1-8
Utah
8-4
Mustangs Fall to Pac-12 Foe Utah in Three Sets
9/14/2012 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Cal Poly volleyball team opened the Utah Classic with a three set loss to host Utah on Friday afternoon. Set scores went 25-13, 25-23 and 25-21. With the loss the Mustangs fall to 1-8 on the season while Utah improves to 8-4. Cal Poly will return to the court later on Saturday when they face Utah Saturday.
Junior Holly Franks led the team with eight kills on 16 swings. Freshman Hannah Schleis and senior Molly Pon each added four kills. Megan McConnell and Marianne Gera helped out with three kills each. Junior Steffi Sooter led the team with 11 digs with freshman Maddie Kuber adding nine. Kuber and junior Kate Walter had 13 and 11 assists respectively. Kuber also recorded a team-high five assisted blocks with Gera credited with four.
Cal Poly hit .086 as a team while Utah hit .276 holding a 5-2 advantage in service aces and 9-6 edge in total blocks.
Utah moved out to a 7-2 lead to open the match in the first set forcing a Cal Poly timeout. The Utes maintained the margin holding a 14-9 lead midway through the set and went on to dominate the first set, 25-13. Utah hit .407 in the set while limiting Cal Poly to a -.040 hitting percentage.
In the second set with the score tied at 6-6 the Mustangs gained momentum behind a pair of kills by Franks and a service ace by Pon to hold a 12-9 lead. Utah surged back to pull within one (12-11), but a kill by McConnell helped the Mustangs maintain the lead. With the Mustangs holding a 14-12 Utah reeled off five straight points for a 17-14 lead with the Mustangs calling a timeout. Cal Poly hit .250 in the second set with Utah holding a slight advantage with a .286 hitting percentage.
Out of the timeout the Mustangs rallied on a kill by McConnell and a solo block by Schleis (17-16) and tied it at 18-18 on a kill by Franks. Cal Poly took a 21-19 lead on a kill by Schleis. Utah tied the set a 21-21but a kill by Kuber put the Mustangs back on top (22-21). Utah would score the next two points forcing a Cal Poly timeout with the Utes holding a 23-22 lead. Pon tied the set on a kill from the left side, but Utah would score the next two points to put the set away.
In the third set Utah broke open a close score with an 11-3 run to take command 16-10 when the Mustangs would make a run of their own closing within three, 21-24, before falling 25-21. Utah hit .189 in the final set, but Cal Poly was held to .000 hitting percentage.
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