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| Posted: 21 Mar 2003 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
NORTHRIDGE -- Third-ranked BYU out-blocked host CS Northridge 12.5 to 6.5 to sweep the Matadors 30-23, 32-30, 30-24 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest in the Matadome.
The win improves BYU's record to 16-5 (14-3 MPSF) on the season, while Northridge falls 14-9 (9-8 MPSF) on the year. The Cougars hit .422 (48-13-83) to the Matadors' .161 (39-35-87) and blocked nearly twice as much in the match for the win.
"We were able to put up a bigger block and have two guys against them many times," BYU head coach Tom Peterson said. "We were able to pull some really nice blocks on them. We blocked four balls in a row to get a nice lead in the third game and it all went from there."
Michael Burke and Jonathan Alleman led the blocking with six block assists each, aided by David Hyte with five and setter Carlos Moreno with four blocks. Moreno also registered 44 of the team's 45 assists on the night and added a match-high four aces.
Senior Rafael Paal led the BYU attack with 14 kills on the night, while Alleman and Jaime Mayol both chipped in double-digit kills with 11 and 12, respectively.
A key for the Cougars was holding the Matadors' top two hitters, Joe Nargi and Nils Nielsen, to a combined nine kills and .000 hitting percentage. Only three Matadors hit over .091, including Scott Arneson who came off the bench to hit a team-high 12 kills with a .450 average.
BYU hit .600 (18-3-25) to take game one 30-23 as Paal and Mayol each had five kills. After hitting .074 in the first game, the Matadors came back to hit .312 (17-7-32) in game two as Arneson knocked down five kills, but BYU had some crucial blocks at the end of the game to earn the 32-30 win. The Cougars ended all suspense in game three as they responded to hit .407 to .071 for Northridge and closed out the match 3-0.
BYU and Northridge will play another MPSF match Saturday night at 7 p.m. in the Matadome.
-Volleyball Box Score
2003 BYU Men's Volleyball Stats
Brigham Young vs No. 10 CS Northridge (Mar 21, 2003 at Northridge, Calif.)
Brigham Young | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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3 BURKE, Michael...... 3| 8 1 11 .636| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 6 0| 0
5 MORENO, Carlos...... 3| 0 1 1-1.000| 44| 4 5| 1| 3| 0 4 0| 2
7 MAYOL, Jaime........ 3| 12 3 17 .529| 0| 0 1| 2| 1| 0 1 0| 0
8 HYTE, David......... 3| 3 0 5 .600| 0| 0 3| 0| 1| 0 5 0| 0
9 PAAL, Rafael........ 3| 14 4 28 .357| 1| 1 5| 1| 3| 0 3 1| 0
12 ALLEMAN, Jonathan... 3| 11 4 21 .333| 0| 0 1| 0| 4| 0 6 1| 0
14 Nielson, Rob........ 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
15 OLMSTEAD, Shawn..... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 1| 1| 0 0 0| 0
17 PESSOA, Fernando.... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 1| 5| 0 0 0| 0
18 SLABE, Luka......... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0
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Totals.............. 3| 48 13 83 .422| 45| 5 17| 6| 19| 0 25 2| 2
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.5
Game K E TA Pct
1 18 3 25 .600 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 TEAM RECORDS
2 17 8 31 .290 Brigham Young....... 30 32 30 16-4, 14-3
3 13 2 27 .407 No. 10 CS Northridge 23 30 24 14-9, 9-8
No. 10 CS Northridge | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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2 Nielsen, Nils....... 3| 3 4 11 -.091| 0| 3 3| 1| 2| 1 0 0| 0
3 Nargi, Joe.......... 3| 6 5 16 .062| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 1 0| 0
4 Waite, Brian........ 3| 6 2 10 .400| 0| 0 2| 0| 2| 0 1 0| 0
5 Douglas, Stan....... 3| 7 3 12 .333| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 2 0| 0
6 Tramblie, Ty........ 2| 0 0 0 .000| 18| 0 2| 0| 0| 0 1 0| 0
11 George, Tamer....... 3| 1 4 6 -.500| 0| 1 1| 1| 1| 0 1 0| 0
8 Hanson, Cary........ 3| 4 3 11 .091| 0| 2 1| 2| 1| 1 0 0| 0
12 English, Doug....... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 1| 5| 0 0 0| 0
15 Allen, Billy........ 2| 0 0 0 .000| 18| 0 1| 0| 2| 1 1 0| 1
16 Arneson, Scott...... 2| 12 3 20 .450| 1| 0 1| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 0
17 Pedraza, Sebastian.. 3| 0 1 1-1.000| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
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Totals.............. 3| 39 25 87 .161| 37| 6 12| 5| 19| 3 7 0| 1
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.5
Game K E TA Pct
1 12 10 27 .074 Site: Northridge, Calif. (The Matadome)
2 17 7 32 .312 Date: Mar 21, 2003 Attend: 435 Time: 1:30
3 10 8 28 .071 Referees: Verna Klubnikin, Marvin Hall
Anonymous
| Posted: 19 Mar 2003 | Updated: 28 Apr 2011
Anonymous
PROVO -- The third-ranked BYU Cougars will take on tenth-ranked Cal State Northridge in two Mountain Pacific Sports Federation matches March 21 and 22 at the Matadome. CS Northridge is currently sixth in the MPSF with a 9-7 (14-8 overall) record and is one of three teams BYU (15-4, 13-3 MPSF) must beat to have a shot at the MPSF regular-season title.
"Northridge is a very good team," BYU head coach Tom Peterson said. "They can block really well, and their offense can really catch fire. They're good on both sides. But as long as we work hard and work through any errors, it will be a very competitive match."
This weekend marks the 26th meeting between the two teams, with BYU leading the series 14-11. The Cougars have won the last 11 matches with the Matadors.
The Cougars swept seventh-ranked UC Irvine in two matches last week, while the Matadors recorded wins against No. 15 UC Santa Barbara and non-conference opponent Quincy.
The Cougars will be traveling to Northridge without middle blocker Chris Gorny, who injured his hand in a match against Penn State earlier this month. Also questionable are outside hitter Luka Slabe, who has missed the past few matches because of a foot injury, and libero Shawn Olmstead, who injured his hand in practice Tuesday.
"We will need to step it up," Peterson said. "We'll see what the guys do this weekend. I just wish we were injury free."
Injuries or not, the pressure is on for BYU. The Cougars have four matches to play before facing conference leader and top-ranked Pepperdine in Malibu next month to end the regular season. Currently BYU is only 1.5 matches behind Pepperdine and will have the opportunity to snag the conference title if the upcoming matches go well.
Both matches with CS Northridge will be held at 7 p.m. in the Matadome. Live audio will be available through www.byucougars.com. The Cougars will return home next week to host Long Beach State in their last two home matches of the regular season on March 28 and 29.
