
November 12, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
Tech falls 3-0 to Utah
SALT LAKE CITY โย Texas Tech volleyball (8-17, 0-13) fell to Utah (14-10, 6-7) in straight sets on Thursday night.
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Aviya Russo led the team with nine kills while hitting an efficient .318 on the night while also recording six digs. Elia Dinsmore was behind her with five kills as six other Red Raiders recorded at least two kills. Katelyn Cochran finished the match with 17 assists, six digs, a block and an ace and was one of the six players to get two kills. Emily Contreras led the team with 10 digs.
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Tech battled hard in the first and third sets winning hard-fought points and making gritty plays but were unable to get a win.
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The Red Raiders took an early lead in the first set and held it until the Utes tied it at 10-10. Utah then went on a 7-2 run to five them firm control of the set as they won 25-21.
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Utah delivered the first punch this time, going up 10-5 and continued to increase its lead, going up 22-12 and ultimately taking a 2-0 lead after a 25-14 set win.
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Despite being down 2-0, the Red Raiders did not go away. They kept the set within two points and after making it 11-12, Utah would go on a 3-1 run to give them its largest lead of the set at 15-11. Tech continued to battle, making it 16-18 late in the set before the Utes rattled off two straight points to force a Red Raider timeout.
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UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will make the short drive to Provo to take on No. 7 BYU on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT.
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Aviya Russo led the team with nine kills while hitting an efficient .318 on the night while also recording six digs. Elia Dinsmore was behind her with five kills as six other Red Raiders recorded at least two kills. Katelyn Cochran finished the match with 17 assists, six digs, a block and an ace and was one of the six players to get two kills. Emily Contreras led the team with 10 digs.
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Tech battled hard in the first and third sets winning hard-fought points and making gritty plays but were unable to get a win.
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The Red Raiders took an early lead in the first set and held it until the Utes tied it at 10-10. Utah then went on a 7-2 run to five them firm control of the set as they won 25-21.
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Utah delivered the first punch this time, going up 10-5 and continued to increase its lead, going up 22-12 and ultimately taking a 2-0 lead after a 25-14 set win.
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Despite being down 2-0, the Red Raiders did not go away. They kept the set within two points and after making it 11-12, Utah would go on a 3-1 run to give them its largest lead of the set at 15-11. Tech continued to battle, making it 16-18 late in the set before the Utes rattled off two straight points to force a Red Raider timeout.
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UP NEXT: The Red Raiders will make the short drive to Provo to take on No. 7 BYU on Saturday at 7 p.m. CT.
Players Mentioned
Team Stats
TTU
Utah
Kills
27
44
Errors
18
9
Attempts
92
94
Hitting %
.098
.372
Points
33.0
57.0
Assists
25
43
Aces
2
4
Blocks
4
9
Game Leaders
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