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Jordan Christiansen | Posted: 13 Dec 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Jordan Christiansen

Cougars' Run Ends in Final Four

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MINNEAPOLIS - No. 4 seed BYU women’s volleyball ended its deep run in the NCAA Tournament in the Final Four to No. 1 seed Stanford (25-15, 25-15, 25-18) in the Target Center on Thursday.

Senior Roni Jones Perry recorded eight kills and nine digs, sophomore Kennedy Eschenberg had five kills and three blocks and senior Lyndie Haddock-Eppich finished with 23 assists, 10 digs, two kills and an ace for the Cougars.

Down 4-1 in the first set, BYU (31-2) went on a 7-1 run to take a 9-5 lead behind a pair of Jones-Perry kills and dump kill by Haddock-Eppich. Stanford (33-1) clawed back, tying the game at 12-12 before stringing out a run of their own to go ahead 22-13. The Cardinal claimed the set a few points later, 25-15, after hitting just .188 but totaling seven team blocks, including six by Tami Alade.

Stanford came out to a 9-5 lead, but a kill by Gneiting gave the serve back to BYU. Senior Danelle Stetler then had two aces on either side of another kill from Gneiting to tie the set up, 9-9. A 10-2 run from the Cardinal pushed Stanford ahead, 19-11, and the Cougars couldn’t come back, falling 25-15.

BYU took an 8-6 lead on a dump kill by Haddock-Eppich in set three. Stanford managed to tie the set at 9-9, but kills from Eschenberg and Stetler and an ace from Haddock-Eppich pulled BYU ahead, 12-9. But another big run, this one 10-2 by Stanford, saw the Cougars fall behind, 19-14. Stanford stayed ahead despite kills from Gneiting and Jones-Perry, winning the set and the match, 25-18.

BYU finishes the season with a .939 winning percentage, the highest in program history. Led by Olmstead, the National Coach of the Year, the team featured Heather Gneiting, the National Freshman of the Year, and six All-Americans, a program record for a season.

Jordan Christiansen | Posted: 12 Dec 2018 | Updated: 24 Dec 2020
Jordan Christiansen

BYU Set to Play Stanford in NCAA Final Four

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MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 4 seed BYU women's volleyball team will play No. 1 seed Stanford in an NCAA National Semifinal match in the Target Center on Thursday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. CT on ESPN.

The match is the third Final Four contest in program history for the Cougars (31-1); BYU lost to Penn State in 1993 and defeated Texas in 2014 in the other two appearances. 

Stanford (32-1) is coming off a defeat of Penn State to reach the semifinal. The Cardinal are in their third-straight Final Four, losing to eventual champion Nebraska last season and winning the national championship in 2016. 

The Cardinal are led by the 2017 national Player of the Year, junior outside hitter Kathryn Plummer, who is averaging 4.76 kills per set on a .288 hitting percentage and was named a first-team All-American for the third-straight season.

Earlier this season BYU defeated Stanford in five sets in Provo. Senior All-American Roni Jones-Perry had 20 kills and 10 digs and national Freshman of the Year Heather Gneiting added nine kills and 10 blocks to lead the Cougars to victory. 

BYU is ranked No. 1 in the country in hitting percentage at .315 and No. 2 in opponent hitting percentage at .139. Meanwhile, Stanford is ranked No. 2 in hitting percentage at .310 and No. 24 in opponent hitting percentage at .164.

The winner of the BYU vs. Stanford match will play the winner of No. 3 Illinois and No. 7 Nebraska on Saturday, Dec. 15, at 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2. 

 

 


undefined BYU Women's Volleyball Game Statistics


Location: Minneapolis, MN
Date: 12/13/2018
Attendance: 17808
Box Score
Set Scores123
BYU151518
STAN252525
BYU 31-2
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
2GNEITING, Heather36517.0590010201206.5
3ROBINSON, Madelyn35419.0530000001005.5
6HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd3236-.167231001000003.0
9MARTINDALE, Sydnie3000.0001022500000.0
12JONES-PERRY, Roni381235-.1140000901008.5
24ESCHENBERG, Kennedy35218.1670000212107.0
11HADDOCK, Lacy32415-.1330000101002.5
13STETLER, Danelle3125-.2001212700003.0
15MOEA'I, Kiani3000.0000000000000.0
18LAKE, Mary3000.0002110700001.0
Totals2932115-.0262745443163037.0
Stanford 33-1
NO.AthleteSKETAPctAstSASEREDigsBSBABEBHEPts
1Gray, Jenna3306.50026200603006.5
2Plummer, Kathryn312330.30011205020014.0
4McClure, Meghan33119.1053020402004.0
6Alade, Tami31110.00010002113008.5
11Formico, Kate3000.0001013500000.0
21Wilson, Sidney3000.0000120000001.0
3Campbell, Holly3407.5710000003005.5
9Hentz, Morgan3000.00010112000000.0
12Fitzmorris, Audriana311224.37500001090015.5
Totals34796.28133484431320055.0

Team Attack Stats By Set

BYU 0 sets 4 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
171238-.13215
291237-.08115
313840.12518
Totals2932115-.02648
Stanford 3 sets 17 blocks
SetKETAPctPts
110432.18825
210229.27625
314135.37125
Totals34796.28175

Play By Play

1
TeamPlayBYUSTAN
-BYU starters: GNEITING, Heather; ROBINSON, Madelyn; HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd; MARTINDALE, Sydnie; JONES-PERRY, Roni; ESCHENBERG, Kennedy; libero LAKE, Mary.
-STAN starters: Gray, Jenna; Plummer, Kathryn; McClure, Meghan; Alade, Tami; Formico, Kate; Wilson, Sidney; libero Hentz, Morgan.
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Attack error by GNEITING, Heather (block by Plummer, Kathryn; Alade, Tami).01
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Service error.11
-BYU subs: STETLER, Danelle; ROBINSON, Madelyn.
-STAN subs: Campbell, Holly; Wilson, Sidney.
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).12
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).13
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Service ace (MARTINDALE, Sydnie).14
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from LAKE, Mary).24
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Attack error by Plummer, Kathryn.34
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Kill by HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd (from STETLER, Danelle).44
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Attack error by Fitzmorris, Audriana.54
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).64
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Attack error by Plummer, Kathryn.74
BYUTimeout Stanford.
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Attack error by GNEITING, Heather.75
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Service error.85
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Attack error by Alade, Tami (block by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy).95
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).96
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).106
-BYU subs: ROBINSON, Madelyn; STETLER, Danelle.
BYU[JONES-PERRY, Roni] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).107
-STAN subs: Formico, Kate; Fitzmorris, Audriana.
STAN[Formico, Kate] Attack error by HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd.108
STAN[Formico, Kate] Service error.118
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Kill by McClure, Meghan (from Gray, Jenna).119
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Gray, Jenna; Campbell, Holly).1110
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Service error.1210
-BYU subs: MARTINDALE, Sydnie; HADDOCK, Lacy.
BYU[MARTINDALE, Sydnie] Service error.1211
-STAN subs: Wilson, Sidney; Campbell, Holly.
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Attack error by ROBINSON, Madelyn (block by Gray, Jenna; Alade, Tami).1212
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Kill by GNEITING, Heather (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1312
-BYU subs: STETLER, Danelle; ROBINSON, Madelyn.
-STAN subs: Campbell, Holly; Wilson, Sidney.
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).1313
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).1314
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni.1315
STANTimeout BYU.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd (block by Alade, Tami).1316
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).1317
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).1318
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by Gray, Jenna (from McClure, Meghan), block error by GNEITING, Heather.1319
STANTimeout BYU.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd.1320
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Service ace (STETLER, Danelle).1321
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by GNEITING, Heather (block by Plummer, Kathryn; Alade, Tami).1322
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by GNEITING, Heather (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1422
-BYU subs: MOEA'I, Kiani; GNEITING, Heather.
BYU[MOEA'I, Kiani] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).1423
-BYU subs: GNEITING, Heather; MOEA'I, Kiani.
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1523
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Attack error by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy.1524
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).1525
2
TeamPlayBYUSTAN
-BYU starters: GNEITING, Heather; HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd; MARTINDALE, Sydnie; JONES-PERRY, Roni; STETLER, Danelle; ESCHENBERG, Kennedy; libero LAKE, Mary.
-STAN starters: Gray, Jenna; Plummer, Kathryn; Campbell, Holly; McClure, Meghan; Alade, Tami; Formico, Kate; libero Hentz, Morgan.
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from McClure, Meghan).01
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).02
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by GNEITING, Heather (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).12
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Service error.13
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Attack error by Plummer, Kathryn (block by JONES-PERRY, Roni; ESCHENBERG, Kennedy).23
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).24
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Kill by HADDOCK, Lacy (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).34
-BYU subs: ROBINSON, Madelyn; STETLER, Danelle.
BYU[JONES-PERRY, Roni] Kill by Campbell, Holly (from Gray, Jenna).35
-STAN subs: Formico, Kate; Fitzmorris, Audriana.
STAN[Formico, Kate] Kill by ROBINSON, Madelyn.45
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Kill by Campbell, Holly (from Gray, Jenna).46
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Attack error by ROBINSON, Madelyn.47
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Attack error by GNEITING, Heather.48
STANTimeout BYU.
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Kill by ROBINSON, Madelyn (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).58
-BYU subs: MARTINDALE, Sydnie; HADDOCK, Lacy.
BYU[MARTINDALE, Sydnie] Attack error by ROBINSON, Madelyn (block by Gray, Jenna; Campbell, Holly).59
-STAN subs: Wilson, Sidney; Campbell, Holly.
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Kill by GNEITING, Heather (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).69
-BYU subs: STETLER, Danelle; ROBINSON, Madelyn.
-STAN subs: Campbell, Holly; Wilson, Sidney.
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Service ace (Formico, Kate).79
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Kill by GNEITING, Heather (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).89
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Service ace (Formico, Kate).99
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).910
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).911
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by GNEITING, Heather.912
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1012
-BYU subs: MOEA'I, Kiani; GNEITING, Heather.
BYU[MOEA'I, Kiani] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).1013
-BYU subs: GNEITING, Heather; MOEA'I, Kiani.
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).1014
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Service ace (MARTINDALE, Sydnie).1015
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Kill by Alade, Tami.1016
STANTimeout BYU.
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Kill by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1116
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).1117
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Attack error by HADDOCK, Lacy.1118
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).1119
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Service error.1219
BYU[JONES-PERRY, Roni] Attack error by McClure, Meghan (block by HADDOCK, Lacy; ESCHENBERG, Kennedy).1319
BYU[JONES-PERRY, Roni] Attack error by STETLER, Danelle.1320
-STAN subs: Formico, Kate; Fitzmorris, Audriana.
STAN[Formico, Kate] Kill by McClure, Meghan (from Plummer, Kathryn).1321
STAN[Formico, Kate] Attack error by HADDOCK, Lacy (block by Campbell, Holly; McClure, Meghan).1322
STAN[Formico, Kate] Kill by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1422
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Service ace (Hentz, Morgan).1522
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Service error.1523
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Attack error by STETLER, Danelle.1524
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Kill by Campbell, Holly (from Gray, Jenna), block error by GNEITING, Heather.1525
3
TeamPlayBYUSTAN
-BYU starters: GNEITING, Heather; HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd; MARTINDALE, Sydnie; JONES-PERRY, Roni; STETLER, Danelle; ESCHENBERG, Kennedy; libero LAKE, Mary.
-STAN starters: Gray, Jenna; Plummer, Kathryn; McClure, Meghan; Alade, Tami; Formico, Kate; Wilson, Sidney; libero Hentz, Morgan.
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni.01
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Kill by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).11
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
-STAN subs: Campbell, Holly; Wilson, Sidney.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by HADDOCK, Lacy.21
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).22
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from LAKE, Mary).32
-BYU subs: ROBINSON, Madelyn; STETLER, Danelle.
BYU[JONES-PERRY, Roni] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).33
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Service error.43
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Attack error by Fitzmorris, Audriana (block by GNEITING, Heather; ROBINSON, Madelyn).53
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Attack error by HADDOCK, Lacy.54
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Kill by ROBINSON, Madelyn (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).64
-BYU subs: MARTINDALE, Sydnie; HADDOCK, Lacy.
BYU[MARTINDALE, Sydnie] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).74
BYU[MARTINDALE, Sydnie] Service error.75
-STAN subs: Formico, Kate; Fitzmorris, Audriana.
STAN[Formico, Kate] Kill by Campbell, Holly (from Gray, Jenna).76
STAN[Formico, Kate] Kill by HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd (from MARTINDALE, Sydnie).86
-BYU subs: STETLER, Danelle; ROBINSON, Madelyn.
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Service error.87
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni.88
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Service error.98
BYU[GNEITING, Heather] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).99
-STAN subs: Wilson, Sidney; Campbell, Holly.
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Kill by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).109
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
-STAN subs: Campbell, Holly; Wilson, Sidney.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by STETLER, Danelle (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).119
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Service ace (Formico, Kate).129
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by Gray, Jenna (from Formico, Kate).1210
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Attack error by HADDOCK, Lacy (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).1211
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from McClure, Meghan).1212
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1312
-BYU subs: ROBINSON, Madelyn; STETLER, Danelle.
BYU[JONES-PERRY, Roni] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).1313
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).1314
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Alade, Tami).1315
STANTimeout (Media).
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).1316
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Attack error by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy (block by McClure, Meghan; Alade, Tami).1317
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Attack error by ROBINSON, Madelyn (block by Alade, Tami; Fitzmorris, Audriana).1318
STAN[Plummer, Kathryn] Kill by ROBINSON, Madelyn (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1418
BYU[LAKE, Mary] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).1419
STAN[Hentz, Morgan] Kill by ROBINSON, Madelyn (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1519
BYU[HADDOCK, Lacy] Kill by Fitzmorris, Audriana (from Gray, Jenna).1520
-STAN subs: Formico, Kate; Fitzmorris, Audriana.
-BYU subs: MARTINDALE, Sydnie; HADDOCK, Lacy.
STAN[Formico, Kate] Kill by GNEITING, Heather (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1620
-BYU subs: STETLER, Danelle; ROBINSON, Madelyn.
BYU[STETLER, Danelle] Kill by McClure, Meghan (from Gray, Jenna).1621
STAN[McClure, Meghan] Kill by JONES-PERRY, Roni (from HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd).1721
-BYU subs: MOEA'I, Kiani; GNEITING, Heather.
BYU[MOEA'I, Kiani] Attack error by JONES-PERRY, Roni.1722
-STAN subs: Wilson, Sidney; Campbell, Holly.
-BYU subs: GNEITING, Heather; MOEA'I, Kiani.
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Service ace (STETLER, Danelle).1723
STAN[Wilson, Sidney] Service error.1823
-STAN subs: Campbell, Holly; Wilson, Sidney.
-BYU subs: HADDOCK, Lacy; MARTINDALE, Sydnie.
BYU[HADDOCK-EPPICH, Lynd] Kill by Plummer, Kathryn (from Gray, Jenna).1824
-STAN subs: Fitzmorris, Audriana; Formico, Kate.
STAN[Gray, Jenna] Kill by Gray, Jenna (from Hentz, Morgan), block error by ESCHENBERG, Kennedy.1825