PROVO, Utah — Four Dons posted multiple kills and Lena Bondar tallied multiple blocks for the seventh time in the last eight matches, but the No. 1 team in the nation had its way on its home court Saturday, as host BYU defeated the San Francisco volleyball team, 3-0 (25-12, 25-12, 25-9) in a West Coast Conference match at Smith Fieldhouse.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
BYU (25-0, 15-0 WCC) never trailed in either of the first two sets, going on big runs throughout to secure comfortable leads and cruise to 25-12 wins in each of the first two frames. The Cougars started the first set on a 5-0 run that included three kills from three different players. They would later go on another 5-0 stretch that ended a quick 3-0 sprint by the Dons (8-19, 1-15 WCC) and made it 22-10.
 
The Cougars distanced themselves in set two with an early 9-0 run that included six kills from their offense and made the score 12-1. San Francisco took advantage of four BYU errors late in the set and a Bondar service ace to go on a 7-1 that pulled it within 10, but the Cougars scored each of the final three points on a kill from Madelyn Robinson, a service aces from Danelle Stetler and a USF error to take a 2-0 match lead.
 
USF took its first lead of the match early in the third thanks to kills from Bondar and Marjolijn Oskam that made it 2-1. But again BYU answered as it had all match with a run, posting a 6-0 run on six consecutive kills to take a 7-2 advantage and not look back. The Cougars scored the last five points of the set on four straight kills and a service aces from Roni Jones-Perry to clinch the match victory.
 
NOTABLE NUMBERS
.537: The Cougars hit .537 as a team in the match. The best-hitting team in the country showed its offensive prowess Saturday by tallying the highest opponent's hitting percentage against the Dons in at least the last seven seasons.
3: Bondar's three blocks led USF and marked her seventh multi-block performance in the last eight matches. It was her 14th multi-block match of the season.
6: Kathya Garcia led the Dons with six kills. She also had the second-most digs on the day for USF with four.
 
COMING UP
San Francisco has two more road matches on the docket to wrap up 2018. The Dons return to Northern California to face South Bay rival Santa Clara on Friday, then head to the Central Valley to face Pacific in the season finale on Nov. 20. Fans can find all live coverage links on USFDons.com.