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LOGAN, Utah – Playing in front of a program-record 4,932 fans at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, Utah State volleyball fed off the energy of the crowd but was ultimately unable to keep pace with No. 16 BYU in a 3-0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-22) loss on Thursday night. Set One Spectrum Magic rang loud early as kills from sophomore outside hitters Mara Štiglic and Andrea Simovski plus senior middle blocker Tierney Barlow gave USU an early lead to begin set one. The visiting Cougars then put together a 4-0 spurt to take a multi-point lead. The Aggies cut the deficit to two points on multiple occasions before BYU again sprung ahead with a 3-0 burst on their way to closing out a 25-18 win to open the match. Set Two The Aggies again claimed an early lead to begin the second frame via kills from Simovski and Barlow before the Cougars again went on a run, this time scoring five unanswered to jump in front. After falling behind by as many as five points, Utah State reeled off a 6-1 stretch to tie the set at 15-15. A pair of Barlow kills sandwiched a Simovski kill and a service ace from