Bower Leads Cougars to 3-2 Win Over No. 19 Arizona
TUCSON -- Caroline Bower matched her career high with 27 digs and recorded her team-leading fifth double-double of the year to lead BYU to a come-from-behind, five-game win over No. 19 Arizona Tuesday.
After winning the first game 15-12, the Cougars feel behind 10-2 in the second game before making a charge and eventually falling 13-15. The Wildcats took a 2-1 lead by dominated game three, limiting the Cougar offense to only three points. But BYU's offense was clicking in the final two games as the Cougars hit .333 and .429 to earn 15-6 and 15-5 wins and the 3-2 match victory.
"We were really up and down tonight but we took charge in the fourth and fifth games to get the win," BYU coach Elaine Michaelis said. "Caroline Bower carried us. She had 27 digs and did a great job serving with two service aces. She was definitely the player of the game."
One of three Cougar seniors, Bower put down 11 kills with only one error in 27 attempts to hit .345 on the night while equaling her career high in digs with a match-high 27. Senior Mari Carpenter and junior Melissa Layton led BYU with 13 kills apiece while sophomore Nina Puikkonen and freshman Sunny Tonga joined Bower with 11 kills.
The Cougars out hit the Wildcats .247 to .158 and had a strong blocking night with 18 team blocks. Layton, who is playing her third straight match in the middle after playing rightside most of the year, led the way with nine blocks while Puikkonen, the Cougars other middle blocker, added seven blocks, and All-American senior setter Anna-Lena Smith contributed six. Smith also played exceptionally well on offense, dumping eight kills over the net while equaling her career-high hitting percentage of .615. BYU's all-time assist leader totalled 57 assists on the night.
The Wildcats had three players with double-digit kills. Raelene Elam led the way with a double-double 15 kills and 15 digs while Lisa Rutledge and Jill Talbot added 14 kills apiece.
With the win, BYU returns home to face New Mexico and Air Force Friday and Saturday with a 17-3 record and No. 11 national ranking. At 6-1 in the Mountain West Conference, the Cougars are tied for first place with No. 12 Colorado State. No. 19 Arizona falls to 12-8 with the loss, its third straight to a ranked opponent.
Volleyball Box ScoreBrigham Young vs Arizona Wildcats (Oct 26, 1999 at Tucson, Ariz.)
Brigham Young | 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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2 WHITTAKER, Natalie.. 5| 0 1 2 -.500| 1| 0 1| 2| 7| 0 0 0| 0
3 SMITH, Anna-Lena.... 5| 8 0 13 .615| 57| 0 0| 0| 3| 0 6 1| 1
8 BOWER, Caroline..... 5| 11 1 29 .345| 4| 2 1| 2| 27| 1 2 1| 1
9 PUIKKONEN, Nina..... 5| 11 6 26 .192| 0| 0 3| 2| 5| 1 6 0| 1
12 LAYTON, Melissa..... 5| 13 8 32 .156| 2| 0 4| 0| 12| 1 8 1| 0
15 TONGA, Sunny........ 5| 11 2 27 .333| 0| 0 2| 0| 1| 1 4 0| 0
5 RHEAD, Amy.......... 3| 0 1 1-1.000| 1| 0 0| 2| 9| 0 0 0| 0
10 BUNDY, Jackie....... 4| 3 1 10 .200| 1| 1 1| 0| 8| 0 1 0| 1
14 CARPENTER, Mari..... 3| 13 6 38 .184| 0| 0 1| 0| 1| 0 1 0| 0
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Totals.............. 5| 70 26 178 .247| 66| 3 13| 8| 73| 4 28 3| 4
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 18.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 20 6 50 .280 GAME SCORES 1 2 3 4 5 TEAM RECORDS
2 21 9 54 .222 Brigham Young....... 15 13 3 15 15 17-3
3 7 7 24 .000 Arizona Wildcats.... 12 15 15 6 5 12-8
4 15 3 36 .333
5 7 1 14 .429
Arizona Wildcats | 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 Williams, Rachel.... 5| 0 0 0 .000| 2| 0 2| 1| 10| 0 0 0| 0
4 Elam, Raelene....... 5| 15 10 41 .122| 1| 4 1| 1| 15| 2 0 0| 0
12 DaLee, Marisa....... 5| 7 6 26 .038| 0| 2 0| 0| 1| 0 5 0| 0
13 Rutledge, Lisa...... 5| 14 13 57 .018| 0| 0 2| 0| 12| 0 5 0| 0
21 Burkholder, Dana.... 5| 5 1 13 .308| 54| 1 5| 0| 17| 1 2 1| 0
32 Talbot, Jill........ 5| 14 4 31 .323| 6| 1 2| 1| 7| 0 5 0| 1
2 Sebbas, Erin........ 1| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 0| 0
3 Clark, Elvina....... 5| 0 0 0 .000| 0| 0 0| 0| 8| 0 0 0| 0
7 Napier, Allison..... 4| 5 2 13 .231| 1| 0 2| 0| 1| 0 4 0| 0
10 Saragosa, Stefani... 3| 6 0 9 .667| 1| 0 1| 0| 2| 0 3 1| 0
18 Torregrosa, Shannon. 2| 2 1 6 .167| 0| 0 0| 0| 0| 0 0 1| 0
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Totals.............. 5| 68 37 196 .158| 65| 8 15| 3| 73| 3 24 3| 1
TEAM ATTACK PER GAME TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.0
Game K E TA Pct
1 22 10 53 .226 Site: Tucson, Ariz. (McKale Center)
2 22 8 59 .237 Date: Oct 26, 1999 Attend: 718 Time: 2:17
3 8 1 18 .389 Referees: Dave Williams, Keith Martin
4 12 11 43 .023
5 4 7 23 -.130
Brigham Young Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 26, 1999)
All matches
Overall record: 17-3 Conf: 6-1 Home: 5-0 Away: 9-2 Neutral: 3-1
TEAM STATISTICS BYU OPP
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ATTACK........................
Kills....................... 1165 933
Errors...................... 418 532
Total Attacks............... 2560 2660
Attack Pct.................. .292 .151
Kills/Game.................. 16.9 13.5
SET...........................
Assists..................... 1030 835
Assists/Game................ 14.9 12.1
SERVE.........................
Aces........................ 105 132
Errors...................... 231 201
Aces/Game................... 1.5 1.9
SERVE RECEPTIONS..............
Errors...................... 136 105
Errors/Game................. 2.0 1.5
DEFENSE.......................
Digs........................ 966 812
Digs/Game................... 14.0 11.8
BLOCKING......................
Block Solo.................. 50 28
Block Assist................ 376 199
Total Blocks................ 238.0 127.5
Blocks Per Game............. 3.4 1.8
Block Errors................ 46 33
BALL HANDLING ERRORS.......... 28 28
ATTENDANCE....................
Total....................... 7849 13555
Dates/Avg Per Date.......... 5/1570 11/1232
Neutral site #/Avg.......... 4/236
MATCH WINS BY #GAMES 1 2 3 4 5 Total
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Brigham Young....... 0 0 11 3 3 - 17
Opponents........... 0 0 3 0 0 - 3
GAMES WON BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total
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Brigham Young....... 15 14 13 6 3 - 51
Opponents........... 5 6 7 0 0 - 18
POINTS BY GAME 1 2 3 4 5 Total
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Brigham Young....... 274 274 268 90 49 - 955
Opponents........... 206 186 234 36 31 - 693
Brigham Young Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 26, 1999)
|-----------ATTACK---------| |---SET---| |-----SERVE----|
## Name GP-MP-MS K K/Game E TA Pct A A/Game SA SA/Gm SE
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15 TONGA, Sunny 33 16- 93 2.82 21 191 .377 7 0.21 2 0.06 6
14 CARPENTER, Mari 52 18- 205 3.94 52 417 .367 1 0.02 1 0.02 3
9 PUIKKONEN, Nina 69 20- 292 4.23 91 561 .358 9 0.13 16 0.23 52
3 SMITH, Anna-Lena 69 20- 79 1.14 20 172 .343 926 13.42 11 0.16 15
8 BOWER, Caroline 69 20- 214 3.10 76 546 .253 24 0.35 23 0.33 18
11 BARRUS, Alyssa 13 10- 12 0.92 4 33 .242 1 0.08 0 0.00 0
10 BUNDY, Jackie 60 20- 132 2.20 64 301 .226 13 0.22 16 0.27 31
12 LAYTON, Melissa 64 20- 134 2.09 72 302 .205 28 0.44 21 0.33 74
7 BRINTON, Martha 5 4- 0 0.00 0 1 .000 10 2.00 0 0.00 0
6 KENNEDY, Emily 4 3- 0 0.00 0 0 .000 1 0.25 1 0.25 0
2 WHITTAKER, Natalie 69 20- 1 0.01 7 20 -.300 7 0.10 12 0.17 24
5 RHEAD, Amy 20 13- 2 0.10 6 9 -.444 2 0.10 1 0.05 7
18 O'REILLY, Lindsey 2 2- 1 0.50 3 4 -.500 1 0.50 1 0.50 0
17 OTTESON, Michelle 4 4- 0 0.00 2 2 -1.000 0 0.00 0 0.00 1
BRIGHAM YOUNG....... 69 20- 1165 16.88 418 2560 .292 1030 14.93 105 1.52 231
Opponents........... 69 20- 933 13.52 532 2660 .151 835 12.10 132 1.91 201
|---DIG---| |--------BLOCKING---------|
## Name G RE DIG Dig/G BS BA Total B/Game BE BHE
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15 TONGA, Sunny 33 2 16 0.48 4 19 23 0.70 1 0
14 CARPENTER, Mari 52 3 36 0.69 7 25 32 0.62 6 0
9 PUIKKONEN, Nina 69 17 137 1.99 18 95 113 1.64 10 1
3 SMITH, Anna-Lena 69 0 124 1.80 2 50 52 0.75 6 16
8 BOWER, Caroline 69 31 221 3.20 8 45 53 0.77 5 2
11 BARRUS, Alyssa 13 0 3 0.23 0 11 11 0.85 1 0
10 BUNDY, Jackie 60 34 123 2.05 6 72 78 1.30 11 1
12 LAYTON, Melissa 64 14 144 2.25 4 57 61 0.95 6 5
6 KENNEDY, Emily 4 0 4 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
7 BRINTON, Martha 5 0 0 0.00 1 2 3 0.60 0 2
2 WHITTAKER, Natalie 69 22 123 1.78 0 0 0 0.00 0 1
5 RHEAD, Amy 20 9 29 1.45 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
18 O'REILLY, Lindsey 2 0 2 1.00 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
17 OTTESON, Michelle 4 0 2 0.50 0 0 0 0.00 0 0
TEAM 4
BRIGHAM YOUNG....... 69 136 966 14.00 50 376 238.0 3.45 46 28
Opponents........... 69 105 812 11.77 28 199 127.5 1.85 33 28
