By Dean Boerner | Editor-in-Chief
Saint Mary’s battled against two of their toughest opponents this season, but the Gaels ultimately fell in a nerve-wracking matchup to BYU and in a one-sided affair with San Diego. No. 8 BYU won 3-2 (22-25, 20-25, 25-20, 25-23, 15-10) on Thursday night, while No. 19 San Diego dominated in a three-set win Saturday afternoon, taking the match 3-0 (25-17, 25-19, 25-18).
Matters went according to plan for the nationally-ranked Cougars in the first set on Thursday.