The 2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team will represent Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.[4] They reached the NCAA National Championship for the second year in a row before being swept by Ohio State. The Cougars finished the year ranked #2 in the nation.[5]
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NCAA Tournament 3–seed, L, Final 3–0 | |
| Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Record | 26-5 (16-2 MPSF) |
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| Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Long Beach State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 BYU | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 5 | .839 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Hawaiʻi | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UC Irvine | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 UCLA | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Pepperdine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 10 | – | 12 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Stanford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 USC | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 CSUN | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCSB | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC San Diego | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Baptist | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion
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Season highlights
- Will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster
| 2017 BYU Cougars roster[6] | ||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers
| Outside hitters
| Opposite hitters
Setters
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Schedule
TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:
- BYU Radio will simulcast most BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed.
- Campus Insiders TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments. These games will not be aired on BYU Radio.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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| 1/6 6 p.m. | #6 Lewis | #3[7] | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVC SN | W 3–0 (27–25, 27–25, 25–22)[8] | 981 | 1–0 |
| 1/7 6 p.m. | #11 Loyola-Chicago | #3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | L 3–1 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 33–31)[9] | 604[10] | 1–1 |
| 1/12 7 p.m. | McKendree | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–19, 25–20) | 1,830[11] | 2–1 |
| 1/13 7 p.m. | Concordia-Irvine | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 26–24) | 2,814[12] | 3–1 |
| 1/14 7 p.m. | McKendree | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–17) | 2,665[13] | 4–1 |
| 1/19 8 p.m. | CSUN* | #3 | Matadome Northridge, CA | Matador SN | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–20, 25–17, 25–15) | 598 | 5–1 (1–0) |
| 1/20 8 p.m. | CSUN* | #3 | Matadome Northridge, CA | Matador SN | W 3–1 (26–24, 25–15, 22–25, 26–24) | 489 | 6–1 (2–0) |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 3–2 (25–23, 28–26, 32–34, 21–25, 15–12) | 3,029[14] | 6–2 (2–1) |
| 1/28 7 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 28–26) | 2,636[15] | 7–2 |
| 2/3 7 p.m. | #2 UCLA* | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (28–26, 25–23, 13–25, 22–25, 18–16) | 4,047[16] | 8–2 (3–1) |
| 2/4 7 p.m. | #2 UCLA* | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–23, 31–29) | 4,582[17] | 9–2 (4–1) |
| 2/10 8 p.m. | USC* | #3 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12 USC | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–17, 25–16) | 700 | 10–2 (5–1) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | UC San Diego* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–21, 26–24, 25–23) | 3,878 | 11–2 (6–1) |
| 2/18 6 p.m. | UC San Diego | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–21, 25–22) | 3,707 | 12–2 |
| 2/23 8 p.m. | #8 Stanford* | #3 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–21) | 550 | 13–2 (7–1) |
| 2/24 8 p.m. | #8 Stanford* | #3 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 STAN | W 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–23, 26–24) | 1,339 | 14–2 (8–1) |
| 3/3 7 p.m. | Cal Baptist* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–16, 25–17, 28–30, 25–15) | 4,142 | 15–2 (9–1) |
| 3/10 8 p.m. | #9 Pepperdine* | #3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–17) | 637 | 16–2 (10–1) |
| 3/11 8 p.m. | #9 Pepperdine* | #3 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 26–24) | 942 | 17–2 (11–1) |
| 3/17 7 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–18, 25–20) | 4,544 | 18–2 (12–1) |
| 3/18 7 p.m. | #4 Hawai'i* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–23, 28–26) | 3,555 | 19–2 (13–1) |
| 3/21 7 p.m. | Princeton | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18) | 2,160 | 20–2 |
| 3/24 7 p.m. | #1 Long Beach State* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (20–25, 26–24, 25–20, 21–25, 17–15) | 5,213 | 21–2 (14–1) |
| 3/25 8 p.m. | #1 Long Beach State* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–21) | 5,783 | 21–3 (14–2) |
| 4/6 8 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* | #3 | Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA | Stretch Internet | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–16, 25–15) | 500 | 22–3 (15–2) |
| 4/7 8 p.m. | UC Santa Barbara* | #3 | Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA | Stretch Internet | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–21) | 1,150 | 23–3 (16–2) |
| 4/15 7 p.m. | #9 Stanford* | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–18) | 2,982 | 24–3 |
| 4/20 6 p.m. | vs. #4 Hawai'i* | #3 | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | Flo Volleyball | L 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–22) | 2,489 | 24–4 |
| 5/02 4 p.m. | vs. Barton College | #4 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Play-in) | Buckeye Vision | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–11, 25–15) | 695 | 25–4 |
| 5/04 4 p.m. | vs. #1 Long Beach State | #4 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal) | NCAA.com | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–23) | 4,834 | 26–4 |
| 5/06 5 p.m. | vs. #2 Ohio State | #4 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship) | ESPN2 | L 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–22) | 8,205 | 26–5 |
- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
- Lewis: No commentary
- Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
- McKendree: Dave Neely
- Concordia-Irvine: Dave Neely
- McKendree: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- CSUN: No commentary
- CSUN: No commentary
- UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- UC Irvine: Dave Neely
- UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- UCLA: Robbie Bullough & Dave Neely
- USC: Paul Duchesne & Paul Yoder
- UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- Stanford: Kevin Barnett & Don Shaw
- Stanford: No commentary
- Cal Baptist: Robbie Bullough & Dave Neely
- Pepperdine: Al Epstein
- Pepperdine: Al Epstein
- Hawai'i: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- Hawai'i: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- Princeton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- Long Beach State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- Long Beach State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
- UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
- Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
- Hawai'i: Rob Espero & Nate Ngo
- Barton: No commentary
- Long Beach State: Ralph Bednarczyk
- Ohio State: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
References
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