Benson led the Cougars in kills with 34 on a .443 hitting percentage, guiding BYU to two road wins over No. 11 Ohio State. Benson led all players in kills in both matches, featuring a season-opening high of 21 kills on Saturday. Benson averaged 4.86 kills per set and 5.50 points per set, leading all BYU outside hitters in hitting percentage.

Taylor led the Cougars in blocks with 13 through the two road matches. He earned a match-high nine blocks against the Buckeyes on Saturday, including an ace and three kills on seven attempts. Last season, Taylor’s season-high in blocks was eight. The senior averaged 1.63 blocks per set through eight sets played.

This is the third career honor for Benson, and fifth career honor for Taylor.

MPSF teams up with Big 10 Network for men’s volleyball

The MPSF has adjusted its broadcast rights to include the Big Ten Network for men’s volleyball matches this season. As a result, every BYU home match will be available to stream live on Big Ten Plus, with a select number of matches also available live on BYUtv.

BYUtv will continue to provide all 16 of BYU’s home matches available to watch on-demand following the matches.

Live on BYUtv and B1G+ ($)

Jan. 10 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas

Jan. 31 vs. Hawaii

Feb 1 vs. Hawaii

March 7 vs. USC

Apr. 3 vs. Stanford

Apr. 4 vs. Stanford

Apr. 18 vs. Pepperdine

Apr. 19 vs. Pepperdine

Live on B1G+ ($), with a rebroadcast at 10 p.m. MT on BYUtv

Jan. 11 vs. St. Thomas Aquinas

Feb. 7 vs. UC Santa Barbara

Feb. 8 vs. UC Santa Barbara

Feb. 21 vs. Barry

Feb. 22 vs. Barry

March 8 vs. USC

March 15 vs. Harvard

March 17 vs. Harvard