Utes Head to Wyoming for Final Non-Conference Weekend

MATCH WEEK
Utah Volleyball will hit the road for its final non-conference weekend, traveling to Laramie, Wyoming for the UniWyo Invite. The Utes will play three matches over the span of two days, starting with a pair of matches on Friday, Sept. 20. Utah begins the weekend on Friday at 10 a.m. MT, taking on the Great Danes of UAlbany, before facing Coppin State University at 3 p.m. MT for its second match of the day. The Utes return to action on Saturday, Sept. 21, taking on host Wyoming at 1 p.m. MT.  Fans can tune in to the Mountain West Network to catch all three Utah matches.
 
QUICK HITS
• Vanessa Ramirez ranks fourth all-time in career digs for the Utes with 1,527. She recently eclipsed the 1,500 dig milestone, in the first match of the Loyola Invitational, and is currently averaging 3.38 digs per set.
• As a team, Utah has averaged 13.9 kills per set with 12.50 assists per set. From the service line, the Utes are averaging 1.8 aces per set. On the defensive side of the net, Utah is recording 15.1 digs per set with 2.7 blocks per set.
• Utah will meet two first-time opponents over the weekend, in UAlbany and Coppin State. 
• The Utes restore an old Mountain West rivalry, taking on Wyoming. Outside the former conference affiliation, the two sides have a longstanding connection, as Wyoming was the first team Utah faced in 1975 for their first official match as a collegiate program. 
• The last time Utah and Wyoming squared off was in 2015 at the Gonzaga Invitational with the Cowgirls taking the match in straight sets.
• Kamryn Gibadlo leads the Utah offense with 86 kills, averaging 3.31 kills per set. She also leads the team from the service line with 14 aces. 

AMONG THE NATION’S BEST

 • Allie Olsen ranks 22nd in the nation and first in the Big 12 in blocks per set, averaging 1.45. Lauren Jardine (1.39) comes in at 31st in the country for blocks per set.

• Kamryn Gibadlo ranks 40th in the country for aces per set, with 14 total averaging .54 per set. Gibadlo ranks second in the Big 12.

• Emrie Satuala rounds out the top 50 in the country in hitting percentage, ranking fifth in the Big 12, hitting .389.

SCOUTING UALBANY

This will be the first meeting between Utah and UAlbany, as the Great…