No. 25 Cougars hit .416 in sweep of No. 13 Jayhawks

PROVO, Utah — Backed by a .416 hitting percentage, its highest in Big 12 play, No. 25 BYU women's volleyball swept No. 13 Kansas (25-17, 25-18, 25-20) at the Smith Fieldhouse on Friday night.

BOX SCORE

With the victory, the Cougars (20-8, 8-8 Big 12) went 2-0 in conference play on the week for the first time this season, also picking up their fourth sweep over a Big 12 opponent.

BYU held the Jayhawks to a .276 percentage on the night while hitting its second-highest clip of the year, at .416.

Both teams had 40 kills, but the Cougars' had eight attack errors to KU's 16, recorded six more aces (7-1), five less service errors (11-6) and four more blocks (7-3).

Suli Davis took charge with her team-leading eighth double-double of the season, contributing on both sides of the ball with 15 kills, ten digs, and a .462 hitting percentage.

Claire Little Chambers added a 13 kills of her own on a .522 clip. Alex Bower dished out 30 assists, also contributing three kills and three blocks.

Elena Wallace finished with a match-high four blocks. Elli Mortensen and Lulu Uluave both had two aces apiece.

Set 1
BYU took quick control of the first set with a 6-2 lead after a pair of Kansas errors opened the game, followed by kills from Davis.

After some back-and-forth play that made the score 10-8 in favor of BYU, the Cougars went on a 7-2 run highlighted by three straight blocks — a solo from Bower and then Wallace assisting on back-to-back blocks with Bower and Davis.

With the score 19-12, Kansas had its most successful run of the opening set with four straight points, but was unable to fully close the gap as BYU retook momentum with a finishing 6-1 run. The last three points all came off kills from Davis to take the set, 25-17.

Set 2
After Kansas got its first lead of the night, BYU picked up where it left off in the opening set by going on a 4-1 run to take back control and play out in front early.

With the score 7-6 in favor of the Cougars, they went on their first five-point run of the game with kills from Bower, Little Chambers, and Brielle Kemavor, followed by a service ace by Mortensen.

At 14-9, the set turned into a series of small swings. Kansas put together three quick points, BYU answered with a three point burst of its own and Kansas matched it again to keep the set close.

Late in the second set, BYU led 19-16 and, like the end of the first, took control by finishing on a 6-2 run with a pair of kills from both Little Chambers and Sophia Callahan.

The set would be the only set to feature any tie scores, with five ties and three lead changes.

Set 3
What became a theme for the evening, BYU opened the third set strong, capitalizing early on back-to back-kills by Davis that sparked a 7-2 advantage.

With the score 9-6 for the Cougars, each team exchanged points consecutively until Kansas broke the pattern with consecutive points to make it 15-13. Following a 4-1 run by BYU, with a pair of service aces from Little Chambers and Mortensen, as well as two errors from the Jayhawks, BYU had strong footing with a 19-14 advantage.

A comeback effort by Kansas with a 4-1 run of its own made it 20-18, but the Cougars countered with a finishing 5-2 run on two kills from Davis and the final blow coming from Little Chambers off an assist from Hannah Billeter.

Up Next
BYU wraps up its home slate on senior night against Utah on Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. MST, with streaming available on ESPN+.