Playing on the road at #1 BYU on Thursday night, LMU volleyball (15-5, 5-4 WCC) suffered a 25-23, 25-15, 25-20 sweep at the hands of the Cougars (19-0, 9-0 WCC) from Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.

BOX SCORE NOTES
Sara Kovac and Savannah Slattery each reached double-digit kills, notching 16 and 12, respectively … Kovac's 16 were a match-high as LMU hit .175 in the setback … Emma Johnson also had some success on the attack, registering six kills on just 10 swings … BYU hit .292 behind 12 kills from Roni Jones-Perry … setter Lyndie Haddock-Eppich had four kills of her own while dishing out 24 assists … Haddock-Eppich finished the match with a double-double, teaming her 24 assists with 12 digs … senior libero Kekai Whitford led all players with 14 digs … the Cougars outblocked LMU, 8-4, and served up four aces while holding LMU to none … Kennedy Eschenberg had seven blocks for BYU, including two block solos and five block assists.

LION NOTES
LMU failed to record an ace for the first time this year … Thursday also marks the first time LMU has lost the serving battle this season … LMU has held under .200 hitting for just the third time this season, but for the second time in as many matches … the Lions have dropped consecutive matches for the first time this year.

PURCHASE YOUR TICKETS
LMU still has six home matches remaining to be played in Gersten Pavilion … members of LMU's Little Lions Club get into all LMU home volleyball matches as part of the membership, while students, faculty and staff with a valid One Card also receive free General Admission access to every home match … to purchase season or single-game tickets, please contact the LMU Box Office at 310-338-5466 or visit LMULions.com/buywvb.

NEXT ROTATION
LMU will conclude a tough week in WCC play on Saturday, traveling to San Diego for a Noon PT match against the Toreros … that match can be watched on TheW.tv with live stats found at LMULions.com.