SALT LAKE CITY — It might be intimidating to face the country’s No. 1 ranked volleyball team just a few weeks into the season. But for Dani Drews and the Utah volleyball team, the unique delight that comes from facing one’s rival eclipses just about everything.
“I’m so excited,” the sophomore outside hitter said as a grin lit up her face. “It’s one of the games I look forward to the most because they’re our rival, but also because they’re such a good team.” In fact, the Cougars' No. 1 ranking only adds to the intrigue that is the BYU-Utah rivalry.