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Volleyball

OH Adora Anae setting up on Saturday, Nov 14, 2015. Photo by Chris Ayers.

Outside Hitters with the Inside Scoop

By Dakota Grossman November 29, 2017

In volleyball, an outside hitter is a player who attacks and blocks the ball, usually from the front left side of the court. These athletes are typically have a tall stature and are capable of jumping...

The University of Utah Volleyball team celebrates a point in a set of matches vs. The Oregon Ducks at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Volleyball: Utah Earns No. 11 Seed, Will host 1st and 2nd Rounds of NCAA Tournament

By Carra McManamon November 27, 2017

Goal setting is something the University of Utah volleyball team has talked about a lot this season and soon they get to check hosting rounds one and two of the NCAA Division I Women's Volleyball Championship...

University of Utah  Girls Volleyball, (Left) Tawnee Luafalemana (20), Adora Anae (14), (right) Berkley Oblad (12) huddle with teammates during BYU matchup at the Hunstman center in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday,Sept.14, 2017

(Photo by Jose Remes/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Komen Leaves Small-town Behind to Pursue Her Passion

By Emilee White November 26, 2017

Aside from being an avid watcher of the TV show “Friends,” one thing most people wouldn’t know about freshman Alexa Van Komen of the University of Utah volleyball team is she was born in the state...

University of Utah  Girls Volleyball, (Left) Tawnee Luafalemana (20), Adora Anae (14), (right) Berkley Oblad (12) huddle with teammates during BYU matchup at the Hunstman center in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday,Sept.14, 2017

(Photo by Jose Remes/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Pregame Jitters

By Dakota Grossman November 25, 2017

In 2015, middle blocker Berkeley Oblad joined the University of Utah women’s volleyball team. Three years into her collegiate career, she is finally seeing improvement in her game since she first joined...

Lauga Gauta, Utah Volleyball vs. Colorado September 22, 2017 in Salt Lake City, UT. (Photo / Steve C. Wilson / University of Utah)

Gauta Hits High Notes

By Carra McManamon November 21, 2017

To some people, Lauga Gauta is known just as a University of Utah volleyball player. To her teammates and coaches, she is known as LG. For Gauta herself, she is the choir director of a team that loves...

University of Utah senior middle blocker Tawnee Luafalemana (20) waved to the crowd in an NCAA Volleyball game vs. The Arizona Wildcats in Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Trueman, Anae and Luafalemana Honored on Senior Night

By Carra McManamon November 20, 2017

Three seniors on the University of Utah volleyball team were recognized on senior night, which took place Saturday, for the work they have put into building the program as Utes. Adora Anae, Carly Trueman...

University of Utah senior outside hitter Adora Anae (14) in an NCAA Volleyball game vs. The Arizona Wildcats in Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday, Nov. 18, 2017.

(Photo by Curtis Lin/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Volleyball: No. 17 Utah Defeats Arizona on Senior Night, 3-1

By Carra McManamon November 19, 2017

Senior night at the Huntsman Center for the No. 17 ranked University of Utah Volleyball team (21-8 overall, 12-6 Pac-12) went the way Utah had hoped it would as it beat the Arizona Wildcats in four sets,...

The University of Utah Volleyball team celebrates a point in a set of matches vs. The Oregon Ducks at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Volleyball: No. 17 Utes Sweep Sun Devils, 3-0

By Carra McManamon November 18, 2017

To begin its final regular-season weekend at home, the No. 17 ranked University of Utah volleyball team (21-8 overall, 12-6 Pac-12) took care of business, just how it had hoped to. The team swept the Arizona...

Tawnee Luafalemana #20 and  Dani Barton #1 ready for serve. University of Utah  Volleyball girls take on California Golden Bears for the win 3-0 . University of Utah takes the win in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday,Jan.1, 2017

(Photo by Jose Remes/ Daily Utah Chronicle)

Volleyball: No. 17 Utah Hosts Pair of Arizona Schools in Final Weekend at Home

By Carra McManamon November 17, 2017

Before closing its regular-season on the road, the No. 17 ranked University of Utah volleyball team (19-8 overall, 10-6 Pac-12) will play two more home matches. The Utes will welcome in Arizona State on...

University of Utah Volleyball sophomore libero/defensive specialist Brianna Doehrmann (17) congratulates her teammates after a point in a set of matches vs. The Oregon Ducks at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Friday, Sept. 29, 2017

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Nothing Hits the Floor

By Casey Overfield, Sports Editor November 8, 2017

With a father who dedicated 30 years of his life to the United States Marines, University of Utah libero Brianna Doehrmann and her three siblings were typically under the guidance of their mother as they...