ST. GEORGE, Utah - The Southern Utah University women's volleyball team played a conference match against Utah Tech on Monday, Oct. 2 at Burns Arena, falling in three sets. The Thunderbirds move to 4-10 overall and 0-4 in Western Athletic Conference play, while the Trailblazers improve to 5-9 and 1-3 in WAC play.
HEAD COACH KACEY NADY SAYS
"Utah Tech came out fighting. They were the aggressor, we were not. It came down to that. That was not SUU Volleyball and we are accepting full responsibility."
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MATCH RECAP
Utah Tech took a 7-3 lead to begin the match. Southern Utah scored four of the next five to trim the lead to only one, 8-7. The Trailblazers used a 12-5 burst to claim an eight point advantage late in the set (20-12). Despite a pair of kills from both Hana Makonova and Teniyah Leuluai, Utah Tech would go on to claim the set 25-15.
The Trailblazers started hot once more, jumping out to a 10-4 lead. A kill and two serving aces from Andrea Spasojevic helped spark a 5-0 run to get SUU within a single point, 10-9. Utah Tech scored seven consecutive points to reassert its lead (17-9). Southern Utah never gave up, attempting a comeback that fell short as the Trailblazers won a close set 25-21.
The two squads found themselves tied at 8-8 to begin the third set. After the Trailblazers added a pair of points to retake the lead, the Thunderbirds went on a 6-1 sprint to go up 14-10 midway through. It wasn't enough in the end, as Utah Tech closed with a 15-7 run to seize the set 25-21 and the match 3-0.
UP NEXT
Southern Utah heads to Texas to take on Abilene Christian on Thursday, Oct. 5. The match is slated to begin at 5 p.m. MT.
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