Royce Hinton | Posted: 26 Mar 2018 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020

No. 2 BYU competes in final regular-season home matches

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PROVO, Utah – No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball will compete in its final two regular-season home matches this week against No. 14 Concordia Irvine and No. 13 Grand Canyon.

Coming off of a bye week, the Cougars (18-4, 8-0 MPSF) still hold a 1.5-match lead in the conference standings with four league matches left on the schedule.

No. 14 Concordia Irvine

  • BYU faces the Eagles (12-13, 3-6 MPSF) Thursday, March 29, at 7 p.m. MDT at the Smith Fieldhouse.
  • The Cougars lead the overall series history 2-0.
  • BYU swept Concordia Irvine earlier this season on the road. The Cougars also swept the match last season.
  • The Eagles fell at Grand Canyon last week before picking up a pair of four-set wins against Benedictine and Ottawa.

No. 13 Grand Canyon

  • The Cougars will conclude the week at home facing the Lopes (16-8, 3-6 MPSF) Saturday, March 31, at 8 p.m. MDT.
  • BYU won the only previous matchup between the schools earlier this season on the road in three sets.
  • Grand Canyon won its only match of the week last week against Concordia Irvine.
  • The Lopes will play at Stanford on Thursday prior to the match against the Cougars.

Both of this week’s matches will be televised nationally on BYUtv. A live stream and live stats for each match can be found on the BYU men’s volleyball schedule page.

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