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Husky Offense Firing Again In Utah Sweep
November 20, 2022 | Volleyball
SEATTLE – Washington showed the difference two days can make, as it looked like a wholly different team compared to Friday, pressuring from the service line and dominating on offense in a 25-15, 25-17, 25-22 sweep of visiting Utah. The Huskies improved to 19-9 and 11-7 in Pac-12 play with one week left in the regular season.
The Huskies treated the 2,690 fans in Alaska Airlines Arena to a .414 attack percentage and seven aces in the sweep of the Utes, getting payback for an earlier 3-0 loss in Salt Lake City.
Senior All-American Claire Hoffman hammered 20 kills in just three sets, hitting .412. Emoni Bush had her best match since coming back from an ankle injury, as she had 13 kills on a .444 attack percentage with an ace. Marin Grote also put away 10 kills on 16 swings for a .562 attack percentage.
Lauren Bays had 12 digs and several big serving runs as she had four of UW's seven aces. Ella May Powell passed out 39 assists with 10 digs, and Shannon Crenshaw added 11 digs.
Utah (15-14, 8-10 Pac-12) hit well with a .333 mark but only had 35 kills compared to UW's 52. The Huskies also outdug the Utes, 40-29.
"Serving pressure is one of the foundations of the game and that was one of our better serving performances to put that kind of pressure with only three misses," Head Coach Keegan Cook said. "That's part of who we need to be. Then offensively playing extremely clean at the outside hitter positions was also big for us. Those things are part of who we are, and right now you want to be playing to your strengths. This looked like what our strengths are as a team, and it was a good time for them to show up."
On Bush's big day, Cook said, "It's been a long climb back from that injury, and she wasn't feeling great coming into this match, and I thought that she demonstrated a lot of courage, and took a lot of great swings. Just needed to be reminded of who she was, and she can be that kind of force on the outside for sure."
UP NEXT: It's Senior Day for the Huskies this coming Wednesday, Nov. 23, when they host USC at 5:30 p.m. A class of six will be honored before the match. Then the Huskies end the season in Pullman on Friday, Nov. 25, with NCAA selections coming next Sunday.
The Huskies treated the 2,690 fans in Alaska Airlines Arena to a .414 attack percentage and seven aces in the sweep of the Utes, getting payback for an earlier 3-0 loss in Salt Lake City.
Senior All-American Claire Hoffman hammered 20 kills in just three sets, hitting .412. Emoni Bush had her best match since coming back from an ankle injury, as she had 13 kills on a .444 attack percentage with an ace. Marin Grote also put away 10 kills on 16 swings for a .562 attack percentage.
Lauren Bays had 12 digs and several big serving runs as she had four of UW's seven aces. Ella May Powell passed out 39 assists with 10 digs, and Shannon Crenshaw added 11 digs.
"That is a thing of beauty." @EliseMWoodward ??#PointHuskies // ?? Pac-12 Network WA (https://t.co/SpU6Slm1kM) pic.twitter.com/S3rMPdlYL4
— Washington Volleyball (@UWVolleyball) November 20, 2022
Utah (15-14, 8-10 Pac-12) hit well with a .333 mark but only had 35 kills compared to UW's 52. The Huskies also outdug the Utes, 40-29.
"Serving pressure is one of the foundations of the game and that was one of our better serving performances to put that kind of pressure with only three misses," Head Coach Keegan Cook said. "That's part of who we need to be. Then offensively playing extremely clean at the outside hitter positions was also big for us. Those things are part of who we are, and right now you want to be playing to your strengths. This looked like what our strengths are as a team, and it was a good time for them to show up."
On Bush's big day, Cook said, "It's been a long climb back from that injury, and she wasn't feeling great coming into this match, and I thought that she demonstrated a lot of courage, and took a lot of great swings. Just needed to be reminded of who she was, and she can be that kind of force on the outside for sure."
S2 | Emoni swoops, she scores!!#PointHuskies // ?? Pac-12 Network WA (https://t.co/SpU6Slm1kM) pic.twitter.com/BzWjoyaUaG
— Washington Volleyball (@UWVolleyball) November 20, 2022
UP NEXT: It's Senior Day for the Huskies this coming Wednesday, Nov. 23, when they host USC at 5:30 p.m. A class of six will be honored before the match. Then the Huskies end the season in Pullman on Friday, Nov. 25, with NCAA selections coming next Sunday.
Team Stats
Utah
UW
Kills
35
52
Errors
7
11
Attempts
84
99
Hitting %
.333
.414
Points
42
60
Assists
32
46
Aces
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7
Blocks
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1
Game Leaders
Kills
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Aces
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Blocks
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Kills
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Aces
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Blocks
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Kills
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Aces
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Blocks
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Kills
4
Aces
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Blocks
0
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