PROVO — BYU's Ben Patch has been part of several high-intensity matches at the Smith Fieldhouse, but couldn't recall one that had the fans rushing the court at the conclusion. But that happened after the Cougars' thrilling five-set win (28-26, 25-23, 13-25, 22-25, 18-16) on Friday.
Price Jarman and Kiril Meretev combined for a block to finally end the type of match you'd expect from the No. 4 Cougars versus the No. 2 Bruins. The result left the BYU players yelling in exuberation and gratefully receiving all of the rushing fans to the court.
"It was absolutely amazing," Patch said.