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BYU volleyball falls short in championship match

May 05, 2013 12:00 AM
LOS ANGELES — Taylor Sander's final kill attempt never made it past the outstretched hands of Scott Kevorken and Zack La Cavera. The ball sped toward the floor, and Ben Patch's desperate attempt to hit it back into play went flying into the stands, ending BYU's season.
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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: 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 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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BYU men's volleyball takes down Stanford in five sets, sweeps Pacific

February 24, 2013 12:00 AM
The moment had arrived. The Jaws movie theme song blared over the loud speaker, and all 3,308 fans at the electric Smith Fieldhouse enthusiastically clapped their hands in a shark-biting motion, signifying match point for the Cougars. BYU led 14–13 in a decisive fifth set.
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BYU volleyball splits back-to-back matches on first road trip of the season

February 17, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team defeated the USC Trojans Saturday night in four sets a day after falling to the Pepperdine Waves in five sets.
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No. 1 BYU men's volleyball wins back-to-back matches

February 10, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team took down UC Santa Barbara and UCLA this weekend led by balanced attacks from Taylor Sander, Ben Patch and Rusty Lavaja, who returned from injury for Saturday's game.
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BYU volleyball defeats Cal State Northridge after tough loss Friday

February 03, 2013 12:00 AM
The BYU men's volleyball team suffered a fifth set loss against Long Beach State on Friday night before bouncing back and beating the Cal State Northridge Matadors on Saturday.
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BYU men's volleyball takes down No. 1 Irvine, No. 13 San Diego

January 20, 2013 12:00 AM
Middle blocker Rusty Lavaja broke out of his recent slump to help the BYU men's volleyball team top the No. 1 ranked UC Irvine Anteaters (4–3, 1–3 ) Friday night, winning 3–1 before sweeping the No. 13 UC San Diego Tritons (3–4, 2–2) Saturday night.
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