Cougars win two, improve to 4-0 in China
NANJING, China – BYU improved to 4-0 on its tour of China with a pair of wins against Jiangsu Volleyball and Nanjing Agricultural University on Thursday.
In the first match the Cougars pulled out a hard fought, five-set win against Jiangsu Volleyball Team, one of the top professional teams in China. After dropping the first two sets (14-25, 18-25) the Cougars battled back to win three-straight (25-15, 25-22, 15-13) to win the match.
Statistical Leaders
Kills
Amy Boswell: 13 (.391)
Whitney Young Howard: 12 (.458)
Veronica Jones: 12 (.151)
Sophie Cram: 5 (.300)
Assists
Lyndie Haddock: 26
Digs
Mary Lake: 24
Aces
Veronica Jones: 4
Blocks
Whitney Young Howard: 5
Amy Boswell: 3
Thursday afternoon, the Cougars improved their Chinese tour record to 4-0 with a win against Nanjing Agricultural University (25-13, 25-19, 25-19).
Statistical Leaders
Kills
Veronica Jones: 16 (.500)
Lexi: 9 (.667)
Amy Bowswell: 11 (.500)
Assists
Kiani Tuileta: 39
Digs
Mary Lake: 17
Veronica Jones: 8
Aces
Lacy Haddock: 3
The Cougars have one more day in Nanjing, which will be filled with sightseeing and touring before heading to Beijing on Saturday.
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