No. 7 BYU women’s volleyball achieved its second sweep against Santa Clara this season (25-14, 25-10, 25-17) in the Smith Fieldhouse on Saturday.

On a 14-match winning streak, BYU now holds a 21-1 overall record on the season and is 11-0 in the WCC.

The Cougars hit 46 kills, holding a .426 hitting percentage. Meanwhile, Santa Clara managed 28 kills and a .090. Defensively, the Cougars outblocked the Broncos 6-3 and held them to 19 errors.

Junior setter Whitney Bower achieved a double-double, leading the match with her 34 assists and 13 digs. Her assists contributed to five Cougars hitting a .455 clip or higher.

Additionally, Bower hit six kills of her own, boasting the team’s highest clip, a .750.

“It’s all about the reps, and it’s all about practice,” Bower said. “When everyone is doing their job and taking certain swings, it makes my job easier to put the ball up and get it where it needs to go.”

Next week, BYU hits the road to face Gonzaga on Thursday, Nov. 4 at 6 p.m. PDT in the Charlotte Y. Martin Centre.

No. 11 women’s soccer drops 1-0 decision at No. 25 Santa Clara

No. 11 BYU fell to No. 25 Santa Clara in Stevens Stadium on Saturday, for its first loss in West Coast Conference play this season.

“It was super frustrating to lose in that fashion,” said Jennifer Rockwood, BYU head coach, “I felt like we should’ve scored in those first 10-15 minutes, and then it would’ve been a different game. We didn’t have a sense of urgency for some reason. This loss is going to sting, but we have a lot to learn from it.”

“On the flipside, we had plenty of opportunities. They did a great job of shutting down and putting a lot of bodies on Kayla (Colohan) and Jamie (Shepherd). Those two players are so key to our team’s success. [Santa Clara] was playing a different style of game because they were playing very direct, and they weren’t trying to keep the ball. We should’ve done a better job at being more dangerous in the attacking third which is what we have done all year. With two big games left, we still have a good opportunity to win the championship.”

The Cougars outshot the Broncos 16-10, and each goalkeeper had five saves a piece.

BYU was shut out by an opponent for only the second time this season, with the first taking place at Auburn on August 30.

Two BYU shots hit posts in a matter of moments from senior Makaylie Moore and sophomore Brecken Mozingo. Moore curled a shot from the baseline at 13:24 which came off the woodwork on the right-side, then Mozingo attempted a header at the 13:45 minute mark and bounced off the left side.

Sophomore Kendell Petersen sent a shot from deep in the 20th and hit the crossbar. The Cougars would hit the left-post, right-post and crossbar during the first-half of the game.

The Broncos scored the game-winning goal after a loose ball off of a free kick at 73:50, with a goal from Kelsey Turnbow assisted by Colby Barnett and Alex Loera. It was Turnbow’s ninth goal of the season.

Next week, the Cougars will travel to Oregon to take on the University of Portland on Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. PDT. The game will be streamed on the WCC Network and will be broadcast on the BYU Sports Network/BYU Radio 107.9 FM/BYU Cougars App.

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