Borghetti Shines as Wolverines Sweep Grizzlies
Recap : Box Score : Cumulative Stats MISSOULA, Montana - Senior southpaw outside hitter, Deise Borghetti notched a match-high 16 kills as the Utah Valley State volleyball team spoiled the University of Montana's home opener with a three game sweep of the Grizzlies, 30-27, 30-28, 30-28, at Auxiliary Gym Tuesday night. Borghetti hit .333 on the night, only making 3 attack errors in 39 total attempts. -Deise played great for us,- said head coach Sam Atoa. -She not only hit well, but she had two key blocks in a row, that helped us close out game three.- UVSC setter Lacee Koelliker distributed the ball well helping the Wolverine offense to a respectable .288 team hitting percentage. Koelliker ended the night with a match-high 40 assists, and dumped in four kills herself. Freshman Jessica Endres also had a solid night hitting at a .467 clip with nine kills and Alina Wallauer added eight kills and a match-high 11 digs. -It was a good win for us, and I don't think we played as good as we can,- said head coach Sam Atoa. -It is always good to get a win on someone else's home court.- For the Grizzlies, Claudia Houle led the offense with 10 kills, and Audrey Jensen tallied seven and hit .368. With the win, the Wolverines improve to 1-1 on the year, while the Grizzlies fall to 0-4. UVSC will travel home and prepare for its home opener against the University of Central Florida on Friday, September 10 th . The first serve is schedule for 7:00 pm (MST) in the Activity Center.
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