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Karina Amos | Posted: 5 Mar 2021 | Updated: 8 Mar 2021
Karina Amos

No. 2 Cougars sweep USC Trojans with season high performances

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Three BYU players cheering

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball (8-2) takes down the Trojans (1-5) of USC (25-22,25-22,25-20) for a sweep in the Galen Center. The 8-2 Cougars now lead the MPSF conference.  

“The team was fairly steady from start to finish,” said BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead. “Our pins carried a nice load but we are working to get a little more offense out of our middle positions.”

Zach Eschenberg and Miki Jauhiainen both registered season high blocks, participating in 5 and 7 respectively, of the team’s 10.5 total. Libero Mitch Worthington picked up six clutch digs.

“I thought Mitch did a nice job keeping us in system and made some key digs when we needed them” Olmstead said. 

 As a team, the Cougars recorded 42 kills, 2 aces, 10.5 blocks, and 35 digs. BYU held USC to a .216 hitting percentage. 

KEY PLAYERS

  • Davide Gardini: 14 kills, .290 hitting percentage, one ace, seven digs
  • Wil Stanley: 36 assists, 11 digs
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez: 14 kills, .370 hitting percentage, seven digs, four blocks
  • Zach Eschenberg: six kills, one ace, five blocks
  • Miki Jauhiainen: two kills, seven blocks

 SET ONE

David Gardini opened with two kills for BYU’s first points of the match. USC quickly followed with a trio of kills, gaining an advantage. The Trojans would hold that lead until an Eschenberg ace tied the set at 11’s. USC came back on top until two attack errors and a BYU block put the Cougars on top into the media timeout (BYU 15-14 USC). After the timeout, a four point BYU run gave the Cougars a two point lead triggering a USC timeout (BYU 19-17). The set was won by BYU 25-22 USC after a kill by Gardini and a Trojan attack error. 

SET TWO 

USC started off set two powerfully with a quick kill and an ace (BYU 0-2 USC). Similar to set one, the Trojans kept a two point lead to begin.  BYU caught up at the 10-10 mark on a kill by Gardini. The set remained even until the BYU 15-14 USC media timeout. After the timeout, BYU did not let up, causing USC to call a timeout (BYU 17-14 USC). Several attack errors later and BYU calls its first timeout (BYU 20-19 USC). A kill by Garcia Fernandez ended the set 25-22 for the BYU win. 

SET THREE

Immediately after the serve, Garcia Fernandez put down a kill. A block at the net by Julien and Eschenberg gave BYU the advantage ( BYU 4-2 USC). The Trojans caught up at the 5-5 mark but were quickly met by a 4-0 BYU run (BYU 9-5 USC). A USC timeout followed. BYU would maintain the lead from this point on. Julien and Gardini recorded two kills each late in the set. A BYU team three blocks and 13 kills later and the Cougars secured the set 25-22 to complete the 3-0 sweep. 

Up next, the Cougars will welcome Stanford to the Smith Fieldhouse Mar. 12 and 13, both at 7:00 p.m. MST. The matches will be broadcast on BYUtv and the BYUtv App.

 

 

 
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: Los Angeles, CA
Date: 3/5/2021
Attendance: 0
Box Score
Set Scores123
USC222220
BYU252525
Southern California 1-5,1-5 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
3Paxson, Cole300003000900000
6Hall, Chris31040.2532000800101
11Fauntleroy, Billy3166310.32311501021018
15Dickinson, Clay352100.30030001005.5
7Lewin, Vecas372140.3572010311108.5
1Browning, Brandon3552101122603107.5
5Acord, Gus100000000200000
16Beck, Max100000000001000.5
19Frassrand, Lucas33180.250010214006
21Flood, Adam343140.0710000100004
8Paulson, Kyle300000000001000.5
Totals41191020.216392122322134051.5
BYU 8-2,8-2 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
11Eschenberg, Zach361250.21101205009.5
18Jauhiainen, Miki32040.50000107105.5
3Stanley, Wil32030.667360101103003.5
2Ah Sue, Alex100000000000000
6Hendrickson, Zach300000000000000
16de Brito Ferreira, Felipe222400030000102
5Garcia Fernandez, Gabi3144270.3700107040016
1Gardini, Davide3145310.2911117000015
4Stanley, Jon100000000000000
10Julien, Gavin22140.251000102013
12Worthington, Mitchel300002000600000
14Meyer, Zeo100000010000000
Totals4213980.29641272350212154.5

Team Attack Stats By Set

Southern California 0 sets 12 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
1147330.21222
2134270.33322
3148420.14320
Totals41191020.21678
BYU 3 sets 12 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
1145350.25725
2154270.40725
3134360.2525
Totals4213980.29668

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYUUSC
-M-657 starters: Brandon, Browning; Chris, Hall; Vecas, Lewin; Billy, Fauntleroy; Lucas, Frassrand; Adam, Flood.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen.
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).10
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).11
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Kill by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).12
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Browning, Brandon.22
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).23
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).33
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).34
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).44
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Flood, Adam (from Hall, Chris).45
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).46
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).56
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Service error.57
USC[Flood, Adam] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; Jauhiainen, Miki).67
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (block by Frassrand, Lucas; Browning, Brandon; Fauntleroy, Billy).68
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).69
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; Eschenberg, Zach; Jauhiainen, Miki).79
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).710
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.810
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Hall, Chris.910
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).911
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1011
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service ace (Browning, Brandon).1111
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Lewin, Vecas.1112
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Flood, Adam (from Fauntleroy, Billy).1113
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).1213
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Service error.1214
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1314
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).1414
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; Jauhiainen, Miki).1514
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Paxson, Cole).1515
USC[Flood, Adam] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (block by Browning, Brandon; Frassrand, Lucas).1516
USC[Flood, Adam] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Paxson, Cole).1517
USC[Flood, Adam] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1617
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (block by Jauhiainen, Miki; Eschenberg, Zach).1717
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Flood, Adam (from Hall, Chris).1817
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).1917
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service error.1918
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).2018
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Gardini, Davide).2118
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Paxson, Cole).2119
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Attack error by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (block by Lewin, Vecas).2120
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.2220
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (block by Browning, Brandon; Lewin, Vecas).2221
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle.
USC[Browning, Brandon] Service error.2321
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).2322
-USC subs: Dickinson, Clay.
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2422
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Attack error by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).2522
2
TeamPlayBYUUSC
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle.
-M-657 starters: Brandon, Browning; Chris, Hall; Vecas, Lewin; Billy, Fauntleroy; Lucas, Frassrand; Adam, Flood; Cole, Paxson; Kyle, Paulson; Clay, Dickinson.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen; Mitchel, Worthington; Zach, Hendrickson; Jon, Stanley.
-USC subs: Dickinson, Clay.
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).01
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service ace (Gardini, Davide).02
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.12
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service error.13
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).23
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Hall, Chris (from Lewin, Vecas).24
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).34
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Service error.35
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).45
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Flood, Adam (from Hall, Chris).46
USC[Flood, Adam] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).56
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).57
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (block by Jauhiainen, Miki; Eschenberg, Zach; Garcia Fernandez, Gabi).67
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).68
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).78
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris), block error by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe.79
USC[Browning, Brandon] Service error.89
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).810
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).910
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1010
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Service error.1011
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Stanley, Wil.1111
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1211
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1212
USC[Flood, Adam] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1312
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Frassrand, Lucas (from Hall, Chris).1313
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Service error.1413
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1414
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.1514
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1614
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).1714
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).1814
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1815
USC[Browning, Brandon] Service ace (Eschenberg, Zach).1816
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1916
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2016
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Flood, Adam (from Hall, Chris).2017
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle.
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Attack error by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (block by Frassrand, Lucas).2018
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (block by Frassrand, Lucas; Paulson, Kyle).2019
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Service error.2119
-BYU subs: Julien, Gavin.
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Attack error by Flood, Adam (block by Jauhiainen, Miki; Stanley, Wil).2219
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Frassrand, Lucas (from Hall, Chris).2220
-USC subs: Dickinson, Clay.
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Eschenberg, Zach).2320
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Frassrand, Lucas (from Hall, Chris).2321
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Service error.2421
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Eschenberg, Zach (block by Frassrand, Lucas; Fauntleroy, Billy).2422
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Lewin, Vecas.2522
3
TeamPlayBYUUSC
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle; Dickinson, Clay.
-BYU subs: de Brito Ferreira, Felipe.
-USC subs: Acord, Gus.
-BYU subs: Hendrickson, Zach.
-M-657 starters: Brandon, Browning; Chris, Hall; Vecas, Lewin; Billy, Fauntleroy; Lucas, Frassrand; Adam, Flood; Cole, Paxson; Kyle, Paulson; Clay, Dickinson.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen; Mitchel, Worthington; Zach, Hendrickson; Gavin, Julien.
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).10
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).11
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.21
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).31
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Ball handling error by Julien, Gavin.32
USC[Browning, Brandon] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (block by Julien, Gavin; Eschenberg, Zach).42
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Attack error by Flood, Adam (from Hall, Chris).52
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).53
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Attack error by Julien, Gavin (from Stanley, Wil).54
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Browning, Brandon).55
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).65
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Stanley, Wil (from Julien, Gavin).75
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Attack error by Frassrand, Lucas (block by Stanley, Wil; Jauhiainen, Miki).85
-USC subs: Beck, Max.
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).95
-USC subs: Dickinson, Clay.
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).96
USC[Hall, Chris] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (block by Beck, Max; Dickinson, Clay).97
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).107
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).108
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Service error.118
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service ace (Browning, Brandon).128
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).129
USC[Beck, Max] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).1210
USC[Beck, Max] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Fauntleroy, Billy.1310
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Lewin, Vecas).1311
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1411
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).1511
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (block by Eschenberg, Zach; Julien, Gavin; Stanley, Wil).1611
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).1612
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Julien, Gavin (from Stanley, Wil).1712
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1812
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Julien, Gavin (from Stanley, Wil).1912
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Worthington, Mitchel).2012
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).2013
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle.
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Attack error by Dickinson, Clay (from Browning, Brandon).2113
-BYU subs: Meyer, Zeo.
BYU[Meyer, Zeo] Service error.2114
USC[Hall, Chris] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).2115
USC[Hall, Chris] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2116
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Acord, Gus), block error by Jauhiainen, Miki.2117
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).2217
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).2218
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Service error.2318
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).2319
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).2419
-BYU subs: Ah Sue, Alex.
BYU[Ah Sue, Alex] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).2420
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).2520