Set 1
After the first two plays of the night were challenged, BYU opened with a 4-2 lead. The teams then traded 3-0 runs before a cross-court kill by Little Chambers gave the Cougars a 15-14 advantage at the technical timeout.
Back-to-back Little Chambers-Burgess double blocks sparked a 4-0 Burgess run of kills and blocks, extending BYU's lead to 22-17 and prompting both of Colorado's timeouts.
Little Chambers scored from the back row before Lulu Po'uha served an ace to close out the set, 25-18. Prior, Hardy, Little Chambers and Burgess each recorded two kills, while Burgess added six blocks.
Set 2
The second set featured nine ties before the technical timeout, with Colorado holding a 15-13 lead. After two BYU attack errors extended the Buffs' advantage to 19-16, the Cougars called timeout.
Mortensen sparked a 6-1 BYU run with a pair of kills, giving the Cougars their first lead of the set. Another Mortensen kill and two Hardy kills brought BYU to set point and forced Colorado's second timeout.
The Buffaloes fought off two set points and earned one of their own, prompting BYU's final timeout. The Cougars responded with three straight points, including a Burgess-Blamires block and Blamires' first kill of the night, to take the set 28-26 and a 2-0 lead.
Set 3
BYU raced out to a 6-1 lead behind kills from Mortensen and Prior and four Colorado errors. A Burgess-Mortensen double block made it 11-6, but the Buffs scored three straight to pull within two at 12-10.
The Cougars held a 15-11 advantage at the technical timeout before the teams traded points through 21-19. Colorado then pulled within one at 21-20.
A Little Chambers-Hardy double block capped a 3-0 BYU run and gave the Cougars match point. Following a Colorado timeout, Little Chambers sealed the win with a kill, 25-21.
Up Next
The Cougars will continue their road trip Saturday, Nov. 7, traveling to Ames, Iowa, to face Iowa State at 2 p.m. CT on ESPN+.
