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04/16/2013
Utes clinch second title of spring exhibition season.
04/01/2013
Homestanding Utes did not lose a set.
02/26/2013
Awards handed out at year-end celebration.
11/26/2012
Utes finish ninth.
11/23/2012
McKenzie Odale turns in 21 assists and six digs.
Odale Notes: In three years as a starter, she has played this game a long time at a high level ... made some significant strides during the 2012 season and has a tremendous upside to her game ... a mentally tough competitor who has been in the battles ... has been Utah's go-to player with the game on the line ... already has 1,020 career kills and 831 career digs ... 13th member of Utah's 1,000-kill club ... has 21 career double-doubles.
2012: Second in Pac-12 and 92nd in the NCAA with 0.33 service aces per set ... third in league with 0.33 service aces per set during Pac-12 matches ... averaged 2.68 kills and 2.19 digs per set ... had 17 double-digit-kill matches, 10 double-digit dig outings and six double-doubles ... 11 kills and 10 against Colorado (11/23) ... 12 kills and 12 digs at ASU (11/16) ... 10 kills and nine against USC (11/9) ... 13 kills, nine digs and three aces against UCLA (11/10) ... turned in 15 digs at Washington (11/4) ... had 12 kills and 11 digs against WSU (11/2) ... put up 11 kills and four digs against Oregon State (10/26) ... hit .474 with nine kills on 19 attempts without an error to go with seven digs against Arizona State (10/14) ... turned in 10 kills and nine digs against Arizona (10/12) ... recorded 10 digs and eight blocks against Washington (10/5) ... posted double-double with season-high-tying 18 kills and 10 digs to go with season-high-tying four blocks against Washington State (10/6) ... registered 15 kills on a .343 hitting percentage to with seven digs at Oregon State (9/30) ... tied season-high with four blocks at No. 2 Oregon (9/28) ... turned in 17 kills and nine digs against Stanford (9/21) ... led team with 13 kills at Colorado (9/19) ... earned Utah Classic MVP ... turned in nine kills, nine digs and two aces against Cal Poly (9/14) ... had 12 kills on 18 swings with just one error for a season-high .611 hitting percentage and also pitched in three blocks against Nevada (9/14) ... named to the BYU Invitational and Utah State Invitational All-Tournament Teams ... registered double-doubles with 12 kills and 11 digs against Portland State (9/8) and a season-high 18 kills and 13 digs versus Bowling Green (9/8) ... turned in 11 digs against North Carolina (9/1) ... hit for 15 kills and had four blocks at Utah State (8/24) ... tied career high for fourth time with four service aces in season-opener against Southern Utah (8/24).
2011: Second on team with 2.85 kills and 2.80 digs per set ... had six double-doubles this season ... tied career high with 23 kills on only 37 swings without an error for a career-high .622% against WSU (11/19) ... only committed one error on 65 attempts in home matches against UW and WSU (11/18-19) ... 2011 Yale Invitational Co-Most Valuable Player and 2011 Utah Classic All-Tournament team selection ... ranked 10th in the Pac-12 with 0.23 aces per set and was in the conference-only stats (0.24/set) ... hit career-high 23 kills (the fifth-most in the Pac-12 this season for a four-set match) and tied career high with 18 digs at Yale (9/3), her first double-double of 2011 ... had 12 kills and career-high 22 digs against EMU (9/9) and also had a career-high seven blocks against the Eagles ... set career high with three service aces at Washington State (10/7).
2010: Named MWC Freshman of the Year ... All-MWC selection ... led team and was seventh in the MWC with 3.25 kills per set and also ranked fourth on the team with 2.20 digs per set ... finished second in the MWC in aces (0.35/set), ranked sixth in points (3.86/set) and was seventh in kills (3.21/set) during conference play ... compiled a career-high 22 kills at Arizona State (9/18) ... selected to 2010 Utah Classic, Northwestern Challenge and Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational All-Tournament teams ... hit 19 kills at BYU (10/1), against Utah Valley (8/31) and Missouri State (9/11) ... had nine double-double performances ... had double-digits in kills in 22 of 31 matches ... hit for a season-high .429 hitting percentage at Air Force (11/11) ... had 15 kills on 43 swings an no errors for a .349 hitting percentage against Wyoming to go along with seven digs and two blocks (9/23) ... led or tied for team lead in kills 14 times ... Academic All-MWC honoree.
High School/Club: Helped Eagle High School win four state championships ... two-time Idaho State Gatorade Player of the Year ... three-time first-team all-conference selection ... second-team all-conference selection during freshman season ... hit .431 with a .518 kill percentage during senior year ... member of the USA Junior A2 Team as a junior ... member of the Idaho Stars Club Team ... team qualified for junior nationals five times.
Personal: Majoring in Business ... born Nov. 18, 1992 ... daughter of Donald and Charlotte Odale joins her sister, McKenzie, on the team as the third set of sisters to play for Utah during the Launiere era (Amie and Emillie Toone and Brenda and Brooke Barton) ... recognized as an honor student all four years of high school.
Career Highs Kills 23; 2x (MR vs. Washington St., 11/19/11) Hitting % .622 vs. Washington State, 11/19/11) Attempts 66 vs. New Mexico (10/23/10) Assists 2, 4x (MR vs. Southern Utah, 8/24/12) Service Aces 4, 4x (MR vs. Southern Utah, 8/24/12) Digs 22 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/9/11) Blocks 7 vs. Eastern Michigan (9/9/11)2012 Season Highs Kills 18, 2x (MR vs. Washington State, 10/6) Hitting % .611 vs. Nevada (9/14) Attempts 48 vs. Stanford (9/21) Assists 2 vs. Southern Utah (8/24) Service Aces 4 vs. Southern Utah (8/24) Digs 17 vs. Portland (8/25) Blocks 4, 3x (MR vs. Washington State, 10/6)
Odale's 2012 Match-by-Match Stats