Three of the four players from Hawaii, Kana’i Akana and Wil Stanley of the men’s team and Kiani Moea’i of the women’s team, all graduated from the same school in Honolulu, Punahou School. Though just a small part of the BYU volley program, the three players have already made an impact.
BYU men’s volleyball traded wins and losses with the Stanford in a hard-fought two-game matchup. The Cougars won the first match 3-2 but lost the second 3-1.
Tryouts for the U.S Women's National Volleyball team will feature four current BYU players. Senior Mary Lake, junior Kennedy Eschenberg, sophomore Heather Gneiting and sophomore Madelyn Robinson will all participate in the open tryout.
BYU men’s volleyball dropped back-to-back games on the road to the University of California Santa Barbara on Feb. 1 and 2, losing all three sets in both matches.
For twins Lacy Haddock and Lyndie Haddock-Eppich, their twin bond carried over onto the volleyball court during their time at BYU and led to success for the women's volleyball team.
No. 4 BYU women's volleyball is headed to the Final Four after victories over Florida (23-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-19) on Friday, Dec. 7, and No. 5 Texas (25-23, 25-23, 25-21) on Saturday, Dec. 8.
Sophomore outside hitter Sara Hamson, who suffered a season-ending knee injury before the volleyball season even began, is working hard on her road to recovery. Hamson, a dual-sport athlete, said she hopes to be ready to play in the women's basketball game against Utah on Dec. 8.
The No. 4 seeded BYU women's volleyball team is headed to their seventh straight Sweet 16 appearance in the NCAA tournament after straight-set wins over Stony Brook (25-20, 25-13, 25-12) on Friday, Nov. 30 and rival Utah (25-16, 25-21, 25-18) on Saturday, Dec. 1.
BYU football defensive lineman Khyris Tonga has NFL Draft aspirations heading into the 2019 season. There is plenty of hype surrounding the junior, and his improvements since last season have only added to it.
The last time BYU football took down Utah, Obama was serving his first term as president and The Black Eyed Peas' "Boom Boom Pow" was toping the Billboard charts. The eight-game losing streak has been merciless to BYU fans, but there's more to consider when analyzing these losses.
