FORT COLLINS -- The No. 16 Cougars continued their winning ways on Friday, sweeping Colorado State in Moby Arena for the first time since 1988 by scores of 32-30, 32-30, 30-26. With the win, BYU improves to 12-0 on the season and is off to a first-place 5-0 start in Mountain West Conference play.

"I'm proud of the way our team competed and the way that they stayed composed, especially when we had to go extra in games one and two," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "What continues to amaze me about our team is how they've grown and matured; they're really becoming a very cohesive unit."

Sophomore Chelsea Goodman led the Cougars with 14 kills on the night while picking up 10 digs for her sixth double-double of the year and fourth in the last five matches. Fellow sophomore Erica Lott recorded 11 kills as did redshirt freshman Rachel Dyer, who also hit a team-high .391. Dyer and senior setter Lauren Richards Evans each picked up a team-best five blocks while sophomore libero Lindsey Evans led BYU with 12 digs.

"Rachel (Dyer) had one of the better nights that she's had this season," said Watson. "Her five blocks came at very key times for us, especially in games one and two when we had to make some key plays to close out those games."

After letting the Cougars take an early 12-10 lead in game one, the Ram offense got going, reeling off seven straight points to go up 17-12, a lead which they would extend to 22-15. BYU then put together a seven-point run of its own to tie the game at 22-22. The two teams traded points until a Cougar error gave Colorado State two game points at 29-27. But BYU was not about to give up, staving off the two points to tie the game again at 29-29. From there, the Cougars scored three of the next four points to win the game 32-30.

The roles were reversed in game two as BYU led most of the way, earning two game points at 29-27. But the Rams fought back to tie the game, first at 29-29 and then at 30-30. The Cougars were ready, though, playing well under pressure to pull out a second 32-30 win with kills from Goodman and Hartsock.

BYU started off game three with four hitting errors, letting the Rams jump out to a 6-1 lead. The Cougars fought back throughout the middle of the game, eventually taking the lead at 18-17 on a kill by Rachel Dyer. Two points later, BYU took the lead for good, cruising to the 30-26 game three win and snapping the Rams' eight-match winning streak.

Colorado State was led by seniors Tess Rogers, who had 13 kills, and Dre Downs, who had eight blocks. The Rams are now 9-4 on the season and 3-1 in the MWC.

BYU now heads north into Wyoming for a match-up with the Cowgirls Saturday night. The Cougars own a 55-4 series advantage over Wyoming with three of the four losses coming in Laramie, including a road loss last season. The Cowgirls are 5-8 overall and 0-4 in league play after losing to Utah Friday night. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. and fans of the Cougars can access live stats by going to the schedule page of the BYU women's volleyball homepage at http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w/.

"Wyoming is a challenge for us," said Watson. "We need to move on from our win against CSU and focus on taking care of Wyoming and the challenges that their systems pose for us."

                              Volleyball Box Score
                            The Automated ScoreBook
                   #16 Brigham Young Univ. vs Colorado State
                     (Oct 07, 2005 at Fort Collins, Colo.)
    Brigham Young Univ.    |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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 1  GOODMAN, Chelsea....  3| 14   5  33  .273|  1|  1   2|  1| 10| 0  2  1|  0|  16.0
 5  EVANS, Lauren.......  3|  2   0   7  .286| 39|  1   4|  0|  9| 2  3  0|  3|   6.5
 9  PATTERSON, Lexi.....  3|  6   7  29 -.034|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  0|   6.5
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  3| 11   6  25  .200|  0|  0   2|  0|  5| 1  1  1|  0|  12.5
 14 HARTSOCK, Lindsy....  3|  8   2  18  .333|  0|  0   1|  0|  2| 1  2  0|  0|  10.0
 44 DYER, Rachel........  3| 11   2  23  .391|  1|  0   2|  0|  2| 0  5  0|  0|  13.5
 2  BEAUMONT, Janvier...  3|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   2|  0|  4| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 3  EVANS, Lindsey......  3|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0| 12| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 11 KEMP, Annie.........  2|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  4| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
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    Totals..............  3| 52  22 135  .222| 42|  2  13|  1| 49| 4 14  2|  3|  65.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 11.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  16  7  47  .191   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  TEAM RECORDS
   2  17  6  46  .239   Brigham Young Univ.. (3) 32 32 30  12-0, 5-0 MWC
   3  19  9  42  .238   Colorado State...... (0) 30 30 26  9-4, 3-1 MWC
    Colorado State         |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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 1  STRAUSS, Jaime......  3|  0   4   5 -.800|  1|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 2  FORNSTROM, Ashley...  3|  3   0   6  .500| 34|  0   1|  0|  8| 1  5  0|  2|   6.5
 3  BARNES, Mekana......  3|  4   5  17 -.059|  0|  0   2|  0|  0| 0  3  0|  0|   5.5
 7  MOKELKI, Tonya......  3|  9   5  17  .235|  1|  0   0|  0|  4| 1  1  0|  1|  10.5
 8  BAUER, Casey........  3| 10   5  34  .147|  2|  0   1|  1| 11| 2  3  0|  0|  13.5
 17 DOWNS, Dre..........  3|  6   2  19  .211|  0|  0   0|  0|  4| 1  7  0|  0|  10.5
 4  ROGERS, Tess........  3| 13   5  38  .211|  0|  0   1|  0|  1| 0  1  0|  0|  13.5
 9  WHITNEY, Katherine..  3|  0   0   0  .000|  2|  0   2|  0| 14| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
 10 FAHNESTOCK, Amanda..  3|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  1   3|  0|  7| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
    TEAM................   |                 |   |       |  1|   |        |   |   0.0
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    Totals..............  3| 45  26 136  .140| 41|  1  10|  2| 51| 5 20  0|  3|  61.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 15.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  16 11  46  .109   Site: Fort Collins, Colo. (Moby Arena)
   2  17 11  49  .122   Date: Oct 07, 2005   Attend: 2512   Time: 1:41
   3  12  4  41  .195   Referees: Verna Klubnikin, Ed Halik

PROVO -- The No. 16 Cougars will hit the road this week to take on two more Mountain West Conference opponents as they matchup with Colorado State on Friday night in Fort Collins and Wyoming on Saturday night in Laramie. With an undefeated 11-0 record on the line, BYU is looking to extend its winning streak and move to 6-0 in MWC play.

"This is a very important weekend for our volleyball program," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "Colorado State and Wyoming are talented teams and both compete at a high level. The challenge this week is to go on the road and build upon what we did last week at home."

A perennial MWC favorite, the Rams are 9-3 overall this year with a 3-0 mark in league play. They lead the league in almost every statistical category, including assists, kills, and blocks, and are also nationally ranked in all three categories, coming in fifth in with 3.65 blocks per game, eighth with 15.44 assists per game and 14th with 16.53 kills per game. CSU is led by senior middle blocker Dre Downs, who leads the league and is 10th in the nation averaging 1.65 blocks per game.

Wyoming is off to a 5-7 start in 2005 with an 0-3 conference mar, having just lost a five-game nail-biter to the Rams. The Cowgirls are second in the league in both aces (2.09) and digs (14.53) and are led by sophomore outside hitter Rachel Smith, who averages 3.40 kills per game.

BYU is 44-18-1 all-time against the Rams but has one just two of the last ten matches, including a loss in the semifinals of last year's conference tournament. The Cougars own a 55-4 all-time advantage over the Cowgirls after splitting last season's series.

The Cougars are coming off an emotional high last week after scoring a victory over in-state rival Utah last Wednesday. The fifth-largest crowd to ever watch a women's volleyball match in the Smith Fieldhouse had plenty to cheer about No. 16 BYU downed Utah 24-30, 30-26, 30-24, and 30-25 on Elaine Michaelis Court. With the win, BYU put an end to Utah's 10-match winning streak against the Cougars dating back to 2001. The Cougars also swept MWC-newcomer TCU on Friday night, improving to 11-0 on the season

"This team has a lot of heart and determination," said Lauren Richards Evans, who recorded her fourth double-double of the year with 52 assists and 10 digs while adding a match-high three service aces. Chelsea Goodman put down a match-best 17 kills while adding a career-high 15 digs for her third-straight double-double outing. Lindsy Hartsock had her best night of the season against TCU, hitting .800.