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The Daily Utah Chronicle

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The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah libero, Vanessa Ramirez (#17), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 17 Utah Volleyball Dominates No 21. Washington State

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer November 26, 2021

  In the last week of the regular season, the No. 17 Utah Women’s Volleyball team beat No. 21 Washington State, dominating the Cougars in three sets at the Huntsman Center. With the victory,...

University of Utah outside hitter, Megan Yett (#14), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 17 Utah Volleyball Endures Upset Loss to No. 19 Stanford

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer November 22, 2021

  Following a few strong victories, the No. 17 University of Utah women's volleyball team surprisingly lost to No. 19 Stanford in a tough four set battle this weekend. In the first set, Stanford...

University of Utah men’s basketball player Branden Carlson (#35) dribbles the ball into the opponent Abilene Christian’s territory during the game on Nov. 9, 2021 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus in Salt Lake City. (Photo by Jack Gambassi | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Runnin’ Utes Dominate Hornets in Both Gach’s Return

By Ethan Pearce, Sports Editor November 13, 2021

  The University of Utah men’s basketball team got a 89-56 win against the Sacramento State Hornets on Saturday night, moving to 2-0 on the season. Branden Carlson scored 21 points and Marco...

University of Utah middle blocker, Amelia Van Der Werff (#5), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 16 Utah Volleyball Defeats Arizona

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer November 13, 2021

  Utah Volleyball travelled to Arizona to play the Wildcats on Friday night. They won in straight sets to conclude their last travel weekend. Utah’s record is now 17-7 overall and 10-5 in Pac-12...

University of Utah outside hitter, Dani Drews (#1), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 16 Utah Volleyball Defeats USC

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer November 7, 2021

  The Utah women's volleyball team played USC this weekend at the Jon M. Huntsman Center and defeated them in four sets to improve their record to 16-7 for this year. The Utes started off the...

University of Utah outside hitter, Dani Drews (#1), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Volleyball Defeats Oregon State on the Road

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer November 1, 2021

  Utah Volleyball traveled to Oregon State on Sunday to conclude their weekend in Oregon with a victory over the Beavers. The Utes started off strong in the first set as they had a 5-1 lead...

University of Utah middle blocker, Amelia Van Der Werff (#5), plays in a game against University of Arizona in Jon M. Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, on Oct. 24, 2021. (Photo by Xiangyao Axe Tang | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Volleyball Downs Arizona at Home

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer October 24, 2021

  No. 18 Utah Volleyball played Arizona this weekend and downed them in straight sets at the Huntsman Center. This was a great win after falling to Arizona State several nights before.  The...

U of U Volleyball player, Dani Drews (#1), during the game against Colorado on Mar 21, 2021 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus. (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Volleyball Falls to No. 16 UCLA

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer October 11, 2021

  The Utah volleyball team played No. 16 UCLA this Sunday. The match was lost in three close sets at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.  The first set of the match was a nail biter until UCLA...

U of U Volleyball team against Colorado on March 21, 2021 at the Jon M. Huntsman Center on campus. (Photo by Tom Denton | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Volleyball Dominates USC

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer October 9, 2021

  The University of Utah women’s volleyball team swept USC Friday night in a three-set sweep. The night was also made historic as Dani Drews became the Utah volleyball all-time leader of kills....

(Graphic by Claire Peterson | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Balancing Life as a Student-Athlete

By Emily Dush, Sports Writer October 3, 2021

  My alarm goes off at 5 a.m. I struggle to find my phone as it keeps ringing, wanting to hit that snooze button for the extra nine minutes. My body is sore and tired but it’s part...