Saturday, October 10
Provo, Utah
8:30 p.m.
West Virginia University
at
BYU
Mountaineers Set to Face Third Ranked Opponent in as Many Weeks
October 09, 2026 12:00 PM | Volleyball
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia University volleyball team (9-6, 2-3 Big 12) have another ranked opponent on its hands in No. 17 BYU on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 8:30 p.m. ET at George Albert Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah.
Â
The Mountaineers are wrapping up their weekend in Utah after falling to the Utes in straight sets on Thursday night.
Â
WVU ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 in total assists and No. 3 in team kills. Senior outside hitter Nina Horning leads the Mountaineers with 216 kills, ranking No. 6 in the league.
Â
Senior setter Alexis Finnvold leads the Mountaineers with 437 assists on the season, while freshman setter Lauren Duncan has added 216. Duncan has also propelled West Virginia to No. 3 in the Big 12 in service aces with her 20 of the team's 91 on the season.
Â
Defensively, WVU ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 in total blocks and team digs. Freshman defensive specialist/libero Reagan Turk leads the Mountaineers with 217 digs, while senior middle blocker Maddy McGath ranks No. 3 in the league with a team-best 69 blocks. Freshman middle blocker Mirjam Karoliine Kask follows with 58 blocks.
Â
Turk ranks No. 1 among Big 12 freshmen and moves to tie for No. 3 among Power Four freshmen in total digs. Kask ranks No. 6 among Power Four freshmen in total blocks.
Â
BYU (12-1, 4-0 Big 12) went on the road to defeat Houston in straight sets on Thursday night for its second straight sweep and seventh of the season. The road Cougars hit .280 on the night while holding the home Cougars to just .093 with 12 team blocks.
Â
BYU ranks No. 6 nationally in hitting percentage, posting a .306 mark on the season. Freshman middle blocker Brooke Hardy leads the squad with a .424 hitting percentage, recording 80 kills on 151 attempts.
Â
The Cougar offense is led by a two-setter attack featuring junior setter Kaylie Kofe, who has 263 assists, and junior setter Alex Bower, who has 254. Together, they rank No. 21 nationally in team assists per set.
Â
Defensively, BYU ranks No. 12 nationally in blocks per set, averaging 2.89. Senior middle blocker Kelli Jo Burgess leads the team and all of Division I volleyball with 1.89 blocks per set. Junior libero Lulu Po'uha anchors the defense with 138 digs.
Â
Saturday's match marks the sixth all-time meeting between West Virginia and BYU. The Cougars lead the series, 4-1. Last year, the Mountaineers earned their first win over then-No. 19 BYU in program history, as well as the first home win over a ranked opponent in the 52-year history of WVU volleyball.
Â
WVU head coach Jen Greeny sports a 2-2 record against BYU and will face seventh-year head coach Rob Neilson for the first time. Neilson has led the Cougars to a 12-1 record in his first season at the helm.
Â
The match will be available on ESPN+ and live stats can be found at WVUsports.com.
Â
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUVolleyball on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Â
The Mountaineers are wrapping up their weekend in Utah after falling to the Utes in straight sets on Thursday night.
Â
WVU ranks No. 2 in the Big 12 in total assists and No. 3 in team kills. Senior outside hitter Nina Horning leads the Mountaineers with 216 kills, ranking No. 6 in the league.
Â
Senior setter Alexis Finnvold leads the Mountaineers with 437 assists on the season, while freshman setter Lauren Duncan has added 216. Duncan has also propelled West Virginia to No. 3 in the Big 12 in service aces with her 20 of the team's 91 on the season.
Â
Defensively, WVU ranks No. 3 in the Big 12 in total blocks and team digs. Freshman defensive specialist/libero Reagan Turk leads the Mountaineers with 217 digs, while senior middle blocker Maddy McGath ranks No. 3 in the league with a team-best 69 blocks. Freshman middle blocker Mirjam Karoliine Kask follows with 58 blocks.
Â
Turk ranks No. 1 among Big 12 freshmen and moves to tie for No. 3 among Power Four freshmen in total digs. Kask ranks No. 6 among Power Four freshmen in total blocks.
Â
BYU (12-1, 4-0 Big 12) went on the road to defeat Houston in straight sets on Thursday night for its second straight sweep and seventh of the season. The road Cougars hit .280 on the night while holding the home Cougars to just .093 with 12 team blocks.
Â
BYU ranks No. 6 nationally in hitting percentage, posting a .306 mark on the season. Freshman middle blocker Brooke Hardy leads the squad with a .424 hitting percentage, recording 80 kills on 151 attempts.
Â
The Cougar offense is led by a two-setter attack featuring junior setter Kaylie Kofe, who has 263 assists, and junior setter Alex Bower, who has 254. Together, they rank No. 21 nationally in team assists per set.
Â
Defensively, BYU ranks No. 12 nationally in blocks per set, averaging 2.89. Senior middle blocker Kelli Jo Burgess leads the team and all of Division I volleyball with 1.89 blocks per set. Junior libero Lulu Po'uha anchors the defense with 138 digs.
Â
Saturday's match marks the sixth all-time meeting between West Virginia and BYU. The Cougars lead the series, 4-1. Last year, the Mountaineers earned their first win over then-No. 19 BYU in program history, as well as the first home win over a ranked opponent in the 52-year history of WVU volleyball.
Â
WVU head coach Jen Greeny sports a 2-2 record against BYU and will face seventh-year head coach Rob Neilson for the first time. Neilson has led the Cougars to a 12-1 record in his first season at the helm.
Â
The match will be available on ESPN+ and live stats can be found at WVUsports.com.
Â
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUVolleyball on Facebook, Instagram and X.
Players Mentioned
S
/ Volleyball
S
/ Volleyball
OH
/ Volleyball
MB
/ Volleyball
MB
/ Volleyball
DS/L
/ VolleyballSaturday, October 03
Wednesday, September 30
Wednesday, September 30
Wednesday, September 30
