Sept. 5, 2008

LAWRENCE, Kan. - Utah Valley University's women's volleyball team fell in three sets (21-25, 16-25, 20-25) to Kansas in the first match of the Jayhawk Invitational Friday on Kansas' home floor. The Wolverines will face Central Florida Friday afternoon.

Sophomore Kayli Broadbent led the Wolverine attack against the Jayhawks with nine kills, one service ace, and one block assist. Junior Kristen Anderson and redshirt freshman Jaicee Kuresa each tallied two block assists in the match, and sophomore Dani Robison recorded one block solo and one block assist on defense. Junior Allyce Wilson also racked up 10 digs in the match.

Kansas took an early five-point lead in the first set. Broadbent kept UVU in contention by putting away the first five sets that came her way and tallying a service ace to bring the team back within two at 9-11. Her lone block of the match tied the set at 14-14, and the Wolverines took their first lead of the match at 15-14 on a Jayhawk attack error. Kansas took the lead back at 18-17, though, and held the lead through to the 25-21 win. Three Utah Valley players recorded service aces in the set, and the team recorded two total blocks to Kansas' one.

The Wolverines dropped the second set 16-25, but made another strong run at the third set. After falling behind 12-18, Utah Valley won eight of the next 12 points to pull with two at 20-22 thanks in part to back-to-back aces from sophomore Lanni O'Reilly. The spurt was not quite enough, though, as the Jayhawks won the next three points and took the first match of the Jayhawk Invitational in three sets.

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