Spikers fall to BYU

Bump. Set. Bite.

Holding true to the theme for Aggie sports over the weekend, the Utah State women’s volleyball team fell to BYU Saturday night in Provo.

“It was a well-played match,” Head Coach Burt Fuller said. “They had some kids that had a great night and unfortunately, we weren’t able to sustain that match.”

The Ags came out strong in the first game, winning 30-24, but they just couldn’t keep it together for the rest of the match, dropping the next three games 24-30, 26-30 and 14-30.

Redshirt sophomore Beth Hodge and senior Zuzana Cernianska led the way for the Aggies with 11 kills each. They were the only USU players in double digits.

“We lost game three and it really just kind of took it out of us and really fired them up,” Fuller said.

The Cougars had four players in double digits. Chelsea Goodman led the way with 20 while Lindsy Hartsock and Rachel Dyer put up 16 and 14 kills respectively. Erica Lott put up 10 kills for the Cougs as well.

The Aggies stay on the road this week for four matches. They will first finish off their in-state games facing Weber State Tuesday in Ogden.

“I think Weber has improved greatly in the last couple of years,” Fuller said. “It’s going to be a tough match.”

After Weber, the Ags will head on the road to California to participate in the Standford Invitational.

-aedmunds@cc.usu.edu