LOS ANGELES-Thursday, BYU men’s volleyball, the #2 seed in the NCAA Tournament nationally, finds itself in the odd position of being the higher seed in a matchup in enemy territory.

By virtue of UCLA’s 3-1 win over Harvard in the first round Tuesday at their home arena, Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins remain there as the “road team” against the Cougars.

Nevertheless, the Cougars still have many things going for them.

These include four All-Americans on the roster as determined by the American Volleyball Coaches Association, Gabi Garcia Fernandez, Brenden Sander, Price Jarman and Leo Durkin.

Fernandez was named as a second-team All-American, leading the Cougars in kills per set (3.44), aces per set (0.48) and digs per set (1.32). Additionally, the native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, adds 0.83 blocks per set for good measure.

Sander, a native of Huntington Beach, Calif., made the first-team and amasses 3.43 kills per set, 0.96 digs per set and 0.39 aces per set.

Jarman, a Las Vegas product, also made the second-team and contributes 1.15 blocks per set and 1.45 kills per set, hitting at a clip of .421.

Durkin, also a native of Las Vegas, received honorable mention for the third consecutive season and boasts a .312 hitting percentage. He also contributes 10.11 assists per set, 1.30 digs per set and 0.70 blocks per set.

Should the Cougars vanquish the Bruins Thursday, they would play the winner of the matchup between top-seeded Long Beach State and Ohio State May 5 at 7:00 pm MDT. The BYU-UCLA matchup will be streamed on NCAA.com