Benson, Taylor earn MPSF men’s volleyball awards

Donovan Kelly, BYU Photo
BYU's Luke Benson (1) celebrates a point during a men's college volleyball match against Stanford at the Smith Fieldhouse on Saturday, April 15, 2023.Senior outside hitter Luke Benson and senior middle blocker Teon Taylor of the No. 6 BYU men’s volleyball team swept this week’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation weekly honors, with Benson winning Offensive Player of the Week and Taylor collecting Defensive Player of the Week.
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