Oct. 13, 2007

Final Stats

RENO, Nev. - Utah State's women's volleyball team dropped a three-game match (30-22, 30-27, 30-23) at Nevada Saturday night in Western Athletic Conference action. USU falls to 9-9 on the season and 6-3 in the WAC, while UNR improves to 9-7 overall and 6-3 in league play.

Sophomore middle blocker Danielle Taylor (Springville, Utah) led Utah State with nine kills and six blocks, while senior outside hitter Monarisa Ale (Kahuku, Hawai'i) added seven kills, eight digs and five blocks.

Kylie Harrington led Nevada with 14 kills and seven digs, while Teal Ericson had 14 kills and three blocks.

Neither team played well offensively in game one as both clubs managed just nine kills. However, Nevada notched the eight-point win as it committed six fewer errors (13-7) and out-hit USU .065 to -.100. In game two, the Wolf Pack recorded five more kills (17-12) to notch the three-point win as it hit .140. Nevada then closed out the match by hitting a robust .364 (21-5-44) in game three to record the sweep.

Overall, Utah State hit .067 (35-27-119) as compared to a .203 (47-23-118) hitting percentage for Nevada. The Wolf Pack also had 13 more digs (51-38) and eight fewer service errors (12-4) in the match.

Utah State will return to action on Monday, Oct. 15 when it hosts 12-ranked Hawai'i at 7 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Utah State (0)               22         27         23
Nevada (3)                   30         30         30