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Lauren Bosco | Posted: 18 Feb 2023 | Updated: 13 Mar 2023
Lauren Bosco

BYU falls 3-0 to No. 2 UCLA on the road

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Cougars lose 3-0

LOS ANGELES — No. 8 BYU men’s volleyball dropped a 3-0 (17-25, 21-25, 18-25) contest to No. 2 UCLA in the John Wooden Center Saturday evening for its fourth loss of the season.

The Bruins (13-1) hit .481 on the night while BYU (8-4) managed a .311 hitting percentage. UCLA won it from the front row and the service line, with five aces and eight total blocks, holding BYU to just two blocks and only one ace. BYU’s bench players led the Cougars in kills, with Anthony Cherfan recording eight kills and Luke Benson earning five. 

Set One

Kupono Browne started off with a kill, quickly followed by another for the Cougars to go up 2-1. UCLA’s senior Alex Knight showed out with back-to-back blocks for the Bruins to take a 9-6 lead. He would go on to have a match-high five blocks. BYU continued to trail until a solo block by Teon Taylor tied the score at 12-12. When the Cougars were down by four BYU took a timeout, with the score at 17-13. Multiple attack and reception errors by BYU would extend UCLA’s lead. An ace by Knight closed the set at 25-17.

UCLA hit a .357 clip, holding BYU to a .174 hitting percentage. The Bruins reached half of its total blocks in the first set with four. Browne led with Cougars with four kills.

Set Two

The Bruins held the lead during the entire second set. Gavin Julien got his first kill of the night for the score to reach 5-3, Cougars down two. Benson came off the bench and recorded an ace, taking the score to 13-9. The Cougars slowed down UCLA’s lead by going on a 3-0 run, with kills from Miks Ramanis and Taylor, for the Bruins to take a timeout at 17-13. Benson dinked the ball over the net for a 19-16 score, closely followed by another Benson kill, taking the set to 20-17. The Cougars got as close as two points behind at 22-20, but would fall 25-21 after an Ido David kill. David would lead all players with 21 kills in the match on a .581 clip.

UCLA added on three more blocks while BYU recorded none in the second set. BYU’s Anthony Cherfan subbed in during set two and recorded four kills on a .375 clip as a spark off the bench.

Set Three

The Bruins started off set three with four consecutive points until a Cherfan kill took the score to 4-1. BYU took a timeout down 8-2, looking to regroup. Benson followed through with a kill for BYU. The Bruins rolled through the third set, with their highest lead at 16-8. BYU’s freshman Trent Moser subbed in place of Benson and recorded the next four points, with three kills and a block assist, forcing a UCLA timeout at 16-12. The Bruins reached match point after going on a 3-0 run, and finished the third set off a David kill at 25-18.

Next weekend, the Cougars travel back to California to face Concordia University Irvine. The first match of the series between the Cougars and the Golden Eagles will be on Friday, Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. PST.

 

 
Lauren Bosco | Posted: 14 Feb 2023 | Updated: 13 Mar 2023
Lauren Bosco

No. 8 BYU travels to face No. 2 UCLA for conference opener

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Cougars at number eight

PROVO, Utah — BYU men's volleyball (8-2) extended its undefeated home streak to 6-0 with a pair of wins over No. 14 UC Santa Barbara last weekend, and now look to face No. 2 UCLA in California this week on Friday and Saturday.

Most recently, the Cougars hosted the Bruins in the Smith Fieldhouse in 2022, suffering a reverse sweep (28-26, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 9-15) on Senior Night. UCLA (11-1) is ranked second in the MPSF while BYU sits right below in third place. 

UCLA's freshman setter Andrew Rowan was recently selected as the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Men's Collegiate Volleyball Player of the Week. Rowan led UCLA to a pair of wins over the No. 2-ranked Long Beach State last week. The Bruins also swept this week's MPSF weekly honors, with Rowan earning Defensive Player of the Week and senior outside hitter Alex Knight earning Offensive Player of the Week.

The Cougars moved up to No. 8 in this week’s AVCA coaches poll. This is BYU's fifth week in a row on the rankings, with the No. 8 spot being its highest rank since January 17, 2022. Last season, the Cougars highest ranking was eight. 

BYU’s senior libero Mitchel Worthington is just nine digs away from earning 500 career digs, and is currently seventh on the all-time dig list for the Cougars.

Series Information

  • Series Record: Tied at 36-36
  • Last Meeting: BYU lost 3-2 (28-26, 25-20, 23-25, 22-25, 9-15)
  • Home: 24-12
  • Away: 11-23
  • Neutral: 1-1

Broadcast Information

 

 


undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Los Angeles, CA
Date: 2/18/2023
Attendance: 1012
Box Score
Set Scores123
UCLA252525
BYU172118
UCLA 13-1,2-0 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
4Gooch, Troy300000000500000
12Knight, Alex370120.58331204140011
13McHenry, Merrick381120.5831010302009
18Sloane, Grant100000000000000
20Champlin, Ethan391160.512204010011.5
9Genis, Guy3024-0.50020114003
16David, Ido3213310.58100212030022.5
7Rowan, Andrew3002037230200002
21Rama, Zach11040.250010000101
Totals467810.481425131212141060
BYU 8-4,0-2 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
4Stanley, Jon300000000100000
10Julien, Gavin32140.250020100002
12Worthington, Mitchel200000001100000
13Cherfan, Anthony281140.50020100008
21Taylor, Teon34160.50000011005.5
23Ramanis, Miks353190.1050021400115
3Browne, Kupono3441000030100004
6Fife, Jackson200000001100000
16Haine, Noa3101130010400001
1Benson, Luke350100.52101200006
9Moser, Trent262100.40011101106.5
Totals3512740.31132111517122138

Team Attack Stats By Set

UCLA 3 sets 4 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
1133280.35725
2162250.5625
3172280.53625
Totals467810.48158
BYU 0 sets 10 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
195230.17417
2155290.34521
3112220.40918
Totals3512740.31177

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYUUCLA
-M-110 starters: Andrew, Rowan; Guy, Genis; Alex, Knight; Merrick, McHenry; Ido, David; Ethan, Champlin.
-M-77 starters: Kupono, Browne; Trent, Moser; Gavin, Julien; Noa, Haine; Teon, Taylor; Miks, Ramanis.
BYU[Browne, Kupono] Kill by Browne, Kupono (from Haine, Noa).10
BYU[Browne, Kupono] Service error.11
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by Browne, Kupono (from Haine, Noa).21
BYU[Moser, Trent] Kill by David, Ido (from McHenry, Merrick).22
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Service error.32
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Service error.33
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Attack error by Taylor, Teon (block by Genis, Guy).34
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Service error.44
BYU[Haine, Noa] Attack error by Genis, Guy (from Rowan, Andrew).54
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).55
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Taylor, Teon.65
BYU[Ramanis, Miks] Service error.66
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Service ace (Moser, Trent).67
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Attack error by Moser, Trent (block by Genis, Guy; David, Ido; Knight, Alex).68
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Attack error by Moser, Trent (block by Genis, Guy; David, Ido; Knight, Alex).69
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Service error.79
BYU[Taylor, Teon] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).710
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Service error.810
BYU[Browne, Kupono] Service error.811
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by Moser, Trent (from Haine, Noa).911
BYU[Moser, Trent] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Knight, Alex).912
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Kill by Ramanis, Miks (from Haine, Noa).1012
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Attack error by David, Ido.1112
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Attack error by McHenry, Merrick (block by Taylor, Teon).1212
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Rowan, Andrew).1213
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Knight, Alex).1214
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Browne, Kupono (from Haine, Noa).1314
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1315
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Attack error by Browne, Kupono (from Haine, Noa).1316
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Champlin, Ethan.1317
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Service ace (Worthington, Mitchel).1318
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Service error.1418
BYU[Ramanis, Miks] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Rowan, Andrew).1419
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Kill by Ramanis, Miks (from Haine, Noa).1519
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1520
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by David, Ido (from Knight, Alex), block error by Moser, Trent.1521
-BYU subs: Benson, Luke.
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Browne, Kupono (from Haine, Noa).1621
BYU[Browne, Kupono] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Rowan, Andrew).1622
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by Benson, Luke (from Haine, Noa).1722
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by McHenry, Merrick.1723
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Attack error by Browne, Kupono (block by McHenry, Merrick; Champlin, Ethan).1724
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Service ace (Benson, Luke).1725
2
TeamPlayBYUUCLA
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
-M-110 starters: Andrew, Rowan; Guy, Genis; Alex, Knight; Merrick, McHenry; Ido, David; Ethan, Champlin; Troy, Gooch.
-M-77 starters: Kupono, Browne; Trent, Moser; Gavin, Julien; Noa, Haine; Teon, Taylor; Miks, Ramanis; Mitchel, Worthington; Jon, Stanley; Luke, Benson.
-BYU subs: Moser, Trent.
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Rowan, Andrew).01
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Rowan, Andrew).02
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Benson, Luke (from Haine, Noa).12
BYU[Browne, Kupono] Service error.13
UCLA[David, Ido] Attack error by Browne, Kupono (block by McHenry, Merrick; Knight, Alex).14
UCLA[David, Ido] Service error.24
BYU[Benson, Luke] Attack error by Ramanis, Miks (from Julien, Gavin).25
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Kill by Julien, Gavin (from Haine, Noa).35
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Service error.36
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Ramanis, Miks (from Haine, Noa).46
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).47
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Service error.57
BYU[Ramanis, Miks] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).58
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Ball handling error by Ramanis, Miks.59
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Kill by Taylor, Teon (from Haine, Noa).69
BYU[Taylor, Teon] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).610
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Attack error by Browne, Kupono (block by Knight, Alex).611
-BYU subs: Cherfan, Anthony.
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Service error.711
BYU[Cherfan, Anthony] Service error.712
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).713
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).813
BYU[Benson, Luke] Service ace (David, Ido).913
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).914
-BYU subs: Fife, Jackson.
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Kill by Julien, Gavin (from Haine, Noa).1014
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Rowan, Andrew).1015
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Rowan, Andrew).1016
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1017
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Taylor, Teon (from Haine, Noa).1117
BYU[Haine, Noa] Attack error by Genis, Guy (from Rowan, Andrew).1217
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by Ramanis, Miks.1317
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1318
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).1418
BYU[Ramanis, Miks] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1419
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Kill by Taylor, Teon (from Haine, Noa).1519
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Kill by Benson, Luke (from Haine, Noa).1619
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Attack error by Julien, Gavin (block by David, Ido; Genis, Guy).1620
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Benson, Luke (from Haine, Noa).1720
BYU[Cherfan, Anthony] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).1721
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).1821
BYU[Benson, Luke] Attack error by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1921
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Rowan, Andrew).1922
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).2022
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Rowan, Andrew).2023
-UCLA subs: Sloane, Grant.
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Attack error by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).2024
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Ramanis, Miks (from Haine, Noa).2124
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).2125
3
TeamPlayBYUUCLA
-BYU subs: Worthington, Mitchel.
-M-110 starters: Andrew, Rowan; Guy, Genis; Alex, Knight; Merrick, McHenry; Ido, David; Ethan, Champlin; Troy, Gooch; Grant, Sloane.
-M-77 starters: Kupono, Browne; Gavin, Julien; Noa, Haine; Teon, Taylor; Miks, Ramanis; Mitchel, Worthington; Luke, Benson; Anthony, Cherfan; Jackson, Fife; Jon, Stanley.
-UCLA subs: Sloane, Grant.
-BYU subs: Browne, Kupono; Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).01
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Knight, Alex).02
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by David, Ido (from Haine, Noa), block error by Ramanis, Miks.03
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Rowan, Andrew).04
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).14
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).15
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Service error.25
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).26
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Attack error by Ramanis, Miks (from Haine, Noa).27
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Attack error by Ramanis, Miks (block by Knight, Alex; Genis, Guy).28
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Benson, Luke (from Haine, Noa).38
BYU[Ramanis, Miks] Service error.39
UCLA[David, Ido] Service error.49
BYU[Taylor, Teon] Kill by Knight, Alex (from Champlin, Ethan).410
UCLA[Knight, Alex] Service error.510
BYU[Cherfan, Anthony] Attack error by Champlin, Ethan (from Rowan, Andrew).610
BYU[Cherfan, Anthony] Service error.611
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Haine, Noa (from Benson, Luke).711
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).712
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).713
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).714
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Service error.814
BYU[Julien, Gavin] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).815
-UCLA subs: Rama, Zach.
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Service ace (Ramanis, Miks).816
-BYU subs: Moser, Trent.
UCLA[Champlin, Ethan] Kill by Moser, Trent (from Haine, Noa).916
BYU[Haine, Noa] Attack error by David, Ido (block by Taylor, Teon; Moser, Trent).1016
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by Moser, Trent (from Benson, Luke).1116
BYU[Haine, Noa] Kill by Moser, Trent (from Haine, Noa).1216
BYU[Haine, Noa] Service error.1217
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Champlin, Ethan (from Rowan, Andrew).1218
UCLA[McHenry, Merrick] Kill by Moser, Trent (from Haine, Noa).1318
BYU[Moser, Trent] Service error.1319
UCLA[David, Ido] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa), block error by Rama, Zach.1419
-BYU subs: Browne, Kupono.
BYU[Browne, Kupono] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1420
UCLA[Rama, Zach] Service error.1520
BYU[Cherfan, Anthony] Kill by Rama, Zach (from Rowan, Andrew).1521
UCLA[Genis, Guy] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).1621
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by Moser, Trent.1721
BYU[Benson, Luke] Kill by McHenry, Merrick (from Rowan, Andrew).1722
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1723
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Service ace (Fife, Jackson).1724
UCLA[Rowan, Andrew] Kill by Cherfan, Anthony (from Haine, Noa).1824
-BYU subs: Stanley, Jon.
BYU[Stanley, Jon] Kill by David, Ido (from Rowan, Andrew).1825