The Cougars (4-1, 0-0 Big 12) hit .400 to the Broncos’ .155 clip and also out-blocked them, nine to five in the match.

Claire Little Chambers led all hitters with 12 kills, hitting .375 on the night. Elli Mortensen added 10 kills on a .333 clip, while Kate Prior (eight kills), Brooke Hardy (seven kills), Kylie Buttars (six kills) and Kelli Jo Burgess (five kills) followed.

Alex Bower turned in a double-double of 18 assists and 10 digs, with fellow setter Kaylie Kofe also tallied 18 assists. Lulu Po’uha recorded 11 digs. Hardy and Burgess finished with five and four blocks, respectively.

Set 1

Tied at three, BYU scored four straight to open up an 8-2 run, forcing a Boise State timeout at 11-5. A 9-0 run that featured kills from five different Cougars then had BYU leading 19-6 as the Broncos took their second timeout.

The Cougar middles closed things out down the stretch for a 25-12 opening set win. Burgess led the way with four kills in the frame. Mortensen, Hardy, Little Chambers and Buttars each added three as BYU hit .486 as a team.

Set 2

The Cougars used a pair of 3-0 runs, including a solo span from Prior, to open up an early 10-4 lead. After BSU drew within three, two Little Chambers kills and another by Mortensen put BYU in front 15-9 at the media timeout.

A pair of Mortensen kills were followed up by two aces from the outside hitter, forcing a Boise State timeout at 20-11. Prior and Hardy combined for their second double block of the set, and a Buttars-Burgess roof wrapped up the second, 25-15, with the Cougars hitting .636 in the set.

Set 3

Another pair of 3-0 runs got BYU started in the third, with a Little Chambers-Hardy double block forcing a Boise State timeout at 9-5. Kills by Little Chambers and Prior, as well as a Prior-Burgess double block, pushed the Cougars to a 15-11 advantage.

Hardy and Anna Blamires landed kills before a Blamires-Burgess double block brought up the Broncos’ second timeout at 20-14. A 5-1 BSU run then had Boise State within two and BYU called a timeout in front 21-19.

Two Buttars kills helped the Cougars respond, but a 3-0 Bronco run tied the set at 23. Mortensen gave BYU match point, which the Boise State fought off once, before a Hardy kill and BSU error sealed the set and match, 26-24.

Up Next

The Cougars will return home to host UCLA on Friday night, with the match streamed on ESPN+.

Hedengren honored

PROVO, Utah – Jane Hedengren earned the honor of Big 12 Cross Country Female Co-Runner of the Week after the first meet of her sophomore season, the conference announced Wednesday afternoon.

This award comes after Hedengren led BYU to victory at the Utah Valley Invitational Friday morning, clocking a 15:08.62 on the three-mile course and running at a pace of 5.03/mile. The women’s team won the meet and beat other Utah schools with a score of 19 points.

Hedengren is the reigning Big 12 women’s cross country champion and holds the Big 12 6000-meter record of 18:29.60. She was also crowned as last year’s Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Newcomer of the Year and Big 12 Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Year.