Utah State Aggies Volleyball
Utah State volleyball was 4-16 and 3-7 in the Pac-12 before its Nov. 4 match, after a five-set home win over Washington State on Oct. 29 ended a six-match losing streak.
About Utah State Aggies Volleyball
Utah State volleyball plays its home matches at the Wayne Estes Center in Logan under head coach Keith Smith and competes in the Pac-12 Conference from 2026.
The season so far
Utah State lost its first five matches: at Kentucky, against Eastern Kentucky and South Florida, against Iowa State at the Gaucho Invitational and at UC Santa Barbara. UCLA won 3-0 at the Wayne Estes Center, Utah won 3-0 at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and Weber State won 3-2 on its home court. The first win came on September 17, 3-1 over Utah Valley, when Sami Blackett had 20 kills against her former team (season story). BYU won 3-0 at home two days later.
Pac-12 play opened with a 3-0 loss at Texas State on September 24. On September 26 the Aggies beat Gonzaga 3-1 at the Wayne Estes Center, which Utah State's recap called the first-ever Pac-12 victory for any team at the school. Olivia Ruy had 15 kills and Blackett 12. Through 12 matches Blackett led the team with 144 kills and 174 points, according to Utah State's cumulative statistics.
What comes next
Utah State beat Fresno State 3-1 at the Wayne Estes Center on October 1 with 16 team blocks. Utah State then lost in five sets to Colorado State at home on October 3 and 3-1 to Boise State at home on October 8. On the road it lost in five sets at San Diego State on October 15 after winning the first two, then 3-0 at Colorado State on October 17 and 3-0 at Boise State on October 22. It lost 3-2 in five sets at Oregon State on October 24, when Sami Blackett and Olivia Ruy had 14 kills apiece. It then beat Washington State 3-2 in five sets at the Wayne Estes Center on October 29, when Blackett had a season-high 23 kills and Silina Damuni a career-high 57 assists, leaving it 4-16 and 3-7 in the Pac-12 as of October 31, per Utah State's recaps.
2026 season
4-16 and 3-7 in the Pac-12, before its Nov. 4 match.
From the official schedule, updated November 2 at 11:34 AM MT
- Next
- vs Texas State, Wed Nov 4, 7:00 p.m. MTWayne Estes Center, Logan, Utah
- Conference
- Pac-12 Conference
- Head Coach
- Keith Smith
Checked Oct 31, 2026
At a glance
Official sources
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Photo: Utah State Athletics
- Utah State Athletics photo for the team page hero, from "Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Loss to Boise State" (downloaded 2026-10-18)utahstateaggies.com
- Utah State volleyball 2026 cumulative statisticsutahstateaggies.com
- Utah State volleyball rosterutahstateaggies.com
- Aggie volleyball scores 3-1 win over Utah Valley (Sept 17, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Sami Blackett player pageutahstateaggies.com
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- Volleyball drops road match at Boise State (Oct. 22, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Aggie volleyball outlasts Washington State in five-set victory (Oct. 29, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Volleyball falls in five sets at Oregon State (Oct. 24, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Volleyball loses at league-leading Colorado State (Oct. 17, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Volleyball falls in five-set heartbreaker at San Diego State (Oct. 15, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Utah State 2026 volleyball schedule and resultsutahstateaggies.com
- Utah State volleyball coachesutahstateaggies.com
- First-ever Pac-12 victory for Utah State: 3-1 over Gonzaga (Sept. 26, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Volleyball falls in Pac-12 opener at Texas State (Sept. 24, 2026)utahstateaggies.com
- Wayne Estes Centerutahstateaggies.com
What each source confirms
- Utah State Athletics photo for the team page hero, from "Volleyball Suffers 3-1 Loss to Boise State" (downloaded 2026-10-18)
- Original file: https://dxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net/sidearm.nextgen.sites/utahstateaggies.com/images/2026/10/8/PAN_USUVBvsBoiseState_0312.jpg
Results and fixtures
Utah State Aggies Volleyball results and fixtures
Times are Mountain. Last pulled from the official athletics feed November 2 at 11:34 AM MT.
Next up
- Wed Nov 47:00 p.m.Women's Volleyballvs Texas StateWayne Estes Center, Logan, Utah
- Fri Nov 67:00 p.m.Women's Volleyballvs Oregon StateWayne Estes Center, Logan, Utah
- Thu Nov 127:00 p.m.Women's Volleyballat Washington StatePullman, Washington
- Fri Nov 137:00 p.m.Women's Volleyballat GonzagaSpokane, Washington
Recent results
No results in the last two weeks.
Verified record
Utah State Aggies Volleyball results and honors
Each line is dated and links the official release it comes from.
Latest results
- Oct 29, 2026Beat Washington State 3-2 (21-25, 25-12, 25-22, 18-25, 15-13) at the Wayne Estes Center. Sami Blackett had a season-high 23 kills, Ava Napierski and Sophie Scott combined for 25 kills, and Silina Damuni set a career high with 57 assists; four Aggies reached double-digit kills for only the second time this season. Source for: Beat Washington State 3-2 (21-25, 25-12, 25-22, 18-25, 15-13) at the Wayne Estes Center. Sami Blackett had a season-high 23 kills, Ava Napierski and Sophie Scott combined for 25 kills, and Silina Damuni set a career high with 57 assists; four Aggies reached double-digit kills for only the second time this season.
- Oct 24, 2026Lost 2-3 in five sets at Oregon State. Sami Blackett and Olivia Ruy had 14 kills apiece, Ava Napierski a career-high 13 kills, Silina Damuni career highs of 45 assists and 21 digs for her ninth double-double, and Justyna Novakova a career-high 15 digs. Source for: Lost 2-3 in five sets at Oregon State. Sami Blackett and Olivia Ruy had 14 kills apiece, Ava Napierski a career-high 13 kills, Silina Damuni career highs of 45 assists and 21 digs for her ninth double-double, and Justyna Novakova a career-high 15 digs.
- Oct 22, 2026Lost 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 21-25) at Boise State. Olivia Ruy led Utah State with 10 kills, Silina Damuni had 27 assists and 12 digs for her eighth double-double, and Justyna Novakova made her first career start at libero with 11 digs. Source for: Lost 0-3 (21-25, 17-25, 21-25) at Boise State. Olivia Ruy led Utah State with 10 kills, Silina Damuni had 27 assists and 12 digs for her eighth double-double, and Justyna Novakova made her first career start at libero with 11 digs.
- Oct 17, 2026Lost 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 18-25) at Colorado State. Sami Blackett led the Aggies with 10 kills, Ava Napierski had a team-high two blocks and Silina Damuni 15 assists. Source for: Lost 0-3 (20-25, 16-25, 18-25) at Colorado State. Sami Blackett led the Aggies with 10 kills, Ava Napierski had a team-high two blocks and Silina Damuni 15 assists.
- Oct 15, 2026Lost 2-3 (26-24, 27-25, 24-26, 20-25, 13-15) at San Diego State after winning the first two sets, with 17 team blocks. Olivia Ruy had 17 kills and a career-high-tying six blocks, Sami Blackett 15 kills, Ava Napierski a season-high seven blocks and Silina Damuni 43 assists and a career-high 18 digs. Source for: Lost 2-3 (26-24, 27-25, 24-26, 20-25, 13-15) at San Diego State after winning the first two sets, with 17 team blocks. Olivia Ruy had 17 kills and a career-high-tying six blocks, Sami Blackett 15 kills, Ava Napierski a season-high seven blocks and Silina Damuni 43 assists and a career-high 18 digs.
- Oct 8, 2026Lost 1-3 (25-27, 18-25, 28-26, 21-25) to Boise State at the Wayne Estes Center. Olivia Ruy had a team-high 20 kills and Sami Blackett 16 kills and 10 digs, her fifth double-double of the season. Source for: Lost 1-3 (25-27, 18-25, 28-26, 21-25) to Boise State at the Wayne Estes Center. Olivia Ruy had a team-high 20 kills and Sami Blackett 16 kills and 10 digs, her fifth double-double of the season.
- Oct 3, 2026Lost 2-3 (26-24, 23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 12-15) to Pac-12 leader Colorado State at the Wayne Estes Center. Olivia Ruy had a career-high 25 kills, Lily LaFlesch a career-high 29 digs and Olivia Tukuafu 53 assists, 15 digs and nine kills. Source for: Lost 2-3 (26-24, 23-25, 22-25, 25-17, 12-15) to Pac-12 leader Colorado State at the Wayne Estes Center. Olivia Ruy had a career-high 25 kills, Lily LaFlesch a career-high 29 digs and Olivia Tukuafu 53 assists, 15 digs and nine kills.
- Oct 1, 2026Beat Fresno State 3-1 at the Wayne Estes Center with 16 team blocks. Sami Blackett had 16 kills, and setter Olivia Tukuafu had career highs of 42 assists and six kills. Source for: Beat Fresno State 3-1 at the Wayne Estes Center with 16 team blocks. Sami Blackett had 16 kills, and setter Olivia Tukuafu had career highs of 42 assists and six kills.
- Sep 26, 2026Beat Gonzaga 3-1 at the Wayne Estes Center, the first Pac-12 victory for any Utah State team. Olivia Ruy had 15 kills. Source for: Beat Gonzaga 3-1 at the Wayne Estes Center, the first Pac-12 victory for any Utah State team. Olivia Ruy had 15 kills.
- Sep 24, 2026Lost 3-0 at Texas State in the Pac-12 opener. Source for: Lost 3-0 at Texas State in the Pac-12 opener.
- Sep 19, 2026Lost 3-0 at BYU. Source for: Lost 3-0 at BYU.
- Sep 17, 2026Beat Utah Valley 3-1 for the first win of the season. Sami Blackett had 20 kills. Source for: Beat Utah Valley 3-1 for the first win of the season. Sami Blackett had 20 kills.
- Sep 15, 2026Lost 3-2 at Weber State. Source for: Lost 3-2 at Weber State.
Honors and milestones
- Oct 6, 2026Olivia Ruy named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after 37 kills in the week, including a career-high 25 against Colorado State; the release called it the first weekly conference honor of her career. Source for: Olivia Ruy named Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week after 37 kills in the week, including a career-high 25 against Colorado State; the release called it the first weekly conference honor of her career.
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Where to follow Utah State Aggies Volleyball
Wayne Estes Center, Logan
Home matches
Its volleyball court has chair-back seating for 1,400, according to Utah State's facilities page.
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Logan
Home match against Utah, 2026
Utah State played Utah there on September 11, 2026. The facilities page lists it as a 10,270-seat arena.
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