LOS -- For only the second time in program history, the No. 1 BYU men's volleyball team (17-1, 12-1) swept No. 9 UCLA (13-10, 8-7) in three sets at Pauley Pavilion Thursday (30-25, 30-27, 30-27), led by senior All-American middle blocker Russell Holmes' .846 attack percentage.

The Cougars have now won the last nine sets against the Bruins dating back to back-to-back sweeps in the 2007 season in Provo. Holmes recorded a team-best 11 kills and three blocks, followed by Ivan Perez and Andrew Stewart with 10 kills apiece. Since BYU's only loss on the season, the team is now 5-0 with four three-set sweeps.

"We really played well," BYU head coach Shawn Patchell said. "I was proud of them, especially because it's such a daunting place to play. Holmes had a phenomenal match with 11 kills on 13 swings. Joel Silva also had a good night passing. Our serving was most impressive, though. We had three aces on only three service errors and we served aggressively. I don't think we've ever done that."

UCLA was able to record 12.5 total team blocks to BYU's 8.0 and hold the Cougars to an attack percentage below .300 for only the sixth time this season. However, BYU's .293 hitting percentage did trump UCLA's .239. The Cougars also racked up 39 digs to UCLA's 24 and 49 kills to UCLA's 46.

The Bruins and Cougars will match up again Saturday in Los Angeles at 7 p.m. PT. BYU will be looking for its first weekend sweep at UCLA in history.

Volleyball Box Score
                             BYU  Cougar VolleyBall
               #1 Brigham Young vs #9 UCLA (Mar 13, 2008 at UCLA)
   Brigham Young          |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
3  CHILTON, Reed.......  3|  0   0   0  .000| 35|  0   0|  0|  8| 0  1  1|  0
8  PEREZ, Ivan.........  3| 10   6  23  .174|  1|  1   1|  2| 10| 0  3  0|  0
11 HOLMES, Russell.....  3| 11   0  13  .846|  1|  1   1|  0|  1| 0  3  0|  0
13 CHARETTE, Jonathan..  3|  9   6  24  .125|  2|  1   2|  0|  5| 0  3  0|  0
15 STEWART, Andrew.....  3| 10   5  20  .250|  0|  0   1|  1|  7| 0  1  1|  0
17 SORENSEN, Trent.....  3|  9   3  18  .333|  3|  0   2|  1|  2| 0  5  3|  0
1  TUTTLE, Kent........  1|  0   0   1  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  1|  0
6  SILVA, Joel.........  3|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  1|  6| 0  0  0|  0
14 PEREZ, Yamil........  2|  0   0   0  .000|  3|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
16 JUSTEN, Leandro.....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   1|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Totals..............  3| 49  20  99  .293| 46|  3   8|  5| 39| 0 16  6|  0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  13  9  28  .143   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  19  5  37  .378   Brigham Young....... (3) 30 30 30  17-1, 12-1
   3  17  6  34  .324   UCLA................ (0) 25 27 27  13-10, 8-7
   UCLA                   |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2  Sean O'Malley.......  3| 15   1  29  .483|  1|  0   4|  0|  5| 0  2  1|  0
7  Garrett Muagututia..  3|  8   7  23  .043|  3|  1   4|  0|  7| 0  4  1|  0
15 Matt Wade...........  3|  3   0   6  .500| 37|  0   0|  0|  4| 1  3  0|  0
17 D.J. Stromath.......  3|  7   1  12  .500|  0|  2   3|  0|  2| 1  2  1|  0
19 James Diefenbach....  1|  2   1   5  .200|  0|  0   1|  0|  0| 0  3  0|  0
23 Ryan Ratelle........  2|  1   3   7 -.286|  0|  0   0|  1|  1| 0  1  0|  0
1  Tony Ker............  3|  0   0   0  .000|  3|  0   0|  1|  2| 0  0  0|  0
6  Jeff Woodley........  3|  4   5  16 -.062|  0|  1   1|  0|  2| 0  2  0|  0
10 Brett Perrine.......  3|  6   0  13  .462|  1|  1   5|  0|  1| 0  4  0|  0
18 Ryal Jagd...........  1|  0   1   2 -.500|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
25 Kevin Ker...........  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   1|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
   TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  1|   |        |
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Totals..............  3| 46  19 113  .239| 45|  5  19|  3| 24| 2 21  3|  0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.5
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  13  7  34  .176   Site: UCLA (Pauley Pavilion)
   2  15  5  37  .270   Date: Mar 13, 2008   Attend: 601   Time: 1:36
   3  18  7  42  .262   Referees: Marvin Hall, John Martin

PROVO -- Now back atop the national standings, the No. 1 BYU men's volleyball team (16-1, 11-1) will face No. 9 UCLA (8-6, 13-9) at Pauley Pavilion this Thursday and Friday in hopes of beating the Bruins on their home floor twice in a row for the first time ever.

BYU has won four matches in a row, three of them in three sets. The Cougars have only hit below .311 as a team in five of 17 matches this season, and no team has been able to hit .300 against the Cougars. BYU is also on top of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation by half a game over No. 3 Long Beach State.

Although the Bruins lead the all-time series against the Cougars, BYU is 10-4 against UCLA since the beginning of the 2001 National Championship season. The Cougars swept UCLA in straight sets two nights in a row last season, and the two teams split two matches played in Los Angeles in 2006. The Bruins will be seeking revenge from the 2007 sweeps, and the Cougars will be looking to for its first ever weekend sweep at UCLA.

UCLA is currently on a three-match win streak in which they beat Lewis and UC Santa Cruz in the Pauley Pavilion and UC Irvine on the Anteaters' home floor. The Bruins are 8-2 at home this year and 5-2 at home against MPSF opponents. Sophomore outside hitter Garrett Muagututia leads the team's offense averaging 4.18 kills per game with a .276 hitting percentage. Junior quick hitter Jamie Diefenbach anchors the Bruins' block and has a total of 85 blocks on the year.

For more information, please see the attached PDF.