Revenge Match Goes to BYU

ALBUQUERQUE -- Revenge was the order of the day for the BYU women's volleyball team as the Cougars swept New Mexico in Albuquerque, N.M., to improve to 17-6 overall and 9-4 in the Mountain West Conference. The Lobos had taken the last two matches from the Cougars before BYU recorded its 10th sweep of the season Friday night.

"I think this was the most impressive road victory of my career in terms of a complete performance," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "Everything was so good. New Mexico played great, but we were unbelievable."

Junior Rachel Dyer and senior Erica Lott led the way for the Cougars with 12 kills each while senior Chelsea Goodman added 11. Goodman also contributed 11 digs to post her 51st career double-double. In addition to her .625 hitting mark, Dyer posted a team-high eight blocks, helping BYU post 16 rejections on the night.

After an early battle in game one resulted in a 7-7 tie, BYU posted a 13-10 lead only to see the Lobos climb back to knot the score again at 14-14. The Cougars managed to stay one step ahead of New Mexico from there until the Lobos took their first lead since 7-6 at 26-25 on a block. However, moments later, BYU regained the advantage thanks to back-to-back Lobo hitting errors. Rachel Dyer put the game away for the Cougars with a kill to get the 30-28 win.

Game two was again a tight affair, but BYU maintained a led throughout the contest, going up by as many as six points at 24-18. New Mexico made a late push to get to within one point at 27-26, but Dyer once again willed the Cougars to victory, posting her fifth block and 10th kill to secure the 30-26 win.

BYU led early in game three, but New Mexico was not about to let the game get away as the Lobos fought back to take the lead at 13-12. The two teams stayed neck and neck from there until the Cougars began to pull away with back-to-back kills from Ashton Hansen leading to a 25-21 BYU lead. With victory on the horizon, the Cougars finished strong with a 5-1 run to take the game 30-22.

BYU will play its remaining three regular-season matches at home beginning with a contest against in-state rival Utah on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars defeated the Utes in Salt Lake City earlier this year for the first time since 2000.

Volleyball Box Score
                           2007 New Mexico Volleyball
              BYU vs New Mexico (Nov 2, 2007 at Albuquerque, N.M.)
   BYU                    |     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....  3| 11  12  35 -.029|  0|  1   3|  0| 11| 1  2  0|  0|  14.0
4  HANSEN, Ashton......  3|  7   2  15  .333|  2|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  5  0|  0|   9.5
10 LOTT, Erica.........  3| 12   3  23  .391|  0|  0   1|  1|  2| 0  4  3|  0|  14.0
13 PORTER, Bryn........  3|  9   3  26  .231|  1|  0   0|  1|  6| 2  2  1|  0|  12.0
15 SCHLAUDER, Amy......  3|  1   0   2  .500| 45|  0   1|  0|  8| 0  5  0|  0|   3.5
44 DYER, Rachel........  3| 12   2  16  .625|  2|  1   0|  0|  0| 0  8  0|  0|  17.0
11 PINEGAR, Annie......  3|  0   0   1  .000|  0|  1   0|  0| 13| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
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   Totals..............  3| 52  22 118  .254| 50|  3   5|  2| 40| 3 26  4|  0|  71.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 16.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  17  9  39  .205   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  18  7  41  .268   BYU................. (3) 30 30 30  17-6, 9-4 MWC
   3  17  6  38  .289   New Mexico.......... (0) 28 26 22  15-9, 6-6 MWC
   New Mexico             |     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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2  MEETER, Lisa........  3| 12   4  30  .267|  1|  0   1|  0|  3| 0  0  0|  0|  12.0
7  MICHAELSEN, Jade....  3|  3   1  10  .200| 29|  0   0|  0|  4| 0  3  0|  1|   4.5
10 FAIRCHILD, Jeanne...  3| 16  10  36  .167|  0|  0   0|  0|  2| 1  2  0|  0|  18.0
13 PHILLIPS, Kelsi.....  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  2   1|  2|  9| 0  0  0|  0|   2.0
14 LEHNE, Anna.........  3|  4   3  10  .100|  1|  0   3|  0|  2| 1  4  0|  0|   7.0
15 BECK, Kerri.........  2|  0   2  11 -.182|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  2  0|  0|   1.0
1  TRIPP, Gayle........  3|  1   0   2  .500|  3|  0   1|  0| 14| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
4  KWASIGROCH, Sarah...  3|  0   0   1  .000| 11|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
6  MORRIS, Rose........  2|  4   3  11  .091|  1|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  3  0|  0|   5.5
8  CRAWLEY, Kat........  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  1|  2| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
9  SUITER, Allie.......  3|  3   4   7 -.143|  0|  0   1|  0|  0| 0  3  0|  0|   4.5
12 HADFIELD, Taylor....  2|  4   0   7  .571|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  1  0|  0|   4.5
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   Totals..............  3| 47  27 125  .160| 46|  2   7|  3| 36| 2 18  0|  1|  60.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  16  8  34  .235   Site: Albuquerque, N.M. (Johnson Center)
   2  17 10  51  .137   Date: Nov 2, 2007    Attend: 1427   Time: 1:40
   3  14  9  40  .125   Referees: Patsy Malta, Stephen Franco
                       
                                         1   2   3 Total
                        Tie scores      10   2   6    18
                        Lead changes     4   1   2     7