By Kimberly Paschal | Sports Editor
On Thursday, Oct. 6, the Gaels visited the Smith Fieldhouse at No. 13 nationally ranked BYU. In what began as a competitive match slowly became more difficult for the Gaels. BYU gained strength and momentum to defeat the Gaels 3-0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-10).
The Gaels struggled with attack errors, while BYU made sure to also tighten up their defense. In the first set, BYU scored four straight points to tie the set 16-16 and then when on a 7-1 run to make their lead 19-17.