Set 1
The Cougars opened the first set with two kills from Mortensen and a service ace from Hannah Billeter. After trading a few points, BYU scored four-straight off kills from Kjersti Strong and an ace from Mortensen, forcing UVU’s first timeout at 8-3, BYU. Following the timeout, Claire Little scored her first kill of the game and Strong dropped in a service ace, leading to a second Wolverines’ timeout.
BYU gained further ground after the timeout, scoring eight-straight points to lengthen their lead to 21-6. Kemavor and Blaykli Bobik scored the final two kills of the set, sealing the Cougar’s first-set victory at 25-8. BYU scored nine of their 25 points off of blocks, and Mortensen and Kemavor combined for six kills in the set. The Cougars hit .357 and held the Wolverines at a hitting percentage of -.192.
Set 2
UVU kept the score close to start the second set as each team traded kills to get to 6-6. BYU scored the next five points off kills from Little and Kemavor and a service ace from Alex Bower, and the Wolverines took their first timeout of the set. BYU came out of the timeout up 11-6, but UVU quickly came back with three-straight points.
The Cougars scored three-straight points of their own off kills from Mortensen, Bower and Little, putting them up 20-13, and the Wolverines took a second timeout. UVU came back after the timeout with three kills, but Bobik sealed the second set with another set-winning kill, and BYU won the set 25-16. The Cougars hit .440 on the set, with 13 kills from Mortensen, Little, Kemavor, Bower and Bobik.
Set 3
The Wolverines scored the first two points of the set, but the Cougars made it 4-2 with four-straight points off kills from Kemavor and Mortensen and a service ace by Billeter. BYU scored another six points with kills from Strong and Mortensen, putting them up 10-4 and leading to UVU’s first timeout of the set. The teams traded kills after the timeout, and another three-straight points by the Cougars lengthened their lead to 17-7, forcing a second timeout for the Wolverines.
UVU scored another eight points after their timeout, but kills from Kemavor, Bobik and Little kept them in check. BYU secured a three-set sweep 25-15 with an ace from Mia Lee. The Cougars recorded another 13 kills in the third set and held the Wolverines to a .000 hitting percentage. BYU also tallied another three service aces and 12 digs.
Up Next
The Cougars will return to the Smith Fieldhouse on Thursday, Sept. 26 for their first Big 12 match of the season, facing new confernce member Colorado. The game will be streamed at 7 p.m. MDT on ESPN+.
