BOISE, Idaho – A record-setting performance helped No. 10 BYU women’s volleyball cruise past Sacramento State in three sets (25-8, 25-10, 25-14) Saturday afternoon to claim the Boise State Classic title.

The Cougars (6-0) as a team committed just one attack error during the match for a .539 hitting percentage – the highest clip in BYU rally-scoring era history. 

“That was our most complete match of the season,” BYU head coach Heather Olmstead said. “Our serve and pass game was solid and that happened because Mary (Lake) did a great job of controlling the back row. Our hitters took really smart swings and really moved the ball around. I'm happy for the team to have a match where everything came together. We still have work to do to get better which is exciting.”

Veronica Jones-Perry led the Cougars with 13 kills while McKenna Miller had nine. Lyndie Haddock had a match-best 34 assists while Mary Lake contributed 18 digs. Cosy Burnett, Sara Hamson and Kennedy Redding each had five blocks in the win.

A trio of kills from Miller helped BYU to a 12-1 lead early in the first set against Sacramento State (3-5). Errors from the Hornets helped increase the Cougar advantage to 17-4, and a Hamson kill made it 21-6. A kill from Jones-Perry ended the set 25-8 for BYU.

Haddock and Burnett teamed up at the net for a block to give the Cougars a 5-2 lead in the second set. Three-straight errors from Sacramento State increased BYU’s advantage to nine, 12-3. A block from Jones-Perry and Hamson increased the lead to 18-7, and a Haddock dump kill ended the set 25-10.

Back-to-back blocks from Redding gave the Cougars an 8-5 lead in the third set. A kill from Hamson extended the advantage to five at 12-7 before a Miller kill put her team ahead by double digits, 18-8. Another Hamson kill then ended the set 25-14 for BYU.

The Cougars stay on the road next, facing Hawai’i Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. HST. The match will be televised by Spectrum Sports. Links to live stats and a free video stream can be found on the BYU women’s volleyball schedule page.

PROVO, Utah – No. 10 BYU women’s volleyball hits the road for the first time in the 2017 season, traveling to Idaho to compete in the Boise State Classic this week.

The Cougars (3-0) will face off against host Boise State, Missouri and Sacramento State in a three-day invitational.

Boise State

• BYU faces off against Boise State Thursday, Aug. 31, at 7:30 p.m. MDT at Bronco Gym.
• The Broncos are 2-1 so far this season, winning their first two matches against North Dakota State and Weber State before falling to host Arizona State in the Sun Devil Classic.
• Boise State finished 26-7, 16-2 MWC a year ago, falling to Stanford in the second round of the NCAA tournament to end the season.
• The Cougars are a perfect 7-0 against the Broncos, previously winning last year in three sets.

(RV) Missouri

• The Cougars play the Tigers Friday, Sept. 1, at 5:30 p.m. MDT at Bronco Gym.
• Missouri began the season ranked at No. 19 but dropped out of the rankings this week after going 2-2 in the Culver’s Governor’s Challenge – beating Marshall and Middle Tennessee before falling to Northern Iowa and Austin Peay.
• The Tigers went 26-7, 16-2 SEC last year, falling to Minnesota in the regional semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
• BYU is 2-2-1 all-time against Missouri, winning the last meeting in 2016 in three sets.

Sacramento State

• BYU concludes play in the Boise State Classic playing Sacramento State Saturday, Sept. 2, at noon MDT.
• The Hornets are off to a 3-1 start in 2017, beating UConn, Holy Cross and New Hampshire and falling only to St. John’s.
• Sacramento State finished 20-12, 13-3 in the Big Sky last year, ending play in the semifinals of the Big Sky Conference Tournament.
• The Cougars haven’t played the Hornets since 2001 but hold a perfect 3-0 record against them.

All three matches will be available to stream from FloVolleyball. A subscription is required to view the streams. Live stats will also be available on the BYU women’s volleyball schedule page.