Women's sports
A dedicated map for Utah women's college sports — volleyball, basketball, lacrosse, and the athletes building statewide momentum across the directory. Elevating every sport in Utah.
Last updated June 21, 2026
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Uintah's Summer Diamond has four goals and ten points through ten starts for a 7-2-1 Utah State side, finishing at nearly double her career rate and sitting tied for ninth in program history with six game-winning goals.
Sami Blackett has 106 kills, 12 aces and 129.5 points through nine matches, leads Utah State in three statistical categories and is the only Aggie in the team's top five in all five.
Tessa Treanor hit .500 with a career-high 20 kills against San José State, then added a 10-kill, 12-dig double-double at UC Irvine. On September 14 the Big Sky made the Salem Hills graduate the first Trailblazer named Big Sky Player of the Week.
USU Eastern beat Western Nebraska, Treasure Valley and Central Wyoming at the CSI Starr Corporation Invite, then lost three of four at the Bruin Bash. Both weekends land before the Scenic West opener on September 18.
Utah State's 4-0 win over No. 13 BYU was the most decisive victory over a ranked opponent in program history, watched by a sold-out record 3,181 at Bell Field and built on two first career goals.
No. 5 SLCC beat Odessa College in four sets, then pushed reigning national champion and No. 1 Miami Dade through four more sets as the Bruins opened the 2026 Bruin Bash at home.
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Alyssa Blanck is a 6-foot-2 forward from Salt Lake City who transferred to Montana as a redshirt senior for 2026-27 after three seasons at Utah and a redshirt year at BYU. An Olympus High School product and former KSL-TV Class 5A MVP, she appeared in 23 games across her Utah career before joining the Lady Griz through the transfer portal.
Sami Blackett is a 6-1 junior outside hitter from Orem who leads Utah State in kills, service aces and points in the Aggies' first Pac-12 season. The 2023 Utah 4A State Player of the Year and a two-time First Team All-WAC selection at Utah Valley, she is the only Aggie ranked among the team's top five in all five statistical categories, and produced a season-high 20 kills against her former program on September 17, 2026.
Alyvia Jaffa was a Utah Valley middle blocker from Morgan High School and Utah Hive who played through the 2025 season, when she set a career high against Navy. She is no longer listed on the Wolverines' 2026 volleyball roster.
Grace Szwedko is a Westminster midfielder from Salt Lake City and Highland High School. The Griffins' March 13, 2026 home-opening win over UCCS put her in the center of the story when she scored the late insurance goal that stretched the lead to 12-9.
Dani Jensen was a libero and defensive specialist on USU Eastern's 2025-26 volleyball roster, a Price native out of Carbon High School. She is no longer listed on the Eagles' 2026-27 roster.
Raven Rodriguez was a setter on USU Eastern's 2025-26 volleyball roster, a Herriman product out of Riverton High School. She is no longer listed on the Eagles' 2026-27 roster.
Summer Diamond is a senior midfielder from Uintah who leads Utah State in goals and points during the Aggies' 7-2-1, nationally ranked 2026 season. A Bonneville High School product, she has 16 goals and 41 points across four years in Logan, sits tied for ninth in program history with six career game-winning goals, and scored the goal that beat No. 1 BYU as a freshman.
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