BYU Grounds Air Force

Lexi Brown finishes with a match-high 12 kills, seven blocks for Cougars.

Sophomore Lexi Brown finished with a match-high 12 kills and seven blocks for BYU.
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Nov. 20, 2003

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SAN DIEGO - In a first-round match at the Mountain West Conference Championship, No. 3 seed BYU swept No. 6 Air Force 3-0 (30-22, 30-20, 30-23) Thursday at Peterson Gym. The win improves the Cougars to 21-7, while the loss ends the Falcons' season at 14-15.

The win moves BYU into the semifinals against Utah. This will mark the fourth straight MWC Championship that the Cougars will face the Utes.

The Cougars were led by sophomore middle blocker Lexi Brown who recorded match highs of 12 kills, seven blocks and a .500 hitting percentage. Senior libero Uila Crabbe put up a match-high 14 digs. BYU also out-hit the Falcons .366 to .208.

BYU setter Lauren Richards had a career-high eight aces, which ties the MWC Tournament record. As a team, BYU had 13 aces-the second highest single-match total this season.

Air Force had two players with double-digit kills, as Molly White and Delavane Diaz had 11 apiece. White led the Falcons with a .476 hitting efficiency. BYU was out-blocked by an opponent for the first time in eight matches, as the Falcons held an 8-7.5 edge.

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BYU advances to the semifinals of the tournament at 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 21, where it will face Utah.