Provo • BYU women’s volleyball star Roni Jones-Perry learned the Cougars are ranked No. 1 in the country for the first time since 1986 when her husband texted her the news on Monday.
The BYU-Utah women’s volleyball rivalry never needs any extra spice, but it will have some Thursday night in the Smith Fieldhouse for good measure thanks to the Cougars’ ascension to the top spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I poll.
“Rivalries add this extra emotional side to volleyball that isn’t always there. At the same time, it is still volleyball.