Utah Tech volleyball  snapped a four match losing streak Saturday afternoon thanks to a four set win over New Mexico State. 

What Head Coach Camilla Hafoka said: "We had a tough loss on Thursday but our girls came back hungry today. They believed they could win. They didn't sit back and wait for something to happen, they went out there and competed and made something happen and it resulted in a win."
 
How it happened: Utah Tech captured the momentum early in the first set by going on a 7-0 run to take an 11-4 lead. The Trailblazers never let up and pushed on for a 25-15 victory with the final point coming from a kill by Whittnee Nihipali. 

The score was within one point throughout the beginning of the second set. UT had a 13-12 lead and went on a 6-0 run leaving NMSU in the dust. The Trailblazers finished the set with another kill by Nihipali for a 25-17 win.

Up two sets in the match, UT just needed one more set to claim the sweep but the Aggies didn't walk away with a goose egg. 

With the score tied at 8-8 in the third set, NMSU went on a 5-0 run to snatch the momentum. The Aggies went on to claim the third set 25-16. 

The Trailblazers were not going to allow a fifth set as they started out with an early 8-0 run in the fourth set to take a 14-5 lead. Utah Tech powered through for a 25-18 win in the fourth set to take the 3-1 match win. 

Killin' It: Nihipali led UT with 18 kills from 47 attacks with six errors for a .255 percentage on the night. Chayse Daugherty also breached double figures in kills with 10  on the night from 28 attacks. Daugherty ended the night with a .286 percentage. 

Taela Laufiso had 34 assists in the match to add to UT's offensive efforts.

In total, UT had 46 kills from 119  attacks with just 10 errors for a .303 percentage. 

Diggin' it: Utah Tech had five Trailblazers record double digit digs. Mykenna Nelson and Emma Ricks each had 11 for the game high. Laufiso, Daugherty and Nihipali each added 10 digs for Utah Tech. In total, the Trailblazers had 58 digs.

Blockin' it: Kate Hardy led UT in blocks with eight total recording two solos and six assists. UT ended the night with nine total blocks. 

Notes to know: Utah Tech is now 7-6 overall on the season and 1-3 in WAC action. Daugherty and Laufiso each have six double-doubles on the season. This was the first time in school history UT has beat NMSU. 

Next Up: The Trailblazers will return  home to host Tarleton State on Oct. 6 and Abilene Christian on Oct. 8.