#21 San Diego @ #16 BYU | Match #2 | Sat 3/20 1 PM MDT

[pelagius]

Updated for Saturday's match and posted a new poll for the rematch:

BYU won the first match (Wed) 3-1. Both teams served well and passed poorly in the first match. The return match is on Saturday in Provo. BYU is currently allowing 500 fans in the Fieldhouse. So there will be some crowd noise for the upcoming match.

San Diego	11-2
BYU	11-1

Video and Stats for Saturday's match:
Live stream: BYU TV (Direct Link)
Live Stats: StatBroadcast

BYU expected starters:

team	position	name	height	class	backrow
BYU	OH	Erin Livingston	6-0	FR	Grace Wee
BYU	OH	Taylen Ballard-Nixon	6-3	SR
BYU	RS	Kate Grimmer	6-0	SO	Abbey Dayton
BYU	MB	Leilani Dodson	6-1	FR
BYU	MB	Kennedy Eschenberg	6-5	SR
BYU	S	Whitney Bower	5-9	SO
BYU	L	Madi Allen	5-8	FR

On Wednesday BYU switched up the serving sub rotation. Taylor Hifo subbed in for Erin Livingston, and Abbey Dayton served when she subbed in for her backrow rotations. Since the Pepperdine series BYU had been subbing Hifo in for Grimmer/Dayton.

There has been more variability in USD's starting lineup so I am just listing their lineup from the last set of Wednesday's match. USD went back to a 5-1. Depending on health and availability of players, USD's lineup could be quite a bit different.

USD's lineup towards the end of the first match:

team	position	name	height	class	backrow
USD	OH	Roxie Wiblin	6-2	SR
USD	OH	Katie Lukes	6-2	JR
USD	RS	Grace Frohling	6-5	SO	Alex Hogland
USD	MB	Kylie Pries	6-2	FR
USD	MB	Gabby Goddard	6-3	JR
USD	S	Isadora Tercariol	6-0	FR
USD	L	Annie Benbow	5-3	JR

Stats for main attackers (updated to include Wednesday's results):

name	team	SP	HPCT	K/S	BLK/S
Grimmer	BYU	42	0.325	2.976	0.429
Ballard-Nixon	BYU	42	0.254	3.952	0.476
Lvingston	BYU	34	0.250	2.765	0.588
Eschenberg	BYU	31	0.401	2.355	1.129
Dodson	BYU	42	0.291	2.024	0.762
Fayad	USD	39	0.293	3.359	0.462
Frohling	USD	48	0.198	2.771	0.833
Lukes	USD	19	0.232	2.842	0.474
Shraeder	USD	33	0.260	0.879	1.303
Turner	USD	36	0.346	1.000	1.056
Wilbon	USD	48	0.292	4.083	0.312
Goddard	USD	23	0.232	0.826	1.130

[pelagius]

BYU preview: byucougars.com/story/w-volleyball/1295847/no-16-byu-face-against-no-21-san-diego
USD preview: usdtoreros.com/news/2021/3/16/womens-volleyball-toreros-face-cougars-in-top-25-matchup.aspx

[vbsam16]

I think San Diego's starting setter was out that Saturday match. If she's still out, this might be a BYU sweep. If she's playing, this will be some good vball hopefully.

[pelagius]

Mar 17, 2021 12:51:23 GMT -5 vbsam16 said:

I think San Diego's starting setter was out that Saturday match. If she's still out, this might be a BYU sweep. If she's playing, this will be some good vball hopefully.

Right, Laura Madill didn't play on Saturday.

[vbsam16]

Match is about to start. Madill is warming up, so let's have ourselves a match!

[vbsam16]

Looks like San Diego is without some middles, so Kylie Pries an outside is starting there.

[vbsam16]

No sound on the stream for some reason

[vballfreak808]

7-1 BYU

TO San Diego

[trojansc]

Mar 17, 2021 15:06:39 GMT -5 vbsam16 said:

No sound on the stream for some reason

I've seen quite a few matches with no announcers recently. I don't mind, listening to just on court noise is actually entertaining for me. Unfortunately we don't even get that.

[Kingsley]

Mar 17, 2021 15:06:39 GMT -5 vbsam16 said:

No sound on the stream for some reason

No score, either. This is interpretive volleyball!

[vballfreak808]

Wilbin starting to heat up with 4 kills

12-all

[vballfreak808]

Pries aces Ballard-Nixon, Frohling gets a kill

14-12 USD, TO BYU

[vballfreak808]

Audio is now good and the usual commentator!

[vbsam16]

Wouldn't be surprised if Lukes comes in for Fayad front row at some point.

[bayarea]

I missed the start of this match, but it looked like Lukes played only part of the last match and didn't start today. Is she healthy?  (I seem to remember her hitting percentage was much better than Fayad in the last match...but it appeared she wasn't in for the whole match.)


Edit:  Nevermind. She's in the match now.