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No. 12 BYU to face Pepperdine in a pair of road matches

Braden Taylor | Posted: 8 Mar 2021 | Updated: 8 Mar 2021

PROVO, Utah – No. 12 BYU women’s volleyball will face Pepperdine in a battle between undefeated teams Feb. 23-24 at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California.

The two matches are both scheduled to start at 7 p.m. PST and will be streamed on the WCC Network.

BYU Match Notes

No. 12 BYU Cougars (7-0, 6-0 WCC)

BYU remained at No. 12 in the AVCA national poll for the third week in a row
The Cougars moved to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in WCC play after sweeping LMU consecutive nights last week
BYU ranks No. 3 in the NCAA with an average of 14.35 assists per set, led by sophomore setter Whitney Bower who ranks No. 14 in the nation with an assist average of 11.43
The Cougars also rank No. 7 in hitting percentage (.329), No. 11 in kills per set (14.87) and No. 21 in aces per set (2.04)
Sophomore opposite Kate Grimmer is 26th on the NCAA leaderboard with a .415 hitting percentage
BYU leads the WCC in assists per set (14.35), hitting percentage (.329) and kills per set (12.87)
Senior outside hitter Taylen Ballard-Nixon leads the league with 4.74 points per set and W. Bower leads the conference with 11.43 assists per set

Series Information

BYU is 28-9 all-time against Pepperdine
The Cougars have won 16 straight, having not lost to the Waves since 2011

Pepperdine Waves (6-0, 6-0 WCC)

Pepperdine currently sits four spots outside the AVCA Top 25 with 21 points
The Waves have won their first three two-match series in league play, defeating San Francisco, Saint Mary's and Pacific
Pepperdine currently ranks No. 18 in the NCAA Division I with a .282 hitting percentage
Freshman middle blocker Meg Brown is averaging a .444 hitting percentage to rank 19th on the NCAA leaderboard (No. 1 in the WCC) while Zelaya is 24th in the nation with an average of 11.09 assists per set
The Waves lead the conference with 2.59 blocks per set

Broadcast Information – Feb. 23