Western Athletic Conference

Box Score

California Baptist CBU 8-21,8-9 WAC

Utah Tech UTTECH 15-12,9-8 WAC

California Baptist CBU

8-21,8-9 WAC

Final

Nov. 21, 2024

Utah Tech UTTECH

15-12,9-8 WAC

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	F
California Baptist CBU	25	25	25	(3)
Utah Tech UTTECH	23	15	20	(0)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 11/21/2024 5:30:00 PM | Utah Tech Athletics Media Relations

Trailblazers Fall to California Baptist at the WAC Tournament

The Trailblazers finished the season with eight top 10 single season team marks in program history.

(Arlington, Texas - Nov. 21, 2024) - The Trailblazer volleyball team saw the 2024 season come to a close on Thursday afternoon falling in straight sets to No. 5 seed California Baptist at the WAC Tournament hosted at the College Park Center.

Utah Tech (15-12) dropped sets, 23-25, 15-25, 20-25 to California Baptist (8-21).

The Trailblazers were led in kills for the 24th time this season by First Team All-WAC performer Kennedi Knudsen, who finished with 16 kills to go along with nine digs and a block.

Freshman setter Ireland Avalos tallied a double-double finishing with 10 assists and 10 digs while sophomore libero Mya Laufiso added a team-leading 16 digs.

A hard-fought opening set saw neither team jump ahead by many points in the early going. Taking a quick 4-0 lead, the Lancers fought back to take a 12-10 lead and force a Trailblazers timeout.

Out of the break, one kill apiece by Lusia Langi & Casidy Fried and a pair of kills by Knudsen locked up the set at 14.

A kill by Knudsen tied up the set at 19, but a pair of points for the Lancers forced another UT timeout leading 21-19.

Out of the break, a kill by Knudsen, a service ace by Laufiso and another emphatic kill by Knudsen pushed the Trailblazers in the lead, 22-21.

The Lancers answered back with three straight points to put CBU on the brink of set point, but a kill by Fried kept the Trailblazers hopes alive. One final kill by CBU saw the Blazers drop the opening set.

The second set saw the Trailblazers fall behind 6-2, but claw back with a 6-3 run to get within one at 9-8.

A 7-1 run for the Lancers pushed CBU ahead 16-9 and California Baptist closed out the set with nine of the final 15 points for a 10-point set win.

The third set saw the Trailblazers jump out to a 8-7 lead after blocks from Tessa Treanor and Langi. The Lancers answered back with a 9-3 run to take a 16-11 lead.

A kill by Treanor kept the Blazers within three (19-16), but CBU charged ahead by six (24-18) before the Blazers fought off match point for a pair of points before a kill by CBU completed the sweep.

The Lancers led the match in hitting percentage (.297-.197), kills (44-41), service aces (9-2), blocks (6-4), assists (44-38) and digs (62-59).

Utah Tech closes out the season with 15 victories, its most wins since winning 20 matches in 2019, and finished fourth in the WAC for its highest Division I conference finish in program history.

Team Season Top 10 Marks