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BYU Volleyball: MPSF Semifinals set, Cougars host USC

By Shaun Gordon

PROVO, UT - SEPTEMBER 17: A Brigham Young Cougars fan cheers on the Cougars during the game against the UCLA Bruins at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
PROVO, UT - SEPTEMBER 17: A Brigham Young Cougars fan cheers on the Cougars during the game against the UCLA Bruins at LaVell Edwards Stadium on September 17, 2016 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr./Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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BYU Men’s Volleyball earned the first seed and the right to host the MPSF Tournament semifinals and finals. Now those semifinals are set.

Four teams are still standing the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Men’s Volleyball Tournament, and all four will spend the weekend in Provo.

On Saturday, No. 2 seed UCLA, No. 4 seed Concordia, and No. 6 seed USC all won their first-round matchups, each earning a berth in the tournament semifinals.

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No. 2 seed UCLA swept No. 7 seed Stanford in Los Angeles to punch their ticket to Provo. No. 4 seed Concordia also won their match in three sets, taking down No. 5 seed Grand Canyon in Irvine, CA.

The upset of the first round came in Malibu, CA, where No. 6 seed USC knocked off No. 3 seed Pepperdine in four sets. The unranked Trojans will move on to face BYU, the host and top seed in the tournament.

The Cougars earned the right to host the semifinals and finals by winning the MPSF regular-season title. BYU went 10-2 in conference play, one game better than second-place UCLA.

All four remaining teams will converge in the Smith Fieldhouse on Thursday, April 19. Game one will feature the Bruins and the Eagles, followed by the Cougars and the Trojans.

The winners of those two will face each other two nights later with an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament on the line.

The Cougars have made the most out of their opportunities to host in the MPSF tournament, winning their last eight home matches in the tournament and eleven out of their last twelve.

MPSF Tournament Semifinals:

No. 4 Concordia vs. No. 2 UCLA – Thursday, April 19 – 4:30 pm MDT

No. 6 USC vs. No. 1 BYU – Thursday, April 19 – 7:00 pm MDT

MPSF Tournament Finals:

Game 1 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner – Saturday, April 21 – 7:00 pm MDT

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