UCLA
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Utah
16-7, 7-5Pac-12
Six Straight for #12 UCLA After Sweep of Utah
October 29, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
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LOS ANGELES - Senior Taylor Formico notched the second double-double of her Bruin career with 20 digs and a career-high 11 assists, while freshman Torrey Van Winden also had a double-double with 17 kills and 11 digs, as the 12th-ranked Bruins made it six wins in a row with a sweep of #21 Utah on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. Set scores were 25-23, 25-17, 29-27.
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Van Winden hit .471 for the match with just one error in 34 attempts. Junior Reily Buechler also had 17 kills with a .395 hitting percentage, while senior Jordan Anderson was also in double figures with 13. The Bruins (18-4, 9-3 Pac-12) hit .299 for the match behind the setting of freshman Kylie Miller (25 assists, nine digs) and junior Ryann Chandler (19 assists, nine digs). Sophomore Zana Muno added 11 digs, while senior Jennie Frager recorded five kills and four blocks.
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The first set featured 12 ties and three lead changes. The teams were even at 11 when the Bruins scored four in a row on kills by Muno and Anderson and two Utah attack errors. The Utes (16-7, 7-5 Pac-12) closed to within one at 17-16, but the Bruins again got their lead to four on a Buechler kill, a Muno/Frager block and a Utah attack error. UCLA's largest lead would be four as late as 22-18, but Utah evened things at 23. However, back-to-back kills by Van Winden wrapped up the 25-23 win in the opener. Buechler was error-free and 5-for-9 in kill attempts, while Van Winden was also spotless with five kills in 11 swings. Anderson added four kills, Formico posted seven digs and Chandler had four digs, as the Bruins out-hit the Utes .293 to .191.
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After falling behind 4-2 in set two, the Bruins went on a 9-3 run to go up 11-7 and never looked back. Anderson had three kills during the run, Van Winden added two and a block with Frager, who also had a kill. The Bruins got the lead to five at 14-9, but Utah went on a 7-2 run to even things at 16. But the Utes were unable to grab the lead back. Following the tie, the Bruins scored nine of the last 10 of the set. The first seven points came on two kills by Buechler and five Utah errors. After a sideout, back-to-back Buechler kills finished up a 25-17 win. Buechler recorded seven of the Bruins' 14 kills, while Anderson added three. Formico had six digs and Miller and Van Winden both had four. The Bruins out-hit the Utes .209 to .071.
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Set three had nine ties and seven lead changes. The Bruins jumped out to an early 6-2 lead thanks to two Buechler kills, one each by Frager and Van Winden, an Anderson/Frager block and a Utah error. After Utah reclaimed the lead at 10-9, the Bruins scored five of six on three Van Winden kills and one apiece by Formico and Buechler to go up 14-11. UCLA's largest lead of the set was four on a few occasions and as late as 22-18. A Buechler kill put the home team up 24-21, but Utah not only saved all three match points, but scored another to earn a set point of its own. Utah had a second set point at 26-25 only to see UCLA score the next two on Anderson kills to pick up a fourth match point. That attempt was saved, but a kill by Van Winden gave UCLA a fifth match point and it was the charm, as a Buechler kill closed out the 29-27 win. Van Winden was error-free in the third with 10 kills in 16 swings to go with four digs. Anderson added six kills, Buechler posted five and Frager had three. Formico posted seven digs, Muno had six and Miller added four. The Bruins out-hit the Utes .367 to .327.
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The Bruins head out on a four-match road trip, starting on Friday at Arizona at 6 p.m. Live video will be available on UCLABruins.com.
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