Recap : Box Score : Cumulative Stats
OREM, Utah -€“  It wasn-€™t perfect but it was sure close. On Thursday, the Utah Valley State Volleyball team swept Boise State 30-13, 30-23, 32-30 in its final regular season home match.
Seniors-€™ Alina Wallauer and Deise Borghetti led the Wolverine offensive fireworks with 11 kills apiece. Wallauer also added 11 digs. Utah Valley turned in a solid defensive outting by holding Boise State to a .117 hitting percentage. In the first two games Boise hit .023 and .071. Â The impressive defensive performance resulted in a nice all-around offensive performance.
In game 1, Utah Valley recorded an impressive .452 hitting percentage and had no errors.
-€śWhen you hit .452 and make no errors, I don-€™t know if you can do much better,-€ť Utah Valley State coach Sam Atoa said. -€śTonight the girls hit very well.-€ť
The Wolverines jumped out to an early 10-2 lead in game 1 and later extended it to 23-8 on a Boise State hitting error. Wallauer closed out game 1 by connecting on three consecutive kills. Utah Valley maintained command of the match by jumping out to a 12-7 lead in game 2. Boise State rallied to tie the game at 13-13, but the Wolverines quickly regained the lead at 16-13.
Utah Valley State held a slim 20-19 lead but then scored five straight points to lead 25-19. Â A Boise State service error gave Utah Valley the win.
The only time the Wolverines-€™ trailed in the match came in game 3. Boise State jumped out to a 1-0, 2-1, 5-4, 6-4 and 6-5 lead. A Lacee Koelliker block tied the game at 6-6 for the Wolverines and a Jessica Endres kill gave the Wolverines the lead for good at 7-6.
Boise State tied the game several times in the final game but never took the lead.
-€śI was really proud of our girls,-€ť Atoa said. -€śWe took it to a good team and really disputed Boise State.-€ť
The Wolverines play at Northern Colorado on Saturday. They host the Independent Championships at the McKay Center Nov. 11-13.
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