(Ogden, Utah - Nov. 7, 2026) - The Trailblazers got back on the winning track on Saturday afternoon sweeping Weber State at Swenson Gym.
Utah Tech (20-4, 13-1 Big Sky) completed their 13th sweep of the season winning sets over Weber State (15-9, 8-6), 25-18, 25-22, 25-15.
Senior outside hitter
Tessa Treanor led the Trailblazers with 14 kills, her highest number of kills in a match since 15 against Southern Utah on Sept. 29, and added eight digs while hitting .286.
Junior middle blocker
Cass Klapp, who came into the match with one kill on the season, notched nine kills and hit .571 in the contest.
Setters
Tehanie Waters and
Marley Roe each totaled double figures in assists with Waters recording 11 and Roe tallying 19 to go along with a team-high 13 digs for her 12th double-double of the season.
Roe also led the Blazers with a season-best four service aces while
Casidy Fried led the team at the net with three blocks.
How It Happened
After an even 5-5 start to the opening set, the Trailblazers reeled off a 7-0 run with a kill from Klapp getting the scoring run started along with three service aces by Roe for a 12-5 lead.
A 5-2 run for the Wildcats cut Utah Tech's lead to 14-10 before four straight points, including three straight kills by Fried,
Sydney Reese &
Kennedi Knudsen, pushed their lead to 18-10.
One late rally by Weber State got the Wildcats within four at 21-17, but four of the final five points of the set went to the Trailblazers finished off by a block by Knudsen & Klapp at the net.
The second set saw the Wildcats race out to a 9-6 lead before the Trailblazers used a kill by Knudsen, a Wildcat attack error and a service ace by Knudsen to lock up the set at nine.
The Wildcats pulled ahead 18-16 before three straight points by UT gave the Blazers back the lead and after ties at 19 & 20, UT went back ahead 23-20 after another 3-0 run capped off by a kill from Klapp.
Back-to-back kills by Treanor finished off a hard-fought second set that saw the Trailblazers hit .390 as a team.
With the Blazers racing out to a 6-1 lead in the third set, a 9-3 run for the Wildcats put Weber State up, 10-9.
The Blazers responded back with an 8-3 run to jump ahead 17-13 after a service ace by Treanor and they closed out the set on an 8-2 run capped off by back-to-back service aces by Waters.
Numbers to Know
- The Trailblazers tied the all-time series against Weber State with three wins apiece.
- Utah Tech has matched their sweep total from last season with 13 which is tied for the most sweeps in a season in program history matching 2016, 2018 & 2025.
- It is the fifth time in program history the Trailblazers have reached the 20-win mark joining 2014 (22), 2018 (22), 2019 (20) & 2025 (21).
- The Trailblazers led the Wildcats in hitting percentage (.295-.193), kills (47-36), service aces (9-3), digs (57-56) & assists (40-35) while the Wildcats led in blocks (5-4).
- The Trailblazers continue to lead the Big Sky with a 13-1 mark sitting three games ahead of second place Northern Colorado (10-4) with four matches remaining.
- Roe matched her career high with four service aces as she also reached that total against CSU Bakersfield on Aug. 29, 2025.
Up Next
The Trailblazers continue on their road swing next week traveling to Southern Utah (1-23, 0-14) on Tuesday and Northern Colorado (14-11, 10-4) on Friday.
