The No. 12 BYU women’s volleyball team took on Loyola Marymount and came away with a big win on Thursday, defeating the Lions 3-1 (25-22, 25-12, 15-25, 25-22) in Los Angeles.
The Cougars (17-3, 8-1 WCC) got a big night up front to secure the season sweep of the Lions (12-9, 6-3).
BYU had a season-high 18 team blocks in the match, the most since totaling 18 against San Diego on October 30, 2015. Junior Taylen Ballard-Nixon had a career-high 11 blocks with junior Kennedy Eschenberg adding nine. Senior Mary Lake joined freshmen Whitney Bower, Grace Wee and Morgan Bower in an effective defensive backline as well.
Senior McKenna Miller had 15 kills and an ace to pace the Cougar offense while sophomore Madelyn Robinson also had double-digit kills with 10.