LAWRENCE -- The No. 16 BYU women's volleyball team returned to its winning ways Friday afternoon with a sweep of Arkansas, 30-26, 30-17, 30-25, to move to 7-1 on the season. The win marked the Cougars' sixth sweep in eight matches this year.

"I'm proud of how our team responded," said BYU head coach Jason Watson, whose team lost its first match of the season Thursday night. "It was a quick turnaround for us against a good team. We faced some adversity and rebounded well. These experiences are valuable as we progress through the season. It's a confidence-builder to know that we can rally, face adversity and play well together."

Though BYU was without the services of its starting setter Amy Schlauder, who broke her finger Thursday night against Kansas, several Cougars responded with big matches to propel the team to the win. Junior outside hitter Chelsea Goodman paced BYU with a season-high 17 kills while recording her fourth double-double of the season with 18 digs. Junior rightside hitter Erica Lott also posted a double-double with 13 kills and 11 digs, the latter being a season-high. Two other Cougars reached double-digits in kills as seniors Lindsy Hartsock and Kim Wilson posted 12 and 10, respectively.

The number of the night, however, was 50 -- the number of assists recorded by setter Jenna Judkins in the first start of her career. The junior had played in just 12 matches in her career prior to facing the Razorbacks but averaged an astounding 16.7 assists per game while pacing BYU to a .331 hitting percentage.

"Jenna represents so much to our program," said Watson. "She works tirelessly and is as dedicated to her teammates as anyone. It's exciting to see her get a chance to play. She did an outstanding job of stepping up in a difficult situation."

Arkansas was led by senior leftside hitter Denitza Koleva with 11 kills and junior libero Ashley Miller with 17 digs. As a team, the Razorbacks hit just .160 and recorded seven team blocks to BYU's eight.

No. 16 BYU returns to Utah for a busy week coming up as the Cougars travel to Logan, Utah, to face in-state rival Utah State on Tuesday night at 6 p.m. and then open Mountain West Conference play hosting Air Force and Colorado State over the weekend. The Utah State match can be heard on BYU Radio while Saturday's contest against the Rams will be broadcast on BYU-TV.

"This has been a good trip for us," said Watson "We've learned how to deal with things, how to get on the road and take care of business. We feel like we're in a good place and are ready to move forward."

                              Volleyball Box Score
                                  BYU Cougars
          Arkansas vs #16 BYU Cougars (Sep 08, 2006 at Lawrence, Kan.)
    Arkansas               |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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 1  Denitza Koleva......  3| 11   5  38  .158|  1|  0   1|  3|  7| 0  2  0|  0
 4  Jessica Dorrell.....  3|  8   9  28 -.036|  0|  2   1|  0|  3| 0  1  0|  2
 7  Christina Lawrence..  3|  8   3  20  .250|  0|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  1  0|  0
 12 Amy Allison.........  3|  6   4  14  .143|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 2  1  0|  0
 13 Kele Brewer.........  3|  7   0  22  .318|  0|  0   0|  0|  5| 0  1  0|  0
 24 Caira Daugherty.....  3|  1   0   3  .333| 21|  0   1|  0|  7| 0  0  0|  0
 2  Lindsay Scanlan.....  3|  0   0   0  .000| 19|  0   0|  0|  5| 0  0  0|  4
 9  Ashley Miller.......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  1   0|  0| 17| 0  0  0|  0
 20 Catherine Fowler....  1|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  0  0|  0
 32 Destiny Clark.......  3|  2   1   6  .167|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  4  1|  0
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    Totals..............  3| 43  22 131  .160| 41|  3   3|  3| 48| 2 10  1|  6
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  18  8  44  .227   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  12  7  38  .132   Arkansas............ (0) 26 17 25  6-1
   3  13  7  49  .122   BYU Cougars......... (3) 30 30 30  7-1
    BYU Cougars            |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE
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 1  GOODMAN, Chelsea....  3| 17   5  38  .316|  1|  0   2|  0| 18| 0  3  0|  0
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  3| 13   2  30  .367|  1|  1   1|  2| 11| 0  3  0|  0
 11 PINEGAR, Annie......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  1|  8| 0  0  0|  0
 14 HARTSOCK, Lindsy....  3| 12   1  20  .550|  1|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  6  0|  0
 20 JUDKINS, Jenna......  3|  0   0   1  .000| 50|  1   1|  0|  4| 0  0  0|  2
 44 DYER, Rachel........  3|  3   3  15  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 1  1  2|  0
 2  BEAUMONT, Janvier...  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  1   1|  0| 13| 0  0  0|  0
 7  WILSON, Kim.........  3| 10   3  20  .350|  0|  0   1|  0|  4| 0  1  2|  0
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    Totals..............  3| 55  14 124  .331| 53|  3   6|  3| 61| 1 14  4|  2
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 8.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  18  3  41  .366   Site: Lawrence, Kan. (Horejsi FA Center)
   2  18  4  34  .412   Date: Sep 08, 2006   Attend: 113   Time: 1:21
   3  19  7  49  .245   Referees: Tim Neels, Mike Hamilton
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PROVO -- The No. 16 BYU women's volleyball team will put its 6-0 record on the line this week at the Jayhawk Invitational hosted by the University of Kansas. The Cougars will take on the Jayhawks (6-1) Thursday at 7 p.m. CT before facing Arkansas (6-0) on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.

"Both Kansas and Arkansas are well coached and experienced teams," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "They play in outstanding volleyball conferences so the challenge for our program will be great. I believe this will be another great weekend to learn more about our team prior to opening MWC play."

BYU enters the week coming off of a spectacular weekend at the BYU Molten Classic. The Cougars won the tournament title with three wins, including a four-game upset of then-No. 4 Stanford in front of a BYU women's volleyball record 4,050 fans on Friday night. The team completed the event on Saturday with sweeps of Texas A&M Corpus Christi and Virginia Commonwealth.

Junior rightside hitter Erica Lott earned tournament MVP honors for the second week in a row and Mountain West Conference Player of the Week accolades after averaging 4.60 kills and 2.00 blocks per game. Senior middle blocker Lindsy Hartsock and sophomore setter Amy Schlauder were also named to the All-Tournament Team.

Kansas is currently 6-1 in 2006 after winning the Temple Classic last weekend. The Jayhawks' only loss came Aug. 26 at Alabama. Kansas is led by outside hitters Jana Correa and Emily Brown, who average 3.67 and 3.58 kills per game, respectively. Middle blocker Savannah Noyes adds 3.33 kpg. The Jayhawks' top blocker is freshman Brittany Williams with 1.00 blocks per game while senior libero Jamie Mathewson paces Kansas with 3.92 digs per game. As a team, the Jayhawks are hitting .273 while holding opponents to a .154 hitting mark. BYU is 3-0 all-time against Kansas.

Arkansas enters the Jayhawk Invitational undefeated in 2006 at 6-0, winning tournament titles at the Oklahoma Invitational and the Arkansas Invitational. The Razorback offense is led by senior outside hitter Denitza Koleva, who averages 3.79 kills per game while hitting .278. Senior middle blocker Amy Allison records 1.38 blocks per game while freshman Destiny Clark adds 1.29 bpg. Junior libero Ashley Miller leads Arkansas with 4.54 digs per game. As a team, the Lady Razorbacks hit .241 while holding opponents to a .162 mark. BYU is 0-2 all-time against Arkansas.

Fans of BYU women's volleyball can catch all the action of the Jayhawk Classic in a variety of ways. In addition to live stats being available, BYU Radio will carry a live audio stream of the match over the Internet, both of which can be accessed by going to the Schedule page of the BYU women's volleyball homepage at http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w/. Live video will also be available for CSTV XXL subscribers via CSTV Online.