Cougars Win In Dramatic Ending Over Stanford
Feb 28, 2019, 9:55 PM
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PROVO, Utah – The No. 9-ranked BYU volleyball team has seen plenty of ups and downs this season. The 3-2 win over No. 8-ranked Stanford will definitely go down as an “up.”
The two top-10 teams took turns winning games back-and-forth throughout the match. In the final and decisive fifth game, the Cougars edged the Cardinal with 17-15 victory to take the match victory.
Tied up at 14-all in the fifth game, the Cougars surrendered the advantage to the Cardinal thanks to a kill by Stanford’s Kyler Presho.
Down 15-14 and facing game point, BYU rallied by scoring three straight points to win the match.
FINAL ⬇️#GoCougs #BYUMVB pic.twitter.com/5M0CaWzPIi
— BYU Volleyball (@BYUvolleyball) March 1, 2019
The dramatic finish began with a kill by Gabi Garcia Fernande to tie it up at 15-all.
Fernande then set up David Gardini for a kill to turn the tables and take the lead at 16-15.
Finally, the win was capped off by attacking error by Stanford’s Jaylen Jasper to give BYU the win.
VICTORY
BYU 17-15 SU | SET FIVE#GoCougs #BYUMVB pic.twitter.com/6KWu1b23QW
— BYU Volleyball (@BYUvolleyball) March 1, 2019
Next Up
BYU will take on Stanford again, on the road however, on Saturday. The match will begin at 7 p.m and be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network.
