2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament 3–seed, L, Final 3–0
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	26-5 (16-2 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe (2nd season); Jaylen Reyes (2nd season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 8, 2017 Rankings from AVCA

The 2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.^[3] The Cougars were 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]

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 BYU Cougars roster^[6]

Defensive specialist/libero

7 Taylor Richards - Sophomore
8 Erik Sikes - Junior
22 Mitchel Worthington - Freshman

Middle blockers

1 Price Jarman - Junior
17 Joseph Grosh - Senior
19 Miki Jauhiainen - Freshman
20 Sam Cagle - Freshman
21 Christian Rupert - RS Sophomore

Outside hitters

5 Kiril Meretev - Senior
6 Zach Eschenberg - Freshman
10 Jake Langolis - Senior
14 Storm Fa'agata-Tufuga - Freshman
15 Brenden Sander - Junior
24 Tanner Skabelund - RS Freshman

Opposite hitters

2 Jacob Komenda - Freshman
13 Ben Patch - Junior
16 Tim Dobbert - RS Junior

Setters

3 Wil Stanley - Freshman
4 Leo Durkin - Junior
9 Andrew Lincoln - Freshman

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)
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

^ "Men's volleyball adds Slabe to coaching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
^ "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ "BYU picked as favorite to win MPSF in conference preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ "AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S FINAL POLL: MAY 8, 2017". AVCA. Retrieved May 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "2017 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".
^ "AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S PRESEASON POLL: DEC. 8, 2016". AVCA. Retrieved December 8, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Patch rallies No. 3 BYU past No. 6 Lewis, 3-0, in season opener". Deseret News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
^ "No. 3 BYU falls at No. 11 Loyola-Chicago in four". Deseret News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
^ "BYU @ Loyola-Chicago (1/7/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "McKendree @ BYU (1/12/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 12, 2017.
^ "Concordia-Irvine @ BYU (1/13/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
^ "McKendree @ BYU (1/14/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine @ BYU (1/27/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine @ BYU (1/28/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
^ "UCLA @ BYU (2/3/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
^ "UCLA @ BYU (2/4/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

[1] "Men's volleyball adds Slabe to coaching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[2] "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

[3] "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[4] "BYU picked as favorite to win MPSF in conference preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[5] "AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S FINAL POLL: MAY 8, 2017". AVCA. Retrieved May 8, 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}

[6] "2017 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".

[7] "AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN'S PRESEASON POLL: DEC. 8, 2016". AVCA. Retrieved December 8, 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}

[8] "Patch rallies No. 3 BYU past No. 6 Lewis, 3-0, in season opener". Deseret News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

[9] "No. 3 BYU falls at No. 11 Loyola-Chicago in four". Deseret News. Retrieved January 6, 2017.

[10] "BYU @ Loyola-Chicago (1/7/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[11] "McKendree @ BYU (1/12/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 12, 2017.

[12] "Concordia-Irvine @ BYU (1/13/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 13, 2017.

[13] "McKendree @ BYU (1/14/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 14, 2017.

[14] "UC Irvine @ BYU (1/27/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 27, 2017.

[15] "UC Irvine @ BYU (1/28/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved January 28, 2017.

[16] "UCLA @ BYU (2/3/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 3, 2017.

[17] "UCLA @ BYU (2/4/17) Game Stats". Stat Broadcast. Retrieved February 4, 2017.

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