LOS -- Clinching the Mountain Pacific Sport Federation regular-season title, the No. 1-ranked BYU men's volleyball team overcame a tight four-game contest against third-ranked UCLA at Pauley Pavilion. The Cougars now extend to a 21-match win streak, including a nation-leading 22-3 record and 18-1 in the MPSF. The game scores were 33-31. 30-26, 29-31, 32-30.
"We ended up with a nice win," BYU head coach Tom Peterson said. "We gutted it out in the fourth game when we were down a few points. The guys looked a little tired towards the end, but turned it around after some long rallies. I think both teams will play a better match tomorrow night."
Senior outside hitter Fernando Pessoa led BYU with 20 kills and added three blocks, while senior opposite Joe Hillman chipped in a double-double performance with 16 kills and a career-high 10 digs. Senior outside hitter Jonathan Alleman also pitched in a double-double with 12 kills and a career-high 13 digs in the win.
Junior middle blocker Mike Burke contributed 10 kills, five blocks and five digs, while hitting a solid .471 percentage on the night. Junior setter Carlos Moreno paced the Cougar attack with 60 assists, three kills and eight digs.
BYU hit a .359 average, while UCLA finished with a .244 percentage. The Cougars out-blocked the Bruins, 12-7, and led with 51 digs for the match. In the second game, BYU took advantage with a strong hitting percentage at .448 (17-4-29), holding the opponent to only a .077 average (12-9-39) for the game.
The Cougars will meet the Bruins again on Friday, Apr. 9 at Pauley Pavilion. The match is set for 7 p.m. (PST).
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Volleyball Box Score
The Automated ScoreBook
BYU Cougars vs UCLA BRUINS (Apr. 8, 2004 at UCLA)
BYU Cougars | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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3 Michael Burke....... 4| 10 2 17 .471| 0| 1 1| 0| 5| 2 3 1| 0| 14.5
5 Carlos Moreno....... 4| 3 0 5 .600| 60| 1 6| 1| 8| 1 1 0| 3| 5.5
10 Cory Carpenter...... 4| 7 1 9 .667| 1| 0 0| 0| 4| 0 4 0| 0| 9.0
11 Joe Hillman......... 4| 16 5 31 .355| 1| 0 3| 0| 10| 0 4 0| 0| 18.0
12 Jonathan Alleman.... 4| 12 6 26 .231| 0| 0 3| 1| 13| 0 3 0| 0| 13.5
17 Fernando Pessoa..... 4| 20 8 40 .300| 1| 0 4| 2| 3| 0 3 0| 0| 21.5
7 Chris Gorny......... 2| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
14 Rob Neilson......... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 1 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 1.0
15 Shawn Olmstead...... 4| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 0 0| 1| 8| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
20 Taylor Evans........ 4| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
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Totals.............. 4| 68 22 128 .359| 65| 3 19| 5| 51| 3 18 1| 3| 83.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 12.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 17 7 37 .270 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 TEAM RECORDS
2 17 4 29 .448 BYU Cougars......... 33 30 29 32 22-3, 18-1
3 14 4 22 .455 UCLA BRUINS......... 31 26 31 30 20-5, 14-5
4 20 7 40 .325
UCLA BRUINS | ATTACK |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF| BLOCK |GEN
## Name GP| K E TA PCT| A| SA SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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3 Dennis Gonzalez..... 4| 3 2 6 .167| 57| 0 1| 0| 2| 0 1 0| 1| 3.5
4 J.T. Wenger......... 2| 3 2 10 .100| 0| 1 0| 0| 3| 0 2 0| 0| 5.0
5 Paul Johnson........ 4| 8 2 19 .316| 0| 0 4| 0| 3| 1 4 3| 0| 11.0
14 Steve Klosterman.... 2| 8 5 18 .167| 1| 0 2| 0| 1| 0 0 0| 0| 8.0
21 Chris Pena.......... 4| 10 5 23 .217| 0| 2 5| 0| 3| 0 1 0| 0| 12.5
26 Kris Kraushaar...... 4| 13 6 32 .219| 0| 1 3| 1| 3| 0 0 2| 0| 14.0
7 Jonathan Acosta..... 3| 15 2 29 .448| 0| 0 3| 0| 8| 0 0 1| 0| 15.0
10 Damien Scott........ 1| 0 1 3 -.333| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
17 Allan Vince......... 2| 0 1 5 -.200| 0| 0 1| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
24 Adam Shrader........ 4| 0 0 0 .000| 3| 0 0| 1| 11| 0 0 0| 0| 0.0
33 Marcin Jagoda....... 2| 8 2 19 .316| 0| 1 4| 1| 1| 1 2 1| 0| 11.0
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Totals.............. 4| 68 28 164 .244| 61| 5 24| 3| 35| 2 10 7| 1| 80.0
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 17 9 43 .186 Site: UCLA (Pauley Pavilion)
2 12 9 39 .077 Date: Apr. 8, 2004 Attend: 1728 Time: 2:10
3 23 4 42 .452 Referees: Marvin Hall, Scott Hogue
4 16 6 40 .250