ATHENS, Ga. – Utah Valley University defeated Jacksonville University, 3-0 (25-23, 25-19, 25-15) at the Classic City Clash. Bella Wooden had six service aces in the match was two shy of the school record for aces in a three-set match while adding six blocks to aid UVU to the victory. Jacksonville (3-5) was limited to a .065 attack percentage.
 
The Wolverines overcame a slow start in the opening set and came back after Jacksonville started the match on a 6-0 run. They took a 10-2 advantage later in the set. UVU chipped away, starting with their defense. Wooden blocked back-to-back balls before later teaming up with setter Evalyn Chism on a pair of blocks to make it 11-9 Dolphins. Utah Valley continued to work and took their first lead at 17-16 with a kill from Avery Shewell. The match's opening set ended with a 5-1 run that completed the comeback with Wooden's service ace ended the set.
 
In the second set, Utah Valley led from start to finish after a 10-2 run put them in front. Shewell had a strong run during the game, where she had two of her 13 kills and a service ace. After Jacksonville had climbed back into the set, Wooden had a kill and back-to-back service aces before a block assist by Maranda Woolf and Shewell made it 18-10. Madi Standifird entered the match in the second set and went on to have two of her four kills in the match to help get UVU to a 25-19 set win.
 
Leading 10-9 in the third set, Shewell caught fire with a kill, and then a pair of service aces paired with kills from Chism, Standifird, and a block assist from Woolf and Steliyana Chakarova made it 16-9. Shewell then made it 22-13 after two more kills before Jules Fink added a kill. Wooden got it to match point after with her sixth ace of the match before a service error secured the win for UVU.
 
The Wolverines are off to their best start in the program's history, with a 6-1 record. Shewell continues to climb the UVU record books, passing Jaicee Kuresa for 12^th all-time in UVU history.
 
Utah Valley will play twice on Saturday, Sept. 14, in the Classic City Clash. They will meet Boston College at 10:30 a.m. MT before playing (RV) Georgia at 5:30 p.m. MT. The match with BC will air on Youtube.com/GoUVU, with the nightcap airing on SEC Network+ on ESPN+.