Match Notes - BYU vs. Stanford
by Kyle Chilton, BYU Athletic Communications

NO. 1 COUGARS BACK IN ACTION
The top-ranked Cougars will look to extend their four-match win streak when
they take on Stanford in the Smith Fieldhouse, Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m.
BYU is 12-2 overall and first place in the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation at 10-2 while Stanford is 4-14 overall and 2-10 in the MPSF.

"Stanford is a scrappy, hardworking team," BYU coach Tom Peterson said.
"They may not have a very good record but any team in this league can bite
you on any given night. We don't want to be outworked by them. We will have
to play well to win."

BYU has not played since earning back-to-back sweeps over UC San Diego, Feb.
16 and 18. The Cougars have maintained their No. 1 status in the CSTV/AVCA
Division I-II Men's Coaches Top 15 Poll and the Molten/Volleyball polls. BYU
was ranked No. 1 by both polls for the first time this season on Feb. 13
following two wins over USC.

The matches between the Cougars and the Cardinal will be the 27th and 28th
meetings in the series. BYU leads 18-8 and holds an 8-2 advantage at home.
Last season, the Cougars earned two 3-1 wins over Stanford. BYU has won five
in a row in the Fieldhouse versus the Cardinal.

Stanford relies heavily on Ben Reddy for much of its offensive production.
The senior opposite averages 4.89 kills per game while contributing 1.50
digs per game, second on the team. William Clayton is second on the team in
kills at 2.46 per game while Chris Ahlfeldt is third at 2.41. Ahlfeldt leads
the team in hitting percentage at .264 and Clayton is second at .263.

BYU was unstoppable in its first meeting with UC San Diego, hitting .573
(50-5-75), including .760 in game one. Both percentages were season highs.
Taylor Evans had 13 kills on 17 error-less swings to lead the way. In the
second match, the Cougars struggled, hitting .238 but still managing to earn
a sweep. Russell Holmes led BYU with nine kills and seven blocks.

Holmes currently leads BYU in blocking at 1.53 per game, and is second in
hitting percentage at .439. Ivan Perez leads the team in kills per game at
4.26 while Brian Rowley is first in digs at 2.06 per game.

A livestats feed will be available for both matches at
www.byucougars.com/volleyball_m/. Both matches against Stanford can be seen
live on CougarTV. Saturday's match will also be televised live on BYUTV.
Visit www.byucougars.com for more information.

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