Byuuvu Roundup Cougar Womens Volleyball Loses In Five Set Thriller

## BYU/UVU Roundup: Cougar Women's Volleyball Loses in Five-Set Thriller ### BYU Women's Volleyball Falls to UVU in Five-Set Heartbreaker **Provo, Utah** - The BYU women's volleyball team suffered a heartbreaking five-set loss to in-state rival UVU on Tuesday night at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars fought valiantly but ultimately fell 25-20, 25-22, 22-25, 23-25, 15-11. BYU (10-4) got off to a strong start, winning the first two sets. However, UVU (11-3) stormed back to take the next two sets, forcing a decisive fifth set. In the fifth set, the Cougars led early but could not hold on, as the Wolverines rallied to win the set and the match. ### Key Stats * BYU hit .239 as a team, while UVU hit .247. * The Cougars had nine blocks to UVU's seven. * UVU had a slight edge in digs, 64-61. ### Cougar Standouts * Heather Gneiting led BYU with 17 kills and 12 digs. * Kennedy Eschenberg added 12 kills and five blocks. * Taylen Ballard-Nixon had 27 digs. ### Wolverine Standouts * McKenna Tait led UVU with 19 kills. * Tatum Remington added 16 kills and 13 digs. * Alexis Davies had 21 digs. ### Post-Match Quotes "We're disappointed with the result, but we're proud of the way our team fought," said BYU head coach Heather Olmstead. "We learned a lot about ourselves tonight, and we'll use this experience to grow and improve." "This was a great win for our program," said UVU head coach Beth Launiere. "We showed a lot of grit and determination, and we're excited to keep building on this success." ### Next Up BYU will next host Pepperdine on Thursday, September 15th at 7:00 pm MT. UVU will next host Southern Utah on Wednesday, September 14th at 7:00 pm MT.