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Class
Senior
Hometown
McMurray,
Pennsylvania
Last School
Peters Township High School
Roster Years
2008 | 2011-2014
Personal
- Born in San Jose, Calif.
- Parents are Robert and Sherri
- Was valedictorian of his high school graduating class
- Basketball is his favorite sport other than volleyball
- Served an LDS mission in Long Beach, Calif.
- Has three brothers and one sister
- Married to wife Marie
- Majoring in Business Management with an emphasis in marketing
Before BYU
- Lettered three years at Peters Township High School
- Named first-team all-section and third team all-region
- Played one year for Pitt Elite
Mission
- Long Beach , California
BYU Hall of Fame
Freshman Year
2011
Was on the roster
Sophmore Year
2012
Was on the roster
Junior Year
2013
- MPSF All-Tournament team
- MPSF Scholar Athlete
- Played in 82 sets and started 23 matches
- Season-high 12 kills April 13 at Stanford
- Season-high 10 blocks April 25 vs. UCLA in the MPSF Semifinals
- Season-high 4 digs Mar. 2 at UCSD
Senior Year
2014
- Started all 30 matches for the Cougars
- Played in 109 of 113 sets in 2014
- Recorded seven kills, .545 clip, eight blocks vs. No. 1 Long Beach State (Jan. 11)
- Had nine kills, .400 clip, two aces, three digs, two blocks at No. 7 UC Irvine (Jan. 17)
- Recorded eight kills, .538 clip, five blocks vs. No. 6 Stanford (Jan. 24)
- Had four kills, eight blocks (career high) vs. Pacific (Jan. 25)
- Had nine kills on .471 clip, two aces, eight block assists at No. 3 Pepperdine (Jan. 31)
- Had nine kills, four digs (tied career high), two blocks at No. 8 Stanford (Feb. 15)
- Had five kills, two aces, two digs, two blocks vs. UC San Diego (Mar. 15)
- Had 10 kills (season high), .500 clip, one block vs. Cal Baptist (Mar. 22)
- Had seven kills, .417 clip, two aces, four blocks vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 28)
- Had three kills, seven blocks vs. No. 9 UCLA (Mar. 29)
- Had six kills, five aces (career high), four blocks at No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 11)
- Named All-MPSF Second Team
- Named MPSF All-Tournament Team
Graduate Year
Redshirt Year
2008
- Redshirted 2008 season before leaving on an LDS mission
Medical Redshirt Year
2008
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M Volleyball | May, 27
Six Cougars named MPSF Scholar-Athletes
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M Volleyball | May, 01Men's volleyball falls in NCAA semifinals
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M Volleyball | Apr, 30NCAA Semifinal Press Conference
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M Volleyball | Apr, 26
Sander leads BYU to second consecutive MPSF tournament title
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M Volleyball | Apr, 24Cougars sweep Gauchos behind career highs from Hatch and Dobbert
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M Volleyball | Apr, 19Cougars dominate Trojans to advance in MPSF tournament
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M Volleyball | Apr, 17Four Cougars earn All-MPSF awards
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M Volleyball | Apr, 11Cougars shut down in four vs. UC Santa Barbara
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M Volleyball | Apr, 05Cougars fall in five to Rainbow Warriors
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M Volleyball | Mar, 29Cougars down Bruins 3-1, clinch MPSF title on Senior Night
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M Volleyball | Mar, 28No. 2 BYU holds on for victory over UCSB
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M Volleyball | Mar, 22BYU sweeps as Sander sets kills record
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M Volleyball | Mar, 15No. 3 BYU sweeps again, this time UC San Diego
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M Volleyball | Mar, 14BYU defeats UC Irvine in three-set match
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M Volleyball | Mar, 08Dobbert leads Cougars to 3-1 win vs. Matadors
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M Volleyball | Mar, 01BYU waves goodbye to Pepperdine, 3-0
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M Volleyball | Feb, 15No. 4 Cougars collect 10th season win vs. Stanford
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M Volleyball | Feb, 03No. 4 Cougars sweep Cal Baptist on the road
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M Volleyball | Feb, 01
Rivera leads No. 4 Cougars in 3-2 win
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M Volleyball | Jan, 31Cougars fall in five sets to No. 3 Pepperdine
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M Volleyball | Jan, 28Cougars face No. 3 Pepperdine, No. 5 USC
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M Volleyball | Jan, 25Strong team effort helps BYU sweep Pacific
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M Volleyball | Jan, 24
Sander leads Cougars to victory in four-set thriller
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M Volleyball | Jan, 18Sander aces record in BYU sweep of UCSD
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M Volleyball | Jan, 17Career, season highs lead BYU to five-set victory
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M Volleyball | Jan, 11No. 9 BYU upsets No. 1 Long Beach State
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M Volleyball | Jan, 10
Cougars sweep Matadors in conference home opener
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M Volleyball | Jan, 03Cougars fall in season opener
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M Volleyball | Dec, 31Men's volleyball set for 2014
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M Volleyball | Dec, 28BYU rallies for weekend sweep of Winnipeg
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M Volleyball | Dec, 27Cougars open season with exhibition sweep
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M Volleyball | Dec, 06Blue team wins in Blue and White match
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M Volleyball | Apr, 27Cougars clinch league title, automatic NCAA bid
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M Volleyball | Apr, 13BYU ends regular season with sweep
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M Volleyball | Apr, 12Cougars sweep Pacific on road
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M Volleyball | Mar, 02BYU sweeps UCSD on the road
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M Volleyball | Feb, 09
Sander and Patch lead BYU to 3-0 victory over UCLA
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M Volleyball | Feb, 02No. 1 BYU bounces back with win over No. 9 Northridge
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M Volleyball | Feb, 01No. 1 BYU falls to No. 7 Long Beach State in five-set thriller
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M Volleyball | Jan, 19Taylor Sander's record-setting night leads to 3-0 win vs. No. 13 UCSD
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M Volleyball | Jan, 18Taylor Sander leads No. 3 BYU to 3-1 victory over No. 1 UC Irvine
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M Volleyball | Jan, 12#2 BYU sweeps #13 Lewis in rematch