Men’s volleyball team blasts Weber State in Spectrum Wednesday night
USU men’s volleyball annihilated Weber State University at home in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Wednesday night.
It started off as a simple-looking Wildcat defeat and remained so as the night went on. Weber took the ball out of bounds quite a few times toward the beginning, and the Aggies found their quick feet to the net for multiple blocks. The first game was at 15-2 in favor of USU as time-out was called, and play then continued with a block by middle blocker Jon Hansen.
“As a team tonight, we were really playing well,” team Vice President Wyatt Lamborn said. “We were connecting pretty well at times. We had a couple quick hits. Those were really fun. Our passing at times was off, but as a team we played well.”
The score 25-14 caused the Aggies celebration at the end of the opening game. USU took the opposite side of the net and prepared to make a stand once again. The first point came with a spike hitting the open center of Weber’s side of the court. A tip over by middle blocker Nathan Copier took the Aggies to 4-2 on the game.
Right side hitter Keenan Atwood bombed the ball over to give the Aggies a larger cushion on their lead while Copier knocked it over the net again to give the Aggies 23 points. Scores of 24 and 25 came with ease as USU players found their way to the sidelines to pick up some rest before game three.
Weber pulled out a 7-6 score, but their lead was short-lived as the Aggies pulled ahead, once again to leave Weber in the dust. USU took the match 3-0. Although matches are usually played best out of five, but the Aggies never gave Weber State a chance to catch up.
“We had lots of fun tonight,” Lamborn said.
Coming off a 3-3 win on March 2 at a tournament in Salt Lake City, the Aggies faced off against multiple teams in the state. Taking part in the University of Utah hosted tournament were Weber State, Salt Lake Community College and alumni from all over Utah.
“We played pretty well, ” Lamborn said, “I just wish we could have beat Salt Lake Community College because we really should have.”
Next up for these Aggies is the regional tournament at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. on March 9 and 10. Colleges from all over Utah and the country will come together to face off for the weekend. March 21 marks USU’s next game at home in Utah. They head to SLCC for another dose of tournament play.