BYU notebook: Gibb records triple-double in 97-53 win over Montana
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Delaney Gibb talks to BYUtv's crew following her triple-double performance versus Montana. November 7, 2026Delaney Gibb recorded the first triple-double by a BYU player in 40 years as the Cougars took down Montana 97-53 on Saturday afternoon at the Marriott Center.
Gibb finished with 15 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists to notch BYU’s first triple-double since 1986 and the program’s first triple-double with points, rebounds and assists since 1982.
“It looked like a fun game to play in, and then we had an amazing individual statistical night from our point guard. I can’t believe that it’s been 40 years since we had a triple-double, so that’s pretty cool,” said BYU head coach Lee Cummard.
Olivia Hamlin led all scorers with 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting, including three 3-pointers. The native of Santa Clara, Utah also chipped in four rebounds, three steals and two assists. Kailey Woolston also finished with 15 points, going 5-for-8 from the floor and 3 of 5 from behind the arc.
Prasayus Notoa contributed 10 points, five rebounds, three assists and a block. Fellow freshman Stella Sakalas added eight off the bench, going a perfect 3-for-3 from the field, including a pair of triples. The Cougars shot 56.1 percent from the field and 48 percent from beyond the arc and finished with 23 assists and 13 steals.
UP NEXT
The Cougars will return to the Marriott Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11, to host Bethune-Cookman. Tip-off is scheduled for 11 a.m. MST, with the game streamed on ESPN+. Fans can also tune in to live play-by-play with Jason Shepherd on BYU Radio.
Cougar volleyball defeats Iowa State
AMES, Iowa — No. 8 BYU women’s volleyball had four hitters finish in double figures in its 3-1 win at Iowa State (25-19, 26-24, 31-33, 25-20) at Hilton Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.
The Cougars (20-1, 12-0 Big 12) earned their 17th straight win, with four hitters recording 10 or more kills. Claire Little Chambers and Elli Mortensen led the way with double-doubles, accomplishing the feat in the same match for the second time this season.
Little Chambers recorded 20 kills and 13 digs, while Mortensen had 14 kills and 11 digs. Anna Blamires tied her career high with 12 kills, and Kelli Jo Burgess added 10 kills for her first double-digit kill performance of 2026.
Setters Alex Bower and Kaylie Kofe tallied 31 and 23 assists, respectively, while libero Lulu Po’uha tied her career high with 22 digs. Burgess also posted six blocks, tied for a match high.
BYU hit .309 on the afternoon while holding the Cyclones to a .225 clip. Both teams were even in blocks (nine), service errors (eight) and service aces (six).
BYU Tennis
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Three BYU women’s tennis players competed at the ITA Sectional Championships Nov. 5-6 in Los Angeles, Calif. Chelsea Bluestein represented the Cougars in singles, while Cara Korhonen and Sue Yan Tan competed together in doubles.
Bluestein opened singles competition Thursday against California Berkeley’s Laura Cilekova, falling 6-1, 7⁷-6³.
In doubles, Korhonen and Tan faced USC’s Imogen Haddad and Lily Fairclough on Thursday, falling 6-4, 6-1. The BYU duo returned to the court Friday for consolation play, falling to San Diego’s Villma Krebs Hyllested and Hannah Read 7⁷-6⁴, 6-3.
The Cougars concluded their competition Friday at the ITA Sectional Championships.
Up Next
Sage Bergeson will represent BYU at the NCAA Individual Championships beginning Nov. 17 in Athens, Georgia.
BYU swimming and diving
Celebrating eight graduating seniors in their final home meet of the season, BYU swim and dive defeated the UNLV women 173-87 and the men 214-86 Saturday morning at the Richards Building Pool.
“This meet was exactly what we hoped it would be,” Head coach Tamber McAllister said of the teams performance, “An opportunity to sharpen our race skills as we prepare for our rested meet at the University of Missouri in a few weeks. I was impressed with how our athletes committed to their race plans, learned from mistakes, and made adjustments throughout the meet. The results were encouraging!”
The Cougars collected 26 first place finishes across both men’s and women’s teams, only allowing UNLV just six victories over the course of the meet. Max Cannon set the No. 10 all-time record in the 100 breaststroke where he took third overall finishing in 54.18 seconds. The junior made his debut on the BYU record boards with the mark and was the lone record breaker for the Cougars.


