OREM, Utah – Although Utah Valley State handed Kansas its first single-game loss of the year, the Jayhawks took the other three games, winning the match 3-1 at the Activity Center.

Kansas took the match 30-20, 29-31, 30-19, 30-18. The Wolverines fall to 0-1 with the loss, while the Jayhawks improve to 3-0 on the season. Utah Valley couldn't overcome long Kansas runs in each of the three games.

In game one, Kansas jumped out to an early 12-4 lead before Camie Manwill ended a run with a hard kill. After the initial run, the Wolverines matched the Jayhawks throughout the rest of the game, losing 30-20.

Utah Valley State fell behind 6-0 in game two before putting together an 8-2 run capped by another Manwill kill to tie the game 8-8. The Wolverines put together a string of blocks by Lacee Koelliker and Jessica Endres to match the Jayhawks throughout the match. Utah Valley took its first lead of the match, 27-26 on a Koelliker tap. Back-to-back errors gave the Wolverines the game-two victory.

The Wolverines Head Coach Sam Atoa is pleased with the way his team fought back in game two.

"I think the girls did a real nice job coming together after the slow start," Atoa said. "They made some real positive things happen in game two."

Throughout the final two games, the Wolverines played KU equally with the exception of twin 9-0 runs in games three and four that proved to be the difference in the match. In game three, Utah Valley was trailing 14-11 before the Jayhawks scored nine unanswered points. Game four saw similar results as Kansas stretched a 9-7 lead into an 18-7 with its decisive run.

Endres led the Wolverines with nine kills on the match. Koelliker shined with six kills, a team-high four blocks and 33 assists while Manwill led Utah Valley with six digs.

The Wolverines will next play host to Montana State on Saturday at noon (MST).