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BYU volleyball: Five Cougars receive MPSF honors

By Brady Parkin

March 5, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Brigham Young Cougars fans against the Santa Clara Broncos during the first half of the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
March 5, 2016; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Brigham Young Cougars fans against the Santa Clara Broncos during the first half of the West Coast Conference tournament at Orleans Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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As the BYU volleyball team heads into the postseason this weekend, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation has selected five BYU volleyball players for All-MPSF teams.

All-MPSF First Team

Of the five that were honored on the all-MPSF teams, one BYU volleyball player made the all-MPSF first team. Jake Langlois’ artistry at the net both offensively and defensively earned him the honor.

This is the third time that Langlois has earned all-MPSF honors and second time he was named to the first team.

These honors come as no surprise. Langlois finished the regular season with more than 300 kills and more than 50 blocks. This honor also punctuates the senior’s journey. He admitted to the Deseret News that he was pretty terrible as a new player his freshman year.

All-MPSF Second Team

Two Cougars added their name to the second team. Juniors Price Jarman and Brenden Sander added notches to their volleyball resumes with this accomplishment.

For Jarman, this is his second year on the second team. For Sander, this is his second honor as he was a member of the first team last year.

All-MPSF Honorable Mentions

Two more Cougars were honored as Ben Patch and Leo Durkin earned honorable mentions. Durkin was named to the second team while Patch earns this honor on the heels of two straight years on the first team.

This is where there is controversy… or at least conversation.

Ben Patch was thought to be a Player of the Year candidate. To see him only as an honorable mention seems demeaning to his talent.

I fell into this category initially.

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Have you seen his career stats? The guy has over 1,000 kills in three seasons.

Then you have to look at the break down of his numbers. After two seasons of 400+ kills, he is striking half that amount this season. He has 198 entering the MPSF tournament.

Still, this doesn’t mean that Patch has gotten worse. Patch didn’t play for half of the season because of injury. He hit half the stats in half the season. This should make him valuable enough for first team honors. However, only playing half a season makes any All-MPSF team honors much more difficult to obtain. So this is truly an honor for Patch.

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