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Royce Hinton | Posted: 20 Feb 2016 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Royce Hinton

Outside hitters lead No. 2 Cougars in sweep of No. 15 Lancers

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RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Strong play from outside hitters Jake Langlois and Brenden Sander led No. 2 BYU men's volleyball to a second-consecutive sweep (25-20, 25-18, 25-19) over No. 15 Cal Baptist Saturday night at the Van Dyne Gymnasium.

"It was a good road swing for the guys," BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead said. "We learned some important things that can contribute to our improvement. A handful of players dug deep to play at a high level."

Langlois led the Cougars with 11 kills while tying for team-highs in digs (three) and blocks (four). Sander added double-digit kills of his own with 10 while hitting a .500 clip. Leo Durkin set the offense with 27 assists and Ben Patch had strong play at the service line, collecting a career-high three aces. Additionaly, Michael Hatch went a perfect 4-of-4 on attacks while adding a team-high tying four blocks.

Cal Baptist (8-9, 3-9 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) got off to a hot 5-1 start in the first set after several BYU (12-2, 8-2 MPSF) miscues. The Cougars then battled back to knot the score up at 8-all following a Lancer attack error. Down 14-11, BYU scored the next four-consecutive points to take their first lead of the night at 15-14 after a Langlois and Price Jarman block. A Sander kill and pair of Cal Baptist errors then helped the Cougars go up by three, 20-17, forcing a Lancer timeout. Sander then closed out the set 25-20 on a kill. 

Durkin started the second set with an ace en route to a five-point 8-3 BYU lead. The Cougars were ahead 11-4 before Cal Baptist used a 4-1 rally to cut its deficit to four, down 12-8. BYU maintained at least a four-point advantage from there as a Jarman kill extended the lead back to five at 19-14. The Cougars cruised to the end of the set, taking it 25-18 after a Lancer service error.

A Patch kill brought BYU out to a closely contested 6-4 lead early in the third set. Another Sander kill then extended the Cougars' advantage to four at 11-7. BYU continued to stay in control of the set with a 17-11 lead after another Jarman kill. A pair of Tim Dobbert kills and a Hatch, Patch and Langlois block kept the Cougar lead at six, 21-16. BYU finished out the set and match, completing the sweep 25-19 on a Sander kill.

The Cougars return home to the Smith Fieldhouse next, taking on CSUN in a pair of matches beginning Friday, Feb. 26, at 7 p.m. MST. The match will be broadcast live on BYUtv and simulcast on BYU Radio. Links to live stats and a video feed can be found on the BYU men's volleyball schedule page.

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Royce Hinton | Posted: 15 Feb 2016 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
Royce Hinton

No. 2 Cougars take on No. 15 Cal Baptist on the road

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PROVO, Utah – No. 2 BYU men’s volleyball stays on the road this week for a pair of conference matches at No. 15 Cal Baptist.

Last Time Out

BYU (10-2, 6-2 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) traveled to the East Coast for matches at Princeton and NJIT. The Cougars swept both teams behind a combined 26 kills from Tim Dobbert to finish their nonconference schedule 4-0.

No. 15 Cal Baptist

  • BYU will play Cal Baptist (8-7, 3-7 MPSF) on both Friday, Feb. 19, and Saturday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m. PST.
  • The Lancers have won five of their last six matches, falling only to No. 1 Long Beach along that stretch. Additionally, Enrique de Diego won conference and national honors on Feb. 8 for an errorless performance over four matches.
  • Cal Baptist currently sits tied for ninth in the conference standings with UC Irvine. The Lancers were picked to finish 11th in the preseason poll after a 6-22, 2-20 season in 2015.
  • The Cougars lead the overall series history 19-3 and are 2-1 when playing at Cal Baptist. Last year, BYU swept the series at home, winning in four sets the first night before following that up with a sweep the next night.
  • The Lancers are led this season by first-year head coach Derek Schmitt.

Video/Stats

Both matches will be streamed online live by Cal Baptist. Links to the video feed and live stats can be found on the BYU men’s volleyball schedule page.

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