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Royce Hinton | Posted: 4 May 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Royce Hinton

BYU upsets Long Beach State to advance to NCAA title match

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Brenden Sander helped No. 3 seed BYU men’s volleyball upset No. 2 seed Long Beach State in straight sets (25-20, 25-18, 25-23) Thursday night at St. John Arena to advance to the national championship match of the NCAA Tournament.

“First of all, a huge congrats to Long Beach on their spectacular season,” BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead said. “I'm pretty speechless with this group of guys. Sometimes in coaching I get caught up in watching these guys compete. Just the performance that these guys put in tonight was incredible.”

Sander led the Cougars with a season-high tying 15 kills on a .619 clip. Leo Durkin set the team with 34 assists and Erik Sikes had eight digs. Jake Langlois contributed four aces and Tim Dobbert had 11 kills in the win.

Long Beach State (27-4) got off to a 4-1 lead in the first set against BYU (26-4), but the Cougars scored the next five-straight points to go up 6-4. BYU stayed ahead until a 3-1 spurt from the 49ers evened the score at 9-all. Sander’s fifth hit and kill helped the Cougars take a 16-13 advantage, and consecutive Long Beach State attack errors extended the BYU lead to four at 20-16. The Cougars cruised from there, taking the set 25-20 on another Sander kill.

Back-to-back-to-back aces from Langlois helped BYU get off to a 5-2 start in the second set. The Cougars were up by as many as four at 8-4 until the 49ers stormed back to get within one, down 10-9. A 4-1 Cougar run followed, capped off by a Joseph Grosh kill, to re-extend BYU’s advantage to four at 14-10. An ace from Wil Stanley forced Long Beach State into a timeout with the Cougars up 21-15. BYU then took the set 25-18 on a Grosh kill.

Sander got the third set started with an ace, but the 49ers came out strong after that, going up 9-5 on an ace. A trio of kills from Dobbert helped BYU get back within two, down 11-9, and a Sander kill kept the Cougars within striking distance trailing 15-12. An out-of-system kill from Dobbert forced a timeout from Long Beach State with the 49ers leading 19-17. BYU then tied the score at 22 following a Dobbert kill and block. A Langlois ace gave the Cougars set point and a final Sander kill ended the set and match 25-23.

The Cougars return to action at St. John Arena for the national championship match Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. EDT, against the winner of No. 4 seed Hawai’i and No. 1 seed Ohio State. The match will televised live on ESPN2.

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Royce Hinton | Posted: 23 Apr 2017 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Royce Hinton

Cougars secure at-large bid for NCAA Tournament

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PROVO, Utah—BYU men’s volleyball secured an at-large bid to the 2017 NCAA Men’s Volleyball Championships Sunday, receiving the No. 3 seed.

BYU (24-4) will play No. 6 seed Barton (23-5) Tuesday, May 2, at 6 p.m. EDT. The Cougars have never faced the Bulldogs before. It will also be the first meeting for BYU against a Conference Carolinas foe.

Should the Cougars advance, they would face No. 2 seed Long Beach State (27-3) in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday, May 4, at 6 p.m. EDT.

Ohio State was given the No. 1 overall seed after going 30-2 overall, winning both the Midwestern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association regular season and tournament titles.

The Buckeyes will face the winner of No. 4 seed Hawai’i (26-5) and No. 5 seed Penn State (21-10) on Thursday, May 4, at 8 p.m. EDT. The play-in match between the Rainbow Warriors and Nittany Lions will be held right after BYU’s match on Tuesday, May 2, at 8 EDT.

The semifinal matches will be streamed live on NCAA.com, with ESPNU broadcasting the final match Saturday, May 6, at 7 p.m. EDT.

All matches will be played at Ohio State’s St. John Arena.

Long Beach State (Mountain Pacific Sports Federation), Ohio State (MIVA), Penn State (Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association) and Barton (CC) all received automatic bids for winning their respective conference championships. BYU and Hawai’i received the two at-large bids.

Ticket Information


All Session Prices: (includes both semifinals Thursday & championship Saturday)

  • General Admission – Adult $25
  • General Admission – Student/Youth $15
  • General Admission – Group (minimum 10 people) $8

Single Session Ticket Prices:
  • General Admission – Adult $15
  • General Admission – Student/Youth $10
  • General Admission – Group (minimum 10 people) $5

Opening Round Match Ticket Prices (Tuesday, May 2):
  • General Admission – Adult $8
  • General Admission – Student/Youth $5

 

Additionally, there will be a fan fest at the Ohio State Ice Rink, located next door to St. John Arena, Saturday, May 6, from 4-6 p.m. EDT. It is free to attend. There will be face painting, sign making and an autograph session (5-5:30 p.m. for the general public and 4:30-5 p.m. exclusively for group sales). The court will also be open to pepper.

To purchase tickets visit the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office, the Ticketmaster site, or call 1-800-GOBUCKS. The on-campus ticket office is open Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT.

Doors will open one hour prior to the first match each day. Parking in St. John Arena lots will be free for every match.

For more information, visit the tournament central page.


undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Columbus, Ohio
Date: 5/4/2017
Attendance: 0
Box Score
Set Scores123
BYU252525
LBSU201823
BYU 26-4
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Price Jarman3005.0000000101000.5
4Leo Durkin3000.00034010401000.5
10Jake Langlois37518.11104524000011.0
15Brenden Sander315221.61911314010016.5
16Tim Dobbert311219.47400203010011.5
17Joseph Grosh35051.0001030002006.0
3Wil Stanley3000.0000100100001.0
5Kiril Meretev1000.0000000000000.0
8Erik Sikes3000.0001001800000.0
19Miki Jauhiainen1000.0000000000000.0
Totals38968.42637614625060047.0
Long Beach State 27-4
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
5Kyle Ensing312226.38500301010012.5
10Josh Tuaniga3102.50026030101001.5
11TJ DeFalco312626.23123512110016.5
17Amir Lugo-Rodriguez3215.2000310102006.0
19Bryce Yould3216.1670000401002.5
20Andrew Whitt2137-.2861011100001.0
3Matt Butler1000.0000010000000.0
4Bjarne Huus1227.0001011300002.0
9Jordan Molina2000.0000000000000.0
24Eric Ensing3000.0000000000000.0
27Andrew Sato3000.0002001600000.0
Totals321579.21532615619160042.0

Team Attack Stats By Set

BYU 3 sets 3 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
111521.28625
214122.59125
313325.40025
Totals38968.42675
Long Beach State 0 sets 4 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
19724.08320
211321.38118
312534.20623
Totals321579.21561

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYULBSU
-BYU starters: Price Jarman; Leo Durkin; Jake Langlois; Brenden Sander; Tim Dobbert; Joseph Grosh; libero Erik Sikes.
-LBSU starters: Kyle Ensing; Josh Tuaniga; TJ DeFalco; Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; Bryce Yould; Andrew Whitt; libero Andrew Sato.
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Josh Tuaniga (from TJ DeFalco).01
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Attack error by Jake Langlois (block by TJ DeFalco).02
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Service error.12
BYU[Jake Langlois] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).13
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service ace (Jake Langlois).14
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).24
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Attack error by TJ DeFalco.34
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Attack error by Andrew Whitt.44
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).54
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Joseph Grosh).64
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Service error.65
LBSU[Bryce Yould] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).75
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).76
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Service error.86
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.87
LBSU[Andrew Whitt] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).97
BYU[Price Jarman] Attack error by Tim Dobbert (block by Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; TJ DeFalco).98
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Andrew Whitt).99
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Kill by Joseph Grosh (from Leo Durkin).109
BYU[Leo Durkin] Service error.1010
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Service error.1110
BYU[Jake Langlois] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).1210
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service error.1211
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service error.1311
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Service error.1312
LBSU[Bryce Yould] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1412
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Attack error by Andrew Whitt.1512
BYUMedia timeout
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Kill by Amir Lugo-Rodriguez (from Josh Tuaniga).1513
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1613
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).1614
LBSU[Andrew Whitt] Service error.1714
BYU[Price Jarman] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).1715
-LBSU subs: Eric Ensing; Amir Lugo-Rodriguez.
LBSU[Eric Ensing] Attack error by Jake Langlois.1716
LBSU[Eric Ensing] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).1816
-LBSU subs: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; Eric Ensing.
BYU[Leo Durkin] Attack error by TJ DeFalco.1916
BYU[Leo Durkin] Attack error by Bryce Yould.2016
BYUTimeout Long Beach State.
BYU[Leo Durkin] Attack error by Jake Langlois.2017
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Attack error by TJ DeFalco.2117
BYU[Jake Langlois] Attack error by TJ DeFalco (block by Brenden Sander; Joseph Grosh).2217
BYUTimeout Long Beach State.
BYU[Jake Langlois] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).2218
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service error.2318
-BYU subs: Wil Stanley; Joseph Grosh.
BYU[Wil Stanley] Attack error by Jake Langlois.2319
-LBSU subs: Matt Butler; Bryce Yould.
LBSU[Matt Butler] Service error.2419
-LBSU subs: Bryce Yould; Matt Butler.
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Kill by Amir Lugo-Rodriguez (from Josh Tuaniga).2420
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).2520
2
TeamPlayBYULBSU
-BYU starters: Price Jarman; Tim Dobbert; Brenden Sander; Jake Langlois; Leo Durkin; Joseph Grosh; libero Erik Sikes.
-LBSU starters: Bryce Yould; TJ DeFalco; Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; Andrew Whitt; Josh Tuaniga; Kyle Ensing; libero Andrew Sato.
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).10
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).11
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Kill by Andrew Whitt (from Josh Tuaniga).12
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service error.22
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service ace (TEAM).32
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service ace (TJ DeFalco).42
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service ace (TEAM).52
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service error.53
LBSU[Bryce Yould] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).54
LBSU[Bryce Yould] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).64
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Attack error by Amir Lugo-Rodriguez.74
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Attack error by Kyle Ensing.84
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Service error.85
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Attack error by Brenden Sander.86
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Service error.96
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Service error.97
LBSU[Andrew Whitt] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).107
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.108
LBSUYellow card on BYU bench
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Service ace (TEAM).109
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).119
BYU[Price Jarman] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).129
BYU[Price Jarman] Bad set by Josh Tuaniga.139
BYU[Price Jarman] Kill by Bryce Yould (from Josh Tuaniga).1310
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Kill by Joseph Grosh (from Leo Durkin).1410
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).1411
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Kill by Joseph Grosh.1511
BYUTimeout (Media).
BYU[Jake Langlois] Attack error by Andrew Whitt.1611
BYU[Jake Langlois] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).1612
-LBSU subs: Eric Ensing; Bryce Yould.
LBSU[Eric Ensing] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).1712
-LBSU subs: Bryce Yould; Eric Ensing.
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).1713
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1813
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).1814
-LBSU subs: Jordan Molina; Andrew Whitt.
LBSU[Jordan Molina] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1914
-LBSU subs: Andrew Whitt; Jordan Molina.
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).1915
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).2015
-BYU subs: Wil Stanley; Price Jarman.
BYU[Wil Stanley] Service ace (Andrew Whitt).2115
BYUTimeout Long Beach State.
-BYU subs: Miki Jauhiainen; Leo Durkin.
BYU[Wil Stanley] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).2116
-BYU subs: Leo Durkin; Miki Jauhiainen.
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Service error.2216
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).2316
BYUTimeout Long Beach State.
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).2317
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).2417
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service error.2418
LBSU[Bryce Yould] Kill by Joseph Grosh (from Leo Durkin).2518
3
TeamPlayBYULBSU
-LBSU starters: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; Josh Tuaniga; Kyle Ensing; Bjarne Huus; Bryce Yould; TJ DeFalco; libero Andrew Sato.
-BYU starters: Brenden Sander; Joseph Grosh; Leo Durkin; Price Jarman; Jake Langlois; Tim Dobbert; libero Erik Sikes.
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service ace (Bjarne Huus).10
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.11
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Bjarne Huus).12
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Service error.22
BYU[Price Jarman] Kill by Bjarne Huus (from Josh Tuaniga).23
LBSU[Bjarne Huus] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).33
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).34
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Service ace (Erik Sikes).35
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Service error.45
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service error.46
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Kill by Bryce Yould (from Josh Tuaniga).47
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).57
BYU[Joseph Grosh] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Andrew Sato).58
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service ace (TEAM).59
LBSUTimeout BYU.
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service error.69
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Attack error by Brenden Sander (block by Bryce Yould; Kyle Ensing).610
LBSU[Bryce Yould] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).710
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).711
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).811
BYU[Price Jarman] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).911
BYU[Price Jarman] Attack error by Kyle Ensing.1011
BYU[Price Jarman] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).1012
LBSU[Bjarne Huus] Kill by Joseph Grosh (from Leo Durkin).1112
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Josh Tuaniga).1113
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Service ace (Brenden Sander).1114
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Attack error by Tim Dobbert.1115
LBSU[Amir Lugo-Rodriguez] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1215
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service error.1216
LBSU[Josh Tuaniga] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Leo Durkin).1316
-BYU subs: Wil Stanley; Joseph Grosh.
BYU[Wil Stanley] Attack error by TJ DeFalco.1416
BYU[Wil Stanley] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from TJ DeFalco).1417
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service ace (Jake Langlois).1418
LBSUTimeout BYU.
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Kill by TJ DeFalco (from Andrew Sato).1419
LBSU[TJ DeFalco] Service error.1519
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Attack error by Bjarne Huus (block by Price Jarman; Leo Durkin).1619
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Brenden Sander).1719
BYUTimeout Long Beach State.
BYU[Tim Dobbert] Service error.1720
-LBSU subs: Eric Ensing; Bryce Yould.
LBSU[Eric Ensing] Attack error by Bjarne Huus.1820
-LBSU subs: Bryce Yould; Eric Ensing.
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Bjarne Huus (from Josh Tuaniga).1821
LBSU[Kyle Ensing] Kill by Jake Langlois (from Leo Durkin).1921
-BYU subs: Joseph Grosh; Wil Stanley; Kiril Meretev; Price Jarman.
BYU[Kiril Meretev] Kill by Kyle Ensing (from Josh Tuaniga).1922
LBSU[Bjarne Huus] Service error.2022
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Tim Dobbert (from Erik Sikes).2122
BYU[Leo Durkin] Attack error by TJ DeFalco (block by Joseph Grosh; Tim Dobbert).2222
BYUTimeout Long Beach State.
BYU[Leo Durkin] Attack error by Jake Langlois (block by Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; Josh Tuaniga).2223
-LBSU subs: Jordan Molina; Amir Lugo-Rodriguez.
LBSU[Jordan Molina] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).2323
-LBSU subs: Amir Lugo-Rodriguez; Jordan Molina.
BYU[Jake Langlois] Service ace (Andrew Sato).2423
BYU[Jake Langlois] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).2523