2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team
The 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by second year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.
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WCC regular season Champs | |
NCAA, Regional semifinals | |
| Conference | West Coast Conference |
| Record | 29–4 (16–2 WCC) |
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| Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
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| No. 8 BYU †y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 San Diego y | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pepperdine | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | 0 | – | 18 | .000 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion
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BYU comes off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship and once again participated in the NCAA tournament.
Season highlights
Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster
| 2016 BYU Cougars Roster[3] | ||||||
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Defensive Specialist/Libero
Opposite hitters
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Outside hitters
Setters
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Middle blockers
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Schedule
| Date Time |
Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) |
Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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| 8/26 7 p.m. |
Utah Valley | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-13)[4] |
4,672[5] | 1–0 |
| 8/27 12:30 p.m. |
Rice | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) |
BYUtv | W 3–2 (25-20, 23-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-8)[6] |
384[7] | 2–0 |
| 8/27 7:30 p.m. |
Cal Poly | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)[8] |
1,678[9] | 3–0 |
| 9/02 8 a.m. |
vs. Wyoming | #10 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic) |
W 3–0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-14)[10] |
N/A[11] | 4–0 | |
| 9/02 3:30 p.m. |
vs. LIU-Brooklyn | #10 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic) |
W 3–0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-13)[12] |
N/A[13] | 5–0 | |
| 9/03 5 p.m. |
@ #11 Ohio State | #10 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic) |
W 3–2 (19-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20, 15-9)[14] |
1,341[15] | 6–0 | |
| 9/09 4 p.m. |
vs. Boise State | #10 | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational) |
W 3–0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-18)[16] |
97[17] | 7–0 | |
| 9/10 12 p.m. |
vs. Missouri | #10 | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational) |
W 3–0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-17)[18] |
N/A[19] | 8–0 | |
| 9/10 7 p.m. |
@ Idaho State | #10 | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational) |
Watch Big Sky | W 3–0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-14)[20] |
939[21] | 9–0 |
| 9/15 7 p.m. |
Utah | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) |
BYUtv | L 3–2 (27-25, 25-20, 23-15, 17-25, 15-13)[22] |
2,688[23] | 9–1 |
| 9/16 7 p.m. |
CSUN | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UVU/BYU Invitational) |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)[24] |
1,581[25] | 10–1 |
| 9/17 5 p.m. |
UNLV | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UVU/BYU Invitational) |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-21)[26] |
1,130[27] | 11–1 |
| 9/22 7 p.m. |
Santa Clara* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-17)[28] |
1,433[29] | 12–1 (1–0) |
| 9/24 1 p.m. |
San Francisco* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-10)[30] |
1,448[31] | 13–1 (2–0) |
| 9/27 8 p.m. |
@ Pepperdine* | #11 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
TheW.tv | W 3–1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21)[32] |
433[33] | 14–1 (3–0) |
| 9/30 8 p.m. |
@ #6 San Diego* | #11 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA |
TheW.tv |
L 3–0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-23)[34] |
1,752[35] | 14–2 (3–1) |
| 10/06 8 p.m. |
Saint Mary's* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-10)[36] |
2,143[37] | 15–2 (4–1) |
| 10/08 1 p.m. |
Pacific* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-17)[38] |
1,362[39] | 16–2 (5–1) |
| 10/13 8 p.m. |
@ Portland* | #11 | Chiles Center Portland, OR |
TheW.tv | L 3–2 (25-22, 25-27, 25-22, 17-25, 15-9)[40] |
1,113[41] | 16–3 (5–2) |
| 10/15 1 p.m. |
@ Gonzaga* | #11 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-19)[42] |
836[43] | 17–3 (6–2) |
| 10/20 7 p.m. |
Pepperdine* | #16 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-20)[44] |
1,420[45] | 18–3 (7–2) |
| 10/22 1 p.m. |
Loyola Marymount* | #16 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–2 (25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12)[46] |
1,536[47] | 19–3 (8–2) |
| 10/28 7 p.m. |
#5 San Diego* | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (26-16, 25-22, 27-25) |
2,814[48] | 20–3 (9–2) |
| 11/03 8 p.m. |
@ Pacific* | #12 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-19) |
830[49] | 21–3 (10–2) |
| 11/05 2 p.m. |
@ Saint Mary's* | #12 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23) |
342[50] | 22–3 (11–2) |
| 11/10 7 p.m. |
Gonzaga * | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–1 (25-16, 25-17, 19–25, 25-14) |
2,513[51] | 23–3 (12–2) |
| 11/12 1 p.m. |
Portland* | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25-10, 32-30, 25-15) |
670[52] | 24–3 (13–2) |
| 11/17 8 p.m. |
@ San Francisco* | #10 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA |
TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25-10, 21–25, 25-13, 25-9) |
114[53] | 25–3 (14–2) |
| 11/19 2 p.m. |
@ Santa Clara* | #10 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA |
TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25-15, 15–25, 26-24, 25-12) |
400[54] | 26–3 (15–2) |
| 11/22 8 p.m. |
@ Loyola Marymount* | #10 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
ESPNU | W 3–2 (16–25, 16–25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13) |
789[55] | 27–3 (16–2) |
| 12/02 7 p.m. |
y- Princeton | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-23) |
2,696[56] | 28–3 |
| 12/03 7 p.m. |
y- UNLV | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-12) |
2,049 | 29–3 |
| 12/09 7 p.m. |
y- @ #5 Texas | #10 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX |
ESPNU | L 3–2 (25–23, 25–14, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14) |
3,478[57] | 29–4 |
- *-Indicates Conference Opponent
- y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
- Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
All home games will be on BYUtv or Campus Insiders TheW.tv. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.
- Utah Valley: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Rice: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Cal Poly: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Idaho State: Matt Steuart & Kade Vance
- Utah: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
- CSUN: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
- UNLV: Mitchell Marshall
- Santa Clara: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Jason Shepherd
- San Francisco: Robbie Bullough & Mitchell Marshall
- Pepperdine: Al Epstein
- San Diego: Darren Preston
- Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Pacific: Mitchell Marshall
- Portland: Cody Barton
- Gonzaga: No commentary
- Pepperdine: Robbie Bullough & Mitchell Marshall
- Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- San Diego: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Pacific: Don Gubbins
- Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen
- Gonzaga: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Portland: Mitchell Marshall
- San Francisco: Pat Olsen
- Santa Clara: No commentary
- Loyola Marymount: Paul Sunderland & Dain Blanton
- Princeton: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- UNLV: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
- Texas: Tiffany Greene & Maria Taylor
References
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- "Sports Briefs for Thursday". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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- "No. 13 Cougars rally to defeat Rice in five sets". Deseret News. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- "Rice @ BYU Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- "Miller propels No. 13 Cougars to BYU Invitational Title". Deseret News. August 27, 2016. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- "Cal Poly @ BYU Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- "Jones-Perry helps No. 10 BYU cruise past Wyoming". Deseret News. September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
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- "Balanced attack leads No. 10 Cougars past LIU Brooklyn in three". Deseret News. September 2, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
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- "Haddock's performance fuels No. 13 BYU over Santa Clara". Deseret News. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
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