Cougars Edge Cardinal in Five Game Thriller

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PROVO -- The BYU men's volleyball team avoided its first back-to-back loss in over two seasons by overcoming a 2-1 deficit to knock off fourth-ranked Stanford 27-30, 30-26, 29-31, 30-28, 15-13 on Saturday in the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars' first win of the season evened their record at 1-1, while Stanford suffered its first loss of the year, falling to 2-1.

"I got to a point in the match where I would have been satisfied with any outcome," BYU head coach Carl McGown said. "After last night I wanted to come out with some heart and play with some emotion. I feel like we were able to do that. We showed some heart and kept fighting to the very end. I was very pleased with our effort tonight."

In a closely contested match, the Cardinal had the momentum, and looked to be on their way to winning their second straight match against the Cougars. But BYU displayed resiliency in overcoming a tough Stanford attack and win its first match of the season. Despite 19 service errors by each team, the intensity and competition was high in this early season match.

Stanford jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first game, and never looked back as the Cardinal continued its previous night's solid play against the Cougars. Although an even game statistically, as each team had 20 kills and six hitting errors, Stanford held the lead throughout.

The Cougars took an early 3-0 lead in the second game, and stretched their lead to 26-19 before eventually putting the game away. Both teams had trouble serving, as evidenced in the second game, with seven of the game's last 20 points scored on service errors.

The Cardinal out-hit the Cougars .429 to .282 in the third game, but three additional service errors by BYU proved to be the difference, in a tightly contested game.

Although still early in the season, the fourth game displayed a high degree of competition, in a point-for-point game that featured 20 ties. BYU called a timeout down 24-26, and the Cougars came out determined to win the game. Cougar senior All-American outside hitter, Mike Wall, had a decisive service ace to put BYU up 29-27, and junior outside hitter Luka Slabe capped the game with one of his 11 kills on the night.

With the momentum, BYU seized a 3-0 lead in the fifth and final game, and never looked back as the Cougars out-hit the Cardinal .647 to .556. Behind the crowd of 3,040, Wall clinched the match with a clean cross-court kill.

Wall led the Cougars with 25 kills on 46 swings (.391) and racked up eight digs with four blocks. Three other BYU players reached double-digits on the night, including Joaquin Acosta, who was 20-of-30 (.533) at the net, sophomore Chris Gorny, who tallied 16 kills and Slabe, who had 11. Setter Jeremiah Larsen had a break-out night, totaling a match-high 78 assists.

"We're a young team," McGown said. "We have new middle blockers, a new setter and we're still trying to figure out where we are going to play some of these guys. I'm not the fastest at trying to figure these kinds of things out, so we're going to take our time and make sure we're doing things right. I think tonight showed we're heading in the right direction."

Stanford was led by junior outside hitter Curt Toppel, who had a match-high 32 kills to go along with a .472 hitting percentage. Junior outside hitter Billy Strickland had a double-double for the Cardinal with 12 kills and 10 digs.

BYU will prepare this week for its second straight MPSF double-header. The Cougars will host Pacific on Friday and Saturday, Jan. 18-19, in the Smith Fieldhouse. Both matches are scheduled to being at 7 p.m. (MST).

"Pacific is in the same class as Stanford," McGown said. "We will have to have a good week of practice and get ready for UoP. They are a good team--a team we can't afford to take lightly. We will have to have a good week of practice and get ready for a very good team."

Stanford vs Brigham Young (Jan 12, 2002 at Provo, Utah)

Stanford | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN

## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE

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1 BOCAGE, Paul........ 2| 4 0 6 .667| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 1 0| 0

8 STRACHE, Kyle....... 2| 4 1 8 .375| 0| 0 0| 0| 1| 0 1 0| 0

10 STRICKLAND, Billy... 5| 12 1 16 .688| 0| 1 1| 2| 10| 0 2 0| 0

15 TOPPEL, Curt........ 5| 32 7 53 .472| 0| 0 5| 0| 3| 0 5 1| 0

17 HANSEN, Kevin....... 5| 4 1 7 .429| 66| 0 4| 0| 8| 0 3 0| 1

21 SKACEL, Marcus...... 5| 15 10 34 .147| 4| 0 3| 0| 3| 0 3 0| 0

2 VOGEL, David........ 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 2| 0 0 0| 0

3 SANDMAN, Chris...... 5| 9 0 14 .643| 2| 1 0| 0| 0| 0 6 0| 0

9 RING, Seth.......... 5| 0 0 1 .000| 0| 0 0| 1| 4| 0 0 0| 0

12 BUELL, Craig........ 4| 3 0 7 .429| 0| 0 4| 0| 2| 0 3 0| 0

18 BOMHACK, Patrick.... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 6| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0

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Totals.............. 5| 83 20 146 .432| 78| 2 19| 3| 33| 0 24 1| 1

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0

Game K E TA Pct

1 20 6 32 .438 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 TEAM RECORDS

2 15 4 29 .379 #4 Stanford......... 30 26 31 28 13 2-1; 1-1 MPFS

3 18 3 35 .429 #5 Brigham Young.... 27 30 29 30 15 1-1; 1-1 MPFS

4 18 5 32 .406

5 12 2 18 .556

Brigham Young | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN

## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE

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2 WALL, Mike.......... 5| 25 7 46 .391| 1| 1 1| 0| 8| 0 4 0| 0

4 ACOSTA, Joaquin..... 5| 20 4 30 .533| 1| 0 4| 0| 5| 0 4 0| 0

6 GORNY, Chris........ 5| 16 2 26 .538| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 6 0| 1

7 MAYOL, Jaime........ 5| 5 5 11 .000| 0| 0 1| 1| 5| 0 0 1| 0

9 PAAL, Rafael........ 5| 9 3 20 .300| 1| 2 4| 0| 7| 0 3 0| 0

10 LARSEN, Jeremiah.... 5| 1 1 2 .000| 78| 0 3| 0| 4| 0 2 1| 0

1 WILTON, Mike........ 5| 0 0 0 .000| 1| 0 0| 0| 4| 0 0 0| 0

12 ALLEMAN, Jonathan... 4| 0 0 1 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0

13 LAYTON, Tim......... 3| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0

17 PESSOA, Fernando.... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 1| 1| 0 0 0| 0

18 SLABE, Luka......... 5| 11 1 16 .625| 0| 0 4| 0| 3| 0 1 0| 0

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Totals.............. 5| 87 23 152 .421| 82| 3 19| 2| 37| 0 20 2| 1

TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 10.0

Game K E TA Pct

1 20 6 35 .400 Site: Provo, Utah (Smith Fieldhouse)

2 18 5 29 .448 Date: Jan 12, 2002 Attend: 3040 Time: 2:20

3 17 6 39 .282 Referees: Tom Given, Les Calles

4 20 5 32 .469

5 12 1 17 .647

Play-by-Play Summary (1st game)

The Automated ScoreBook

Stanford vs Brigham Young (Jan 12, 2002 at Provo, Utah)

For STANFORD: HANSEN, Kevin; BOCAGE, Paul; STRACHE, Kyle; TOPPEL, Curt; SKACEL,

Marcus; STRICKLAND, Billy.

For STANFORD: RING, Seth.

For BYU: WALL, Mike; MAYOL, Jaime; PAAL, Rafael; GORNY, Chris; LARSEN, Jeremiah;

ACOSTA, Joaquin.

For BYU: PESSOA, Fernando.

1-0 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by STRACHE, Kyle (from HANSEN, Kevin).

2-0 (HANSEN, Kevin) Attack error by WALL, Mike.

2-1 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

3-1 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

3-2 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

4-2 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

4-3 (STRACHE, Kyle) Kill by GORNY, Chris.

5-3 (WALL, Mike) Service error.

5-4 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

6-4 (MAYOL, Jaime) Attack error by GORNY, Chris (block by SKACEL, Marcus; BOCAGE,

Paul).

6-5 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

7-5 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by BOCAGE, Paul (from HANSEN, Kevin).

8-5 (BOCAGE, Paul) Attack error by LARSEN, Jeremiah.

For STANFORD: SANDMAN, Chris.

9-5 (SANDMAN, Chris) Service ace (MAYOL, Jaime).

9-6 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

9-7 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Attack error by STRACHE, Kyle.

9-8 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt (block by PAAL, Rafael; ACOSTA,

Joaquin).

10-8 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by STRACHE, Kyle (from HANSEN, Kevin).

10-9 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

11-9 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by STRACHE, Kyle (from HANSEN, Kevin).

12-9 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Attack error by MAYOL, Jaime.

12-10 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

12-11 (PAAL, Rafael) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus (block by WALL, Mike; GORNY,

Chris).

13-11 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

14-11 (STRACHE, Kyle) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt.

14-12 (STRACHE, Kyle) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus (block by GORNY, Chris; LARSEN,

Jeremiah).

14-13 (WALL, Mike) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

15-13 (WALL, Mike) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

15-14 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by MAYOL, Jaime (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: SLABE, Luka.

16-14 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

16-15 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: ALLEMAN, Jonathan.

17-15 (ALLEMAN, Jonathan) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

18-15 (SANDMAN, Chris) Attack error by ACOSTA, Joaquin (block by HANSEN, Kevin; TRACHE,

Kyle).

18-16 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

19-16 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

19-17 (HANSEN, Kevin) Service error.

20-17 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For BYU: WILTON, Mike.

20-18 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

21-18 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

21-19 (STRACHE, Kyle) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

22-19 (WALL, Mike) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For STANFORD: BOMHACK, Patrick.

22-20 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

23-20 (SLABE, Luka) Service error.

23-21 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

24-21 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from BOMHACK, Patrick).

24-22 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

24-23 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt.

25-23 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from BOMHACK, Patrick).

25-24 (BOMHACK, Patrick) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

26-24 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from BOMHACK, Patrick).

27-24 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Service ace (PESSOA, Fernando).

Timeout #5 Brigham Young.

27-25 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

27-26 (PAAL, Rafael) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus.

28-26 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from BOMHACK, Patrick).

29-26 (STRACHE, Kyle) Attack error by PAAL, Rafael (block by SKACEL, Marcus; SANDMAN,

Chris; TOPPEL, Curt).

Timeout #5 Brigham Young.

29-27 (STRACHE, Kyle) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

30-27 (WALL, Mike) Kill by BOCAGE, Paul (from BOMHACK, Patrick).

Play-by-Play Summary (2nd game)

For BYU: ACOSTA, Joaquin; WALL, Mike; LARSEN, Jeremiah; GORNY, Chris; MAYOL, Jaime;

PAAL, Rafael.

For BYU: WILTON, Mike.

For STANFORD: STRACHE, Kyle; SKACEL, Marcus; TOPPEL, Curt; STRICKLAND, Billy;

HANSEN, Kevin; BOCAGE, Paul.

For STANFORD: RING, Seth.

0-1 (MAYOL, Jaime) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

0-2 (MAYOL, Jaime) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt (block by ACOSTA, Joaquin; GORNY,

Chris).

0-3 (MAYOL, Jaime) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

1-3 (MAYOL, Jaime) Attack error by PAAL, Rafael.

1-4 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

2-4 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

3-4 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

4-4 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Attack error by ACOSTA, Joaquin.

4-5 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Service error.

5-5 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Service error.

5-6 (STRACHE, Kyle) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

5-7 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by MAYOL, Jaime (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

6-7 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Service error.

7-7 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by HANSEN, Kevin.

7-8 (TOPPEL, Curt) Service error.

7-9 (PAAL, Rafael) Service ace (STRICKLAND, Billy).

7-10 (PAAL, Rafael) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus (block by WALL, Mike; GORNY,

Chris).

8-10 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

8-11 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

9-11 (WALL, Mike) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

9-12 (BOCAGE, Paul) Service error.

10-12 (MAYOL, Jaime) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

10-13 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

10-14 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

11-14 (GORNY, Chris) BHE by GORNY, Chris.

11-15 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

12-15 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by STRACHE, Kyle (from HANSEN, Kevin).

12-16 (STRACHE, Kyle) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

13-16 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

13-17 (TOPPEL, Curt) Service error.

14-17 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by BOCAGE, Paul (from HANSEN, Kevin).

14-18 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by MAYOL, Jaime (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

15-18 (WALL, Mike) Kill by BOCAGE, Paul (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For STANFORD: SANDMAN, Chris.

15-19 (BOCAGE, Paul) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

16-19 (MAYOL, Jaime) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

16-20 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: SLABE, Luka.

17-20 (SLABE, Luka) Service error.

17-21 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

17-22 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

Timeout #4 Stanford.

17-23 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus.

For STANFORD: VOGEL, David.

17-24 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt (block by ACOSTA, Joaquin; ALL,

Mike; PAAL, Rafael).

18-24 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For STANFORD: BUELL, Craig.

18-25 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

19-25 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by BUELL, Craig (from HANSEN, Kevin).

19-26 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by MAYOL, Jaime (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

20-26 (PAAL, Rafael) Service error.

21-26 (SKACEL, Marcus) Attack error by WALL, Mike.

21-27 (SKACEL, Marcus) Service error.

22-27 (WALL, Mike) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

23-27 (BUELL, Craig) Attack error by MAYOL, Jaime (block by HANSEN, Kevin; SANDMAN,

Chris).

Timeout #5 Brigham Young.

23-28 (BUELL, Craig) Service error.

24-28 (MAYOL, Jaime) Service error.

24-29 (HANSEN, Kevin) Service error.

25-29 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

26-29 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Attack error by ACOSTA, Joaquin.

For BYU: PESSOA, Fernando.

26-30 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

Play-by-Play Summary (3rd game)

For BYU: ACOSTA, Joaquin; GORNY, Chris; LARSEN, Jeremiah; WALL, Mike; PAAL,

Rafael; MAYOL, Jaime.

For BYU: WILTON, Mike.

For STANFORD: HANSEN, Kevin; STRICKLAND, Billy; BUELL, Craig; SKACEL, Marcus;

SANDMAN, Chris; TOPPEL, Curt.

For STANFORD: RING, Seth.

0-1 (BUELL, Craig) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus (block by WALL, Mike; PAAL, Rafael).

1-1 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

1-2 (TOPPEL, Curt) Service error.

2-2 (PAAL, Rafael) Service error.

3-2 (SKACEL, Marcus) Attack error by MAYOL, Jaime.

4-2 (SKACEL, Marcus) Attack error by WALL, Mike.

4-3 (SKACEL, Marcus) Service error.

5-3 (WALL, Mike) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

5-4 (SANDMAN, Chris) Bad set by HANSEN, Kevin.

6-4 (MAYOL, Jaime) Kill by HANSEN, Kevin (from SKACEL, Marcus).

6-5 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

7-5 (GORNY, Chris) Attack error by MAYOL, Jaime (block by STRICKLAND, Billy; BUELL,

Craig; TOPPEL, Curt).

7-6 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

8-6 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

8-7 (BUELL, Craig) Service error.

9-7 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Service error.

9-8 (TOPPEL, Curt) Service error.

10-8 (PAAL, Rafael) Attack error by MAYOL, Jaime (block by SANDMAN, Chris; HANSEN,

Kevin).

10-9 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by MAYOL, Jaime (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

11-9 (WALL, Mike) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin), block error by MAYOL,

Jaime.

11-10 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: SLABE, Luka.

11-11 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from WALL, Mike).

12-11 (SLABE, Luka) Service error.

12-12 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

13-12 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by BUELL, Craig (from HANSEN, Kevin).

14-12 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

14-13 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

15-13 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

16-13 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

16-14 (BUELL, Craig) Service error.

17-14 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

17-15 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

18-15 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

18-16 (SKACEL, Marcus) Attack error by STRICKLAND, Billy.

19-16 (WALL, Mike) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

20-16 (SANDMAN, Chris) Attack error by GORNY, Chris.

Timeout #5 Brigham Young.

20-17 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

20-18 (SLABE, Luka) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus (block by LARSEN, Jeremiah; GORNY,

Chris; ACOSTA, Joaquin).

20-19 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin.

Timeout #4 Stanford.

For BYU: LAYTON, Tim.

21-19 (SLABE, Luka) Attack error by WALL, Mike.

21-20 (HANSEN, Kevin) Service error.

22-20 (GORNY, Chris) Service error.

22-21 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For STANFORD: VOGEL, David.

23-21 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

23-22 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

23-23 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) BHE by HANSEN, Kevin.

24-23 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Service error.

24-24 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

25-24 (PAAL, Rafael) Service error.

25-25 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

26-25 (WALL, Mike) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

26-26 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

27-26 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For STANFORD: BOMHACK, Patrick.

27-27 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: ALLEMAN, Jonathan.

28-27 (ALLEMAN, Jonathan) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from BOMHACK, Patrick).

28-28 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

29-28 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Service error.

29-29 (BOMHACK, Patrick) Service error.

30-29 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

31-29 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus.

Play-by-Play Summary (4th game)

For STANFORD: BUELL, Craig; SANDMAN, Chris; TOPPEL, Curt; STRICKLAND, Billy; HANSEN,

Kevin; SKACEL, Marcus.

For STANFORD: RING, Seth.

For BYU: SLABE, Luka; WALL, Mike; ACOSTA, Joaquin; GORNY, Chris; PAAL, Rafael;

LARSEN, Jeremiah.

For BYU: WILTON, Mike.

0-1 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

1-1 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

2-1 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Attack error by PAAL, Rafael.

2-2 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

3-2 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

4-2 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from SKACEL, Marcus).

4-3 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

4-4 (PAAL, Rafael) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt (block by GORNY, Chris; SLABE,

Luka).

5-4 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from SANDMAN, Chris).

5-5 (TOPPEL, Curt) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt.

6-5 (WALL, Mike) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

6-6 (SKACEL, Marcus) Service error.

7-6 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

7-7 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

8-7 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

8-8 (HANSEN, Kevin) Service error.

9-8 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

9-9 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

10-9 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Attack error by ACOSTA, Joaquin (block by BUELL, Craig;

TOPPEL, Curt).

10-10 (BUELL, Craig) Service error.

11-10 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

11-11 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

12-11 (WALL, Mike) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

13-11 (SKACEL, Marcus) Attack error by WALL, Mike (block by STRICKLAND, Billy; SANDMAN,

Chris).

13-12 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

14-12 (SLABE, Luka) Service error.

14-13 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

15-13 (GORNY, Chris) Kill by HANSEN, Kevin (from SKACEL, Marcus).

15-14 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

16-14 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

16-15 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

16-16 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus.

17-16 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Service error.

17-17 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

17-18 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from ACOSTA, Joaquin).

18-18 (PAAL, Rafael) Service error.

19-18 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus.

19-19 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

19-20 (WALL, Mike) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

20-20 (WALL, Mike) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin), block error by LARSEN,

Jeremiah.

20-21 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

21-21 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

21-22 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: ALLEMAN, Jonathan.

22-22 (ALLEMAN, Jonathan) Service error.

For STANFORD: BOMHACK, Patrick.

22-23 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

23-23 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Service error.

23-24 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by PAAL, Rafael (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

24-24 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

25-24 (BOMHACK, Patrick) Attack error by WALL, Mike (block by TOPPEL, Curt; SANDMAN,

Chris).

26-24 (BOMHACK, Patrick) Attack error by SLABE, Luka (block by SKACEL, Marcus; SANDMAN,

Chris).

Timeout #5 Brigham Young.

26-25 (BOMHACK, Patrick) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

26-26 (PAAL, Rafael) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus.

Timeout #4 Stanford.

For BYU: MAYOL, Jaime.

27-26 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

27-27 (TOPPEL, Curt) Service error.

27-28 (WALL, Mike) Attack error by SKACEL, Marcus.

For BYU: LAYTON, Tim.

27-29 (WALL, Mike) Service ace (RING, Seth).

Timeout #4 Stanford.

28-29 (WALL, Mike) Kill by HANSEN, Kevin (from SKACEL, Marcus).

28-30 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

Play-by-Play Summary (5th game)

For STANFORD: STRICKLAND, Billy; HANSEN, Kevin; SANDMAN, Chris; SKACEL, Marcus;

TOPPEL, Curt; BUELL, Craig.

For STANFORD: RING, Seth.

For BYU: GORNY, Chris; SLABE, Luka; WILTON, Mike; WALL, Mike; LARSEN, Jeremiah;

PAAL, Rafael.

For BYU: ACOSTA, Joaquin.

0-1 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from PAAL, Rafael).

0-2 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by GORNY, Chris.

0-3 (PAAL, Rafael) Service ace (STRICKLAND, Billy).

Timeout #4 Stanford.

1-3 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by BUELL, Craig (from HANSEN, Kevin).

2-3 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

2-4 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

3-4 (WALL, Mike) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

3-5 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by GORNY, Chris (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

4-5 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

4-6 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by ACOSTA, Joaquin (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

For BYU: ALLEMAN, Jonathan.

5-6 (ALLEMAN, Jonathan) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from SANDMAN, Chris).

5-7 (SKACEL, Marcus) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

5-8 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Attack error by HANSEN, Kevin.

6-8 (LARSEN, Jeremiah) Kill by SANDMAN, Chris (from HANSEN, Kevin).

7-8 (SANDMAN, Chris) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy.

7-9 (SANDMAN, Chris) Attack error by TOPPEL, Curt.

8-9 (ACOSTA, Joaquin) Kill by STRICKLAND, Billy (from HANSEN, Kevin).

9-9 (HANSEN, Kevin) Attack error by WALL, Mike (block by BUELL, Craig; TOPPEL, Curt).

9-10 (HANSEN, Kevin) Kill by LARSEN, Jeremiah (from WILTON, Mike), block error by TOPPEL,

Curt.

For BYU: GORNY, Chris.

9-11 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by GORNY, Chris.

10-11 (PAAL, Rafael) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

10-12 (STRICKLAND, Billy) Kill by SLABE, Luka (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

Timeout #4 Stanford.

For STANFORD: VOGEL, David.

11-12 (WALL, Mike) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For BYU: MAYOL, Jaime; LAYTON, Tim.

12-12 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by TOPPEL, Curt (from HANSEN, Kevin).

12-13 (BUELL, Craig) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

12-14 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by GORNY, Chris.

13-14 (SLABE, Luka) Kill by SKACEL, Marcus (from HANSEN, Kevin).

For STANFORD: BOMHACK, Patrick.

13-15 (TOPPEL, Curt) Kill by WALL, Mike (from LARSEN, Jeremiah).

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