Gabi Garcia Fernandez and Brenden Sander helped No. 4 BYU men’s volleyball past No. 11 Penn State in five sets (21-25, 29-27, 25-22, 19-25, 15-13) Thursday night at the Stan Sheriff Center to begin play in the Outrigger Resorts Invitational.
“I'm really proud of the guys for staying in the whole match,” BYU head coach Shawn Olmstead said. “Penn State is really well coached. I'm proud of the way we executed the game plan and pushed through some difficult moments.”
Sander led the Cougars with 20 kills to go with five digs, and Fernandez added 19 kills on a .