Utah Volleyball Starts Pac-12 Play Thursday Night Against Colorado, Continues Saturday vs. Arizona

 
MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball is set to open Pac-12 Conference play in Salt Lake City this week when it welcomes Colorado and Arizona to the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Utah and Colorado will kick off conference action this Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. MT. The match will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, while fans in attendance can receive free Utah phone rings. Utah will then host Arizona on Saturday, Sept. 24, to close out the home stand. The Utes and Wildcats will have first serve at 7 p.m. MT on Pac-12 Insider. The match will be Utah’s diversity and inclusion game, and there will be free stickers on the concourse prior to the match.

QUICK HITS

• Utah has won its last three Pac-12 Conference home openers in straight sets, which includes a 3-0 win over Colorado in 2019. The Utes are 7-4 all-time in Pac-12 home openers.

• Since 2019, Utah is 34-7 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.

• Utah has recorded more digs than its opponent in all but one match this season.

• Utah is 17-11 (11-2 at home) in the series history vs. Colorado, and has won five of the last seven matches against the Buffaloes. Utah has not lost at home to Colorado since 2016.

• Utah is 14-28 (9-11 at home) all-time vs. Arizona, but has won seven-straight matches against the Wildcats. The Utes have not lost at home since 2015 to the Wildcats.

 

IN THE RANKINGS

• Utah is second in the Pac-12 and No. 20 in the nation with 13.98 kills per set.

• Utah is fourth in the Pac-12 and No. 46 in the nation with 12.47 assists per set.

• Allie Olsen is second in the Pac-12 and No. 16 in the nation with a .412 hitting percentage.

• Madelyn Robinson is second in the Pac-12 Conference and No. 28…