Volleyball Drops Nonconference Finale at No. 24 BYU

Share: 0 Utah St. USU 1-9,0-0 Pac-12 3 Winner BYU BYU 8-1,0-0 Big 12 Utah St. USU 1-9,0-0 Pac-12 0 Final Sep. 19, 2026 3 BYU BYU 8-1,0-0 Big 12 Winner Set Scores Team 1 2 3 F Utah St. USU 19 18 17 (0) BYU BYU 25 25 25 (3) Box Score Volleyball Drops Nonconference Finale at No. 24 BYU Share: Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/19/2026 3:04:00 PM LOGAN, Utah – Utah State volleyball concluded its nonconference schedule on Saturday afternoon with a 3-0 loss at No. 24 BYU at the Smith Fieldhouse. Set One The Aggies started strong, using an early 6-0 run to jump ahead of the Cougars. Junior outside hitters Sami Blackett and Olivia Ruy each posted a pair of kills during the run while Blackett also teamed with junior middle blocker Ava Napierski for a block as USU went up by three points. Utah State kept the pressure on as sophomore outside hitter Addy Cook recorded a pair of kills around another kill from Ruy to extend USU's lead to its largest extent at 15-10. Coming out of the media timeout, BYU regrouped and went on a 9-0 to take control of the set. Napierski and Ruy recorded another block and Blackett added a kill late, but USU was unable to reclaim its momentum as BYU took a 25-19 win ...