(St. George, Utah - Oct. 10, 2026) - The Trailblazers swept Idaho State in Burns Arena on Saturday afternoon in a showdown of unbeaten teams in Big Sky play and extended their winning streak to 10 matches.
Utah Tech (13-3, 6-0 Big Sky) completed their seventh sweep of the season downing Idaho State (13-5, 5-1) in sets, 25-17, 25-10 & 25-20
Senior outside hitter
Tessa Treanor led the Trailblazers with 12 kills and recorded her eighth double-double of the season tallying 15 digs while hitting .323.
Sophomore
Cale Torgerson added 10 kills for her third straight match with double figures in kills and lead the team with a pair of service aces.
Senior setter
Marley Roe led the team with 18 assists and sophomore
Tehanie Waters added 15 assists.
Torgerson was joined by
Sydney Reese &
Annalyse Shimada with a team-leading three blocks apiece and senior libero
Mya Laufiso led the team with 23 digs coming one shy of matching her season high.
How It Happened
The Trailblazers raced out to a 12-5 advantage in the opening set after kills by
Lusia Langi & Treanor and a block by Shimada & Treanor.
A 3-0 run for Utah Tech extended their lead to 20-10 after a Bengal attack error, but a 5-1 run for ISU trimmed UT's lead to 21-15. That was as close as they could get as a kill & block by Treanor sealed the eight-point set win.
The Trailblazers moved in front 6-3 early in the second set before ripping off six straight points, with Torgerson starting the stretch with a kill and adding two service aces while Reese put down three kills to make it 12-3.
After a UT service error ended the run, Treanor had consecutive kills to push the advantage to 15-4, and after another ISU point, the Blazers went on a 5-0 run, a stretch that included blocks by Shimada and a kill apiece from
Nana Asiata and Treanor, to built a 20-5 lead.
The Bengals scored five of the next eight points, but the final two points for the Trailblazers came after a kill by Roe & a block by Reese to close out the set 25-10.
The third set saw Idaho State jump out to a 12-9 lead, but three straight points for the Trailblazers knotted up the set at 12 after a ISU attack error and back-to-back kills by Asiata.
After Idaho State briefly went back in front, 13-12, a quick 4-1 run for the Trailblazers brought them back ahead 16-14, but the Bengals rallied back to lock up the set at 19 with a kill.
A 5-1 run for the Trailblazers, finished off by a pair of kills by Torgerson, gave UT a 24-20 lead and one final attack error by the Bengals sealed the sweep for the Trailblazers.
Numbers to Know
- The Trailblazers improve to 3-0 all-time against Idaho State joining wins in 2022 and 2025.
- Utah Tech won their 15th straight home match and 19th in their last 20 home contests.
- The 10-match winning streak matches Utah Tech's longest winning streak in the NCAA era. The Trailblazers als won 10 straight matches in both 2014 & 2016.
- The Trailblazers led the Bengals in kills (45-26), hitting percentage (.318-.028), service aces (2-0), blocks (9-7), digs (50-47) & assists (40-26).
- Treanor led the Trailblazers in kills for the fifth time this season and reached double digits in kills for the ninth time this season.
- The Trailblazers are the final remaining unbeaten Big Sky team with a 6-0 mark in conference.
Up Next
The Trailblazers head out on the road next week traveling to Montana State (10-6, 3-2) on Thursday night and Montana (5-12, 1-5) on Saturday night.
