Match 19: Utah (8-10) vs. #17 Arizona State (18-2)
Friday, Oct. 20 | 6 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
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Match 20: Utah (8-10) vs. Arizona (6-13)
Sunday, Oct. 22 | 12 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
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MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball returns home to the Jon M. Huntsman Center for a pair of matchups with the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils and the Arizona Wildcats. First serve with the Sun Devils will be 6:00 p.m. MT on Friday, Oct. 20, and broadcast on Pac-12 Network with Krista Blunk and Anna Connelly on the call. To close out the weekend, the Utes and the Wildcats will start at 12 p.m. MT on Sunday, Oct. 22, on Pac-12 Mountain with Krista Blunk leading the broadcast.
FOR THE FANS
The match on Friday with Arizona State be the Flashback Friday match and will also highlight Utah’s Unmuted Mental Health Group. The first 150 fans will receive a Utah fanny pack when entering the Jon M. Huntsman Center. There will be an autograph session following the match as well. For Sunday’s match against Arizona, there will be 50% off boxes of popcorn.
QUICK HITS
• Emrie Satuala set a new career high with 18 kills at Washington last Sunday
• The Utes recorded a season-high 65 kills at Washington
• Vanessa Ramirez is ranked fourth in the Pac-12 with 3.73 digs per set
• Viktoria Wahlgren tallied a new career-high 51 assists at Washington
• The Utes tied their second-most blocks of the season at Washington with 13.0
• The Utes lead the all-time series with the Sun Devils 20-15 with their most recent win coming in 2021
• Utah won nine straight matches with Arizona State between 2016 and 2021
• Utah has won eight consecutive matches against Arizona dating back to 2018, including winning seven in a row at home. Arizona leads the all-time series 28-15
SCOUTING THE #17 SUN DEVILS
Arizona State and its first-year coach JJ Van Niel are off to a red-hot start in Tempe. The Sun Devils started the season 14-0 and dominated four preseason tournaments. Arizona State dropped its first match at #3 Stanford early in Pac-12 play but won three straight following the loss. Last weekend,…
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