Another 3-0 Win for the Cougars

PROVO -- In their fourth three-game match of the season, the BYU Cougars defeated the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 30-26, 30-24, 30-24 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation contest Friday night. BYU improves to 8-1 overall and in the MPSF with the win, while the Gauchos fall 4-10 overall, 1-7 in conference play.

The BYU outside hitters were the stars in this match, with senior Rafael Paal leading the Cougars with 13 kills and a .600 average. Senior Jaime Mayol and junior Jonathan Alleman both registered 12 kills on the night, with Mayol recording a match-high .647 hitting percentage, four digs and three blocks.

"Mayol and Paal had a nice night according to the stats," BYU head coach Tom Peterson said. "Our outsides were the two highest hitters; that's probably a first for us."

Sophomore middle blocker Michael Burke, who leads the MPSF in hitting with a .522 average for the season, hit a lower-than-usual .385 average with seven kills. However, he did lead the defense for the Cougars, recording five block assists. Setter Carlos Moreno guided the Cougar offense with 43 assists and was a major player on defense with four block assists.

Overall, the Cougars hit a team season-high .466 average and out-blocked the Gauchos 10-5.

"We tried to go with a certain game plan," Peterson said. "We picked up on some of their weaknesses and tried to aim for those. It's nice to see a good game plan executed."

Leading the Gauchos with nine kills each were Matt Boelk, Keith Busam and Michael Kennedy.

The Cougars and Gauchos will have a rematch Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. (PST).

Volleyball Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                          Brigham Young vs No. 13 UCSB 
                     Feb 14, 2003 at Santa Barbara, Calif.
    Brigham Young          |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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 3  Michael Burke.......  3|  7   2  13  .385|  0|  2   2|  0|  0| 0  5  0|  0
 5  Carlos Moreno.......  3|  4   1   5  .600| 43|  0   3|  0|  1| 0  4  0|  0
 6  Chris Gorny.........  3|  6   1   8  .625|  0|  0   2|  0|  0| 0  2  0|  0
 7  Jaime Mayol.........  3| 12   1  17  .647|  1|  1   4|  1|  4| 1  2  0|  0
 9  Rafael Paal.........  3| 13   1  20  .600|  1|  2   3|  0|  2| 1  1  0|  0
 12 Jonathan Alleman....  3| 12   6  23  .261|  2|  0   3|  0|  4| 0  2  0|  0
 1  Casey Patterson.....  2|  0   1   2 -.500|  0|  0   2|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 15 Shawn Olmstead......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  1|  4| 0  0  0|  0
 17 Fernando Pessoa.....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   1|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
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    Totals..............  3| 54  13  88  .466| 47|  5  20|  2| 15| 2 16  0|  0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  20  4  32  .500   GAME SCORES           1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  21  3  29  .621   Brigham Young....... 30 30 30  8-1, 8-1
   3  13  6  27  .259   UCSB................ 26 24 24  4-10, 1-7
    UCSB                   |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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 4  Bart Kowalski.......  3|  0   0   1  .000| 34|  0   2|  0|  3| 1  1  0|  0
 7  Nate Wack...........  2|  7   1  11  .545|  0|  0   2|  1|  0| 1  1  0|  0
 13 Matt Boelk..........  3|  9   6  20  .150|  1|  0   2|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 15 Keith Busam.........  3|  9   5  18  .222|  0|  0   0|  2|  5| 0  0  1|  0
 25 Michael Kennedy.....  3|  9   2  14  .500|  0|  0   1|  0|  2| 1  2  0|  0
 33 Justin Adams........  3|  5   1   8  .500|  0|  1   2|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 5  Mike Nelson.........  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 9  Jan Carlo Zegarra...  3|  2   2   5  .000|  0|  0   2|  0|  2| 0  0  0|  0
 12 Dan Terry...........  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   1|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 19 Aaron Mansfield.....  3|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  1|  2| 0  0  0|  0
 22 Anders Bengtsson....  1|  0   0   1  .000|  0|  1   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
    TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  1|   |        |
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    Totals..............  3| 41  17  78  .308| 36|  2  12|  5| 14| 3  4  1|  0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  13  6  24  .292   Site: Santa Barbara, Calif (Robertson Gym)
   2  16  3  24  .542   Date: Feb 14, 2003   Attend:     Time: 1:30
   3  12  8  30  .133   Referees: Marvin Hall, Brant Lee