Oct. 27, 2009

PROVO, Utah - Utah Valley University OH Kayli Broadbent recorded 23 kills and OH Camie Manwill added 14 more but it wasn't enough in the Wolverines' 22-25, 28-30, 25-15, 23-25 non-conference loss to BYU Tuesday night.

The Wolverines (16-8) are now 0-6 all-time against BYU. UVU went 5-2 against in-state schools this season with wins over Weber State, Utah State, then No. 17 Utah and two wins over Southern Utah.

"I think it was fairly even. If you look at the score and everything that went on it came down to the end with one serve, one swing or one block that really made the difference," UVU volleyball coach Sam Atoa said. "We had chances to take advantage of certain things and we didn't do it and they had chances at certain times and they did it."

Utah Valley led by as many as four points in the first set at 16-12 after a BYU error, a kill by Broadbent and two kills by Manwill. BYU rallied to take the lead at 20-19 before UV tied the match at 20-20 and 21-21.

The Cougars (11-10) scored three straight points and four of the next five to take the opening set 25-22.

Manwill paced the Wolverines with seven kills in the first set, while Broadbent finished with five. UVU hit at .190, while BYU hit at .440.

Broadbent opened the second set with a kill and then served the next five points to give the Wolverines a 6-0 lead, a lead they held until BYU tied the set at 17-17.

The Cougars took their first lead of the set at 19-18 and then went up 20-18 on back-to-back aces.

UVU fought off two BYU set points at 24-23 and 25-24. UVU then had two set-point opportunities but couldn't finish off the set. It appeared the Wolverines had won the match, 28-26, but well after the play was over, the official called an illegal back row attack to prolong the set.

For the third time in the set UVU held off another BYU set point to tie the set at 28-28, but the Cougars scored two consecutive points to win the set.

Broadbent had five kills in the set, Manwill had four and Chelsea Fa'alogo had three. Jones added five digs. UVU hit at .208 in the set and BYU hit at .173.

The Wolverines blew the third set open early. Leading 10-8, the Wolverines scored 10 of the next 11 points to take a commanding 20-9 lead. In the run, Fa'alogo had three kills and Broadbent had two of her six kills in the set. Jones and Kathleen Stevens served four points each in the run. Manwill closed out the set with her lone kill of the set.

UVU hit at .222 for the set and BYU hit at -.148.

The Wolverines trailed 6-2 early in the fourth set before kills by Manwill, Faith Tusieseina, and a kill and service ace by Fa'alogo brought the Wolverines back to within one at 7-6.

Later, the Wolverines took their first lead of the match at 14-13 on a combined block by Manwill and Erica Nish, a BYU attack error and another combined block by Sarah Clement and Manwill.

BYU scored five of the next six points to lead 18-15. Broadbent had two kills and BYU had an attack error to tie the score at 21-21.

BYU earned set point at 24-23 before winning the set and match on a block.

Broadbent had six kills in the final set and Manwill had three.

For the match, Fa'alogo had 45 assists and a career-high nine kills and Allyce Jones had 15 digs for the Wolverines.

The Wolverines return to Great West Conference action Thursday and Saturday night when they visit South Dakota and North Dakota, respectively.