PROVO -- Behind a spectacular night from senior Chelsea Goodman, the No. 23 BYU women's volleyball team posted its third straight sweep Friday night with a 30-27, 30-20, 30-21 win over Mountain West Conference foe TCU in the Smith Fieldhouse. With the win, the Cougars improve to 11-4 overall and 4-2 in the MWC while the Horned Frogs fall to 15-6 on the year and 2-3 in league play.

"We're getting back to where we were in early September when we beat No. 10 Wisconsin," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "We've seen some incremental changes that have helped us prepare and play better. Tonight we were able to get on some tendencies and create opportunities to score."

Goodman, the Preseason MWC Player of the Year, moved one step closer to setting the MWC career double-double record as she posted her 10th double-double of the season and 44th of her career with a match-high 18 kills and 17 digs. Now just three off the league record, Goodman's impressive offensive performance came on a season-best .486 hitting. Three other Cougars also recorded double-digits kills as Bryn Porter (12), Erica Lott (11) and Rachel Dyer (11) helped lead the BYU attack. Ashton Hansen notched eight blocks on the night to help the Cougars post nine team rejections and hold TCU to a .195 hitting mark, well below BYU's .348 attack efficiency.

BYU started out slow, falling behind 13-6 early in game one, but cut the lead to three points at 14-11 with a 5-1 run. TCU kept the Cougars at bay to a 20-15 lead until Porter found her rhythm, putting down three kills in the next five points to spark BYU on a 7-2 spurt, tying the game at 22-22. Three straight Horned Frog winners seemed to have TCU back in control at 25-22, but BYU wasn't done. The Cougars scored eight of the last 10 points to take the game 30-27 as Goodman blasted eight kills in the frame.

The two teams traded points early in game two until four straight Cougar points secured a 9-6 BYU lead. The Horned Frogs had a chance to tie things up at 12-11 but were thwarted in their attempt by a kill down the middle from Dyer, sending the Cougars on a 7-2 run to extend their lead to 19-13. From there, BYU never looked back, cruising to the 30-20 victory. The Cougars held the Horned Frogs to a .048 hitting mark in the frame while posting five team blocks, including four from Hansen.

Game three was a battle early on as neither team was able to lead by more than one point. Finally, BYU got back-to-back kills from Dyer and Lott to go up 10-8. Moments later, TCU was back within one at 11-10, but three straight bombs from Goodman established a 14-11 Cougar lead. The Horned Frogs wouldn't threaten again as BYU kept the pressure on to record the 30-21 win.

The Cougars will continue their homestand on Saturday night with another important MWC match against New Mexico (12-5, 3-2 MWC). Action will begin at 8 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse and can be followed via live stats.

                              Volleyball Box Score
                                  BYU Cougars
       TCU Horned Frogs vs #23 BYU Cougars (Oct 05, 2007 at Provo, Utah)
    TCU Horned Frogs       |     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  EDWARDS, Kourtney...  3|  9   0  18  .500|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  0|   9.5
 5  BARRY, Loren........  3|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  3| 10| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 11 HAMPTON, Nirelle....  3|  6   1  11  .455| 30|  1   2|  0|  8| 0  0  1|  0|   7.0
 13 Kirk, Devon.........  3|  6   3  12  .250|  0|  1   3|  0|  1| 0  2  1|  0|   8.0
 17 OTTO, Lauren........  2|  4   3  13  .077|  1|  1   0|  0|  3| 0  0  0|  0|   5.0
 33 SMITH, LeMeita......  3|  8   3  29  .172|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  1  0|  0|   8.5
 1  BLACKWOOD, Katelyn..  3|  0   0   1  .000|  0|  0   0|  2| 12| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 8  HUDSON, Christy.....  3|  4   3  12  .083|  0|  0   0|  1|  1| 1  1  0|  0|   5.5
 10 HESTER, Irene.......  2|  3   5  19 -.105|  0|  0   1|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  0|   3.5
 14 CORLEY, Calli.......  3|  1   0   3  .333|  5|  0   1|  1| 19| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
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    Totals..............  3| 41  18 118  .195| 37|  3   7|  7| 56| 1  6  2|  0|  48.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 4.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  15  4  37  .297   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  11  9  42  .048   TCU Horned Frogs.... (0) 27 20 21  15-6, 2-3 MWC
   3  15  5  39  .256   BYU Cougars......... (3) 30 30 30  11-4, 4-2 MWC
    BYU Cougars            |     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| 18   1  35  .486|  1|  3   2|  0| 17| 0  3  0|  0|  22.5
 4  HANSEN, Ashton......  3|  3   3  13  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  8  0|  0|   7.0
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  3| 11   4  34  .206|  2|  0   2|  0|  9| 0  1  0|  1|  11.5
 13 PORTER, Bryn........  3| 12   1  29  .379|  2|  1   1|  2|  8| 0  2  0|  0|  14.0
 15 SCHLAUDER, Amy......  3|  2   0   2 1.000| 49|  0   1|  0|  4| 0  3  0|  1|   3.5
 44 DYER, Rachel........  3| 11   2  19  .474|  0|  1   3|  0|  5| 0  1  1|  0|  12.5
 11 PINEGAR, Annie......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  2   1|  1| 13| 0  0  0|  0|   2.0
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    Totals..............  3| 57  11 132  .348| 54|  7  10|  3| 58| 0 18  1|  2|  73.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 9.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  22  5  48  .354   Site: Provo, Utah (Smith Fieldhouse)
   2  15  5  38  .263   Date: Oct 05, 2007   Attend: 1612   Time: 1H 50M
   3  20  1  46  .413   Referees: JOHN MARTIN, BRUCE GRANT, KAREN MARSHALL

PROVO -- After playing 10 of its first 14 matches on the road, the No. 23 BYU women's volleyball team will return home this weekend for a pair of Mountain West Conference matches. The Cougars, 10-4 overall and 3-2 in the MWC, will face TCU on Friday at 7 p.m. before taking on New Mexico Saturday at 8 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse.

"This is another important weekend of volleyball for us in the hunt for the Mountain West Conference title," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "TCU and New Mexico have both done well in the preseason. We're excited to be playing in the Smith Fieldhouse again and hope our fans will come out and support us."

Playing on Elaine Michaelis Court will be a welcome change for the Cougars this weekend as their 10 road matches is the most through the end of September since 1997. The Cougars have gone 3-1 in the Smith Fieldhouse this season and are averaging 1,708 fans, 17th in the nation, including the fourth-largest crowd in BYU women's volleyball history with 3,880 fans against No. 10 Wisconsin in the Cougars? home opener.

BYU swept through the weekend last week with two road wins at Wyoming (30-28, 31-29, 30-21) and at Air Force (30-17, 30-21, 30-27), the Cougars' first league sweeps of the year. Cougar middle blocker Rachel Dyer had a solid weekend as she averaged 4.00 kills per game on .564 hitting while adding 1.67 blocks per contest. On the year, Dyer ranks fifth in the nation and leads the MWC hitting .451 while ranking eighth in the league in blocks at 1.15 per game. She has posted double-digit kills in 11 of 14 matches, including the last five.

The Horned Frogs are 15-4 overall this season and 2-2 in conference play after losing to New Mexico last week. TCU is led by sophomore middle blocker Kourtney Edwards with 3.51 kills per game followed closely by sophomore outside hitter Lauren Otto at 3.33 kpg and senior outside hitter LeMeita Smith at 3.21 kpg. BYU is 9-0 all-time against TCU.

The Lobos are off to one of their best starts in program history at 12-4 overall and 3-1 in the league. Their 12 total victories is the second-highest total by a Lobo team since the formation of the MWC in 1999, and their three league victories already puts them halfway to matching the most MWC wins by a Lobo volleyball team (6 in 2005). Junior outside hitter Jeanne Fairchild paces New Mexico and the conference with 4.68 kills per game, 36th in the nation, while ranking second in the MWC in points (5.16). The Cougars are 58-7 all-time against the Lobos.

Both matches will be available live via live stats. BYU vs. TCU will also be available on BYU All-Access. The move from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. for the New Mexico match was done to accommodate the Saturday evening session of the biannual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that will be held this weekend.