28 in the nation with 4.21 kills per set.

Vanessa Ramirez is third in the Pac-12 with…

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