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Josh Carter | Posted: 1 Apr 2021 | Updated: 10 Apr 2021
Josh Carter

No. 2 BYU rolls past USC in straight sets

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PROVO, Utah — No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball cruised to a straight-set win over USC (25-22, 25-18, 25-16) Thursday night at the Smith Fieldhouse.

“Every match we get an opportunity to compete in helps us work better together as a team," said BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead. "I really like what we're doing from the service line. Our servers are managing the game well. We're seeing a lot of good things come from that which allows our block and our defense to get in good spots." 

Davide Gardini paced the Cougars (15-2, 14-2) with a team-high 11 kills, hitting at a .769 clip while also adding four blocks on the match. Gabi Garcia Fernandez and Zach Eschenberg backed Gardini with nine kills apiece, while Miki Jauhiainen contributed five.

Eschenberg added a career-high-tying four aces, three of which came in the first set.

As a team, BYU recorded a .443 hitting percentage on 37 kills while holding the Trojans (5-9, 5-9) to a .203 clip. The Cougars notched 10.5 blocks to USC’s 3.5 en route to securing their 10th consecutive win.

Player Highlights:

  • Davide Gardini: 11 kills, .769 hitting percentage, four blocks, one dig
  • Zach Eschenberg: Nine kills, four aces, two blocks, one dig
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez: Nine kills, three blocks, one ace
  • Miki Jauhiainen: Five kills, three blocks

SET ONE

After the Trojans took an early 2-0 lead, BYU fought back with kills by Garcia Fernandez, Jauhiainen and Gardini to tie the game at four. With the Cougars leading 9-8 later in the set, a flurry of kills by Garcia Fernandez, Gardini, Eschenberg and de Brito Ferreira put BYU up 15-11 and forced a USC timeout. Eschenberg tallied three aces in four rallies to put the Cougars up 20-14 before a Gardini kill gave BYU the 25-22 set win.

SET TWO

Both teams traded points early, as a Gardini kill and a block by Wil Stanley, Jauhiainen and Gardini knotted the game at four. A Wil Stanley ace then capped a 5-0 Cougar run, putting BYU up 9-4. The Cougars maintained control throughout, as kills by de Brito Ferreira and Garcia Fernandez gave the Cougars a 17-11 lead. Back-to-back aces from Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga and another by Eschenberg sealed the 25-18 set win for BYU.

SET THREE

The Cougars went up 6-4 following a de Brito Ferreira and Eschenberg block and a kill by de Brito Ferreira. BYU extended its lead to five, 13-8, after kills by Gardini and Eschenberg capped a 4-0 Cougar run. Back-to-back kills by Gardini and Garcia Fernandez put BYU up 20-14 later in the set. Fueled by kills from Gardini, Jauhiainen and Garcia Fernandez, the Cougars closed the set on a 5-0 run, winning 25-16.

BYU will be back in the Smith Fieldhouse Friday, April 2, for another match against USC in the Cougars’ final home match of the regular season. BYU will recognize its seniors before the match, which will start at 7 p.m. and will be broadcast on byutv.org and the BYUtv App.

 

 
Karina Amos | Posted: 29 Mar 2021 | Updated: 6 Apr 2021
Karina Amos

No. 2 Cougars to host USC Trojans for final home matches

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Gabi, Miki, and Wil stand in front of net

PROVO, Utah â€” No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball will welcome the Trojans of USC for a pair of matches April 1 and 2. Recognition of the 2021 seniors will take place April 2 post game. 

A limited number of fans will be in attendance for both matches. Ticket information can be found HERE.

The Class of 2021:

The following players will be recognized in this year’s senior night presentation:

  • Felipe de Brito Ferreira: 2018-2021
  • Zach Eschenberg: 2017-2021
  • Cyrus Fa' alogo: 2018-2021
  • Gabi Garcia Fernandez: 2018-2021
  • Zach Hendrickson: 2018-2021
  • Miki Jauhiainen: 2017-2021
  • Wil Stanley: 2017-2021

As a class, the BYU seniors have accomplished the following: 

  • 2017 NCAA championship appearance 
  • 2018 NCAA semi-final appearance 
  • 2018 MPSF Champions
  • Five All-America honors
  • 13 All-MPSF honors
  • 1 AVCA Player of the year
  • 1 AVCA Newcomer of the year 
  • 2 CoSida academic All-America honors
  • Many more weekly conference and national awards

All- Time Series

BYU 43-14 USC

No. 2 BYU (14-2, 14-2 MPSF)

  • The Cougars lead the MPSF in aces (1.72/set), blocks (2.63/set) and hitting percentage (.339) 
  • Wil Stanley leads the MPSF in assists (10.48/set)
  • Miki Jauhiainen leads the MPSF in blocks (1.12/set)

USC (5-8, 5-8 MPSF)

  • USC is coming off of a three-game win streak, sweeping the series with Stanford
  • The Trojans lead the MPSF in digs (8.19/set)
  • Chris Hall and Cole Paxson are Nos. 1 and 2 the MPSF for digs with (2.24/ set Hall), (2.22 Paxson)
  • Seniors Vecas Lewin, Billy Fauntleroy and Noah Franklin will be recognized on senior night April 2 alongside the Cougar seniors

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undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Provo, UT
Date: 4/1/2021
Attendance: 500
Box Score
Set Scores123
BYU252525
USC221816
BYU 15-2,15-2 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
11Eschenberg, Zach391130.61504221021014
18Jauhiainen, Miki35180.51000003006.5
3Stanley, Wil3011-131120402012
2Ah Sue, Alex100000010000000
16de Brito Ferreira, Felipe33040.750020014006
5Garcia Fernandez, Gabi396220.13611200030011.5
1Gardini, Davide3111130.76900211130013.5
4Stanley, Jon200000000000000
20Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan100000200000102
12Worthington, Mitchel300002001400000
Totals3710610.443358114102172155.5
Southern California 5-9,5-9 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
12Sutton Farrell, Danny330310110103005.5
3Paxson, Cole300000002200000
6Hall, Chris3012-0.526000300010
11Fauntleroy, Billy3165270.40702601020119
15Dickinson, Clay353100.23012101105.5
7Lewin, Vecas3136-0.3330100000102
1Browning, Brandon3441300022401204.5
19Frassrand, Lucas200000000000000
4Reed, Jackson311300011000001
8Paulson, Kyle200000000000000
Totals3017640.20329411812074237.5

Team Attack Stats By Set

BYU 3 sets 7 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
1133220.45525
2114170.41225
3133220.45525
Totals3710610.44360
Southern California 0 sets 12 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
1134210.42922
295180.22218
38825016
Totals3017640.20378

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen.
-M-657 starters: Brandon, Browning; Chris, Hall; Vecas, Lewin; Billy, Fauntleroy; Danny, Sutton, Farrell; Clay, Dickinson.
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).10
USC[Hall, Chris] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (block by Fauntleroy, Billy; Sutton Farrell, Danny).20
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).21
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service error.31
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).32
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).33
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Sutton Farrell, Danny (from Hall, Chris).43
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).44
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Lewin, Vecas (from Hall, Chris).45
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Lewin, Vecas.55
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.56
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Attack error by Lewin, Vecas (block by Gardini, Davide; de Brito Ferreira, Felipe).57
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Attack error by Lewin, Vecas (block by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe).58
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service error.68
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).69
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).79
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Service ace (Eschenberg, Zach).89
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).810
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Service error.910
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).911
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).1011
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1012
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Dickinson, Clay).1112
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1113
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service ace (Browning, Brandon).1114
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).1115
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris), block error by Eschenberg, Zach.1215
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service ace (Gardini, Davide).1315
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).1415
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.1416
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service ace (Dickinson, Clay).1417
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Ball handling error by Fauntleroy, Billy.1418
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service ace (Paxson, Cole).1419
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service ace (Browning, Brandon).1420
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1520
USC[Browning, Brandon] Service error.1521
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Attack error by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1621
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1721
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1722
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Sutton Farrell, Danny (from Hall, Chris).1822
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).1823
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1923
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (block by Sutton Farrell, Danny; Browning, Brandon; Fauntleroy, Billy).2023
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).2024
-BYU subs: Ah Sue, Alex.
BYU[Ah Sue, Alex] Service error.2124
-USC subs: Reed, Jackson.
USC[Reed, Jackson] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Dickinson, Clay).2224
USC[Reed, Jackson] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Garcia Fernandez, Gabi), block error by Browning, Brandon.2225
2
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-BYU subs: Ah Sue, Alex.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen; Mitchel, Worthington; Jon, Stanley; Alex, Ah, Sue.
-M-657 starters: Brandon, Browning; Chris, Hall; Vecas, Lewin; Billy, Fauntleroy; Danny, Sutton, Farrell; Clay, Dickinson; Cole, Paxson; Jackson, Reed.
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
-USC subs: Reed, Jackson.
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).01
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).11
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Browning, Brandon.12
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service error.22
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).32
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).33
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (block by Gardini, Davide; Jauhiainen, Miki; Stanley, Wil).34
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).44
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.45
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).46
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Attack error by Hall, Chris (block by Gardini, Davide).47
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki.48
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Service ace (Team).49
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Service error.59
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).510
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).511
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Lewin, Vecas.512
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Service error.612
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).613
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).614
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).714
USC[Hall, Chris] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (block by Sutton Farrell, Danny; Dickinson, Clay).814
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).815
-BYU subs: Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan.
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).915
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Service error.916
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1016
-USC subs: Frassrand, Lucas.
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Service ace (Worthington, Mitchel).1116
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1117
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris), block error by Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan.1217
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.1218
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Browning, Brandon (from Hall, Chris).1318
USC[Browning, Brandon] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1418
USC[Browning, Brandon] Service error.1419
BYU[Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan] Service ace (Paxson, Cole).1420
BYU[Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan] Service ace (Dickinson, Clay).1421
BYU[Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1521
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle.
USC[Frassrand, Lucas] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).1522
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Kill by Sutton Farrell, Danny (from Hall, Chris).1622
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil), block error by Dickinson, Clay.1623
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service error.1723
-USC subs: Reed, Jackson.
USC[Reed, Jackson] Attack error by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Stanley, Wil).1823
USC[Reed, Jackson] Service error.1824
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Service ace (Reed, Jackson).1825
3
TeamPlayUSCBYU
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon; Tufuga, Teilon-Jonathan.
-USC subs: Reed, Jackson; Paulson, Kyle.
-M-77 starters: Davide, Gardini; Wil, Stanley; Gabi, Garcia, Fernandez; Zach, Eschenberg; Felipe, de, Brito, Ferreira; Miki, Jauhiainen; Mitchel, Worthington; Teilon-Jonathan, Tufuga; Jon, Stanley.
-M-657 starters: Brandon, Browning; Chris, Hall; Vecas, Lewin; Billy, Fauntleroy; Danny, Sutton, Farrell; Clay, Dickinson; Cole, Paxson; Lucas, Frassrand; Kyle, Paulson; Jackson, Reed.
-USC subs: Frassrand, Lucas.
USC[Hall, Chris] Attack error by Stanley, Wil (from Gardini, Davide).10
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).11
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; de Brito Ferreira, Felipe).12
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).22
USC[Dickinson, Clay] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).23
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (block by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe; Eschenberg, Zach).24
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Service error.34
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Dickinson, Clay).44
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Ball handling error by Hall, Chris.45
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by de Brito Ferreira, Felipe (from Stanley, Wil).46
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).56
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service ace (Eschenberg, Zach).66
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.67
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (block by Gardini, Davide; Jauhiainen, Miki; Stanley, Wil).68
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Service error.78
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).79
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Ball handling error by Stanley, Wil.89
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).810
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach.811
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Dickinson, Clay (from Hall, Chris).812
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Paxson, Cole).813
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).913
USC[Hall, Chris] Kill by Eschenberg, Zach (from Stanley, Wil).914
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).915
BYU[Jauhiainen, Miki] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1015
-USC subs: Reed, Jackson.
USC[Reed, Jackson] Attack error by Browning, Brandon (block by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi; de Brito Ferreira, Felipe).1016
BYU[Garcia Fernandez, Gabi] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1116
USC[Sutton Farrell, Danny] Service error.1117
BYU[Eschenberg, Zach] Kill by Reed, Jackson (from Hall, Chris).1217
USC[Fauntleroy, Billy] Service error.1218
BYU[de Brito Ferreira, Felipe] Service error.1318
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1418
USC[Browning, Brandon] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1419
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Jauhiainen, Miki).1420
BYU[Stanley, Wil] Kill by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1520
-USC subs: Paulson, Kyle; Frassrand, Lucas.
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Attack error by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1620
USC[Lewin, Vecas] Kill by Gardini, Davide (from Stanley, Wil).1621
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Jauhiainen, Miki (from Stanley, Wil).1622
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Reed, Jackson (block by Eschenberg, Zach; Jauhiainen, Miki; Garcia Fernandez, Gabi).1623
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Attack error by Fauntleroy, Billy (from Hall, Chris).1624
BYU[Gardini, Davide] Kill by Garcia Fernandez, Gabi (from Worthington, Mitchel).1625