Post by lalalaluuuke on Jan 7, 2005 0:48:31 GMT -5
Sounds like a great match for BYU and their progression as a team. Anyone there with comments on the match?
RELEASE:
Rob Neilson recorded a career-high 68 assists in leading the BYU Cougars past the Penn State Nittany Lions 3-2 Thursday at the Outrigger Tournament.
Resilient Cougars Come Back to Win
by Kyle Chilton, BYU Athletic Communications
HONOLULU (Jan. 6, 2005) -- The BYU men's volleyball team came back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions (27-30, 28-30, 30-27, 30-24, 15-11) Thursday and improve to 2-0 on the season. The win extends the Cougar's win streak to nine overall, dating back to the 2004 season.
After struggling in the first two games to get into a groove, the Cougars woke up and won three straight to steal the match from the Nittany Lions. BYU hit a blistering .410 in the third game, recording 22 kills to get back into the match. The Cougars were able to shutdown the Penn State offense in the fourth and fifth games, limiting the Nittany Lions to hitting percentages of .216 and .143.
Senior middle blocker Michael Burke led BYU with 16 kills, a team-high .500 hitting percentage, and four blocks. Senior opposite hitter Casey Patterson and freshman middle blocker Russell Holmes each recorded career highs in kills with 15 and 14 respectively. Patterson added a career-high three service aces as well.
Two other Cougars also registered career highs as junior libero Brian Rowley had 10 digs and junior setter Rob Neilson had 68 assists. Freshman outside hitter Ivan Perez, who struggled against Lewis on Wednesday, had career highs of nine kills and three blocks.
As a team, BYU hit .286 on the night, had 44 digs, nine team blocks, and eight service aces. Penn State hit .294 for match while recording 13 team blocks and 50 digs.
Four Nittany Lions recorded double figures in kills with Alex Gutor leading the way with a match-high 17. Gary Vogel had a match-high 17 digs while Keith Kowal chipped in a match-high six blocks.
Coach Tom Peterson said he hoped his team would need to play a solid match to defeat a very good Penn State team after playing poorly in the previous nights victory over Lewis University. The Cougars struggled throughout the first two games, making errors and hitting for low percentages. BYU hit .273 and .178 respectively I the first two games.
The Cougars will conclude the Outrigger Tournament with a match against the host University of Hawai'i, Friday at 7 p.m. (HST). The match will be broadcast on the internet.
Here is a link to the article with the box score.
www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=5921
RELEASE:
Rob Neilson recorded a career-high 68 assists in leading the BYU Cougars past the Penn State Nittany Lions 3-2 Thursday at the Outrigger Tournament.
Resilient Cougars Come Back to Win
by Kyle Chilton, BYU Athletic Communications
HONOLULU (Jan. 6, 2005) -- The BYU men's volleyball team came back from an 0-2 deficit to defeat the Penn State Nittany Lions (27-30, 28-30, 30-27, 30-24, 15-11) Thursday and improve to 2-0 on the season. The win extends the Cougar's win streak to nine overall, dating back to the 2004 season.
After struggling in the first two games to get into a groove, the Cougars woke up and won three straight to steal the match from the Nittany Lions. BYU hit a blistering .410 in the third game, recording 22 kills to get back into the match. The Cougars were able to shutdown the Penn State offense in the fourth and fifth games, limiting the Nittany Lions to hitting percentages of .216 and .143.
Senior middle blocker Michael Burke led BYU with 16 kills, a team-high .500 hitting percentage, and four blocks. Senior opposite hitter Casey Patterson and freshman middle blocker Russell Holmes each recorded career highs in kills with 15 and 14 respectively. Patterson added a career-high three service aces as well.
Two other Cougars also registered career highs as junior libero Brian Rowley had 10 digs and junior setter Rob Neilson had 68 assists. Freshman outside hitter Ivan Perez, who struggled against Lewis on Wednesday, had career highs of nine kills and three blocks.
As a team, BYU hit .286 on the night, had 44 digs, nine team blocks, and eight service aces. Penn State hit .294 for match while recording 13 team blocks and 50 digs.
Four Nittany Lions recorded double figures in kills with Alex Gutor leading the way with a match-high 17. Gary Vogel had a match-high 17 digs while Keith Kowal chipped in a match-high six blocks.
Coach Tom Peterson said he hoped his team would need to play a solid match to defeat a very good Penn State team after playing poorly in the previous nights victory over Lewis University. The Cougars struggled throughout the first two games, making errors and hitting for low percentages. BYU hit .273 and .178 respectively I the first two games.
The Cougars will conclude the Outrigger Tournament with a match against the host University of Hawai'i, Friday at 7 p.m. (HST). The match will be broadcast on the internet.
Here is a link to the article with the box score.
www.byucougars.com/Filing.jsp?ID=5921