Four Cougars recorded double-digit kills Friday night as the BYU women's volleyball team defeated San Diego State 30-25, 27-30, 30-21, 30-23, improving to 19-6 overall and 11-4 in the Mountain West Conference.

"Overall, I'm very pleased with the fact that we ended better than we started," said BYU coach Jason Watson. "We were able to improve in some areas as the match progressed, which is a really good sign as we near postseason play."

Senior Erica Lott led BYU with 18 kills to go along with 11 digs and three blocks. Junior Bryn Porter tied her career high with 17 kills while Rachel Dyer posted 16 and Chelsea Goodman added 14 to round out the double-figure quartet. Goodman also had a double-double with 12 digs.

BYU will be playing for a potential share of the MWC title tonight against No. 25 UNLV. The Rebels lost to Utah on Friday night. The Cougars could finish in a three-way tie with a win over UNLV and a Colorado State loss at New Mexico.

BYU's five seniors will be recognized prior to tonight's match. The game will be broadcast live on BYUTV as well as being available via GameTracker and BYU All-Access.

• Women's basketball: The Cougars open their home season today with a 2 p.m. matchup against Fresno State in the Marriott Center.

BYU (1-1) is led by senior guard Mallary Gillespie Carling and senior center Lauren Riley Varley, who have averaged 15 points per game each in the first two games. Varley is pulling down 12 rebounds per game.

Fresno State returns one starter and five letterwinners from last year's 18-13 team. The Bulldogs are are 0-1 after dropping an 83-79 decision to No. 13 Cal in Fresno to open the season.

Guard Tierre Wilson led the Bulldogs with 22 points.

• Swimming: At Long Beach, Calif., BYU freshman Rachel Grant finished second in the 400 Individual Medley (4:22.05) in the second day of the Nike Cup on Friday.

"Rachel has had a great meet so far," said BYU women's coach Stan Crump. "But the really great thing is that we have not had anybody not record a season's best time so far in this meet. Everyone is improving and that is what we are after."

The BYU men took three of the top six spots in the 100 backstroke, with Jorge Azevedo taking third in 51.11, Johnson Ferrell was fourth, touching just after Azeved, and Jacoby Jacobsen sixth.

Natasha and Michelle Menezes and Leilani Roberts all finished in the top 10 of the 200 free on the women's side. Natasha was fifth in 1:51.13, with Michelle eighth (1:;52.83) and Roberts 10th (1:52.27).

BYU senior Travis Price finished fourth in the 200 free (1:39.45) and his wife, Angela Goodson-Price was sixth in the 100 fly (57.44).

The Stanford men and the UCLA women lead the team scores.

• Men's basketball: BYU men's basketball coach Dave Rose Friday announced that he has received commitments from three players who will join the program for the 2008-09 season.

Forward Noah Hartsock and guard/forward Charles Abouo and have signed national letters of Intent, while guard Jackson Emery has signed a scholarship agreement to return to the Cougars. Hartsock, who previously signed with BYU out of high school, and Emery, who played for the Cougars as a freshman in 2005-06, are both serving LDS Church missions.

"I feel really good about this group of players," Rose said. "Jackson was an important part of our success as a freshman and got a lot of good experience that he will build upon when he returns. Noah and Charles are both talented student-athletes who will add a lot to our program. These players not only have outstanding basketball abilities but also have been part of some very good, winning teams."

Hartsock, from Bartlesville, Okla., had the third-best scoring average in the state with 27.6 points per game as a senior at Bartlesville High in 2005-06, while earning 6A Coaches Player of the Year and Tulsa World Player of the Year honors. Hartsock added 8.0 rebounds and 3.7 blocks per contest as a senior. The 6-foot-8 Hartsock has a soft touch from mid-range and a solid stroke behind the 3-point arc.

Abouo, a 6-4 swingman from Logan, is averaging double figures, including a team-high 17 points in his last outing, for Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.) this year after helping Logan High School win Region 11 titles in each of his three varsity seasons. He averaged 21.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game as a senior at Logan High.

Emery, who prepped at Lone Peak, is a quick player and solid defender with outstanding leaping ability. He provided a consistent spark for BYU and was a top perimeter defender as a true freshman in 2005-06, playing in 28 of 29 games with six starts. A good shooter from long range, the 6-3 Emery also has the athleticism and creativity to convert inside when going to the basket.