Match Stats
- #13 BYU def. San Francisco 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-10)
- BYU moves to 13-1 (2-0 in WCC); San Francisco falls to 4-11 (0-2 WCC)
- Provo, Utah (BYU hosted)
The San Francisco Dons have faced a brutal stretch to start their 2016 West Coast Conference season, facing a pair of top-15 teams and being swept by both.
BYU hit .440, including an even .500 in the 3rd and final set and were able to work 14 players into their rotation. That includes 15 errorless kills combined from sophomore twins Lyndie and Lacy Haddock.
Press Releases
Courtesy BYU Athletics:
PROVO, Utah– Lyndie Haddock helped lead No. 13 BYU women’s volleyball past San Francisco in three sets (25-15, 25-16, 25-10) Saturday afternoon at the Smith Fieldhouse.
“I thought we played a really clean match,” BYU head coach Heather Olmstead said. “I liked our energy and I thought we limited our errors. We had a good game plan and I am happy with how the team played.”
Haddock ended the match with a career-high seven kills in the game, in addition to a match-high 25 assists and five blocks. Amy Boswell made major contributions on the defensive end as she had match-high six kills during the game. McKenna Miller was also on a roll, collecting a match-high nine kills in the win.
As a team, BYU (13-1, 2-0 West Coast Conference) hit at a .440 hitting percentage while limiting San Francisco (4-11, 0-2 WCC) to a .037 clip.
San Francisco started the game on fire, scoring the first three points of the game. The Cougars caught their drift and went on a 7-1 run, creating some distance between the two teams. The Dons remained in the set as the two teams rallied back and forth with BYU ahead 16-12. The Cougars then went on an 8-1 run to take a 24-14 lead. Haddock had the last kill of the set, ending in a 25-15 win for BYU.
The Dons and Cougars both struggled for the lead early in the second set, exchanging points back and forth as San Francisco took a 3-2 lead. BYU then went on a 4-1 run, including a momentum boosting kill by Whitney Young Howard, to give the Cougars a 6-4 edge. The two teams rallied to a 7-all tie before BYU went on an 8-1 run to take a 16-9 advantage. Picking up momentum from a kill by Emily Reed, the Dons went on a 3-1 run to bring them within four, down 16-12. BYU remained ahead at least by five points as it stayed ahead 20-15. A kill by Miller in the next play then helped the Cougars on a 5-1 run that ended the set in a 25-16 win.
The third set started with both teams battling for points. The score was kept within two points until a kill by Boswell helped to propel the Cougars forward in an 8-1 run to take a 12-4 lead. This energy was interrupted by a kill from the Dons, only to be returned with another 9-1 BYU run, summing up a score of 21-6. The ball went back and forth as San Francisco attempted to slow down the speed of the Cougars, but a Miller kill then brought up set point. BYU claimed the final point with an ace from Madeline Graham to give the Cougars a 25-10 set three win.
BYU plays on the road Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m. PDT at Pepperdine in the Firestone Fieldhouse. Links to live stats and video feed can be found on the BYU women’s volleyball schedule page.
Courtesy San Francisco Athletics:
PROVO, Utah– USF women’s volleyball struggled to find a way to slow down the attack from No. 13 BYU in its three set loss against the Cougars (25-15, 25-16, 25-10).
San Francisco (4-11, 0-2 WCC) had difficulty finishing off rallies, as the Dons finished the match with 26 kills and a .037 hitting percentage. BYU displayed a balanced attack en route to an impressive 42 kills on just 75 attacks (.440).
For the Dons, freshman Tyna Adamcikova led the attack with 12 kills. The 6-0 hitter now has nine games with double digit kills. Senior Emily Reed recorded eight kills while freshman middle blocker Kate Ashman compiled three. Trish Koutsoukos totaled 16 assists for USF while fellow freshman Shannon Levinson finished with eight.
The efficient Cougars attack was spearheaded by McKenna Miller’s nine kills and eight from Lacy Haddock. Defensively, BYU displayed a stout front, as the Cougars recorded nine total blocks. Lyndie Haddock totaled 25 assists for BYU’s attack.
In the opening game, the Green and Gold got off to a solid start thanks to an opening kill and back-to-back aces by Adamcikova. BYU would go on blistering runs to take a five point lead, but USF would continue to claw back within one after a strong defensive effort and another Adamcikova kill. Despite the effort, the Dons would fall short to the Cougars, as the home squad finished the game on a 8-1 run.
USF returns to the Hilltop for a slated showdown against Bay Area rivals, Saint Mary’s on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. The Dons will then go up north to the Pacific Northwest for matches against Portland (Sept. 29) and Gonzaga (Oct. 1).
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