STANFORD -- BYU (5-0, 3-0 MPSF) extended its winning streak over Stanford (0-6, 0-3) to seven consecutive matches as the Cougars swept the Cardinal, 30-23, 30-25 and 30-28. The sweep marks the third consecutive match between the two teams that BYU won in three straight games.

"We won it straight games but we have a lot to work on," co head coach Shawn Patchell said. "Credit Stanford, they have a young team that played very well."

BYU got out to a quick start, jumping to a 19-14 game-one lead. In the middle of the first game the Cougars began struggling with their passing as the Cardinal picked up four straight points thanks in part to three passing errors by BYU. The Cougars persevered and came back to win game one, 30-23.

"I felt we got out-passed throughout the night," Patchell said. "They served us tough and we got in a lot of trouble passing."

BYU was led by Yosleyder Cala's 11 kills on .450 hitting. The middle tandem of Rodnei Santos and Russell Holmes had an efficient night hitting .750 and .667, respectively. Senior Scott Cox also hit well on the night, swinging at a .444 clip.

"The good thing about tonight is that all 13 of our players got playing time," Patchell said. "Guys like Scott Cox came off the bench and played well for us."

The Cougars out-blocked Stanford, 13.5 to eight with Holmes leading the Cougars with six total blocks and two block solos.

"Our middles didn't get enough swings tonight," Patchell said. "That is an indication of how we passed. We need to do a better job passing."

The same two teams go at it again Saturday night at 7 p.m. (PST) A free video stream can be found at www.gostanford.com.

Volleyball Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
    #2 Brigham Young Univ. vs Stanford (Jan 19, 2007 at Stanford University)
    Brigham Young Univ.    |     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  SANTOS, Rodnei......  2|  6   0   8  .750|  0|  0   2|  0|  2| 0  2  0|  0
 4  CONGELLIERE, Brian..  2|  0   1   2 -.500| 13|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  1  0|  0
 8  PEREZ, Ivan.........  2|  8   2  18  .333|  0|  1   1|  0|  3| 0  5  0|  0
 11 HOLMES, Russell.....  2|  7   1   9  .667|  2|  0   1|  0|  2| 2  4  0|  0
 13 STOWELL, Robby......  3| 10   9  22  .045|  0|  0   1|  0|  4| 0  2  0|  0
 17 STEWART, Andrew.....  1|  1   1   3  .000|  0|  0   1|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  0
 1  CALA, Yosleyder.....  2| 11   2  20  .450|  0|  0   1|  0|  4| 0  1  0|  0
 5  COX, Scott..........  2|  5   1   9  .444|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  0
 6  SILVA, Joel.........  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  6| 0  0  0|  0
 7  SORENSEN, Trent.....  2|  3   4  10 -.100|  2|  0   2|  0|  4| 0  5  0|  0
 12 POMPEI, Andy........  2|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  1|  2| 0  0  0|  0
 14 PEREZ, Yamil........  3|  0   0   0  .000| 34|  1   2|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  1
 15 TAYLOR, Mat.........  2|  2   0   4  .500|  0|  0   2|  1|  2| 0  1  0|  0
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    Totals..............  3| 53  21 105  .305| 52|  2  13|  2| 33| 2 23  0|  1
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 13.5
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  15  4  31  .355   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  16  9  36  .194   Brigham Young Univ.. (3) 30 30 30  5-0, 3-0
   3  22  8  38  .368   Stanford............ (0) 23 25 28  0-6, 0-3
    Stanford               |     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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 5  Romero, Evan........  3| 13  10  30  .100|  1|  1   0|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  1
 7  Williams, Brandon...  3|  2   5  11 -.273|  2|  0   1|  0|  2| 0  2  0|  1
 9  Ceran, Matt.........  3| 15   3  36  .333|  0|  0   1|  1|  5| 0  2  0|  0
 10 Skinner, Brian......  3|  2   6  12 -.333|  0|  0   0|  0|  5| 0  2  0|  0
 12 Shoji, Kawika.......  3|  1   1   4  .000| 29|  1   1|  0|  5| 1  1  1|  0
 14 Werner, Garrett.....  3|  5   3  11  .182|  2|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  4  0|  0
 3  Groppi, Miki........  2|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   2|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 4  Howell, Ed..........  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 1  0  1|  0
 11 Lindberg, Brian.....  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  1|  6| 0  0  0|  0
 13 Palacios, Jason.....  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  0  0|  0
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    Totals..............  3| 38  28 104  .096| 34|  2   5|  2| 26| 2 12  2|  2
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  14 12  34  .059   Site: Stanford University (Maples Pavilion)
   2  11  9  37  .054   Date: Jan 19, 2007   Attend: 545   Time: 1:40
   3  13  7  33  .182   Referees: Ray Mink, Eric Asami

PROVO -- After sweeping reigning national champions UCLA in six games, BYU will take its show on the road for the first time this season as the Cougars head to the bay area for a pair of matches against Stanford. The matches will be the second and third matches of the MPSF season. BYU has won nine of 15 matches at Stanford.

SERIES INFORMATION

The Cougars have won 18 of the 28 matches the two teams have played since 1990. Recently, BYU has dominated the series, winning the last six matches and 12 of the last 15.

The Cardinal won the first three matches in the series, winning won in each of 1990, 1991 and 1992. The Cougars then won five of the next six matches. The series was even after that until the 2004 season when BYU started its current six-match winning streak.

LAST WEEK RECAP

FRIDAY--For the first time since 2003, No. 2 BYU took No. 3 UCLA down in three straight games, as the Cougars remained undefeated 30-28, 30-22 and 30-26. Sophomore Yosleyder Cala led BYU with game-highs of 15 kills and an astounding .789 hitting percentage. Juniors Ivan Perez (11 kills) and Russell Holmes (12 kills) combined for 23 of BYU's 51 total kills.

Freshman Robby Stowell received game-high honors in digs with eight on the night. As a team, BYU recorded 27 digs to UCLA's 13. The Cougars hit .500 for the match while holding the Bruins to 41 kills on .330 hitting.

SATURDAY--For only the third time in the programs history, and the first time since 2003, the No. 2 BYU men's volleyball team completed a weekend sweep of No. 3 UCLA 30-21, 30-23 and 33-31 Saturday night at the Smith Fieldhouse. Freshman Robby Stowell led the Cougar charge Saturday night. He finished with a career-high 19 kills with five blocks while hitting .654. Ivan Perez also enjoyed a strong night with 16 kills on .542 hitting. Yamil Perez controlled the hard-hitting offense with 46 assists.

NEAR RECORD PERFORMANCES

BYU dominated UCLA in its Friday match. Two players had near-record setting nights in hitting percentage. Yosleyder Cala had the fifth best hitting night in BYU history when he posted a .789 hitting percentage (15-0-19). Not far behind him, Russell Holmes posted the sixth best performance when he hit at a .786 clip (12-1-14).

As a team, the Cougars had a top-10 performance all time in hitting performance as they hit .500 collectively (51-12-78). The performance was witnessed by one of the top-15 largest crowds to watch a BYU volleyball match (5,537).

SPREADING THE WEALTH

Redshirt freshman setter Yamil Perez has been spreading the wealth evenly in the early going for the Cougars. Against UCLA, four different BYU players had double figures in kills with only Ivan Perez doing in twice. Along with Perez, Yosleyder Cala, Russell Holmes and Robby Stowell posted double-digit kills in a match.

Yamil Perez has kept the Cougars' opponents off balance as several BYU players posted double-digits in swings. The Cougars hit .500 against UCLA on Friday night while three BYU players posted over .500 hitting percentages.