University of Utah Athletics | August 31, 2019 Utah volleyball takes down No. 7 Kentucky in sweep The top women's volleyball players to watch in 2019 Share SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah volleyball team closed out its opening day with a sweep over No. 7 Kentucky on Friday, August 30 in the Huntsman Center. It's the 11th time in Utah's history they've beaten a top-10 team and the first top-10 win since 2017 when the Utes beat Washington. EVERYTHING TO KNOW: The complete guide to the 2019 volleyball season Dani Drews led the team with 11 kills while also having seven digs and 5.0 blocks. Berkeley Oblad had a great return to the court after sitting out last year with an injury. She had nine kills hitting .412 and 5.0 blocks. Drews. Gets. Kills. S3 | Utah 13, UK 10 pic.twitter.com/9WD9OMrOoR — Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) August 31, 2019 "This match was for sure a team win," Oblad said. "Everyone wanted that and played their role and we got it done." On the day, Oblad had 18 kills and 13.0 blocks being a huge presence for Utah in the middle in both matches. "It's hard to come back and it's everyone's fear after surgery that it's going to happen again," Oblad said. "I think the last 12 months was hard, but these last two weeks was the hardest to get ready to go into the game. I was definitely ready tonight. It was awesome and exciting for me to know that my body is ready to go." With the first set tied at 18, Utah closed out the set on a 7-1 run giving them a 1-0 lead in the match. Drews and Kenzie Koerber got the final two kills in the set to shut the door on the Wildcats. WATCH LIST: 12 young players to keep an eye on this season In the second set, Utah came out like a tornado going up 18-9 after a 12-2 run on Kentucky. The Utes didn't mess around with the lead going up 2-0 in the match, winning the final three points of the set. Berk gets the kill and we go up by two! S1 | Utah 20, UK 18 pic.twitter.com/V51nHDWEmy — Utah Volleyball (@UtahVolleyball) August 31, 2019 Utah built an early 10-5 lead in the third, but the nationally-ranked Wildcats fought back to get within one a couple of times. In front of their home crowd, Utah rose up and Drews got the final kill to seal the match. Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres finished the match with 29 assists. SCORES: Check out the latest volleyball results The Utes defense held Kentucky to hitting just .056 on the night with 13.0 blocks and 6.0 of those coming in the decisive third set. Utah has one more match in the Utah Volleyball Classic on Saturday, August 31 against No. 23 Cal Poly at 5 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Here are some top caliber college volleyball setters in 2021 These are some of the top college volleyball setters in 2021. READ MORE No. 4 Nebraska vs. No. 11 Ohio State tops the list of must-watch volleyball series in Week 8 No. 4 Nebraska will take on No. 11 Ohio State in one of the top college volleyball series in week 8. READ MORE Here are the must-watch college volleyball series to watch in week 6 It is a big week in college volleyball. Here is a full breakdown of the top series to watch, including No. 7 Utah vs. No. 9 Washington. READ MORE