SAN -- The No. 12 BYU women's volleyball team became just the fourth program in NCAA volleyball history to record at least 1,000 wins Saturday night with an incredible come-from-behind five-game victory at San Diego State (24-30, 25-30, 30-26, 30-24, 15-7). The Cougars, who have now won their last three five-game matches coming from an 0-2 deficit, improved to 7-3 on the year, 1-1 in the Mountain West Conference and 1,000-277-5 in the program's 39-year recorded history.

"We're learning very valuable lessons," said BYU head coach Jason Watson, who has done 57-13 in his three years at the helm. "We learned tonight that our emotional commitment has to match our physical commitment in order for us to be what we need to be on the road. We're going to get back in the gym and keep getting better."

Erica Lott led BYU with 22 kills while Chelsea Goodman (19), Rachel Dyer (17), Bryn Porter (12) and Ashton Hansen (10) each posted double-digit winners. Goodman also recorded her 41st career double-double and seventh of the season with 14 digs while Porter posted her first with an additional 13 digs. Annie Pinegar led BYU on the first ball with 17 digs, and Kiana Rogers added career bests of 72 assists and 16 digs. In addition to tying her career high in kills, Hansen paced the Cougar blocking effort with six rejections. On the night, BYU posted a .306 hitting percentage while besting the Aztecs in kills (83-67), aces (7-5) and digs (72-53).

BYU started slow in game one as the Aztecs jumped out to a 6-3 lead with all three Cougar points coming by virtue of SDSU errors. After finding themselves still trailing at 10-7, the Cougars took control, putting together a 7-1 run to take their first lead of the night at 14-11. BYU kept SDSU at bay for the next several points until a 6-1 Aztec spurt left the Cougars down 21-18. BYU came back to within one at 23-22 on a kill from Porter but would never lead again as SDSU scored seven of the last nine points to take game one 30-24.

Dyer got things started in the right direction for the Cougars in game two with an ace on the first serve. From there, BYU raced out to a 5-2 lead, but the Aztecs stayed close, eventually taking the lead at 12-10 after five straight points. Goodman ended the run with a cross-court winner, but it wasn't enough to stop SDSU as the Aztecs steadily built a 22-18 lead. BYU twice cut the lead to two points twice but could get no closer, falling 30-25.

Goodman began game three showing why she is the preseason MWC Player of the Year with three tremendous kills, helping BYU keep the game tied at 3-3. After the Cougars took a 10-9 advantage, a battle ensued as the lead see-sawed between the two teams until a 6-1 Aztec run gave SDSU a 22-17 advantage. SDSU fans began to celebrate, but the euphoria was premature as the Cougars fought back with an identical 6-1 run to tie the game at 23-23. Minutes later, a 25-23 Aztec lead was erased by back-to-back kills from Lott to put BYU in front 26-25. The momentum shift proved huge as the Cougars took the third frame 30-26, riding a 13-4 run to the end.

San Diego State put up the first three points of game four while building an early 8-4 lead. BYU tried to erase the deficit and had the opportunity to tie things up three times before Goodman slammed home an overpass to make it 14-14. A back-row attack call and an ace from Rogers on the next two plays capped the Cougar comeback and had BYU in the lead at 16-14. The Aztecs continued to pressure relentlessly on every ball, but the Cougars could not be stopped, clawing their way to the 30-24 victory with great play from Goodman and Dyer, who scored the game-winner.

BYU got on the board first in game five as Hansen and Lott recorded back-to-back winners. After the Cougars took an early 4-1 lead in the shortened game, SDSU fought back to get to 3-4, but BYU would have none of it, going on a 4-0 run capped to go up 8-3. Three straight Aztec points cut the lead to just two, but the night belonged to the Cougars, who won going away at 15-7.

The Cougars have one more road match before returning home next weekend. BYU will travel up the road to Ogden, Utah, to face the Weber State Wildcats on Tuesday at 7 p.m. before continuing MWC play on Saturday hosting Colorado State at 7 p.m.

                              Volleyball Box Score
                                  BYU Cougars
       BYU Cougars vs San Diego State (Sep 15, 2007 at San Diego, Calif.)
    BYU Cougars            |     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....  5| 19   8  53  .208|  0|  2   1|  0| 14| 0  1  1|  1|  21.5
 4  HANSEN, Ashton......  5| 10   2  17  .471|  2|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  6  0|  0|  13.0
 9  ROGERS, Kiana.......  5|  3   1   6  .333| 72|  3   2|  0| 16| 0  2  0|  1|   7.0
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  5| 22   8  44  .318|  0|  0   3|  1|  9| 0  4  0|  0|  24.0
 13 PORTER, Bryn........  5| 12   5  36  .194|  2|  0   2|  3| 13| 0  4  0|  0|  14.0
 44 DYER, Rachel........  5| 17   4  24  .542|  1|  1   1|  0|  3| 0  4  0|  0|  20.0
 11 PINEGAR, Annie......  5|  0   0   0  .000|  2|  1   1|  1| 17| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
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    Totals..............  5| 83  28 180  .306| 79|  7  10|  5| 72| 0 21  1|  2| 100.5
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.5
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  15  4  37  .297   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  4  5  TEAM RECORDS
   2  18  8  47  .213   BYU Cougars......... (3) 24 25 30 30 15  7-3 (1-1 MWC)
   3  20  6  40  .350   San Diego State..... (2) 30 30 26 24  7  9-3 (1-1 MWC)
   4  22  8  43  .326
   5   8  2  13  .462
    San Diego State        |     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  DARNALL, Stephanie..  5| 12   9  38  .079|  0|  1   0|  2|  7| 0  2  0|  0|  14.0
 2  LATHROP, Leah.......  5|  1   0   1 1.000| 31|  0   1|  0|  1| 0  0  0|  1|   1.0
 3  SALISBURY, Lauren...  5| 10   4  24  .250|  1|  0   0|  0|  0| 1  6  4|  0|  14.0
 8  MAHAN, Lindsey......  5| 10   2  25  .320|  1|  2   0|  0|  2| 3  4  0|  0|  17.0
 15 EVANS, Hannah.......  5| 16   3  47  .277|  0|  1   4|  2|  9| 0  1  1|  0|  17.5
 20 DE TURK, Sydney.....  5| 12   4  24  .333|  0|  0   0|  0|  3| 1  8  0|  0|  17.0
 5  CORDEIRO, Aime......  5|  1   0   1 1.000|  3|  1   2|  0| 24| 0  0  0|  0|   2.0
 6  CASTILLO, Kristen...  5|  1   0   2  .500| 21|  0   1|  0|  6| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
 7  WAHLIN, Kelley......  5|  4   0  16  .250|  1|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  1  0|  1|   4.5
 10 MANASCO, Kelsey.....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 11 FERRER, Michelle....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
    TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  3|   |        |   |   0.0
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    Totals..............  5| 67  22 178  .253| 58|  5   8|  7| 53| 5 22  5|  2|  88.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  19  3  44  .364   Site: San Diego, Calif. (Peterson Gym)
   2  19  3  42  .381   Date: Sep 15, 2007   Attend: 562   Time: 2:33
   3  13  6  35  .200   Referees: Verna Klubnikin, Tom Saunders
   4  12  4  34  .235
   5   4  6  23 -.087

PROVO -- The No. 12 BYU women's volleyball team (6-2) is set to begin Mountain West Conference action this week as the Cougars travel to take on UNLV (8-1) on Thursday before facing San Diego State (7-2) on Saturday.

"Our nonconference schedule has helped us greatly with our preparation for Mountain West Conference play," said head coach Jason Watson. "This is a difficult trip. UNLV and SDSU have been successful in their preparation and have always competed well at home. We're excited to begin this phase of our schedule."

The Cougars have been selected as the preseason favorite to win the Mountain West Conference this season for the third year in a row while UNLV has been picked fourth and San Diego State is predicted to finish sixth. BYU finished second in the league last year with a 13-3 conference record after winning the title in 2005 at 14-2.

BYU will also be looking for its 1,000th program victory this week. With a 999-276-5 all-time record in the 39-year recorded history of Cougar women's volleyball, BYU is trying to become just the fourth program in the nation to reach the 1,000-victory milestone, joining UCLA, Missouri State and Nebraska.

The Cougars went 1-2 at the Stanford Invitational last weekend, falling in four games to No. 17 Cal Poly on Thursday and No. 2 Stanford on Saturday and sweeping Saint Mary's on Friday. Chelsea Goodman recorded double-doubles in all three matches, leading BYU in kills with 17 against the Mustangs and 19 against the Cardinal. She was named to the All-Tournament team along with Rachel Dyer, who averaged 3.36 kills and 1.18 blocks on the weekend. Goodman is now second all-time in MWC history with 40 career double-doubles.

The road trip will begin in Las Vegas where the Cougars will face the Rebels at 7 p.m. PST. The Rebels are off to an 8-1 start this season, the best start in the history of UNLV volleyball. On top of beginning the year with eight wins in nine matches, the Rebels have won seven straight, their longest winning streak since beginning the 1999 season with seven straight victories. UNLV's duo of junior outside hitter Maria Aladjova and senior middle blocker Lauren Miramontes go 1-2 for the Rebels and 5-6 in the Mountain West Conference averaging 4.25 and 4.19 kills per game, respectively. BYU is 20-2 all-time against UNLV including a 2-0 mark last year.

BYU will then have a day off to travel to San Diego where the Cougar-Aztec matchup is set to begin Saturday at 7 p.m. PST. The Aztecs are off to their best start since the 2001 season at 7-2 and have won four matches in a row, their longest winning streak since 2003. Sophomore outside hitter Stephanie Darnall leads the team and ranks eighth in the Mountain West Conference with 3.71 kills per game while senior libero Aime Cordeiro puts up a league-leading 6.79 digs per game, helping the Aztecs rank second in the MWC in that category. The Cougars are 34-26 all-time against the Aztecs including a 2-1 mark last season.

In addition to live stats, both matches will be available live for CSTV All-Access subscribers. BYU Radio will also broadcast the UNLV match live on Thursday night. Links to all three mediums can be found by going to the schedule page of the BYU women's volleyball homepage at http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w/.