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Karina Amos | Posted: 4 Mar 2021 | Updated: 8 Mar 2021
Karina Amos

Cougars show team strength in 3-0 sweep at Concordia Irvine

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Jon Stanley smiles with teammates

IRVINE, Calif. — The No. 2 BYU Cougars swept Concordia Irvine (25-20, 25-19, 25-19) Thursday night on the road. The sweep is BYU’s second in a row, both on the road. 

“I’m proud of the way the guys battled tonight as a team,” said BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead. 

As a team, BYU held CUI to a .198 hitting percentage, with 12 Concordia hitting errors and 12 BYU blocks contributing to that. The Cougars hit their way to .375 (49-10-104) and had five team aces. 

Outside hitter Zach Eschenberg matched his career-high 16 kills on a .469 clip with only one error.

“I thought Wil made a handful of good decisions in certain situations that opened things up for both Esch (Eschenberg) and Davide (Gardini),” Olmstead said. “Esch has been working hard with his range, and we saw a lot of improvement tonight.”

KEY PLAYERS

  • Zach Eschenberg: 16 kills, one error, .469 hitting percentage, one ace, five digs
  • Davide Gardini: 12 kills, .450 hitting percentage, 12 digs, one block
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez: 13 kills, .250 hitting percentage, two aces, five blocks
  • Miki Jauhiainen: two kills, one ace, four blocks
  • Wil Stanley: 39 assists, two kills

SET ONE

The Cougars and Eagles began the match trading kills and aces. BYU’s first ace by Garcia Fernandez (BYU 4-3 CUI) was met by a Concordia kill and subsequent ace which moved CUI on top (BYU 5-6 CUI). BYU bounced back and would hold the lead for the rest of the set. Errors by the Eagles and a strong BYU blocking force sent the Cougars on a 5-2 run, putting them up 15-11. BYU won the set 25-20 after a CUI service error. 

SET TWO

BYU showed off its dominance in set two with an immediate kill by Eschenberg. Stanley followed with a kill of his own, setting BYU’s offense into motion. An ace by Jauhiainen (BYU 9-5) followed by an Eschenberg kill, triggered a CUI timeout. After a handful of errors, by both the Eagles and Cougars, Jauhiainen and Garcia Fernandez registered back-to-back blocks, applying pressure at the net (BYU 16-10 CUI). Despite a late 4-0 run by the Eagles at set point, the Cougars finished 25-19 on a kill by Gardini. 

SET THREE

Concordia Irvine came in to set three strong. A big Concordia block in the front row put pressure on the Cougars, forcing Stanley to move the ball around more. To start the set, freshman middle blocker Gavin Julien was in the lineup for the Cougars and registered a kill early on (BYU 4-4 CUI). A run of three straight aces by Concordia (BYU 8-10 CUI) gave way to BYU’s first timeout of the game. The Eagles held on to the lead until a Gardini kill tied the set up at 15s. Kills by Garcia Fernandez and Jauhiainen gave the Cougars a 19-16 edge, forcing a CUI timeout. Coming out of the timeout, BYU ran away with the lead, finishing 25-19 on an Eagles attack error at the net. 

BYU will play tomorrow, Mar. 5 at USC in the Galen Center starting at 5 p.m. PST. The game will be available to watch on the Pac-12 Network.

 

 
Karina Amos | Posted: 2 Mar 2021 | Updated: 8 Mar 2021
Karina Amos

Men's Volleyball at Concordia Irvine and USC this week

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Coach Olmstead speaks to players during a time out

 

PROVO, Utah. — No. 2 men’s volleyball will travel to California this week to take on Concordia Irvine Mar. 4 at 7:00 pm PST and USC Mar. 5 at 5:00 pm PST. 

BYU Cougars (6-2, 6-2 MPSF)

  • BYU was voted the No. 2 team in this week’s NVA/AVCA coaches poll
  • Setter Wil Stanley, ranks No. 5 nationally in assists per set with 10.27
  • Middle blocker Felipe de Brito Ferreira is in the top three of two categories in the MPSF, blocks per set (1.04) and hitting percentage (.390)
  • BYU currently leads the MPSF in aces (1.69) per set and hitting percentage (.310)

All-time series

  • BYU 4-2 CUI
  • BYU 42-14 USC

Concordia Irvine (1-4, 1-4 MPSF) 

  • The Eagles beat No. 9 UCLA Feb. 27 for the first time in program history 
  • Middle blocker Gil Herold leads the MPSF in hitting percentage (.468)
  • CUI will take on UCLA for a final time Mar. 2 before hosting BYU Mar. 4

USC (1-4, 1-4 MPSF)

  • USC is 1-4 overall with losses to UCLA and Pepperdine and a road win at UCLA
  • Libero Cole Paxson leads the MPSF in digs per set with 2.56
  • The Trojans will host BYU Mar. 4 and Concordia Irvine Mar. 6

Broadcast information

At Concordia Irvine: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cui/

At USC: https://pac-12.com/live/usc-2

Live stats

At Concordia Irvine: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/cui/

At USC: https://usctrojans.com/sidearmstats/mvball/summary

 

 


undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Irvine, CA
Date: 3/4/2021
Attendance: 0
Box Score
Set Scores123
CUI201919
BYU252525
Concordia (CA) 1-6,1-6 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Barsemian, Raymond2441801030002005
17Hoppe, Jordan364210.0950301900009
8Omartian, Blake200000001100000
6Mott, Mclain2000011000100000
11Schut, Jesper352100.30120302007
9Chun, Owen252130.2310000201005.5
22Carlson, Jonathan330110.2730001500003
4Enriques, Addison300001001600000
18Boisvert, Erik110111110200002
21Carey, Keegan100000000000000
2Herold, Gil340110.3640000101004.5
5Oviedo, Christian200001000000000
7Henderson, Brock2101112120210003
Totals2912860.1982768532160039
BYU 7-2,7-2 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Gardini, Davide3123200.45103112010012.5
11Eschenberg, Zach3161320.46931325000017
18Jauhiainen, Miki32060.3330110004005
3Stanley, Wil32040.539000900002
16de Brito Ferreira, Felipe22030.6670010102003
5Garcia Fernandez, Gabi3135320.2502207050017.5
4Stanley, Jon110110000000001
10Julien, Gavin211600110000002
12Worthington, Mitchel300003000600010
Totals49101040.375465116400120160

Team Attack Stats By Set

Concordia (CA) 0 sets 6 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
184300.13320
2114260.26919
3104300.219
Totals2912860.19875
BYU 3 sets 4 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
1184360.38925
2144330.30325
3172350.42925
Totals49101040.37558

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYUCUI
-M-30199 starters: Raymond, Barsemian; Gil, Herold; Mclain, Mott; Jesper, Schut; Jordan, Hoppe; Jonathan, Carlson.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen.
CUI[Mott, Mclain] Kill by Hoppe, Jordan (from Mott, Mclain).01
CUI[Mott, Mclain] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).11
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Barsemian, Raymond (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; de Brito Ferreira, Felipe).21
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Barsemian, Raymond (from Mott, Mclain).22
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).32
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service ace (Enriques, Addison).42
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Hoppe, Jordan (from Mott, Mclain).43
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Service ace (Team).44
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Kill by Barsemian, Raymond (from Mott, Mclain).45
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).55
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Bad set by Stanley, Wil.56
CUI[Barsemian, Raymond] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).66
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Barsemian, Raymond (from Mott, Mclain).67
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Attack error by Barsemian, Raymond (from Mott, Mclain).77
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).78
CUI[Herold, Gil] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).88
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Worthington, Mitchel).98
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Schut, Jesper (from Mott, Mclain).108
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service error.109
CUI[Mott, Mclain] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).119
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).129
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Barsemian, Raymond (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; de Brito Ferreira, Felipe).139
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (block by Barsemian, Raymond; Schut, Jesper).1310
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Ball handling error by Worthington, Mitchel.1311
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Bad set by Barsemian, Raymond.1411
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1511
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1512
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).1612
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).1712
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service error.1713
CUI[Barsemian, Raymond] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1813
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Kill by Herold, Gil (from Mott, Mclain).1814
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Kill by Stanley, Jon (from Eschenberg, Zach).1914
-CUI subs: Oviedo, Christian; Carey, Keegan.
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Herold, Gil (from Oviedo, Christian).1915
CUI[Herold, Gil] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2015
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service error.2016
CUI[Carey, Keegan] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).2116
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Hoppe, Jordan (from Barsemian, Raymond).2117
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).2118
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).2218
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service error.2219
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2319
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Eschenberg, Zach).2419
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service error.2420
CUI[Barsemian, Raymond] Service error.2520
2
TeamPlayBYUCUI
-CUI subs: Oviedo, Christian.
-M-30199 starters: Raymond, Barsemian; Gil, Herold; Mclain, Mott; Jesper, Schut; Jordan, Hoppe; Jonathan, Carlson; Addison, Enriques; Christian, Oviedo; Keegan, Carey.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen; Mitchel, Worthington; Jon, Stanley.
-CUI subs: Carey, Keegan.
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach.10
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Barsemian, Raymond (from Mott, Mclain).11
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Stanley, Wil (from Eschenberg, Zach).21
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Schut, Jesper (from Mott, Mclain).22
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).32
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Service error.33
CUI[Barsemian, Raymond] Service error.43
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).53
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).63
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Carlson, Jonathan (from Mott, Mclain).64
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Attack error by Barsemian, Raymond (block by Jauhiainen, Miki; Garcia Fernandez, Gabi).74
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Herold, Gil (from Mott, Mclain).75
CUI[Herold, Gil] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).85
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Service ace (Team).95
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).105
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Service error.106
CUI[Mott, Mclain] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).116
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (block by Barsemian, Raymond; Schut, Jesper).117
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).127
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service error.128
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Service error.138
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Carlson, Jonathan (from Mott, Mclain).139
CUI[Barsemian, Raymond] Service error.149
-CUI subs: Henderson, Brock; Chun, Owen.
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (block by Chun, Owen; Herold, Gil).1410
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Attack error by Chun, Owen (block by Jauhiainen, Miki; Garcia Fernandez, Gabi).1510
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Hoppe, Jordan (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; Jauhiainen, Miki).1610
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Chun, Owen.1710
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Chun, Owen (from Henderson, Brock).1711
-CUI subs: Omartian, Blake.
CUI[Omartian, Blake] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1811
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Chun, Owen (from Henderson, Brock).1812
CUI[Chun, Owen] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1912
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service ace (Hoppe, Jordan).2012
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Schut, Jesper (from Henderson, Brock).2013
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Stanley, Wil.2113
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service ace (Omartian, Blake).2213
-BYU subs: Julien, Gavin.
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Attack error by Julien, Gavin (block by Henderson, Brock).2214
-CUI subs: Boisvert, Erik.
CUI[Boisvert, Erik] Service ace (Team).2215
CUI[Boisvert, Erik] Service error.2315
-BYU subs: Julien, Gavin.
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Chun, Owen (from Henderson, Brock).2316
CUI[Henderson, Brock] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2416
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Carlson, Jonathan (from Boisvert, Erik).2417
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2418
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Kill by Boisvert, Erik.2419
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2519
3
TeamPlayBYUCUI
-CUI subs: Barsemian, Raymond; Mott, Mclain; Omartian, Blake; Boisvert, Erik.
-M-30199 starters: Raymond, Barsemian; Gil, Herold; Mclain, Mott; Jesper, Schut; Jordan, Hoppe; Jonathan, Carlson; Addison, Enriques; Brock, Henderson; Owen, Chun; Blake, Omartian; Erik, Boisvert.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen; Mitchel, Worthington; Gavin, Julien.
-BYU subs: de Brito Ferreira, Felipe.
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).10
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Schut, Jesper (from Henderson, Brock).11
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Service error.21
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service error.22
CUI[Chun, Owen] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi.23
CUI[Chun, Owen] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Gardini, Davide).33
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Chun, Owen (from Enriques, Addison).34
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Kill by Julien, Gavin (from Stanley, Wil).44
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).54
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Service ace (Carlson, Jonathan).64
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Service error.65
CUI[Herold, Gil] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).75
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Hoppe, Jordan (from Henderson, Brock).76
CUI[Henderson, Brock] Service error.86
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service error.87
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Service ace (Eschenberg, Zach).88
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Service ace (Eschenberg, Zach).89
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Service ace (Gardini, Davide).810
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).910
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1010
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Schut, Jesper (from Henderson, Brock).1011
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).1012
CUI[Schut, Jesper] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1112
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1212
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Chun, Owen (from Henderson, Brock).1213
CUI[Chun, Owen] Kill by Henderson, Brock.1214
CUI[Chun, Owen] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1314
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Herold, Gil (from Henderson, Brock).1315
CUI[Carlson, Jonathan] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1415
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1515
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Attack error by Hoppe, Jordan (from Henderson, Brock).1615
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Hoppe, Jordan (from Henderson, Brock).1616
-CUI subs: Omartian, Blake.
CUI[Omartian, Blake] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1716
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki.1816
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Attack error by Schut, Jesper (block by Gardini, Davide; Jauhiainen, Miki).1916
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Hoppe, Jordan (from Henderson, Brock).1917
CUI[Henderson, Brock] Service ace (Team).1918
CUI[Henderson, Brock] Service error.2018
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Hoppe, Jordan (from Henderson, Brock).2118
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).2218
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Schut, Jesper (from Henderson, Brock).2219
CUI[Hoppe, Jordan] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).2319
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).2419
-CUI subs: Oviedo, Christian.
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Hoppe, Jordan.2519