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Logan • After dropping the first set to Utah State, the Utah volleyball team managed to comeback and win three-straight to down the Aggies in four sets (20-25, 25-23, 25-16, 25-19) Tuesday here at a packed Wayne Estes Center.
Adora Anae (12 kills, 10 digs) and Jessie Jorgensen (24 assists, 12 digs) posted double-doubles, while helping guide the Utes to the non-conference victory.
The Utes moved to 3-1 overall with the win, while the Aggies fell to 1-3. It was Utah's fourth straight win against the Aggies and ninth victory in the previous 11 matches between the two squads.
The Aggies would use a 6-1 run early in set one to take a 10-5 lead and despite Utah climbing back to pull within two points, down 19-17, Utah State managed to score six of the final nine points to take the set 25-20.
Both teams would trade points throughout the majority of the first half of set two, but after Utah State tied things up at 16-16, the Utes would go on a 7-3 run to take a 23-19 lead and force the Aggies to call a timeout. Utah State would win four of the next five points, but Anae's kill gave Utah the set, 25-23, to tie the match up at 1-1.
The Utes opened the third set winning 10 of the first 13 points to take a seven point lead, up 10-3, but the Aggies would manage to climb back into the match and pulled within two points following an 8-3 run. Utah countered with a 4-0 run to go up 17-12 and later closed out the set with a 6-2 run to take the set, 25-16, and a 2-1 lead in the match.
After going up 7-5 in the fourth set, both teams would trade 14 straight points, but Utah finally broke the trend with a 3-0 run to take a 16-11 lead. Another 3-1 run pushed Utah's lead to 21-15 and the Utes would later close out the match winning thee of the final four points to take the set, 25-19, and the match 3-1.
Anae finished the match with a team-high 12 kills, while both Alyssa Koenig and Berkeley Oblad added new career-highs with nine kills each. Kendall Cygan tallied a team-high 25 assists and Tess Sutton totaled a team-best 13 digs on the evening.
The Aggies' Kaylie Kamalu led all hitters during the match with 15 kills, hitting .089 with 45 attempts and 11 errors.