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rachelhawks | Posted: 3 Jan 2014 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Cougars fall in season opener

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CHICAGO—No. 3 BYU men’s volleyball couldn’t pull off a win in its season opener, falling to No. 7 Loyola Chicago in a closely contested sweep (28-26, 25-23, 25-22) Friday night at Gentile Arena.

With the win, the Ramblers (2-0) have defeated two top-five teams in as many days. They defeated No. 1 UC Irvine 3-2 Thursday night.

“We certainly weren’t surprised by the fact that this is a very good Loyola team,” BYU head coach Chris McGown said. “We had control of the first and the last sets, but they played better down the stretch.”

BYU vs. Loyola Box Score

Senior outside hitter Taylor Sander led the team with 11 kills, also adding four digs and two block assists. Sophomore Tyler Heap had a career-high 31 assists on the night, while blocker Devin Young led the Cougars (0-1) with five blocks.

Service errors plagued both teams, with BYU collecting 11 and Loyola collecting 17. Four of Loyola's six service aces led to set victories.

BYU took an early 5-3 lead on a kill by Heap, but Loyola stayed in the first set and tied the score at 8-8. Rambler errors kept Loyola from overtaking the Cougars, and back-to-back Sander kills pushed BYU to a 16-13 lead. Kiril Meretev and Michael Hatch blocked Loyola for a four-point Cougar advantage, the largest lead of the set.

Loyola closed the gap with three straight kills, tying the set at 20-20 on a block. BYU fought to keep the lead, but after six more ties Loyola’s Cody Caldwell pushed the Ramblers ahead 27-26 on a service ace. Despite nine service errors in the first set, Loyola’s second ace of the match secured the set point.

The Cougars skipped ahead 3-1 to start the second set before Loyola rallied to tie the score 6-6. Sander momentarily rescued the lead for BYU with a kill until Caldwell came up strong with a kill for the Ramblers to steal the lead 9-8.

BYU struggled to overcome a three-point deficit until late in the set, when Heap set Meretev for a kill, which was followed by a kill from Sander to cut the score to 21-20. Heap and Young teamed up to block Thomas Jaeschke to tie the set at 21-21. After two more ties Loyola came out on top 25-23, taking a 2-0 lead in the match.

Coming out of the break, BYU whipped up a 7-2 run in the third set. With the Cougars up 14-10, Loyola went on a 4-0 scoring streak to tie the game 14-14. BYU stayed calm under the pressure, answering with its own 4-1 run launched by a Josue Rivera kill.

Strong attacks let Loyola shave down the BYU advantage. Tied once again at 21, the Cougars allowed a Rambler kill to surrender the lead. Loyola took the match on back-to-back aces.

"Hopefully this loss is one of those where we can figure a few things out, learn a few things and get better," McGown said. "The bad losses are the ones where you don’t learn anything from them.”

BYU remains in Illinois for a matchup with No. 10 Lewis Saturday in Romeoville, Ill., at 7 p.m. CST. Links to live stats and live video streaming can be found on the BYU men’s volleyball schedule page.

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rachelhawks | Posted: 31 Dec 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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BYU to face Loyola, Lewis in opening weekend

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PROVO, Utah—No. 3 BYU men’s volleyball launches its season on the road against No. 7 Loyola in Chicago Friday at 7 p.m. CST. The team follows up with a match against No. 10 Lewis Saturday at 7 p.m. in Romeoville, Ill.

The Cougars last met Loyola in January 2012, when BYU won in five sets in the E-Bar Tournament at UC Santa Barbara. The Cougars are 4-1 vs. the Ramblers, with two of those wins coming in Chicago, one in Provo and one at a neutral site. Loyola finished No. 9 in the AVCA poll last season after ending its 2013 run in the NCAA tournament semifinals against eventual champion UC Irvine.

BYU is 11-2 against Lewis after splitting the 2013 series in Provo. The Cougars are 8-1 at home and 4-1 on the road against the Flyers. Lewis finished No. 10 in the AVCA poll last season.

Loyola returns six seniors for 2014, while welcoming three freshmen. Among the returners is first-team All-American opposite hitter Joseph Smalzer, who led the nation in service aces last season.

Loyola will host the 2014 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championships in May.

Back for Lewis are All-Americans junior outside hitter Geoff Powell and senior setter BJ Boldog. The Flyers only return three seniors for 2014 and welcome eight freshmen. Lewis ended the 2013 season with a loss to Loyola in the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association championship match

Both Loyola and Lewis will face UC Irvine at home before hosting BYU, with Lewis facing the Anteaters Wednesday and Loyola facing them Thursday.

For more information on BYU's 2014 squad, read the season preview.

Live stats and live video streaming for the Loyola match can be found on the Ramblers’ schedule page

Live stats and live video streaming for the Lewis match can be found on the Flyer All Access page

 

 


undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Chicago, Ill.
Date: 1/3/2014
Attendance: 653
Box Score
Set Scores123
BYU262322
LUC282525
BYU 0-1
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
5MERETEV, Kiril38318.2780000102009.0
6RIVERA, Josue25217.1760021702006.0
7FUCHS, Phil1237-.1430011100002.0
9HEAP, Tyler31011.00031010103002.5
12REYES, Jaylen3000.0003001600000.0
15SANDER, Taylor311429.24100334020012.0
19YOUNG, Devin3518.5000030005007.5
23HATCH, Michael3306.5000010313005.5
Totals351386.256340116231170044.5
Loyola Chicago 2-0
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
2Hutz, Peter3203.66734000801012.5
5Rodriguez, Diego3000.0000010000000.0
6Jasaitis, Peter3000.0005000700000.0
8Berzins, Dainis2000.0000000000000.0
12Caldwell, Cody36521.0482210400008.0
13McAndrews, Owen3619.5560040101006.5
16Smalzer, Joe310726.11504408020015.0
17Jaeschke, Thomas318331.48420404000018.0
27Olson, Nicholas35210.3000030012007.0
Totals4718100.29043617032160157.0

Team Attack Stats By Set

BYU 0 sets 9 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
114425.40026
212638.15823
39323.26122
Totals351386.25671
Loyola Chicago 3 sets 4 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
119334.47128
213633.21225
315933.18225
Totals4718100.29078

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYULUC
-BYU starters: MERETEV, Kiril; FUCHS, Phil; HEAP, Tyler; SANDER, Taylor; YOUNG, Devin; HATCH, Michael; libero REYES, Jaylen.
-LUC starters: Hutz, Peter; Caldwell, Cody; McAndrews, Owen; Smalzer, Joe; Jaeschke, Thomas; Olson, Nicholas; libero Jasaitis, Peter.
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Service error.10
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Service error.11
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Kill by Olson, Nicholas (from Hutz, Peter).12
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Service error.22
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe.32
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Attack error by FUCHS, Phil (block by Smalzer, Joe; Olson, Nicholas).33
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by FUCHS, Phil (from HEAP, Tyler).43
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by HEAP, Tyler (from REYES, Jaylen).53
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Caldwell, Cody (from Hutz, Peter).54
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Service error.64
BYU[FUCHS, Phil] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).65
LUC[Olson, Nicholas] Kill by YOUNG, Devin (from HEAP, Tyler).75
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Jasaitis, Peter).76
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).86
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).87
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by McAndrews, Owen (from Hutz, Peter).88
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).98
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).99
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).109
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Attack error by Olson, Nicholas.119
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Olson, Nicholas (from Hutz, Peter).1110
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service error.1210
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).1211
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).1311
BYU[FUCHS, Phil] Service error.1312
LUC[Olson, Nicholas] Service error.1412
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Kill by McAndrews, Owen (from Hutz, Peter).1413
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).1513
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).1613
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Service error.1614
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Service error.1714
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Attack error by Caldwell, Cody (block by MERETEV, Kiril; HATCH, Michael).1814
BYUTimeout Loyola Chicago.
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Attack error by FUCHS, Phil (block by McAndrews, Owen; Smalzer, Joe).1815
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Kill by HATCH, Michael (from HEAP, Tyler).1915
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).1916
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by Caldwell, Cody (from Hutz, Peter).1917
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by Caldwell, Cody.1918
LUCTimeout BYU.
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by YOUNG, Devin (from HEAP, Tyler).2018
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Olson, Nicholas (from Hutz, Peter).2019
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Attack error by YOUNG, Devin (block by Hutz, Peter; Olson, Nicholas).2020
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by FUCHS, Phil (from HEAP, Tyler).2120
BYU[FUCHS, Phil] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Caldwell, Cody).2121
-LUC subs: Rodriguez, Diego.
LUC[Rodriguez, Diego] Service error.2221
-LUC subs: Olson, Nicholas.
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).2222
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from REYES, Jaylen).2322
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by McAndrews, Owen (from Hutz, Peter).2323
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by HATCH, Michael (from HEAP, Tyler).2423
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Attack error by FUCHS, Phil.2424
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Service error.2524
BYUTimeout Loyola Chicago.
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).2525
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service error.2625
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Hutz, Peter (from Jaeschke, Thomas).2626
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Service ace (FUCHS, Phil).2627
LUCTimeout BYU.
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Service ace (SANDER, Taylor).2628
2
TeamPlayBYULUC
-BYU starters: HATCH, Michael; SANDER, Taylor; HEAP, Tyler; RIVERA, Josue; YOUNG, Devin; MERETEV, Kiril; libero REYES, Jaylen.
-LUC starters: McAndrews, Owen; Hutz, Peter; Caldwell, Cody; Olson, Nicholas; Smalzer, Joe; Jaeschke, Thomas; libero Jasaitis, Peter.
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Kill by McAndrews, Owen (from Hutz, Peter).01
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe.11
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).21
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Ball handling error by Hutz, Peter.31
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).32
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by RIVERA, Josue (from HEAP, Tyler).42
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe.52
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Attack error by MERETEV, Kiril.53
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Attack error by RIVERA, Josue.54
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).64
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).65
LUC[Olson, Nicholas] Bad set by HEAP, Tyler.66
LUC[Olson, Nicholas] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).76
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Service error.77
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).87
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Attack error by SANDER, Taylor.88
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by Caldwell, Cody.89
LUCTimeout BYU.
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Attack error by SANDER, Taylor.810
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).910
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).911
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Attack error by SANDER, Taylor (block by Olson, Nicholas).912
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Service error.1012
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).1013
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service error.1113
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Hutz, Peter (from Caldwell, Cody).1114
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by RIVERA, Josue (from HEAP, Tyler).1214
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Attack error by Olson, Nicholas (block by SANDER, Taylor; YOUNG, Devin).1314
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Service error.1315
LUC[Olson, Nicholas] Service error.1415
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).1416
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Jasaitis, Peter).1417
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Attack error by Jaeschke, Thomas (block by HEAP, Tyler; HATCH, Michael).1517
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by McAndrews, Owen (from Jaeschke, Thomas).1518
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Service error.1618
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Service error.1619
-LUC subs: Rodriguez, Diego.
LUC[Rodriguez, Diego] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe (block by MERETEV, Kiril; RIVERA, Josue; HATCH, Michael).1719
-LUC subs: McAndrews, Owen.
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Service error.1720
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by YOUNG, Devin (from HEAP, Tyler).1820
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Olson, Nicholas (from Hutz, Peter).1821
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).1921
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from REYES, Jaylen).2021
BYUTimeout Loyola Chicago.
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Attack error by Jaeschke, Thomas (block by HEAP, Tyler; YOUNG, Devin).2121
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).2122
-LUC subs: Berzins, Dainis.
LUC[Berzins, Dainis] Kill by YOUNG, Devin (from HEAP, Tyler).2222
-LUC subs: Olson, Nicholas.
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Service error.2223
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).2323
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).2324
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Attack error by RIVERA, Josue.2325
3
TeamPlayBYULUC
-BYU starters: MERETEV, Kiril; HATCH, Michael; SANDER, Taylor; RIVERA, Josue; YOUNG, Devin; HEAP, Tyler; libero REYES, Jaylen.
-LUC starters: Hutz, Peter; Caldwell, Cody; McAndrews, Owen; Smalzer, Joe; Jaeschke, Thomas; Olson, Nicholas; libero Jasaitis, Peter.
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by HATCH, Michael (from HEAP, Tyler).10
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Attack error by Caldwell, Cody.20
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Attack error by McAndrews, Owen (block by HATCH, Michael).30
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Kill by McAndrews, Owen (from Hutz, Peter).31
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Kill by Caldwell, Cody.32
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Service error.42
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by RIVERA, Josue.52
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by YOUNG, Devin (from HEAP, Tyler).62
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe (block by RIVERA, Josue; YOUNG, Devin).72
BYUTimeout Loyola Chicago.
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).73
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service error.83
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Caldwell, Cody (from Hutz, Peter).84
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Jasaitis, Peter).85
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).95
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe (block by SANDER, Taylor; YOUNG, Devin).105
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).106
LUC[Olson, Nicholas] Service error.116
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Jasaitis, Peter).117
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Attack error by Caldwell, Cody.127
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).128
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Attack error by MERETEV, Kiril.129
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Service error.139
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Service error.1310
LUC[McAndrews, Owen] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).1410
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).1411
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Attack error by MERETEV, Kiril.1412
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service ace (RIVERA, Josue).1413
LUCTimeout BYU.
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service ace (SANDER, Taylor).1414
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Kill by RIVERA, Josue (from HEAP, Tyler).1514
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Attack error by Caldwell, Cody.1614
BYU[MERETEV, Kiril] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).1615
LUC[Caldwell, Cody] Attack error by Smalzer, Joe.1715
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Attack error by Caldwell, Cody (block by HEAP, Tyler; YOUNG, Devin).1815
BYUTimeout Loyola Chicago.
BYU[RIVERA, Josue] Service error.1816
-LUC subs: Berzins, Dainis.
LUC[Berzins, Dainis] Kill by SANDER, Taylor (from HEAP, Tyler).1916
-LUC subs: Olson, Nicholas.
BYU[YOUNG, Devin] Service error.1917
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Jasaitis, Peter).1918
LUC[Hutz, Peter] Attack error by Jaeschke, Thomas.2018
BYU[HEAP, Tyler] Kill by Jaeschke, Thomas (from Hutz, Peter).2019
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Attack error by SANDER, Taylor.2020
LUCTimeout BYU.
LUC[Jaeschke, Thomas] Kill by RIVERA, Josue (from HEAP, Tyler).2120
BYU[SANDER, Taylor] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).2121
-LUC subs: Rodriguez, Diego.
LUC[Rodriguez, Diego] Kill by Smalzer, Joe (from Hutz, Peter).2122
LUC[Rodriguez, Diego] Kill by MERETEV, Kiril (from HEAP, Tyler).2222
-LUC subs: McAndrews, Owen.
BYU[HATCH, Michael] Kill by Olson, Nicholas.2223
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service ace (REYES, Jaylen).2224
LUC[Smalzer, Joe] Service ace (SANDER, Taylor).2225