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Jenessa Mann | Posted: 15 Mar 2018 | Updated: 24 Dec 2020
Jenessa Mann

Fernandez helps No. 2 BYU past USC in four

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PROVO, Utah – Gabi Garcia Fernandez helped No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball past USC in four sets (23-25, 25-16, 25-23, 25-21) Thursday evening at the Smith Fieldhouse.

“Gabi had an incredible serving game tonight,” head coach Shawn Olmstead said. "Five aces is big time. That was huge for us. I like that he's getting more and more confident there."

Fernandez led the Cougars with 14 kills, five aces and contributed seven digs. Storm Fa’agata-Tufuga added 13 kills and two digs. Miki Jauhiainen and Leo Durkin both led the team with five blocks apiece. Brenden Sander added nine kills, seven digs and four blocks in the win.

The Cougars (18-4, 8-0 MPSF) and Trojans (5-15, 1-6 MPSF) traded blows in the first set, with neither team taking more than a one-point lead. A Sander ace then brought BYU ahead 10-9. The Trojans responded with a 5-0 run to earn a 14-10 lead. A kill by Felipe de Brito Ferreira tied the set at 16-all. USC regained the lead until a block from Ferreira, Fernandez and Fa’agata-Tufuga tied it up 22-22. However, it wasn't enough as the Trojans won the close set 25-23.

The Cougars went on an early 6-0 run in the second set to secure an 8-3 lead. A Fernandez ace, his second ace of the match, brought BYU up 13-7. A 4-1 run, including two kills from Fernandez, pushed the Cougars on a 4-1 rally to make it 23-14. BYU ended the set 25-16 on a USC service error. 

The Cougars and Trojans traded blows in the third set as a kill from Sander tied things up at 4-4. A 5-0 run, including Fernandez’s third ace of the match, brought BYU in front, 13-9. Two-consecutive Trojan errors forced USC to take a timeout as BYU led 21-17. A kill from Fernandez ended the set 25-23.

Fernandez’s fourth ace of the match helped the Cougars to an early 4-1 lead in the fourth set. BYU maintained the advantage until the Trojans tied it up again at 9-9. Back-to-back Fa’agata-Tufuga kills, however, propelled the Cougars on a 5-0 rally to go up 19-15. Another ace from Fernandez helped BYU on a 4-0 run to get to match point. USC staved off three points before the Cougars ultimately took the set and match 25-21.

The Cougars return to the Smith Fieldhouse to face Concordia Irvine Thursday, Mar. 29, at 7:00 p.m. MDT. The match will be televised live on BYUtv.

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Royce Hinton | Posted: 12 Mar 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Royce Hinton

No. 2 BYU faces off against USC

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PROVO, Utah – Coming in with a 12-match winning streak, No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball will continue conference play this week, facing off against USC.

Last week, the Cougars (17-4, 7-0 MPSF) beat No. 11 Penn State, No. 8 Lewis and No. 2 Hawai’i to win the Outrigger Resorts Invitational. Brenden Sander was named the Most Outstanding Player and added to the all-tournament team along with Gabi Garcia Fernandez.

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  • The Cougars will face off against the Trojans (5-14, 1-5 MPSF) Thursday, Mar. 15, at 7 p.m. MDT, at the Smith Fieldhouse.
  • BYU leads the overall series history 38-13.
  • The Cougars have won four-straight matches against the Trojans, including picking up a four-set win on the road earlier this season.
  • USC ended a seven-match losing streak last week by defeating Harvard at home in four sets.

The match will be televised live on BYUtv. Links to a video stream and live stats can be found on the BYU men’s volleyball schedule page.

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undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Provo, Utah
Date: 3/15/2018
Attendance: 3240
Box Score
Set Scores1234
USC25162321
BYU23252525
USC 5-15, 1-6 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Jon Rivera38517.1760020400008.0
7Gert Lisha4114.00032060600001.0
9Gianluca Grasso49621.14341232000010.0
20Jack Wyett411632.15610406020012.0
23Sam Lewis34110.3000040001104.5
24Ryan Moss4628.5000060300006.0
3Cole Paxson4000.0002003700000.0
13Kyle Gear4314.5000020201003.5
19Connor Inlow2206.3331000102003.0
Totals4422102.21640126631061048.0
BYU 18-4, 8-0 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
4Leo Durkin4113.00039020314004.0
5Gabi Garcia Fernande414729.24105807021020.0
7Cyrus Fa'alogo1001.0000001000000.0
15Brenden Sander49223.30421407130012.5
16Felipe de Brito Ferr4315.4000030203004.5
18Miki Jauhiainen4306.5001020305005.5
3Wil Stanley1000.0000000000000.0
6Zach Hendrickson4000.0000000400000.0
10Taylor Richards1000.0000000000000.0
11Zach Eschenberg1000.0000010000000.0
14Storm Fa'agata-Tufug413628.25000202020014.0
21Christian Rupert1000.0000000000000.0
24Tanner Skabelund2000.0000000000000.0
Totals431795.274426221282191060.5

Team Attack Stats By Set

USC 1 sets 3 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
111527.22225
29724.08316
312526.26923
412525.28021
Totals4422102.21685
BYU 3 sets 10 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
19827.03723
210115.60025
313425.36025
411428.25025
Totals431795.27498

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-USC starters: Jon Rivera; Jack Wyett; Gert Lisha; Gianluca Grasso; Sam Lewis; Ryan Moss; libero Cole Paxson.
-BYU starters: Brenden Sander; Leo Durkin; Gabi Garcia Fernande; Cyrus Fa'alogo; Miki Jauhiainen; Felipe de Brito Ferr; libero Zach Hendrickson.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr (from Leo Durkin).01
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gianluca Grasso).11
USC[Jack Wyett] Attack error by Felipe de Brito Ferr.21
USC[Jack Wyett] Service error.22
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service ace (Gianluca Grasso).23
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).33
USC[Sam Lewis] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Gert Lisha).43
USC[Sam Lewis] Attack error by Ryan Moss (block by Leo Durkin).44
BYU[Cyrus Fa'alogo] Attack error by Gianluca Grasso (block by Leo Durkin; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Brenden Sander).45
BYU[Cyrus Fa'alogo] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Gert Lisha).55
USC[Jon Rivera] Service error.56
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Service error.66
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Service ace (Cyrus Fa'alogo).76
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Service error.77
BYU[Leo Durkin] Attack error by Jon Rivera.78
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gianluca Grasso).88
USC[Ryan Moss] Kill by Jack Wyett.98
USC[Ryan Moss] Service error.99
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service ace (Gianluca Grasso).910
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.1010
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande (block by Jack Wyett; Sam Lewis).1110
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Brenden Sander.1210
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1310
-BYU subs: Storm Fa'agata-Tufug; Cyrus Fa'alogo.
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug.1410
USCTimeout BYU.
USC[Gert Lisha] Service error.1411
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1412
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Cole Paxson).1512
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1513
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1514
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Attack error by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug.1614
USC[Sam Lewis] Service error.1615
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr (from Leo Durkin).1616
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).1716
USC[Jon Rivera] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1816
USC[Jon Rivera] Attack error by Brenden Sander.1916
USCTimeout BYU.
USC[Jon Rivera] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).1917
-BYU subs: Wil Stanley; Felipe de Brito Ferr.
BYU[Wil Stanley] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Gert Lisha).2017
-BYU subs: Felipe de Brito Ferr; Wil Stanley.
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).2018
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).2019
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).2119
USC[Ryan Moss] Attack error by Jack Wyett (block by Miki Jauhiainen; Brenden Sander).2120
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.2220
USC[Gert Lisha] Service error.2221
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Jack Wyett (block by Felipe de Brito Ferr; Gabi Garcia Fernande; Storm Fa'agata-Tufug).2222
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gert Lisha).2322
-USC subs: Kyle Gear; Jon Rivera.
USC[Jack Wyett] Bad set by Leo Durkin.2422
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).2423
-USC subs: Jon Rivera; Kyle Gear.
-BYU subs: Tanner Skabelund; Leo Durkin.
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.2523
2
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-USC starters: Jon Rivera; Gianluca Grasso; Sam Lewis; Gert Lisha; Jack Wyett; Ryan Moss; libero Cole Paxson.
-BYU starters: Gabi Garcia Fernande; Miki Jauhiainen; Leo Durkin; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Brenden Sander; Storm Fa'agata-Tufug; libero Zach Hendrickson.
USC[Ryan Moss] Service error.01
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.11
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.21
USC[Gert Lisha] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).22
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Sam Lewis (from Gert Lisha).32
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin), block error by Sam Lewis.33
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Gianluca Grasso (block by Leo Durkin; Miki Jauhiainen).34
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Gianluca Grasso (block by Leo Durkin; Miki Jauhiainen).35
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Gianluca Grasso.36
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Jack Wyett.37
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Jon Rivera (block by Leo Durkin; Miki Jauhiainen; Brenden Sander).38
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Service error.48
USC[Sam Lewis] Service error.49
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Ryan Moss (from Gert Lisha).59
USC[Jon Rivera] Service error.510
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.610
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Service error.611
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Ryan Moss (from Gert Lisha).711
USC[Ryan Moss] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).712
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service ace (Cole Paxson).713
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Sam Lewis (from Gert Lisha).813
USC[Gert Lisha] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).814
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).815
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Service error.915
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gert Lisha).1015
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Leo Durkin (from Brenden Sander).1016
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Jon Rivera (block by Brenden Sander).1017
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Gert Lisha).1117
USC[Sam Lewis] Service error.1118
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gert Lisha).1218
USC[Jon Rivera] Kill by Miki Jauhiainen (from Leo Durkin).1219
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gert Lisha).1319
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1320
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Jon Rivera (block by Felipe de Brito Ferr; Storm Fa'agata-Tufug).1321
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Service error.1421
USC[Ryan Moss] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1422
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).1423
-USC subs: Kyle Gear; Jon Rivera.
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1523
USC[Gert Lisha] Service error.1524
-BYU subs: Tanner Skabelund; Leo Durkin.
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Jack Wyett.1624
-BYU subs: Leo Durkin; Tanner Skabelund.
USC[Jack Wyett] Service error.1625
3
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-BYU starters: Miki Jauhiainen; Gabi Garcia Fernande; Brenden Sander; Leo Durkin; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Storm Fa'agata-Tufug; libero Zach Hendrickson.
-USC starters: Jon Rivera; Gert Lisha; Gianluca Grasso; Sam Lewis; Jack Wyett; Ryan Moss; libero Cole Paxson.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Ryan Moss (from Gert Lisha).10
USC[Jon Rivera] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).11
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.21
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).22
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Ryan Moss (from Gert Lisha).32
USC[Ryan Moss] Kill by Jack Wyett.42
USC[Ryan Moss] Service error.43
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).44
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Sam Lewis.45
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Gert Lisha (from Gianluca Grasso).55
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.65
USC[Gert Lisha] Service error.66
BYU[Leo Durkin] Service error.76
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).77
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Sam Lewis (from Gert Lisha).87
USC[Sam Lewis] Service error.88
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.98
USC[Jon Rivera] Kill by Brenden Sander.99
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service ace (Cole Paxson).910
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).911
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).912
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Attack error by Jack Wyett.913
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1013
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Attack error by Gianluca Grasso.1014
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gianluca Grasso).1114
USC[Ryan Moss] Attack error by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug.1214
USC[Ryan Moss] Service error.1215
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).1315
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Jack Wyett.1316
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Jon Rivera (from Gert Lisha).1416
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1417
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Sam Lewis.1517
-USC subs: Connor Inlow; Sam Lewis.
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Miki Jauhiainen (from Leo Durkin).1518
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Gert Lisha).1618
USC[Jon Rivera] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr (from Leo Durkin).1619
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1719
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Attack error by Jon Rivera.1720
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Bad set by Gianluca Grasso.1721
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Service error.1821
USC[Ryan Moss] Service error.1822
-BYU subs: Zach Eschenberg; Felipe de Brito Ferr.
BYU[Zach Eschenberg] Service error.1922
-BYU subs: Felipe de Brito Ferr; Zach Eschenberg.
-USC subs: Kyle Gear; Jon Rivera.
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Leo Durkin.2022
USCTimeout BYU.
USC[Gert Lisha] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).2023
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Connor Inlow (from Gert Lisha).2123
-BYU subs: Christian Rupert; Miki Jauhiainen.
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Connor Inlow (from Gert Lisha).2223
USCTimeout BYU.
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).2224
-BYU subs: Miki Jauhiainen; Christian Rupert.
BYU[Brenden Sander] Service error.2324
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).2325
4
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-USC starters: Connor Inlow; Jack Wyett; Ryan Moss; Kyle Gear; Gianluca Grasso; Gert Lisha; libero Cole Paxson.
-BYU starters: Leo Durkin; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Brenden Sander; Gabi Garcia Fernande; Miki Jauhiainen; Storm Fa'agata-Tufug; libero Zach Hendrickson.
USC[Gert Lisha] Service error.01
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Miki Jauhiainen).02
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (block by Connor Inlow; Jack Wyett).12
USC[Jack Wyett] Service error.13
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service ace (Gianluca Grasso).14
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Attack error by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (block by Kyle Gear; Connor Inlow).24
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).25
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Ryan Moss (from Gert Lisha).35
USC[Kyle Gear] Service error.36
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Gert Lisha).46
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Kill by Miki Jauhiainen (from Leo Durkin).47
BYU[Leo Durkin] Service error.57
USC[Ryan Moss] Attack error by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug.67
USC[Ryan Moss] Attack error by Gianluca Grasso.68
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).78
USC[Gert Lisha] Service error.79
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Service error.89
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Kyle Gear (from Gert Lisha).99
USC[Jack Wyett] Service error.910
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1010
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).1011
BYU[Storm Fa'agata-Tufug] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).1111
USC[Kyle Gear] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Cole Paxson).1211
USC[Kyle Gear] Service error.1212
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Ryan Moss.1213
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Service error.1313
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Kill by Jack Wyett (from Gert Lisha).1413
USC[Gianluca Grasso] Kill by Brenden Sander (from Leo Durkin).1414
BYU[Leo Durkin] Kill by Ryan Moss (from Gert Lisha).1514
USCTimeout (Media).
USC[Ryan Moss] Service error.1515
BYU[Brenden Sander] Attack error by Gert Lisha.1516
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1517
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).1518
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Leo Durkin).1519
BYUTimeout USC.
BYU[Brenden Sander] Kill by Kyle Gear (from Gert Lisha).1619
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1719
USC[Gert Lisha] Attack error by Jack Wyett (block by Gabi Garcia Fernande; Miki Jauhiainen).1720
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Kyle Gear (from Gert Lisha), block error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1820
USC[Jack Wyett] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).1821
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service ace (Cole Paxson).1822
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Attack error by Kyle Gear.1823
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Storm Fa'agata-Tufug (from Brenden Sander).1824
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1924
-BYU subs: Taylor Richards; Zach Hendrickson.
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Jack Wyett).2024
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Gianluca Grasso (from Connor Inlow).2124
USCTimeout BYU.
USC[Connor Inlow] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Leo Durkin).2125