No. 4 seed Utah State (22-10, 11-7 MW) won its first Mountain West Women’s Volleyball Tournament after defeating No. 2 seed San José State (21-9, 14-4 MW) in four sets on Friday night at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The Spartans won a back-and-forth first set, which featured six ties and four lead changes, before the Aggies rattled off wins in three-straight sets, to secure a 3-1 victory (24-26, 25-14, 25-17, 25-19).
Utah State, which will advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2010, was led on the night by all-tournament honoree Tatum Stall, who had a match-high 17 kills and hit .342. Mountain West tournament MVP Shelby Capllonch led the Aggies with 39 kills for the tournament, averaging 3.9 per set.
Spartans were limited to just a .106 hitting percentage, their lowest against a Conference opponent this season.
The Aggies will continue their season in the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship, beginning on Thursday, Dec. 1. The selection show is slated for Sunday, Nov. 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPNU.
2022 MW Volleyball Championship All-Tournament Team
Isabel Martin, UNLV
Kayla Rivera, San Diego State
Haylee Nelson, San José State
Sarah Smevog. San José State
Tatum Stall, Utah State
Kennedi Boyd, Utah State
Adna Mehmedovic, Utah State
Shelby Capllonch, Utah State – MVP
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