LARAMIE -- A day after sweeping Colorado State, No. 16 BYU recorded its third straight sweep Saturday night as the Cougars defeated Wyoming 30-22, 30-22, 31-29 in Laramie to stay unbeaten in 2005. With the win, BYU has now equaled its best start since 1987 at 13-0 overall and 6-0 in Mountain West Conference play.

"I felt that this was an important road swing for our team," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "Wyoming was an important match for us. It's one that we let get away from us last year. Tonight, we were able to play well, play composed and pull out a victory against a very nice Wyoming team."

Sophomore outside hitter Erica Lott led BYU with 16 kills on .379 hitting and has now recorded double-digit kills in every match this season. She was aided on the offensive side by fellow sophomore outside hitter Chelsea Goodman, who had 13 kills, and senior rightside hitter Lexi Brown Patterson, who notched career-highs in both kills (nine) and hitting percentage (.667).

Junior middle blocker Lindsy Hartsock contributed seven kills on .636 hitting, the seventh match in which she has hit .500 or better. Hartsock also combined with redshirt freshman Rachel Dyer to lead BYU with three blocks apiece. True freshman Janvier Beaumont paced the Cougars with 10 digs, her third career double-digit dig effort.

The Cougars made it look easy in games one and two, cruising to 30-22 victories in both periods of play. After keeping it close throughout the first two-thirds of both games, BYU turned it on at the end, outscoring Wyoming 20-9 in both races to 30. BYU hit .405 in game one thanks in part to five kills from Lott, who then added six more in game two to help the Cougars hit .350.

Wyoming gave BYU a run for its money in game three, leading throughout much of the first half. The Cougars broke through towards the end to take a 28-24 lead and then a 29-27 match-point opportunity, but the Cowgirls fought off the two match-ending points, tying the score at 29-29. However, the high-powered Cougar offense was not to be denied as Brown Patterson and Goodman tallied kills on the next two points to give BYU the 31-29 win.

BYU now returns home to face Air Force and New Mexico Friday and Saturday on Elaine Michaelis Court. The Cougars have already defeated both teams on the road this season and will look to start the season 14-0 for the first time since 1977. Friday's match against the Falcons will begin at 7 p.m. and can be heard on BYU Radio. Saturday's contest against New Mexico will start at 5 p.m. Live stats are available for both matches by going to the schedule page of the BYU women's volleyball homepage at http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w/.

"It will be good to be home this weekend," said Watson. "It's homecoming and we're excited to get back into our gym and compete in front of our fans. They've been wonderfully supportive all year long and we hope they continue to support us as we move forward in the conference season."

                              Volleyball Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
   Brigham Young Univ. vs Wyoming Cowgirls (Oct 08, 2005 at Laramie, Wyoming)
    Brigham Young Univ.    |     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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 1  GOODMAN, Chelsea....  3| 13   6  33  .212|  2|  2   4|  0|  6| 0  0  0|  0|  15.0
 5  EVANS, Lauren.......  3|  4   1   6  .500| 52|  4   2|  0|  3| 0  2  0|  0|   9.0
 9  PATTERSON, Lexi.....  3|  9   1  12  .667|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  2  0|  0|  10.0
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  3| 16   5  29  .379|  0|  0   0|  0|  3| 0  1  0|  0|  16.5
 14 HARTSOCK, Lindsy....  3|  7   0  11  .636|  0|  0   2|  0|  2| 0  3  0|  0|   8.5
 44 DYER, Rachel........  3|  9   5  21  .190|  0|  1   2|  0|  0| 1  2  0|  0|  12.0
 2  BEAUMONT, Janvier...  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  2|  7| 0  1  0|  0|   0.5
 3  EVANS, Lindsey......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  0| 10| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 11 KEMP, Annie.........  3|  0   0   1  .000|  1|  0   0|  0|  5| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
    TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  1|   |        |   |   0.0
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    Totals..............  3| 58  18 113  .354| 56|  7  10|  3| 37| 1 11  0|  0|  71.5
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 6.5
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  20  5  37  .405   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  20  6  40  .350   Brigham Young Univ.. (3) 30 30 31  13-0 (6-0 MWC)
   3  18  7  36  .306   Wyoming Cowgirls.... (0) 22 22 29  5-9 (0-5 MWC)
    Wyoming Cowgirls       |     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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 2  WEYDERT, Michelle...  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   2|  1|  6| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 5  SEELE, Andrea.......  3|  3   0   9  .333|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  2  0|  0|   4.0
 7  SMITH, Rachel.......  3| 13   3  36  .278|  0|  1   2|  1|  6| 0  0  0|  0|  14.0
 9  WEISHAHN, Tasha.....  3|  0   1   1-1.000| 37|  1   1|  0|  6| 0  3  1|  0|   2.5
 15 SCOTT, Lauren.......  3|  5   3  15  .133|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 1  2  0|  0|   7.0
 16 ELEY, Samantha......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  1   1|  0|  4| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
 1  LOOP, Kelsey........  3| 11   3  20  .400|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  0  0|  0|  11.0
 3  SCHILLING, Jamie....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 10 HELLBAUM, Angie.....  3|  5   4  17  .059|  0|  0   0|  2|  0| 0  1  0|  0|   5.5
 11 LEE, Carissa........  3|  0   0   1  .000|  1|  0   2|  1|  7| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 12 WAGNER, Kara........  1|  2   2   6  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0|   2.0
    TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  2|   |        |   |   0.0
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    Totals..............  3| 39  16 105  .219| 38|  3   8|  7| 30| 1  8  1|  0|  47.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 5.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1   9  5  31  .129   Site: Laramie, Wyoming (UniWyo Sports Cmplx)
   2  12  7  38  .132   Date: Oct 08, 2005   Attend: 1125   Time: 1:33
   3  18  4  36  .389   Referees: John Martin, Glenn Sapp

PROVO -- The No. 16 Cougars will hit the road this week to take on two more Mountain West Conference opponents as they matchup with Colorado State on Friday night in Fort Collins and Wyoming on Saturday night in Laramie. With an undefeated 11-0 record on the line, BYU is looking to extend its winning streak and move to 6-0 in MWC play.

"This is a very important weekend for our volleyball program," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "Colorado State and Wyoming are talented teams and both compete at a high level. The challenge this week is to go on the road and build upon what we did last week at home."

A perennial MWC favorite, the Rams are 9-3 overall this year with a 3-0 mark in league play. They lead the league in almost every statistical category, including assists, kills, and blocks, and are also nationally ranked in all three categories, coming in fifth in with 3.65 blocks per game, eighth with 15.44 assists per game and 14th with 16.53 kills per game. CSU is led by senior middle blocker Dre Downs, who leads the league and is 10th in the nation averaging 1.65 blocks per game.

Wyoming is off to a 5-7 start in 2005 with an 0-3 conference mar, having just lost a five-game nail-biter to the Rams. The Cowgirls are second in the league in both aces (2.09) and digs (14.53) and are led by sophomore outside hitter Rachel Smith, who averages 3.40 kills per game.

BYU is 44-18-1 all-time against the Rams but has one just two of the last ten matches, including a loss in the semifinals of last year's conference tournament. The Cougars own a 55-4 all-time advantage over the Cowgirls after splitting last season's series.

The Cougars are coming off an emotional high last week after scoring a victory over in-state rival Utah last Wednesday. The fifth-largest crowd to ever watch a women's volleyball match in the Smith Fieldhouse had plenty to cheer about No. 16 BYU downed Utah 24-30, 30-26, 30-24, and 30-25 on Elaine Michaelis Court. With the win, BYU put an end to Utah's 10-match winning streak against the Cougars dating back to 2001. The Cougars also swept MWC-newcomer TCU on Friday night, improving to 11-0 on the season

"This team has a lot of heart and determination," said Lauren Richards Evans, who recorded her fourth double-double of the year with 52 assists and 10 digs while adding a match-high three service aces. Chelsea Goodman put down a match-best 17 kills while adding a career-high 15 digs for her third-straight double-double outing. Lindsy Hartsock had her best night of the season against TCU, hitting .800.