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High-flying with championship expectations

January 16, 2014 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team is off to a shaky start this season, with a two-loss trip to Chicago in exhibition games. But by upsetting No. 1 Long Beach State in Provo on Jan. 11, the Cougars are back on the rise and looking forward to what this season will bring.
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Taylor Sander: BYU's very own 'Sandman'

January 16, 2014 12:00 AM
As the 2014 BYU men's volleyball season gets underway, Taylor Sander — known amongst fans as 'The Sandman' — leads the ways as the Cougars look to make a second consecutive National Championship run.
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BYU volleyball defeats No. 1 Long Beach

January 12, 2014 12:00 AM
Momentum from Friday's win carried the BYU Men's Volleyball team to another victory against No. 1 Long Beach. Winning in four sets (25-20, 23-25, 25-20, 25-20), the Cougars walked away setting new season and career highs.
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Cougars sweep home opener against Northridge

January 11, 2014 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball players came out of their first home game celebrating after winning against Northridge in only three sets (25-23, 25-22, 25-15). BYU's first win of the year came after two losses earlier this month.
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Irvine's preparation, blocks too much for BYU

May 05, 2013 12:00 AM
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BYU volleyball faces Penn St. in NCAA Tournament

May 01, 2013 12:00 AM
Steps one and two of BYU men's volleyball coach Chris McGown's three step program for his team this year have been completed.
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BYU men's volleyball claims MPSF Conference championship

April 28, 2013 12:00 AM
The 4,190 screaming fans cheered on Ben Patch as he smashed the last point into the ground. A grinning and dancing Rusty Lavaja held up the trophy with fellow senior Ryan Boyce and soaked in the moment. Coach Chris McGown even gave the fiery libero Jaylen Reyes a chest bump, and reality set in.
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BYU volleyball steals fifth set victory against UCLA

April 26, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team was on the verge of getting swept for the first time all season on its home court and for the second time in two weeks, against UCLA.
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BYU men's volleyball pulls off fifth-set nail-biter

April 21, 2013 12:00 AM
Jaylen Reyes and Josue Rivera pump each other up between points. Saturday's playoff game against University of Hawaii. (Photo by Elliott Miller)
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BYU volleyball regular season ends with road wins

April 14, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team once again showed why it is the No. 1 ranked team in the nation with sweeps over Pacific and No. 8 Stanford, finishing off the regular season with a 21–4 record.
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No. 1 BYU volleyball ends magical season on the road at Stanford, Pacific

April 11, 2013 12:00 AM
The No. 1 ranked BYU men's volleyball team completes its regular season Saturday but hopes to still be playing in May.
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BYU volleyball struggles on the road

April 07, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team played their worst match of the season and fell to No. 3 UCLA one night after squeaking out a fifth set win over No. 7 UC Santa Barbara.
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BYU volleyball travels to California, faces tough UCSB and UCLA teams

April 04, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team will travel to southern California to take on UC Santa Barbara and UCLA.
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BYU men's volleyball: Seniors wrap up regular season

April 02, 2013 12:00 AM
The end of the BYU men's volleyball season also marks the end of the road for four seniors on the squad.
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BYU volleyball wins final regular-season home matches

March 31, 2013 12:00 AM
The No. 1 BYU men's volleyball team sent its seniors off strong with a sweep over the USC Trojans on Saturday night, two nights after defeating the Pepperdine Waves in four sets.
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No. 1 BYU volleyball hosts Pepperdine, USC riding a nine-game winning streak

March 28, 2013 12:00 AM
BYU hosts the No. 5 Pepperdine Waves and the USC Trojans on Thursday and Saturday in its last regular season home matches of the season.
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BYU men's volleyball seeks revenge against Long Beach State

March 22, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team faces the Cal State Northridge Matadors and the Long Beach State 49ers on the road this weekend.
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Sander leads No. 1 BYU men's volleyball in back-to-back wins over Cal Baptist

March 10, 2013 12:00 AM
All-American outside hitter Taylor Sander broke out of his recent slump and led the BYU men's volleyball team to victories over the No. 12 Cal Baptist Lancers Friday and Saturday night.
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