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Caleb Turner | Posted: 18 Apr 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Pepperdine sweeps BYU in MPSF semifinals

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MALIBU, Calif. — BYU men’s volleyball lost in straight sets (25-17, 25-23, 25-18) to one-seed Pepperdine in the MPSF semifinals at Firestone Fieldhouse, ending the 2019 season for the Cougars.

BYU vs. Pepperdine Box Score

Davide Gardini and Gabi Garcia Fernandez both had 10 kills and four digs, while Miki Jauhiainen added four blocks and Brody Earnest had 20 assists.

The Cougars (13-12, 6-6 MPSF) kept it within one, 11-10 early in the first set, but the Waves (21-6, 9-3 MPSF) were able to pull away to a 16-11 lead soon after. Pepperdine ended up taking the opening game, 25-17.

BYU once again kept it close with a 10-9 score in the second set, but fell behind by as many as five before bringing it back within two, 15-13 on a Pepperdine error. The Cougars once again fell behind by five, but came back and forced a Pepperdine timeout at 21-19. The Waves maintained the lead, however, and took the second set, 25-23.

MPSF Player of the Year David Wieczorek got his 14th kill of the night to give Pepperdine a 10-6 lead early in the third set. The Waves soon extended their lead to seven, 16-9, on an error from the Cougars. Gardini and Garcia Fernandez both reached double-digit kills in the third set, but it wasn’t enough as the Waves took the set and the match, 25-18.

Pepperdine goes on to play the winner of the USC and UCLA match on Saturday in the MPSF championship.

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Caleb Turner | Posted: 16 Apr 2019 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Caleb Turner

BYU takes on Pepperdine in MPSF semifinals

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MALIBU, Calif. — BYU men’s volleyball travels to Malibu to play in the MPSF semifinals as a five seed against one-seed, and regular season champion, Pepperdine on Thursday at Firestone Fieldhouse.

MPSF Semifinals Notes

Five-seed BYU (13-11, 6-6 MPSF)

  • The Cougars took down four-seed Stanford in five sets in Palo Alto last week, thanks to a career-high 14 kills from Felipe de Brito Ferreira, 13 digs from Andrew Lincoln and five blocks from Brody Earnest.

  • This is BYU’s fourth consecutive trip to the MPSF semifinals, after winning the tournament last year. If the Cougars beat Pepperdine they advance to the championship on Saturday, Apr. 20 against the winner of the USC-UCLA match on Thursday evening. The winner of the championship match receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

  • Four Cougars were honored with MPSF awards last week, highlighted by Davide Gardini winning Freshman of the Year. He was also named to the All-MPSF Second Team and the All-Freshman Team. Gabi Garcia Fernandez was named to the All-MPSF First Team, Felipe de Brito Ferreira received honorable mention and Brody Earnest was named to the All-Freshman Team.

One-seed Pepperdine (20-6, 9-3 MPSF)

  • The Waves enter Thursday’s match on a five-match win streak, during which they have lost just one set. They earned a first-round bye and will play their first match of the tournament against the Cougars.

  • Pepperdine lost to USC in the quarterfinals of the MPSF tournament last year, but were able to come back and earn the one seed this year. BYU and Pepperdine split the season series this year, with each team winning on its home court.

  • Pepperdine outside hitter David Wieczorek was named MPSF Player of the Year last week, with Michael Wexter and Kaleb Denmark being named to the first and second All-MPSF teams, respectively.

The match begins at 5 p.m. PDT and links for streaming and stats can be found on the schedule page.



undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Malibu, Calif.
Date: 4/18/2019
Attendance: 0
Box Score
Set Scores123
BYU172318
PEP252525
BYU 13-12
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Davide Gardini310526.19200314000010.0
5Gabi Garcia Fernande310523.21700304010010.5
9Andrew Lincoln3318.2500004302004.0
16Felipe de Brito Ferr34210.2000000010205.0
18Miki Jauhiainen3102.5002120004004.0
19Brody Earnest3000.00020020301130.5
2Alex Ah Sue3000.0000120000001.0
6Zach Hendrickson3000.0001002400000.0
11Zach Eschenberg2000.0000000000000.0
Totals281369.21723212718183335.0
Pepperdine 21-6
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Michael Wexter312119.57912306010014.5
10Kaleb Denmark37519.1051121401028.5
13Max Chamberlain3314.5000330202107.0
18Robert Mullahey3001.00032010500000.0
19David Wieczorek316325.52000303000116.0
22Kevin Vaz3216.1671110100003.0
5Noah Dyer3000.0001001000000.0
7Spencer Wickens3000.0001000300000.0
14Alex Gettinger1000.0000000000000.0
Totals401174.39237713224041349.0

Team Attack Stats By Set

BYU 0 sets 5 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
19425.20017
29622.13623
310322.31818
Totals281369.21758
Pepperdine 3 sets 2 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
114328.39325
210623.17425
316223.60925
Totals401174.39275

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYUPEP
-BYU starters: Davide Gardini; Gabi Garcia Fernande; Andrew Lincoln; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Miki Jauhiainen; Brody Earnest; libero Zach Hendrickson.
-PEP starters: Michael Wexter; Kaleb Denmark; Max Chamberlain; Robert Mullahey; David Wieczorek; Kevin Vaz; libero Noah Dyer.
-PEP subs: Spencer Wickens; Noah Dyer.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).01
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr (from Brody Earnest).11
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.12
PEP[David Wieczorek] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Robert Mullahey).13
PEP[David Wieczorek] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).23
BYU[Davide Gardini] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Noah Dyer).24
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Kill by Andrew Lincoln (from Brody Earnest).34
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Kaleb Denmark.44
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).45
PEP[Michael Wexter] Service ace (Zach Hendrickson).46
PEP[Michael Wexter] Kill by Andrew Lincoln (from Brody Earnest).56
BYU[Brody Earnest] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).57
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Service error.67
BYU[Andrew Lincoln] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).68
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Service error.78
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).79
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).89
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).810
PEP[David Wieczorek] Ball handling error by Kaleb Denmark.910
BYU[Davide Gardini] Attack error by Davide Gardini.911
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Service error.1011
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).1012
PEP[Michael Wexter] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1013
PEP[Michael Wexter] Service error.1113
BYU[Brody Earnest] Service error.1114
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Service ace (Andrew Lincoln).1115
PEPTimeout BYU.
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Ball handling error by Brody Earnest.1116
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Brody Earnest).1216
BYU[Andrew Lincoln] Attack error by Kaleb Denmark.1316
BYU[Andrew Lincoln] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).1317
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).1417
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Service error.1418
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).1419
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1420
PEPTimeout BYU.
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Spencer Wickens).1421
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Attack error by Davide Gardini.1422
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest), block error by Max Chamberlain.1522
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1523
PEP[David Wieczorek] Attack error by David Wieczorek (block by Felipe de Brito Ferr).1623
BYU[Davide Gardini] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Robert Mullahey).1624
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr.1724
-BYU subs: Alex Ah Sue; Felipe de Brito Ferr.
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Kill by Kevin Vaz (from Robert Mullahey).1725
2
TeamPlayBYUPEP
-PEP starters: Michael Wexter; Kaleb Denmark; Robert Mullahey; David Wieczorek; Kevin Vaz; Max Chamberlain; libero Noah Dyer.
-PEP subs: Spencer Wickens; Noah Dyer.
-BYU starters: Andrew Lincoln; Miki Jauhiainen; Brody Earnest; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Gabi Garcia Fernande; Davide Gardini; libero Zach Hendrickson.
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).10
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Service ace (Noah Dyer).20
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Brody Earnest).30
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Davide Gardini.31
PEP[David Wieczorek] Attack error by Davide Gardini.32
PEP[David Wieczorek] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Michael Wexter).33
PEP[David Wieczorek] Attack error by Kaleb Denmark.43
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).44
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Attack error by Felipe de Brito Ferr.45
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Service ace (Andrew Lincoln).46
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Ball handling error by David Wieczorek.56
BYU[Davide Gardini] Service error.57
PEP[Michael Wexter] Service ace (Zach Hendrickson).58
PEP[Michael Wexter] Service error.68
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Kaleb Denmark (block by Brody Earnest; Miki Jauhiainen).78
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Attack error by Andrew Lincoln.79
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Kill by David Wieczorek, block error by Brody Earnest.710
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).810
BYU[Brody Earnest] Bad set by Robert Mullahey.910
BYU[Brody Earnest] Service error.911
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Service ace (Andrew Lincoln).912
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.913
PEPTimeout BYU.
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande.914
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Kill by Davide Gardini.1014
BYU[Andrew Lincoln] Kill by Max Chamberlain (from Robert Mullahey).1015
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Zach Hendrickson).1115
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Max Chamberlain.1215
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Attack error by Michael Wexter.1315
BYUTimeout Pepperdine.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Service error.1316
PEP[David Wieczorek] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).1317
PEP[David Wieczorek] Ball handling error by Brody Earnest.1318
PEPTimeout BYU.
PEP[David Wieczorek] Service error.1418
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Service error.1419
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Service error.1519
BYU[Davide Gardini] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Robert Mullahey).1520
PEP[Michael Wexter] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).1620
-BYU subs: Alex Ah Sue; Felipe de Brito Ferr.
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Kill by Miki Jauhiainen.1720
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Service error.1721
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Service error.1821
BYU[Brody Earnest] Attack error by Kevin Vaz (block by Miki Jauhiainen; Andrew Lincoln).1921
BYUTimeout Pepperdine.
BYU[Brody Earnest] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).1922
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Attack error by David Wieczorek.2022
-BYU subs: Zach Eschenberg; Andrew Lincoln.
BYU[Zach Eschenberg] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).2023
-BYU subs: Andrew Lincoln; Zach Eschenberg.
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Miki Jauhiainen).2123
-BYU subs: Felipe de Brito Ferr; Alex Ah Sue.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Miki Jauhiainen).2223
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).2224
PEP[David Wieczorek] Service error.2324
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).2325
3
TeamPlayBYUPEP
-BYU starters: Gabi Garcia Fernande; Andrew Lincoln; Brody Earnest; Miki Jauhiainen; Felipe de Brito Ferr; Davide Gardini; libero Zach Hendrickson.
-PEP starters: David Wieczorek; Max Chamberlain; Robert Mullahey; Michael Wexter; Kevin Vaz; Kaleb Denmark; libero Noah Dyer.
-PEP subs: Spencer Wickens; Noah Dyer.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).01
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Max Chamberlain.02
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Davide Gardini (from Brody Earnest).12
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).13
PEP[David Wieczorek] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Robert Mullahey), block error by Felipe de Brito Ferr.14
PEP[David Wieczorek] Service error.24
BYU[Davide Gardini] Service error.25
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Ball handling error by Brody Earnest.26
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Service error.36
BYU[Felipe de Brito Ferr] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).37
PEP[Michael Wexter] Service error.47
BYU[Brody Earnest] Attack error by Kaleb Denmark (block by Gabi Garcia Fernande; Miki Jauhiainen).57
BYU[Brody Earnest] Kill by Kaleb Denmark (from Robert Mullahey).58
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Brody Earnest).68
BYU[Andrew Lincoln] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).69
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Kevin Vaz).610
PEPTimeout BYU.
PEP[Kevin Vaz] Ball handling error by Kaleb Denmark.710
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande.810
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).811
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Attack error by Felipe de Brito Ferr (block by Max Chamberlain; Michael Wexter).812
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Kaleb Denmark).813
PEPTimeout BYU.
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Brody Earnest).913
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).914
PEP[David Wieczorek] Attack error by Gabi Garcia Fernande (block by Kaleb Denmark; Max Chamberlain).915
PEP[David Wieczorek] Attack error by Davide Gardini.916
PEP[David Wieczorek] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr (from Brody Earnest).1016
BYU[Davide Gardini] Service error.1017
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Service ace (Andrew Lincoln).1018
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Service ace (Davide Gardini).1019
PEP[Max Chamberlain] Kill by Felipe de Brito Ferr (from Brody Earnest).1119
-BYU subs: Alex Ah Sue; Felipe de Brito Ferr.
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Service ace (Kaleb Denmark).1219
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande.1319
BYUTimeout Pepperdine.
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Brody Earnest).1419
BYU[Alex Ah Sue] Service error.1420
PEP[Michael Wexter] Kill by Andrew Lincoln (from Brody Earnest).1520
BYU[Brody Earnest] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).1521
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Kill by Kevin Vaz.1522
PEP[Kaleb Denmark] Attack error by David Wieczorek (block by Andrew Lincoln; Miki Jauhiainen).1622
-BYU subs: Zach Eschenberg; Andrew Lincoln.
BYU[Zach Eschenberg] Kill by David Wieczorek (from Robert Mullahey).1623
-PEP subs: Alex Gettinger; Kevin Vaz.
-BYU subs: Andrew Lincoln; Zach Eschenberg.
PEP[Alex Gettinger] Kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande (from Brody Earnest).1723
-PEP subs: Kevin Vaz; Alex Gettinger.
-BYU subs: Felipe de Brito Ferr; Alex Ah Sue.
BYU[Miki Jauhiainen] Kill by Max Chamberlain (from Robert Mullahey), block error by Felipe de Brito Ferr.1724
PEP[Robert Mullahey] Service error.1824
BYU[Gabi Garcia Fernande] Kill by Michael Wexter (from Robert Mullahey).1825