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Utah women’s volleyball sweeps NC State 3-0 in Utah Valley Invitational
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OREM — The Utah Utes women’s volleyball team took down North Carolina State in a three-set sweep Saturday afternoon.
The win came on the second day of the Utah Valley Invitational, which included Utah Valley, Utah, and North Carolina State women’s volleyball teams to compete in a two-day, four-game tournament.
The two teams entered Saturday’s match with opposite results from the previous day, with Utah falling to Utah Valley. All hopes of redemption for the Utes came true as they took down NC State in three sets 26-24, 25-22, 25-18.
Utah came out of the gates strong and led the first set 4-0 before NC State had a chance to secure their first point. The lead was maintained until the Wolfpack caught up and tied the game at 17-17 after a kill by Clara Vondran. With the set being either team’s to win, Utah pushed ahead just in time with a final kill by Rian Vos, ending the set with Utah up 26-24.
The second set had a similar feel as Utah started with a quick 2 points on the Wolfpack, but that switched quickly as NC State took the reigns of the game into their own hands with a 15-11 lead over Utah. Once again, with the game tied 17-17, the Utes took their second set 25-22.
In the third set, the audience saw a different side of the Utes as the team had a fire lit underneath them. After a 7-point run, Utah gained an 11-point lead on the Wolfpack to jump to 20-9. NC State was able to score a few more points on the Utes, but it was too late and Utah finished the final set 25-18.
Utah managed 44 kills throughout the match, with Lauren Jardin leading the team at 14 kills and hitting .375. In addition, Viktoria Wahlgren helped the team a lot with 35 assists total.
Utah faced Utah Valley Friday in the first game of the season, but the game had the opposite result with the Wolverines defeating Utah 3-1.
Utah will next face Utah State in Logan Wednesday.