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wweekes | Posted: 12 Apr 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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Cougars sweep Pacific on road

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STOCKTON, Calif. – The No. 1 BYU men’s volleyball team swept Pacific on the road (25-21, 25-23, 25-19) Friday.

The Cougars, who have secured the regular season MPSF title and No. 1 seed in the MPSF tournament, improve to 21-4 overall and 20-3 in the MPSF. Pacific falls to 8-19 overall and 5-18 in MPSF play.

“We played a little bit of a different lineup, trying to get some of our other guys some reps,” BYU head coach Chris McGown said. “They came in and played hard. Overall, we were a little bit ragged having been on the road and having some different guys in the lineup. We worked hard and we did what we do and turned a few points and kept grinding it out.”

Taylor Sander had 11 kills, four blocks, two digs and a service ace for BYU. Devin Young had a match-high six blocks and added eight kills.

The Cougars out-blocked the Tigers 12.0 – 6.5.

The Cougars took a 2-0 lead in the first set but the Tigers matched it and stayed on pace before taking a 5-4 advantage. Ben Patch and Michael Hatch posted a block to put the Cougars back on top and Patch followed it up with a kill to extend the advantage to 10-8. After Pacific answered with back-to-back points of its own, the Cougars marched on with a balanced offensive attack for a 6-1 run and the 16-11 lead. BYU held a four-point cushion until it took a 24-19 lead and the Tigers put up a pair of points to cut it to 24-21. Young finished off the set on the next point for BYU to go up 1-0 in the match.

The second set saw a back-and-forth battle. BYU took a 9-7 lead after a service ace from Ryan Boyce but the Tigers quickly evened it back up. BYU finally broke the trend and went on a 3-0 run for a 14-11 lead but the Tigers bounced back to even the set at 16-16. Tied at 19 apiece, Pacific fired off a pair of service aces to take a 21-19 lead. Sander sparked a 5-1 run to position BYU with set point at 24-22. With a kill from Phil Fuchs, the Cougars grabbed the set 25-23.

Pacific jumped out early in the third set, 4-1, and held the lead until BYU flipped the score in its favor, 12-11, after two kills from Fuchs. Sander sparked a 6-0 BYU run to widen the gap to 19-13. The Cougars capitalized on Tiger errors during the run and a kill and ace from Fuchs. Pacific ended the run and created a 6-1 run of its own with straight kills to come within one, 20-19. A Sander kill turned the momentum back in BYU’s favor as the Cougars went back up 24-19. Ending the set on a 5-0 run, a Tiger error secured the match for BYU.

The Cougars wrap up their regular season Saturday night at No. 8 Stanford. The match is slated to start at 7 p.m. PDT and video streaming is available.

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wweekes | Posted: 9 Apr 2013 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
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No. 1 BYU ends regular season on the road

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No. 1 BYU (20-4, 19-3 MPSF)
Pacific (8-18, 5-17 MPSF)
No. 8 Stanford (14-11, 11-11 MPSF)

PROVO, Utah – The No. 1 BYU men’s volleyball teams wraps up its regular season on the road with matches against Pacific Friday and No. 8 Stanford Saturday, both at 7 p.m. PDT.

The Cougars are ranked No. 1 in the AVCA national poll for sixth-straight week, the longest streak since 2008 when the Cougars held the top spot for seven weeks.

With a win at UC Santa Barbara last Friday, BYU secured the MPSF regular-season title, its first title since 2004. The Cougars are also the No. 1 seed in the MPSF tournament, beginning with the quarterfinal round April 20 in Provo.

Taylor Sander had an 18-kill, 11-dig double-double in the comeback win at UCSB. The Cougars were down 13-11 in set five before taking the final four points. Sander also served three aces and had five blocks. Ben Patch added 19 kills and eight digs.

The victory extended the Cougars’ win streak to 12 matches, tying for the fourth longest in the rally-scoring era at BYU. The streak was ended the next night at UCLA in a 3-0 loss.

BYU is No. 1 in the MPSF in hitting percentage (.330), opponent hitting percentage (.240) and blocks (2.93).

Michael Hatch is tied for the best blocks average in the MPSF with 1.41 and Russ Lavaja is No. 3 in hitting percentage with a .439 attack. Sander holds the third-best points average in the conference with 4.76 and is fourth in kills with a 4.01 average

Pacific

Pacific is coming off a five-set win at UC San Diego last Friday where Adam Troy (17 kills/10 digs) and Taylor Hughes (16 kills/14 digs) earned double-doubles. The Tigers dropped the next match to UC Irvine 3-0.

The Tigers are fifth in the MPSF in blocks with 2.60 per set. Javier Caceres has the best digs average in the conference with 2.73.

The Cougars are 30-5 all-time against the Tigers and swept Pacific in the teams’ last meeting Feb. 22.

Stanford

Stanford is coming off a straight-set win at UC San Diego. Eric Mochalski hit .533 (10-2-15) in the win.

The Cardinal holds the third-best digs average in the MPSF with 9.26 and is fifth in opponent hitting percentage with a .257 clip.

Brian Cook is third in the conference in kills with 4.13 per set and is fifth in points with a 4.73 average.

BYU owns the overall series record against Stanford 26-15. The Cougars edged out the Cardinal in their Feb. 23 meeting.

Stanford takes on Cal Baptist Friday before welcoming BYU Saturday.

Video, audio and live stats will be available for the match at Pacific, and live stats and video will be available for the match against Stanford. You can also follow the team on Twitter @BYUvolleyball.

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undefined BYU Men's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Stockton, Calif.
Date: 4/12/2013
Attendance: 847
Box Score
Set Scores123
BYU252525
PACIFIC212319
BYU 21-4, 20-3 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
3Boyce, Ryan31011.00023100400002.0
7Fuchs, Phil38218.33301004030010.5
13Patch, Ben25515.0000030002006.0
15Sander, Taylor311523.26121302041014.0
19Young, Devin38011.72700001062011.0
23Hatch, Michael3337.0000000305005.5
9Heap, Tyler2011-1.00010000402001.0
11Underwood, Matt2309.3330020602004.0
12Reyes, Jaylen3000.0000001100000.0
22Chang, Evan3000.0002000500000.0
Totals391685.27137382300243054.0
Pacific 8-19, 5-18 MPSF
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Ross, Marty2012-.5000010110001.0
5Houlihan, Matthew312523.30400106000112.0
6Tunnell, Patrick31011.00033030402102.0
9Troy, Adam37523.0870031501007.5
12Hughes, Taylor313427.33300303120015.0
20Ahlin, Christian3229.0000010002103.0
2Caceres, Javier3000.0001000600000.0
3Edwards, Peter2000.0000210000002.0
7Grasso, Marco1000.0000000000000.0
10Carmody, Tommy2215.2001010202003.0
Totals371890.21135214327292145.5

Team Attack Stats By Set

BYU 3 sets 11 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
116529.37925
214827.22225
39329.20725
Totals391685.27175
Pacific 0 sets 6 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
113427.33321
29728.07123
315735.22919
Totals371890.21163

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYUPACIFIC
-PACIFIC starters: Ross, Marty; Houlihan, Matthew; Tunnell, Patrick; Troy, Adam; Hughes, Taylor; Ahlin, Christian; libero Caceres, Javier.
-BYU starters: Boyce, Ryan; Fuchs, Phil; Patch, Ben; Sander, Taylor; Young, Devin; Hatch, Michael; libero Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Kill by Patch, Ben (from Boyce, Ryan).10
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Attack error by Ross, Marty (block by Patch, Ben; Sander, Taylor; Hatch, Michael).20
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).21
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Attack error by Patch, Ben.22
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Hatch, Michael (from Boyce, Ryan).32
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).33
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ross, Marty] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).43
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).44
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Attack error by Sander, Taylor (block by Ahlin, Christian; Tunnell, Patrick).45
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Boyce, Ryan).55
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Patch, Ben] Kill by Ahlin, Christian (from Tunnell, Patrick).56
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Attack error by Ahlin, Christian.66
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).67
PACIFIC[Ahlin, Christian] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).77
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
BYU[Young, Devin] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).78
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Service error.88
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Attack error by Hughes, Taylor (block by Patch, Ben; Hatch, Michael).98
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Kill by Patch, Ben (from Chang, Evan).108
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).109
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Attack error by Hatch, Michael (block by Ross, Marty).1010
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Patch, Ben (from Boyce, Ryan).1110
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Attack error by Troy, Adam.1210
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Service ace (TEAM).1310
BYUTimeout Pacific.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).1311
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ross, Marty] Kill by Boyce, Ryan (from Sander, Taylor), block error by Ahlin, Christian.1411
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Patch, Ben (from Boyce, Ryan).1511
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Boyce, Ryan).1611
BYUTimeout Pacific.
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).1612
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Kill by Young, Devin (from Boyce, Ryan).1712
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Patch, Ben] Service error.1713
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Service error.1813
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).1814
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ahlin, Christian] Kill by Young, Devin (from Boyce, Ryan).1914
BYU[Young, Devin] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).1915
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Boyce, Ryan).2015
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).2016
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).2116
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Service error.2117
-PACIFIC subs: Edwards, Peter.
PACIFIC[Edwards, Peter] Service error.2217
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Patch, Ben.2218
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Service error.2318
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Patch, Ben] Service error.2319
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Kill by Young, Devin (from Boyce, Ryan).2419
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).2420
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
-PACIFIC subs: Ross, Marty.
-PACIFIC subs: Grasso, Marco.
PACIFIC[Grasso, Marco] Attack error by Patch, Ben.2421
PACIFICTimeout BYU.
PACIFIC[Grasso, Marco] Kill by Young, Devin (from Boyce, Ryan).2521
2
TeamPlayBYUPACIFIC
-BYU starters: Sander, Taylor; Patch, Ben; Boyce, Ryan; Fuchs, Phil; Hatch, Michael; Young, Devin; libero Chang, Evan.
-PACIFIC starters: Ahlin, Christian; Carmody, Tommy; Troy, Adam; Hughes, Taylor; Houlihan, Matthew; Tunnell, Patrick; libero Caceres, Javier.
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Kill by Carmody, Tommy (from Tunnell, Patrick).01
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).11
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Service error.12
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Attack error by Fuchs, Phil (block by Troy, Adam; Ahlin, Christian; Hughes, Taylor).13
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Kill by Hatch, Michael (from Boyce, Ryan).23
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Hughes, Taylor (block by Young, Devin; Fuchs, Phil).33
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).34
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Kill by Young, Devin (from Boyce, Ryan).44
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Patch, Ben] Service error.45
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Kill by Young, Devin (from Boyce, Ryan).55
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick), block error by Young, Devin.56
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ahlin, Christian] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).66
BYU[Young, Devin] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).67
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Kill by Patch, Ben (from Boyce, Ryan).77
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Service ace (Troy, Adam).87
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Attack error by Houlihan, Matthew.97
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Attack error by Patch, Ben (block by Carmody, Tommy; Hughes, Taylor).98
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
-BYU subs: Heap, Tyler.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Attack error by Patch, Ben.99
-BYU subs: Underwood, Matt.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Heap, Tyler).109
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Attack error by Carmody, Tommy (block by Underwood, Matt; Hatch, Michael).119
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).1110
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Attack error by Hatch, Michael.1111
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Kill by Underwood, Matt (from Heap, Tyler).1211
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Troy, Adam (block by Underwood, Matt; Fuchs, Phil; Young, Devin).1311
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Houlihan, Matthew.1411
BYUTimeout Pacific.
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Fuchs, Phil (block by Hughes, Taylor).1412
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Caceres, Javier).1413
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Heap, Tyler).1513
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Service error.1514
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Service error.1614
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Tunnell, Patrick.1615
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ahlin, Christian] Attack error by Sander, Taylor.1616
PACIFICTimeout BYU.
PACIFIC[Ahlin, Christian] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Heap, Tyler).1716
BYU[Young, Devin] Attack error by Sander, Taylor (block by Tunnell, Patrick; Carmody, Tommy).1717
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Service error.1817
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Heap, Tyler] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew.1818
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Hatch, Michael (from Heap, Tyler).1918
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).1919
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
-PACIFIC subs: Edwards, Peter.
PACIFIC[Edwards, Peter] Service ace (Reyes, Jaylen).1920
PACIFIC[Edwards, Peter] Service ace (TEAM).1921
PACIFICTimeout BYU.
PACIFIC[Edwards, Peter] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Heap, Tyler).2021
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Ahlin, Christian.2121
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Sander, Taylor.2122
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Service error.2222
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Attack error by Troy, Adam (block by Heap, Tyler; Young, Devin).2322
BYUTimeout Pacific.
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Kill by Young, Devin.2422
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Service error.2423
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Heap, Tyler).2523
3
TeamPlayBYUPACIFIC
-BYU starters: Sander, Taylor; Heap, Tyler; Hatch, Michael; Underwood, Matt; Young, Devin; Fuchs, Phil; libero Reyes, Jaylen.
-PACIFIC starters: Houlihan, Matthew; Ahlin, Christian; Carmody, Tommy; Troy, Adam; Hughes, Taylor; Tunnell, Patrick; libero Caceres, Javier.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Carmody, Tommy).01
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Service error.11
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Service error.12
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).13
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Attack error by Hatch, Michael.14
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Service error.24
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Attack error by Hughes, Taylor (block by Young, Devin; Fuchs, Phil).34
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick), block error by Young, Devin.35
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Heap, Tyler), block error by Tunnell, Patrick.45
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Attack error by Troy, Adam (block by Heap, Tyler; Young, Devin).55
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).56
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Kill by Young, Devin (from Heap, Tyler).66
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).67
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ahlin, Christian] Service error.77
BYU[Young, Devin] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).78
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Attack error by Heap, Tyler.79
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Service error.89
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Heap, Tyler] Attack error by Houlihan, Matthew.99
BYU[Heap, Tyler] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).910
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Houlihan, Matthew] Kill by Underwood, Matt (from Heap, Tyler).1010
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Sander, Taylor] Kill by Troy, Adam (from Tunnell, Patrick).1011
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Carmody, Tommy] Kill by Fuchs, Phil.1111
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Sander, Taylor).1211
BYU[Hatch, Michael] Kill by Ahlin, Christian (from Tunnell, Patrick).1212
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Hughes, Taylor] Service error.1312
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Underwood, Matt] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick).1313
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
-BYU subs: Boyce, Ryan.
PACIFIC[Troy, Adam] Service error.1413
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).1513
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Attack error by Hughes, Taylor (block by Young, Devin; Sander, Taylor).1613
BYUTimeout Pacific.
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Service ace (TEAM).1713
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Fuchs, Phil (from Boyce, Ryan).1813
-PACIFIC subs: Ross, Marty.
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Attack error by Troy, Adam.1913
BYUTimeout Pacific.
BYU[Fuchs, Phil] Kill by Hughes, Taylor (from Tunnell, Patrick), block error by Sander, Taylor.1914
-BYU subs: Reyes, Jaylen.
PACIFIC[Ross, Marty] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).1915
PACIFIC[Ross, Marty] Kill by Carmody, Tommy (from Tunnell, Patrick).1916
PACIFIC[Ross, Marty] Service error.2016
BYU[Young, Devin] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).2017
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Attack error by Sander, Taylor.2018
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Kill by Houlihan, Matthew (from Tunnell, Patrick).2019
PACIFIC[Tunnell, Patrick] Kill by Sander, Taylor (from Boyce, Ryan).2119
-BYU subs: Chang, Evan.
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Ball handling error by Houlihan, Matthew.2219
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Attack error by Houlihan, Matthew (block by Hatch, Michael; Sander, Taylor).2319
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Kill by Underwood, Matt (from Chang, Evan).2419
BYU[Boyce, Ryan] Attack error by Houlihan, Matthew (block by Hatch, Michael; Sander, Taylor).2519