Utah Volleyball Travels To Utah State on Wednesday, Hosts UNLV on Friday

Match 3: Utah (1-1) at Utah State (2-1)
Friday, Aug. 25 | 6 p.m. MT
Logan, Utah | Estes Center
Watch: Live Stream
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
Match 4: Utah (1-1) vs. UNLV (2-1)
Friday, Sept. 1 | 7 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City | Jon M. Huntsman Center
Watch: Pac-12 Insider
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
 
MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball will remain in-state to continue non-conference action as it heads to Utah State this Wednesday, Aug. 30, for a road match in Logan. The Utes and Aggies are set for a first serve at 6 p.m. MT at the Wayne Estes Center. The match will be live streamed.
 

Utah turns around for its home opener on Friday, Sept. 1, when it hosts the UNLV Rebels at the Huntsman Center. The match will begin at 7 p.m. MT and will be streamed on Pac-12 Insider. The home opener is Family & Freshman themed. There will be rally towels, team posters, and a tailgate before the match for freshmen and their families at Door 4 outside of the arena.

 QUICK HITS

• Utah has not played at Utah State since the 2015 season.

• Utah has not played UNLV since the 2016 season, and has not hosted the Rebels since 2010.

• Head Coach Beth Launiere enters her 34^th season at the helm of the program. Utah Volleyball’s winningest head coach holds a 639-401 career record.

• Utah returns 11 letterwinners from a year ago, highlighted by the reigning Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year in KJ Burgess.

• The Utes welcome freshmen Skylar George, Kamryn Gibadlo, Kaieva Johnson, and Olga Musial, along with transfers Emrie Satuala and Rianne Vos.

• Utah is set to play 10 NCAA Tournament teams from the 2022 season and four in-state opponents.  

 

BURGESS BRINGING IT

KJ Burgess picked up where she left off last season and had a stellar opening weekend to begin her sophomore season. Burgess recorded a .520 hitting percentage and 1.86 blocks per set in two matches, which leads the Pac-12 Conference in both categories. Burgess posted nine kills on .467 hitting against Utah Valley and followed it up with seven kills on .600 hitting against NC State. Defensively, Burgess recorded a career high eight blocks versus NC State, while posting five blocks the night before. The reigning Pacific South Region Freshman of the Year ranked in the top-five of the Pac-12 last year in both hitting percentage and…