BYU Cougars volleyball beats UCLA Bruins in 5-set thriller – Deseret News
The BYU Cougars men’s volleyball team beat the UCLA Bruins at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
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The BYU Cougars men’s volleyball team beat the UCLA Bruins at the Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
Kupono Browne had 18 kills in the sixth-ranked Cougars' win over No. 8 Stanford on Friday night, including the match-winning point in front of 4,358 fans in the Smith Fieldhouse.
PROVO, Utah — Junior opposite hitter Kupono Browne was named Off the Block's National Opposite of the Week after leading the Cougars in their two wins against No. 11 USC with 38 kills. Browne finished with a match-high and season-high 22 kills on a .395 clip in a four-set victory against the Trojans on Thursday. He also had a team-high four aces and 16 kills on a .314 attack percentage in another four-set win against USC on Friday. Browne's 22 kills from Thursday's match are the most by any BYU hitter in 2023.
The Cougars are 4-0 for the first time since 2020, a year removed from a disappointing 8-17 campaign, and Hughes' 128 assists, 17 digs and two aces in 13 sets were a key reason for it.
No. 9 BYU men’s volleyball entered extended its win streak to five matches with a nail-biting five-set match against No. 10 Ball State Friday in the Smith Fieldhouse.