2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team
American college volleyball season
2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball | |
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Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
Record | 19–7 (8–4 MPSF) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
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The 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF quarterfinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.[4]
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 UCLA †‡y | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 BYU | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 19 | – | 7 | .731 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Grand Canyon y | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Stanford | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Pepperdine | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 USC | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Concordia Irvine | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2023 MPSF Tournament champion
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Season highlights
- Kupono Browne won the National Opposite of the Week award for Week 0 games.[5]
Roster
2023 BYU Cougars roster[6] | ||||||
Defensive specialist/libero
Middle blockers
| Outside hitters
| Opposite hitters
Setters
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Schedule
TV/Internet Streaming information:[7]
- All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
Date time | Opponent | Rank (tournament seed) | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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1/6 7 p.m. | McKendree | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–21, 25–20)[8] | N/A | 1–0 | |
1/7 7 p.m. | #14 Lewis | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–20, 23–25, 25–17)[9] | 3,259 | 2–0 | |
1/20 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–15)[10] | 3,513 | 3–0 |
1/21 7 p.m. | Fairleigh Dickinson | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–15)[11] | 4,125 | 4–0 |
1/25 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine[12] | #12 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | L 0-3 (21–25, 23–25, 16–25) | 1,102 | 4–1 |
1/27 8 p.m. | @ #6 UC Irvine | #12 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–2 (26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–9)[13] | 1,743 | 5–1 |
2/02 5 p.m. | @ #8 Ball State | #11 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–21, 27–25)[14] | 1,567 | 6–1 |
2/04 1 p.m. | @ #8 Ball State | #11 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IN | ESPN3 | L 1–3 (26–24, 23–25, 19–25, 23–25) | 1,711 | 6–2 |
2/10 7 p.m. | #14 UC Santa Barbara | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–19, 25–23, 25–20) | 3,516 | 7–2 |
2/11 7 p.m. | #14 UC Santa Barbara | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–20, 19–25, 25–17) | 3,785 | 8–2 |
2/17 8 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA* | #8 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12 LA | L 0–3 (20–25, 22–25, 18–25) | 1,432 | 8–3 (0–1) |
2/18 8 p.m. | @ #2 UCLA* | #8 | John Wooden Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | L 0–3 (17–25, 21–25, 18–25) | 1,012 | 8–4 (0–2) |
2/24 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #8 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle Eye | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–19, 25–19) | 105 | 9–4 (1–2) |
2/25 8 p.m. | @ Concordia Irvine* | #8 | CU Arena Irvine, CA | Eagle Eye | W 3–2 (24–26, 26–24, 19–25, 31–29, 15–12) | 421 | 10–4 (2–2) |
3/03 6 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon* | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (18–25, 22–25, 21–25) | 2,134 | 10–5 (2–3) |
3/04 6 p.m. | @ #5 Grand Canyon* | #8 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | ESPN+ | L 2–3 (25–22, 17–25, 25–19, 17–25, 15–17) | 2,567 | 10–6 (2–4) |
3/10 7 p.m. | #15 Ohio State | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 23–25, 25–21) | 3,598 | 11–6 |
3/11 7 p.m. | #15 Ohio State | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–23, 25–15, 14–25, 23–25, 15–7) | 5,071 | 12–6 |
3/24 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (21–25, 25–22, 19–25, 25–20, 15–11) | 4,156 | 13–6 (3–4) |
3/25 7 p.m. | #7 Pepperdine* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–2 (22–25, 25–16, 25–21, 23–25, 15–13) | 4,325 | 14–6 (4–4) |
3/30 7 p.m. | #11 USC* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (25–21, 22–25, 25–17, 25–20) | 3,283 | 15–6 (5–4) |
3/31 7 p.m. | #11 USC* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–20, 30–28, 24–26, 25–14) | 4,261 | 16–6 (6–4) |
4/14 7 p.m. | #8 Stanford* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | byutv.org | W 3–1 (25–20, 19–25, 25–21, 26–24) | 4,358 | 17–6 (7–4) |
4/15 7 p.m. | #8 Stanford* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–19) | 4,178 | 18–6 (8–4) |
4/19 4:05 p.m. | Concordia Irvine (7) | #6 (2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–23, 25–18, 25–15) | 505 | 19–6 |
4/20 8:05 p.m. | @ #8 Stanford (3) | #6 (2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA (MPSF Semifinal) | FloVolleyball | L 2–3 (20–25, 25–23, 22–25, 25–22, 12–15) | 617 | 19–7 |
- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games
- McKendree: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
- Lewis: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber
- Fairleigh Dickinson: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain[15]
- Fairleigh Dickinson: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
- UC Irvine: Rob Espero & Charlie Brande
- Ball State: Lexi Eblen & Hudson French
- Ball State: Mick Tidrow, Amber Seaman, & Madison Surface
- UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Kenzie Koerber, & Lauren McClain
- UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Kenzie Koerber, & Lauren McClain; Guest Analyst: Kevin Barnett
- UCLA: Brian Webber
- UCLA: Denny Cline
- Concordia Irvine: Alex Parisian
- Concordia Irvine: Jeff Runyan & Alex Parisian
- Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Amanda Roach
- Grand Canyon: Houston Boe & Amanda Roach
- Ohio State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
- Ohio State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
- Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
- USC: Jason Shepherd, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
- Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
- Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Koerber-Dahle
- MPSF Quarterfinal- :
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
AVCA Coaches | RV[16] | 13[17] | 13[18] | 12[19] | 11[20] | 10[21] | 8[22] | 8[23] | 8[24] | 8[25] | 8[26] | 8[27] | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Off the Block Media | Not released | RV[28] | RV[29] | RV[30] | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.
References
- ^ "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
- ^ "BYU men's volleyball hires former Cougar as new assistant coach". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ^ "UCLA picked to win 2023 MPSF championship in preseason poll". Off the Block. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ "Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards". Off the Block. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "2023 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics". BYU Athletics.
- ^ "BYU men's volleyball releases 2023 schedule". Provo Daily Herald. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
- ^ "BYU men's volleyball sweeps McKendree in season opener". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
- ^ "BYU men's volleyball takes down No. 14 Lewis in four sets". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 7, 2023.
- ^ "No. 13 BYU men's volleyball sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "No. 13 Cougar men's volleyball sweeps Fairleigh Dickinson for second time". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Lessons learned: After challenging 2022 campaign, BYU volleyball off to strong start". Deseret News. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
- ^ "No. 12 BYU men's volleyball upsets No. 6 UC Irvine in five sets". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ^ "BYU men's volleyball rallies after early setback, beats No. 8 Ball State". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "I miss these two". Twitter. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 1 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 2 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 3 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 4 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 5 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved January 30, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 6 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 7 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 8 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 9 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 10 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 11 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
- ^ "AVCA Week 12 Rankings". AVCA. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 17)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 24)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ "Off the Block releases new college men's volleyball national media poll (Jan 31)". Off the Block. Retrieved January 31, 2023.