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Braden Taylor
| Posted: 22 Feb 2021 | Updated: 24 Feb 2021
No. 12 BYU to face Pepperdine in a pair of road matches
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PROVO, Utah – No. 12 BYU women’s volleyball will face Pepperdine in a battle between undefeated teams Feb. 23-24 at the Firestone Fieldhouse in Malibu, California.
The two matches are both scheduled to start at 7 p.m. PST and will be streamed on the WCC Network.
No. 12 BYU Cougars (7-0, 6-0 WCC)
- BYU remained at No. 12 in the AVCA national poll for the third week in a row
- The Cougars moved to 7-0 overall and 6-0 in WCC play after sweeping LMU consecutive nights last week
- BYU ranks No. 3 in the NCAA with an average of 14.35 assists per set, led by sophomore setter Whitney Bower who ranks No. 14 in the nation with an assist average of 11.43
- The Cougars also rank No. 7 in hitting percentage (.329), No. 11 in kills per set (14.87) and No. 21 in aces per set (2.04)
- Sophomore opposite Kate Grimmer is 26th on the NCAA leaderboard with a .415 hitting percentage
- BYU leads the WCC in assists per set (14.35), hitting percentage (.329) and kills per set (12.87)
- Senior outside hitter Taylen Ballard-Nixon leads the league with 4.74 points per set and W. Bower leads the conference with 11.43 assists per set
Series Information
- BYU is 28-9 all-time against Pepperdine
- The Cougars have won 16 straight, having not lost to the Waves since 2011
Pepperdine Waves (6-0, 6-0 WCC)
- Pepperdine currently sits four spots outside the AVCA Top 25 with 21 points
- The Waves have won their first three two-match series in league play, defeating San Francisco, Saint Mary's and Pacific
- Pepperdine currently ranks No. 18 in the NCAA Division I with a .282 hitting percentage
- Freshman middle blocker Meg Brown is averaging a .444 hitting percentage to rank 19th on the NCAA leaderboard (No. 1 in the WCC) while Zelaya is 24th in the nation with an average of 11.09 assists per set
- The Waves lead the conference with 2.59 blocks per set
Broadcast Information – Feb. 23
- Time: 7 p.m. PST
- Live Stream: WCC Network
- Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Broadcast Information – Feb. 24
- Time: 7 p.m.
- Live Stream: WCC Network
- Live Stats: StatBroadcast