Ball State University Athletics
Saturday, January 6
Provo, UT
9:00 pm
Ball State University
3-2,0-0MIVA
0
at
3
Brigham Young University
2-0,0-0MPSF
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
FinalF
Ball St.
19
17
16
0
BYU
25
25
25
3
No. 11 Men’s Volleyball Suffers 3-0 Setback at No. 9 BYU
January 06, 2024 | Men's Volleyball
PROVO, Utah - Playing on the road is never easy, especially after playing five matches in a span of five days. Unfortunately, Ball State (3-2) played hard but made some mistakes and would fall to No. 9 BYU (0-2) by a score of 3-0 in Smith Fieldhouse.
The match started out as a back-and-forth affair that had the potential for the Cardinals to take a lead over the Cougars. BYU then made a late run in the opening set to go up by four (19-15). The Cougars would end up taking the first frame, 25-19.
Ball State again started the second set strong and would take an 8-7 lead off a Patrick Rogers kill. Both teams continued to trade points but again BYU was able to pull away from the Cardinals which allowed the Cougars to come out on top 25-17.
After that, BYU dominated the final frame to take set three 25-16 and would also earn the sweep over Ball State.
For the game, Rogers led the Cardinals with nine kills while Aaron Hernandez had eight.
The Ball State men's volleyball team returns to Worthen Arena Thursday to host UC San Diego at 7 pm ET.
The match started out as a back-and-forth affair that had the potential for the Cardinals to take a lead over the Cougars. BYU then made a late run in the opening set to go up by four (19-15). The Cougars would end up taking the first frame, 25-19.
Ball State again started the second set strong and would take an 8-7 lead off a Patrick Rogers kill. Both teams continued to trade points but again BYU was able to pull away from the Cardinals which allowed the Cougars to come out on top 25-17.
After that, BYU dominated the final frame to take set three 25-16 and would also earn the sweep over Ball State.
For the game, Rogers led the Cardinals with nine kills while Aaron Hernandez had eight.
The Ball State men's volleyball team returns to Worthen Arena Thursday to host UC San Diego at 7 pm ET.
Team Stats
BSU
BYU
Kills
30
29
Errors
25
7
Attempts
75
58
Hitting %
.067
.379
Points
36.0
42.5
Assists
30
26
Aces
1
6
Blocks
5
7.5
Game Leaders
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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