Utah Valley Uses 11-1 Fifth-Set Surge to Complete Reverse Sweep of CBU

Emily Munoz, UVU Marketing

Box Score

California Baptist CBU 3-10,0-2 Big West

Utah Valley UVU 4-10,2-0 Big West

California Baptist CBU

3-10,0-2 Big West

Final

Sep. 26, 2026

Utah Valley UVU

4-10,2-0 Big West

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
California Baptist CBU	25	25	19	16	6	(2)
Utah Valley UVU	19	22	25	25	15	(3)

Next Match:

UC Santa Barbara

10/1/2026 | 6pm MT

Next Match

Full Schedule

Oct. 01 (Thu) / 6pm MT

UC Santa Barbara

History

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Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/26/2026 4:26:00 PM

Utah Valley Uses 11-1 Fifth-Set Surge to Complete Reverse Sweep of CBU

Next Match:

UC Santa Barbara

10/1/2026 | 6pm MT

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Full Schedule

Oct. 01 (Thu) / 6pm MT

UC Santa Barbara

History

Recap
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Team Statistics

Team Statistics
Game Stats	CBU	UVU
Kills	54	50
Errors	38	25
Attempts	144	136
Hitting %	.111	.184
Points	70.0	75.0
Assists	52	46
Aces	4	7
Blocks	12	18

Kills

CBU

UVU

Errors

CBU

UVU

Attempts

CBU

144

UVU

136

Hitting %

CBU

.111

UVU

.184

Points

CBU

70.0

UVU

75.0

Assists

CBU

UVU

Aces

CBU

UVU

Blocks

CBU

UVU

Game Leaders

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/miley-thunstrom/11486' class='boxscore_player_link'>Thunstrom, Miley</a>

#4 Thunstrom, Miley

Kills

17
Aces

3
Blocks

5

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/alyvia-watkins/11479' class='boxscore_player_link'>Watkins, Alyvia</a>

#2 Watkins, Alyvia

Kills

9
Aces

0
Blocks

7

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/chloe-hansen/11487' class='boxscore_player_link'>Hansen, Chloe</a>

#5 Hansen, Chloe

Kills

8
Aces

3
Blocks

0

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/olivia-gloeckner/11478' class='boxscore_player_link'>Gloeckner, Olivia</a>

#17 Gloeckner, Olivia

Kills

7
Aces

0
Blocks

5

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/evalyn-medaris/11476' class='boxscore_player_link'>Medaris, Evalyn </a>

#11 Medaris, Evalyn

Assists

36
E

1

<a href='/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/lani-toutai/11480' class='boxscore_player_link'>Toutai, Lani</a>

#8 Toutai, Lani

Assists

4
E

0

#17 Gloeckner, Olivia

Assists

2
E

0

#5 Hansen, Chloe

Assists

2
E

0

#8 Toutai, Lani

Digs

10
RE

1

#4 Thunstrom, Miley

Digs

8
RE

0

#5 Hansen, Chloe

Digs

4
RE

0

#17 Gloeckner, Olivia

Digs

3
RE

0

Kills

Aces

Thunstrom, Miley

Hansen, Chloe

McClure, Kenna

Blocks

#11

Assists

#11

Digs

OREM, Utah — Utah Valley University completed a reverse sweep of California Baptist, defeating the Lancers 3-2 (19-25, 22-25, 25-19, 25-16, 15-6) on Saturday afternoon at Lockhart Arena. Evalyn Medaris recorded a career-high eight blocks while adding 34 assists and four kills for Utah Valley (4-10, 2-0). Chloe Hansen provided a spark off the bench with a career-best eight kills, while California Baptist (3-10, 0-2) was led by freshman Nalanie Neal's match-high 22 kills.

The Wolverines improved to 3-0 this season in five-set matches. Miley Thunstrom tied a career high with 17 kills and added three service aces, while Olivia Gloeckner contributed seven kills. Utah Valley also recorded a season-high seven aces, with Hansen and Thunstrom finishing with three apiece.

California Baptist controlled much of the opening set, building a 9-5 lead before Utah Valley trimmed the margin to 11-10. The Lancers, however, used a strong offensive performance from Eleftheria Baxa, who tallied six kills on 12 attacks in the set, to take the early match advantage. Neal added four kills, while Utah Valley's defense was led by Medaris, who posted four block assists in the frame. Alyvia Watkins added three block assists, and Gloeckner and Brielle Rueckert each finished with two.

Utah Valley's offense found its rhythm in the second set, hitting .360 as a team. Medaris recorded a kill to tie the score at 9-9, but California Baptist answered with a 4-0 run to take control. The Lancers later extended their lead to 15-10 before the Wolverines responded with a rally fueled by a Gloeckner kill, a block from Bree Carson and Rueckert, and a Thunstrom service ace that cut the deficit to 15-13. Thunstrom recorded six kills in the set, including three during the closing points, but the Lancers held on to claim a 2-0 match lead.

Hansen helped shift the momentum in the third set after entering off the bench. The freshman totaled five kills and three service aces in the set, establishing a new career high in aces. With the score tied 8-8, Hansen delivered consecutive aces to give Utah Valley a lead it would not relinquish. The Wolverines used a 9-1 run to move ahead 15-9, while Thunstrom added four kills, including the final two points of the set.

Utah Valley carried that momentum into the fourth set, jumping out to a 7-2 lead behind a 5-0 run. The Wolverines capitalized on six consecutive California Baptist errors to extend the advantage to 16-10. Fifth-year middle blocker Maranda Woolf played a key role in the set, recording two kills and two block assists. Watkins added the next two points as Utah Valley closed out the set to force a decisive fifth frame.

The Wolverines dominated the final set, hitting .462 with just one attack error. After California Baptist took a 5-4 lead, Utah Valley responded with an 11-1 run to close the match. Kenna McClure served during the first eight points of the surge, including a service ace that helped spark the rally. Following a pair of service errors, Medaris and Thunstrom combined for the final kills that secured the victory and completed the reverse sweep.

UP NEXT
Utah Valley remains home next week for its second weekend of Big West play. The Wolverines will host UC Santa Barbara on Thursday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m. MT before welcoming NCAA Sweet 16 participant Cal Poly on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. MT.

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