SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Volleyball wrapped up the 2022 home schedule on Sunday afternoon, falling to No. 14-ranked Oregon in four sets (16-25, 25-22, 22-25, 18-25) at the Jon M. Huntsman Center. Seniors Madelyn Robinson and Emily Smith each tallied double-doubles to lead the Utes on their senior day.
Smith collected her team-best 14th double-double of the season with 38 assists and a career-high 15 digs. The double-double was the second of the weekend for the Utes’ starting setter. Robinson also posted her second consecutive double-double after finishing Sunday’s match with 17 kills and 11 digs.
Oregon opened the match with a quick 4-0 run to take an 8-5 lead, which forced Utah to burn an early timeout. The Utes were able to trim the lead to just two points, but a 5-1 run from Oregon erased the efforts by Utah, setting the home team back 15-9. Oregon continued to apply the pressure and Utah could not find any momentum as the Ducks would take the 25-16 opening set win. Utah hit just .161 compared to Oregon’s .353 in the first set.
The Utes bounced back in the second set, finding momentum early on and taking advantage of a 5-1 run to lead 11-7. Oregon rebounded and trimmed the lead to two points multiple times, but the Utes used a 4-1 run to extend the lead to 19-14 and force an Oregon timeout. Later leading 21-16 after Allie Olsen recorded an ace, Utah allowed five unanswered points from Oregon to see the set become tied…
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