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.