Last weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah, Cal volleyball, again, found itself incurring dents in the shining armor of its 11-0 preseason record. Coming off of a loss in their Pac-12 opener against Stanford, the Bears fell just short in a five-set battle to Utah.
The U of U volleyball team opened up conference play this past weekend. After a loss on Thursday at Colorado, the Utes rebounded Sunday afternoon at home against the California Golden Bears. BYU Before conference play started, the Utes faced two in-state rivals. They traveled south to Provo to take on the #10 ranked.
Erin Livingston poured in 16 kills and three blocks, and freshman Claire Little added 14 kills and two blocks as No. 12 BYU bounced back from its first loss of the year with a win.
The University of Utah volleyball team played their home opener on Friday night in a matchup against the UNLV Rebels, where the Utes picked up a 3-1 victory. 2023 marks an impressive 34th season for Beth Launiere as head coach of the Utes. Launiere was hired in 1990 to rebuild a program that won.