PROVO — Often the best strategy a volleyball team can employ is the most simple one: get the ball to your best hitter.
That’s what Utah volleyball did in Friday night’s NCAA Tournament opener with Dani Barton Drews.
Drews had a match-high 18 kills on 36 attempts, and the Utes swept Denver 25-23, 25-18, 27-25 Friday night in the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo.
"They’re a big block, and I messed up a few times. But I think it helped to mix up the inside sets with a long set," Drews said, crediting her setter Bailey Choy.