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UCLA Drops Season Opener at Utah State, 3-1
August 26, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
LOGAN, Utah โ The No.12-ranked UCLA women's volleyball team fell to Utah State, 3-1 (25-27, 27-29, 25-22, 19-25), in its season opener at the Wayne Estes Center Friday evening. Middle blocker Anna Dodson led all Bruin scorers with 12 kills at a .321 hitting percentage.
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Junior Iman Ndiaye joined Dodson in double-figure kills with 10.
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UCLA (0-1) moves to 49-4 all-time in season openers and 7-5 in its all-time series with the Aggies (2-0).
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Utah State's Tatum Stall put up a double-double effort with 11 kills and 11 digs while Kennedi Boyd had an efficient 10 kills at a .643 clip. Opposite hitter Kylee Stokes notched a match-high 14 kills.
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UCLA tallied 20.0 total team blocks for its most since a 3-2 victory over San Diego on Sept. 2, 2018 (22.0 blocks). Four separate Bruins โ Ndiaye, Grayce Olson, Francesca Alupei and Matti McKissock โ each recorded two solo blocks, and Alupei led with seven total (2-5).
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Six players saw their first action in a Bruin uniform. Defensive specialist Katie McCarthy, who redshirted her freshman season, snuffed out a team-leading 11 digs.
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Sophomore defensive specialist Peyton Dueck, a transfer from Cal Poly, served a team-high three service aces. Dueck ranked second in the Big West in the category a year ago.
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Matti McKissock, a graduate transfer from Georgia Tech, put up 38 assists, and her former ACC counterpart Mackenzie Cole from Duke recorded six digs.
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Freshmen outside hitters Grayce Olson and Cheridyn Leverette both got on the court. Olson batted two solo blocks and swung for five kills.
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Up Next: UCLA closes the Utah State Invitational tomorrow morning versus Cal Poly (0-1) at 9 a.m. PT in the Wayne Estes Center. The match is available for streaming for free on the Mountain West Network.
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Junior Iman Ndiaye joined Dodson in double-figure kills with 10.
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UCLA (0-1) moves to 49-4 all-time in season openers and 7-5 in its all-time series with the Aggies (2-0).
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Utah State's Tatum Stall put up a double-double effort with 11 kills and 11 digs while Kennedi Boyd had an efficient 10 kills at a .643 clip. Opposite hitter Kylee Stokes notched a match-high 14 kills.
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UCLA tallied 20.0 total team blocks for its most since a 3-2 victory over San Diego on Sept. 2, 2018 (22.0 blocks). Four separate Bruins โ Ndiaye, Grayce Olson, Francesca Alupei and Matti McKissock โ each recorded two solo blocks, and Alupei led with seven total (2-5).
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Six players saw their first action in a Bruin uniform. Defensive specialist Katie McCarthy, who redshirted her freshman season, snuffed out a team-leading 11 digs.
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Sophomore defensive specialist Peyton Dueck, a transfer from Cal Poly, served a team-high three service aces. Dueck ranked second in the Big West in the category a year ago.
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Matti McKissock, a graduate transfer from Georgia Tech, put up 38 assists, and her former ACC counterpart Mackenzie Cole from Duke recorded six digs.
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Freshmen outside hitters Grayce Olson and Cheridyn Leverette both got on the court. Olson batted two solo blocks and swung for five kills.
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Up Next: UCLA closes the Utah State Invitational tomorrow morning versus Cal Poly (0-1) at 9 a.m. PT in the Wayne Estes Center. The match is available for streaming for free on the Mountain West Network.
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Team Stats
UCLA
USU
Kills
46
57
Errors
35
30
Attempts
145
147
Hitting %
.076
.184
Points
71
75
Assists
42
56
Aces
5
4
Blocks
20
14
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
2
Blocks
6
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
7
Players Mentioned
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