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BOISE, Idaho — BYU, ranked 10th in the nation by the American Volleyball Coach Association, completed a perfect 3-0 tournament after defeating Sacramento State, 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-14), in the third and final round of the Boise State Volleyball Invitational.
The Cougars, who dropped just one set during the tournament, improved their season record to 6-0. Sacramento State finished the tournament winless in three tries, which included a gut wrenching five-set lost (18-16 in the 5th) to host Boise State last night. The Hornets, who are now 3-5 this season, began the tournament with a four-set loss to Missouri yesterday morning.
In the midst of a stretch that will see the team play a season-high seven consecutive matches away from home, the Hornets play at UC Davis on Tuesday followed by three more matches on Friday and Saturday in Kentucky.
In today's loss, BYU hit for a .539 hitting percentage, the highest mark ever posted by a Sacramento State opponent. Amazingly, the Cougars had just one error in 76 attacks to go along with 42 kills. Sacramento State had just 28 digs and finished without a block. The Hornets' largest lead of the afternoon came at one point early in both the second and third sets, but BYU responded with a run each time. That included a 11-0 run early in the first set.
BYU's hitting percentage was also its highest mark in the program's rally-scoring era . The Cougars tacked on 13.5 team blocks while limiting Sacramento State (27-25-95) to a season-low .021 hitting percentage. The Hornets did not have a player finish with more than eight kills or eight digs.
The Cougars were led by Veronica Jones-Perry's 13 kills and .565 hitting percentage. Fellow starter Cosy Burnett had seven kills and a .583 hitting percentage as the duo combined for zero attack errors.
Sacramento State was led by outside hitter Shannon Boyle's eight kills and six digs while rightside hitter Sarah Davis had six kills. Both Mikaela Nocetti and Lana Brown had four kills, Kennedy Kurtz posted 24 assists, and Brigitte Murdock had eight digs. The team used 12 players in the match.
The Hornets will now look forward to their rivalry matchup at UC Davis on Tuesday at 7 p.m. The two programs have played each other 73 times with Sacramento State holding a 51-22 advantage in the series.

April 4, 2018
SARAH CHLEBANA RETURNS AS ASSISTANT VOLLEYBALL COACH


November 28, 2017
VOLLEYBALL OPENS NIVC PLAY TODAY VS UC IRVINE AT 4:30 PM

November 26, 2017
VOLLEYBALL OPENS PLAY AT THE NIVC ON TUESDAY AGAINST UC IRVINE



November 16, 2017
KURTZ NAMED MVP, VOLTA COACH OF THE YEAR, FOUR HORNETS NAMED ALL-LEAGUE

November 15, 2017
PARKING INFORMATION FOR THE BIG SKY VOLLEYBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

November 13, 2017
VOLLEYBALL HOSTS EIGHT-TEAM BIG SKY TOURNAMENT THURSDAY-SATURDAY






October 16, 2017
NOCETTI NAMED THE BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

October 5, 2017
IN BATTLE FOR BIG SKY SUPREMACY, VOLLEYBALL BEATS NORTH DAKOTA


September 28, 2017
VOLLEYBALL REMAINS PERFECT IN THE BIG SKY, POSTS 3-0 ROAD WIN AT MONTANA

September 26, 2017
WINNERS OF 8 OF THE LAST 10, VOLLEYBALL TO PLAY TWO ROAD MATCHES THIS WEEK

September 21, 2017
HOME WINNING STREAK AT 17 AFTER VOLLEYBALL TAKES DOWN WEBER STATE

September 20, 2017
VOLLEYBALL OPENS BIG SKY PLAY THIS WEEK WITH TWO MATCHES

September 16, 2017
VOLLEYBALL CONCLUDES NEVADA TOURNAMENT WITH 3-2 NAIL BITING LOSS TO MISSOURI

September 15, 2017
VOLLEYBALL HAS WINNING STREAK SNAPPED IN LOSS TO PEPPERDINE

September 14, 2017
VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO RENO FOR THREE MATCHES, BEGINNING THURSDAY AT NEVADA

September 14, 2017
WINNING STREAK AT 6 STRAIGHT! VOLLEYBALL DOWNS NEVADA ON THE ROAD, 3-1

September 12, 2017
FIVE WINS IN A ROW! VOLLEYBALL DOWNS SAN FRANCISCO, 3-1

September 11, 2017
KURTZ AND MURDOCK SWEEP THE BIG SKY VOLLEYBALL WEEKLY AWARDS

September 9, 2017
VOLLEYBALL WINS 3RD STRAIGHT, BEATS NORTHERN KENTUCKY, 3-1

September 9, 2017
VOLLEYBALL BEATS SEATTLE, 3-1, COMPLETES PERFECT TOURNAMENT

September 8, 2017
ANOTHER COMEBACK WIN FOR VOLLEYBALL, THIS TIME OVER BOWLING GREEN, 3-2

September 5, 2017
VOLLEYBALL STORMS BACK, KNOCKS OFF UC DAVIS ON THE ROAD, 3-2

September 2, 2017
VOLLEYBALL FALLS TO 10TH-RANKED BYU

September 1, 2017
VOLLEYBALL OPENS BOISE TOURNAMENT WITH 3-1 LOSS TO MISSOURI

September 1, 2017
VOLLEYBALL DROPS HEARTBREAKING 3-2 ROAD DECISION AT BOISE STATE

August 31, 2017
VOLLEYBALL TRAVELS TO BOISE FOR THREE MATCHES IN TWO DAYS

August 30, 2017
VOLLEYBALL FALLS IN HOME OPENER TO PACIFIC, 3-1

August 28, 2017
LANA BROWN NAMED BIG SKY OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK


August 25, 2017
VOLLEYBALL OPENS SEASON WITH 3-2 VICTORY OVER UCONN


August 7, 2017
VOLLEYBALL SEASON ON THE HORIZON; PRACTICES BEGIN AUG. 8

June 10, 2017
VOLLEYBALL’S FINAL DAY IN CHINA; TWO MORE BLOGS

May 19, 2017
VOLLEYBALL RELEASES ITS 2017 SCHEDULE