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Anonymous | Posted: 29 Mar 2012 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Sander Leads Sweep at Home

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PROVO, Utah – The BYU men’s volleyball team cruised to a 3-0 win (25-10, 25-20, 25-20) over Cal State Northridge on Thursday in the Smith Fieldhouse.

"We've talked about winning all week," said BYU head coach Chris McGown. "The guys were chapped after Long Beach and so were the coaches, to be honest. Before this match we said that in this last third of the season we've got to win. This was the night we wanted to start a different mental attitude, different emotion and different energy. I thought the guys were great coming out and executing that plan."

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With a career-high hitting percentage of .750, Taylor Sander led the team with 16 kills on the night. Robb Stowell contributed 11 kills, while Russ Lavaja tallied eight blocks to assist the Cougars in their sweep over the Matadors.

A run of five points put the Cougars at a quick 7-3 lead early in the first set. Stowell tallied four kills to aid the offense, while blocks from Lavaja and Josue Rivera kept the Matadors from scoring too high. BYU coasted through the first set, winning 25-10 for their largest margin of victory this season.

Despite gaining another quick lead in the second set, the Matadors were able to double their kills from the first set and stay within reach of the Cougars. While the Matadors came within one point a few times in the set, BYU kept momentum and never lost the lead.

The Cougars claimed the second set 25-20. Sander contributed the set-high seven kills as well a service ace.

BYU took a litle longer to hit stride in the third set, trailing 8-6. A kill by Sander tied the score and the Cougars were able to take the lead and build to another 25-20 win. Sander recorded another set high with six kills to aide to his impressive hitting percentage.

The Cougars will see Cal State Northridge again tomorrow at 7p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. 

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wcraft | Posted: 27 Mar 2012 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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#4 BYU at Home This Thursday & Friday

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Quick Look:
COUGARS: 18-5, 14-4
MATADORS : 10-13, 6-10

After two weeks on the road, the No. 4 BYU men's volleyball team returns to the Smith Fieldhouse to host No. 12 Cal State Northridge this Thursday & Friday, March 29 and 30, at 7 p.m. MT. Both matches will be shown live on BYUtv and online for free at byutvsports.com/gameday.

BYU is riding an 18-5 overall record after splitting last weekend’s away matches against Long Beach State, and has won seven of its last eight matches.

Senior Robb Stowell leads the Cougar offense on 291 kills with four other players recording 100+ kills and six more recording double-digit kills. Taylor Sander, Josue Rivera, Russ Lavaja and Futi Tavana have totaled 281, 225, 144 and 128 kills, respectively.

Lavaja leads the team with 132 blocks and is third all-time in BYU history for total blocks.

Tavana is now the all-time blocks leader & block assist leader in BYU’s rally scoring era and is just six away from becoming the solo blocks leader. Joe Kauliakamoa leads the squad with 881 assists.

The Cougars are averaging 3.3 blocks per set compared to their opponents’ 1.7 b/s and are leading the nation in their blocks per set.

The Matadors are coming off a sweep weekend against Hawaii with 3-1 match scores. Julius Hoefer leads the team with 226 kills and four other players join him with 100+ kills. Matt Stork, Brandon Lebrock, Jared Moore and Drew Staker have totaled 178, 172, 115 and 102, respectively. Staker is also contributing a team-high 86 blocks.

The Cougars are 27-22 all-time against CSUN and 16-9 against them at home.

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undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Provo, Utah
Date: 3/29/2012
Attendance: 2227
Box Score
Set Scores123
CSUN102020
BYU252525
Cal State Northridge 10-14, 6-11
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
2Danny Rodrick1000.0005010000100.0
7Drew Staker3016-.1671000110001.0
8Kyle Stevenson1015-.2000000200000.0
9Brandon Lebrock38519.1581100200009.0
10Jared Moore3038-.3750020101000.5
12Julius Hoefer24714-.2140120100105.0
1Charlie Condron31011.0000001800001.0
3Travis Magorien3213.33316020301002.5
11Matt Stork37520.1001003100007.0
14John Baker26114.3571020200006.0
Totals282490.0442529421122032.0
BYU 19-5, 15-4
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
5Russ Lavaja3428.25001001261010.0
6Josue Rivera33012.2500021603004.5
8Joe Kauliakamoa3001.00033010502011.0
13Robb Stowell311422.31800405020012.0
15Taylor Sander316120.75003209010019.5
17Futi Tavana3418.3750000311105.5
12Jaylen Reyes3000.0003001200000.0
Totals38871.42336492313152152.5

Team Attack Stats By Set

Cal State Northridge 0 sets 2 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
151124-.25010
210632.12520
313734.17620
Totals282490.04450
BYU 3 sets 10 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
110215.53325
214226.46225
314430.33325
Totals38871.42375

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayCSUNBYU
-CSUN starters: Danny Rodrick; Drew Staker; Kyle Stevenson; Brandon Lebrock; Jared Moore; Julius Hoefer; libero Charlie Condron.
-BYU starters: Russ Lavaja; Josue Rivera; Joe Kauliakamoa; Robb Stowell; Taylor Sander; Futi Tavana; libero Jaylen Reyes.
BYU[Josue Rivera] Kill by Julius Hoefer (from Danny Rodrick).10
CSUN[Julius Hoefer] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).11
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Ball handling error by Joe Kauliakamoa.21
CSUN[Kyle Stevenson] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).22
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Attack error by Jared Moore (block by Robb Stowell; Futi Tavana).23
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Danny Rodrick).33
CSUN[Jared Moore] Kill by Futi Tavana (from Joe Kauliakamoa).34
BYU[Taylor Sander] Attack error by Brandon Lebrock.35
BYU[Taylor Sander] Service ace (Charlie Condron).36
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).37
BYUTimeout Cal State Northridge.
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by Julius Hoefer (from Danny Rodrick).47
CSUN[Danny Rodrick] Attack error by Julius Hoefer (block by Futi Tavana).48
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Russ Lavaja, block error by Danny Rodrick.49
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Danny Rodrick), block error by Russ Lavaja.59
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).510
BYU[Robb Stowell] Kill by Josue Rivera (from Joe Kauliakamoa), block error by Julius Hoefer.511
BYU[Robb Stowell] Attack error by Julius Hoefer.512
BYUTimeout Cal State Northridge.
BYU[Robb Stowell] Attack error by Kyle Stevenson (block by Russ Lavaja; Joe Kauliakamoa).513
BYU[Robb Stowell] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).514
BYU[Robb Stowell] Service error.614
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).615
BYU[Josue Rivera] Attack error by Russ Lavaja.715
CSUN[Julius Hoefer] Service error.716
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Attack error by Taylor Sander.816
CSUN[Kyle Stevenson] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).817
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Julius Hoefer (from Danny Rodrick).917
CSUN[Jared Moore] Service error.918
BYU[Taylor Sander] Service error.1018
CSUN[Danny Rodrick] Service error.1019
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Julius Hoefer.1020
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Brandon Lebrock (block by Russ Lavaja; Josue Rivera).1021
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Julius Hoefer (block by Russ Lavaja; Josue Rivera; Robb Stowell).1022
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Julius Hoefer.1023
-CSUN subs: Matt Stork; Kyle Stevenson.
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Drew Staker (block by Russ Lavaja).1024
-CSUN subs: Travis Magorien; Danny Rodrick.
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Travis Magorien.1025
2
TeamPlayCSUNBYU
-BYU starters: Taylor Sander; Robb Stowell; Futi Tavana; Joe Kauliakamoa; Josue Rivera; Russ Lavaja; libero Jaylen Reyes.
-CSUN starters: Brandon Lebrock; Julius Hoefer; Jared Moore; Matt Stork; Travis Magorien; Drew Staker; libero Charlie Condron.
CSUN[Travis Magorien] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Jaylen Reyes).01
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Kill by Charlie Condron.11
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).12
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Travis Magorien).22
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).23
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by Travis Magorien (from Matt Stork), block error by Futi Tavana.33
CSUN[Julius Hoefer] Service ace (Josue Rivera).43
CSUN[Julius Hoefer] Service error.44
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Julius Hoefer (block by Russ Lavaja; Josue Rivera).45
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).46
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Travis Magorien).56
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Attack error by Brandon Lebrock.57
BYU[Robb Stowell] Kill by Matt Stork (from Travis Magorien).67
CSUN[Jared Moore] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).68
BYU[Josue Rivera] Service error.78
CSUN[Travis Magorien] Service error.79
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Kill by Julius Hoefer (from Travis Magorien).89
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).810
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Bad set by Joe Kauliakamoa.910
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by Futi Tavana (from Joe Kauliakamoa).911
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by Matt Stork (from Brandon Lebrock).1011
CSUN[Julius Hoefer] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1012
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Russ Lavaja (block by Travis Magorien; Jared Moore).1112
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Attack error by Jared Moore (block by Russ Lavaja).1113
BYU[Robb Stowell] Kill by Russ Lavaja (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1114
BYUTimeout Cal State Northridge.
BYU[Robb Stowell] Service error.1214
CSUN[Jared Moore] Kill by Russ Lavaja (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1215
BYU[Josue Rivera] Service error.1315
CSUN[Travis Magorien] Service error.1316
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Attack error by Julius Hoefer.1317
-CSUN subs: John Baker; Julius Hoefer.
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Kill by John Baker (from Travis Magorien).1417
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1418
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Jaylen Reyes).1419
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Matt Stork (from Travis Magorien).1519
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by John Baker.1619
CSUN[Drew Staker] Attack error by Matt Stork.1620
BYU[Taylor Sander] Service ace (Matt Stork).1621
BYUTimeout Cal State Northridge.
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1622
BYU[Taylor Sander] Service error.1722
CSUN[John Baker] Service error.1723
BYU[Futi Tavana] Bad set by Russ Lavaja.1823
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1824
BYU[Robb Stowell] Service error.1924
CSUN[Jared Moore] Attack error by Robb Stowell.2024
CSUNTimeout BYU.
CSUN[Jared Moore] Attack error by Matt Stork.2025
3
TeamPlayCSUNBYU
-BYU starters: Joe Kauliakamoa; Futi Tavana; Robb Stowell; Josue Rivera; Taylor Sander; Russ Lavaja; libero Jaylen Reyes.
-CSUN starters: Drew Staker; John Baker; Jared Moore; Brandon Lebrock; Matt Stork; Travis Magorien; libero Charlie Condron.
BYU[Taylor Sander] Attack error by Robb Stowell.10
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Travis Magorien).20
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).21
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Matt Stork.22
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Travis Magorien).32
CSUN[Drew Staker] Attack error by Brandon Lebrock.33
BYU[Robb Stowell] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Travis Magorien).43
CSUN[John Baker] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).44
BYU[Josue Rivera] Attack error by Jared Moore.45
BYU[Josue Rivera] Kill by Brandon Lebrock (from Travis Magorien).55
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Service ace (Jaylen Reyes).65
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Kill by Matt Stork (from Travis Magorien).75
CSUNTimeout BYU.
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).76
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Kill by Matt Stork (from Travis Magorien).86
CSUN[Jared Moore] Kill by Taylor Sander.87
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Jaylen Reyes).88
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Kill by Matt Stork (from Travis Magorien).98
CSUN[Travis Magorien] Kill by Futi Tavana (from Joe Kauliakamoa).99
BYU[Taylor Sander] Service ace (Matt Stork).910
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).911
BYUTimeout Cal State Northridge.
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by John Baker (from Travis Magorien).1011
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1012
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Russ Lavaja (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1013
BYU[Futi Tavana] Attack error by Futi Tavana (block by Drew Staker).1113
CSUN[Drew Staker] Attack error by Robb Stowell.1213
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by Matt Stork (from Drew Staker).1313
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by Robb Stowell (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1314
BYU[Robb Stowell] Attack error by Brandon Lebrock (block by Russ Lavaja; Joe Kauliakamoa).1315
BYU[Robb Stowell] Attack error by Matt Stork.1316
BYUTimeout Cal State Northridge.
BYU[Robb Stowell] Service error.1416
CSUN[John Baker] Kill by Travis Magorien (from John Baker).1516
CSUN[John Baker] Service error.1517
BYU[Josue Rivera] Kill by John Baker (from Travis Magorien).1617
CSUN[Brandon Lebrock] Attack error by John Baker (block by Taylor Sander; Russ Lavaja).1618
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Service ace (Matt Stork).1619
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Attack error by Matt Stork.1620
BYU[Russ Lavaja] Attack error by Robb Stowell.1720
CSUN[Jared Moore] Service error.1721
BYU[Joe Kauliakamoa] Service error.1821
CSUN[Travis Magorien] Kill by Taylor Sander (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1822
BYU[Taylor Sander] Kill by John Baker.1922
CSUN[Matt Stork] Kill by Futi Tavana (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1923
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by Josue Rivera (from Joe Kauliakamoa).1924
BYU[Futi Tavana] Kill by John Baker (from Travis Magorien).2024
CSUN[Drew Staker] Kill by Josue Rivera (from Joe Kauliakamoa).2025