PROVO -- BYU's offense hit a season-high .383 as the Cougars improved to 5-0 with a four-game (24-30, 30-24, 30-26, 30-14) victory over Utah State on Elaine Michaelis Court Saturday.

Led by sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Goodman, the BYU attack had four players record double-digit kills to help drop the Aggies to a 4-4 record. Goodman put down 20 kills while hitting .438, topping her previous career-high mark of 16 kills set days earlier during BYU's win at Idaho State on Wednesday. Middle blockers Lindsy Hartsock and Rachel Dyer added 16 and 14 kills, respectively, while outside hitter Erica Lott totaled 10 kills.

"Chelsea made some very key plays," said BYU coach Jason Watson. "She can get on the ball quickly and has a great deal of range. Her success tonight is a credit to what she's done every day in practice and over the summer."

Hartsock showed why she is an All-America candidate, hitting better than .500 for the second time in five matches this year with a .560 success rate. Dyer, a redshirt freshman who is quickly proving she will also be a force in the middle, recorded double-figure kills for the third time this year and hit .500 with only two attack errors in 24 attempts.

The Cougars built momentum throughout the match after a slow start. Hartsock put down four of her six attempts in game one to help the Cougars out hit the Aggies but BYU committed six more errors than Utah State overall, five coming from the service line, to help USU claim the first game, 30-24.

Thanks to BYU's middle attack, the Cougars reversed the score in the second game, winning 30-24 to even the match. Hartsock dominated with six kills in seven attempts while Dyer recorded eight kills in 12 attacks.

BYU converted the momentum of its game-two win into a 30-26 victory in game three. The Cougars were able to hold off the Aggies by hitting a sizzling .515 during the game, with only two hitting miscues. Goodman led the way with eight game-three kills on 11 attempts and also ended Utah State's comeback hopes with a block for BYU's 30th point.

Any doubt as to the outcome of the match quickly disappeared in game four when the Cougars jumped out to a 5-1 lead and then never looked back while cruising to a 30-14 victory. Much to the delight of the 1,842 Cougar fans in attendance at the Smith Fieldhouse, BYU scored the final five points of the match with Goodman bringing the cheers to a full crescendo with a service-ace game-winner to end the match.

The Aggies hit .129 for the match and were led by 11-kill efforts from Zuzana Cernianska and Beth Hodge.

BYU will take its perfect record to the Buckeye Classic hosted by 12th-ranked Ohio State next week. The Cougars open the tournament against Duke on Friday before facing either Ohio State or Pittsburgh on Saturday.

                              Volleyball Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
  Utah State Aggies vs Brigham Young Univ. (Sep 10, 2005 at Smith Fieldhouse)
    Utah State Aggies      |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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 1  ALE, Monarisa.......  4|  8   2  20  .300|  2|  0   1|  1|  5| 0  0  0|  0|   8.0
 4  ARSENAULT, Dominique  4|  2   0   6  .333| 29|  0   1|  0|  6| 0  1  0|  2|   2.5
 7  ROTH, Ingrid........  4|  4   4  15  .000|  1|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  3  1|  1|   5.5
 11 GRAYBILL, Erin......  4|  6   4  16  .125|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 2  4  2|  0|  10.0
 16 CERNIANSKA, ZUZANA..  4| 11  14  40 -.075|  1|  4   0|  0|  7| 0  0  0|  0|  15.0
 99 HODGE, Beth.........  4| 11   2  26  .346|  0|  0   3|  2|  6| 0  0  0|  0|  11.0
 2  ORGILL, Amanda......  2|  0   0   1  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 3  ZIMMERMAN, Victoria.  4|  0   0   0  .000|  4|  0   1|  1|  5| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 5  FORBUSH, Carolyn....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  1|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 12 PETERSON, Kelsi.....  4|  0   0   0  .000|  3|  2   1|  6| 11| 0  0  0|  0|   2.0
 18 SWENSON, Breanne....  2|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
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    Totals..............  4| 42  26 124  .129| 40|  6   7| 11| 40| 2  8  3|  3|  54.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  11  5  29  .207   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  4  TEAM RECORDS
   2   9  6  36  .083   Utah State Aggies... (1) 30 24 26 14  4-4: 0-0 WAC
   3  18  8  37  .270   Brigham Young Univ.. (3) 24 30 30 30  5-0: 0-0 MWC
   4   4  7  22 -.136
    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|POINTS
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 1  GOODMAN, Chelsea....  4| 20   6  32  .438|  1|  2   3|  0|  9| 0  3  0|  0|  23.5
 5  EVANS, Lauren.......  4|  3   2   8  .125| 58|  3   5|  0|  5| 0  4  1|  4|   8.0
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  4| 10   2  28  .286|  1|  2   3|  1| 11| 1  0  1|  0|  13.0
 13 PORTER, Bryn........  4|  3   3  11  .000|  0|  2   3|  0|  0| 0  3  1|  0|   6.5
 14 HARTSOCK, Lindsy....  4| 16   2  25  .560|  0|  0   3|  0|  1| 0  4  0|  0|  18.0
 44 DYER, Rachel........  4| 14   2  24  .500|  0|  1   4|  0|  1| 0  6  1|  0|  18.0
 2  BEAUMONT, Janvier...  4|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  1   3|  1|  5| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
 3  EVANS, Lindsey......  4|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  2| 12| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 11 KEMP, Annie.........  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  2|  1| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
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    Totals..............  4| 66  17 128  .383| 61| 11  24|  6| 45| 1 20  4|  4|  88.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  13  6  31  .226   Site: Smith Fieldhouse (Elaine Michaelis)
   2  19  6  40  .325   Date: Sep 10, 2005   Attend: 1842   Time: 2 H 2M
   3  19  2  33  .515   Referees: MAILE JEWKES, TERI JACKSON, KAREN MARSHALL
   4  15  3  24  .500
                                         1   2   3   4 Total
                        Tie scores       1   3   8   1    13
                        Lead changes     1   0   0   1     2

PROVO -- BYU will put its perfect record on the line this week, traveling to Idaho State before coming back home to take on instate rival Utah State. At 3-0, the Cougars, listed No. 28 in the latest national poll, are hoping to continue their winning ways and break into the Top 25.

"I look forward to this week's schedule," said BYU Head Coach Jason Watson. "Idaho State is a big test for us and a great opportunity for some of our athletes to play in front of family and friends. Utah State is always a challenge for our team. Their team is competitive and plays with a great deal of passion. As we continue to improve and refine our systems, both matches will serve as indicators of our progress."

The Cougars will take on Idaho State Wednesday at 7 p.m. in Pocatello, Idaho. The Bengals are 1-3 on the year including a three-game loss to Utah. Utah State will come calling on Saturday at 7 p.m., marking the second match ever played on newly dubbed Elaine Michaelis Court. The Aggies have started 2005 4-2. Live stats for both matches can be found by logging onto the schedule page of the BYU women's volleyball homepage at www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w.

Three Cougars will be making a homecoming of sorts when BYU travels to take on the Bengals. Sophomore libero Annie Kemp is actually from Pocatello while junior middle blocker Lindsy Hartsock is from Inkom, Idaho and freshman middle blocker Ashton Hansen is from Idaho Falls, Idaho, both of which are short distances away.

BYU is coming off a fantastic weekend in which the Cougars continued to overpower their opponents, notching two wins to move to a perfect 3-0 on the season. BYU swept Montana State (30-21, 30-20, 30-28) in the first match of the BYU/UVSC Invitational before earning a victory over No. 34 Kansas (30-27, 28-30, 30-22, 30-28).

Junior middle blocker Lindsy Hartsock dominated both matches, hitting .540 for the week and recording a career-high 20 kills against the Jayhawks. She earned Mountain West Conference Player of the Week recognition for her performance. Redshirt freshman Rachel Dyer also had an impressive week as she posted double-digit kills in both matches while hitting.468. Senior setter Lauren Richards averaged 1.86 blocks per game including a season-high nine vs. Kansas. Sophomores Annie Kemp and Erica Lott also shined for the Cougars as they each recorded career highs of 16 and 10 digs, respectively, against Kansas.