2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds volleyball team

2017 Big Sky Conference volleyball standings
	North
	South
	† – Conference champion ; y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament ; As of 2017-09-30; Rankings from AVCA;

2017
2017
Conference	Big Sky Conference
	South
2017 record	5–7 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	(3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Annie Stradling Stephens (3rd season); Shane Tye (2nd season);
Home arena	Centrum Arena
	Seasons ← →

The 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds volleyball team will represent Southern Utah University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Thunderbirds are led by third year head coach Craig Choate and play their home games at Centrum Arena. The Thunderbirds are members of the Big Sky.

Southern Utah comes off a season where they finished 2–14 in conference, 4–24 overall, good for sixth place in the South Division and tied for 11th overall. For 2017 the Thunderbirds were picked to finish sixth in the South, 12th overall, in the pre-season Big Sky poll.^[1]

Season highlights[]

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[]

2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Roster^[2]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

6 Rylee Rogers - Junior
15 Alarie Anderson - Freshman

Setters

4 Kacie Huntsman - Freshman
9 Alexis Averett - Sophomore

Outside Hitters

1 Sarah Vang - Sophomore
2 McKenzie Van Uitert - Freshman
3 Macky Fifita - Senior
5 Janet Kalaniuvalu - Freshman
11 Elisa Lago - Freshman
20 Leighanne Taylor - Freshman

Middle Blockers

16 Miranda Canez- Freshman
19 Anna Cox- Freshman
23 Macail Evans - Senior

Schedule[]

Date Time	Opponent	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (Big Sky Record)
8/25 10 a.m.	vs. Elon	Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational)		L 3–1 (25–17, 25–23, 23–25, 25–12)	550	0–1
8/25 5:30 p.m.	@ Charlotte	Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational)	C-USA DN	L 3–2 (22–25, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21, 15–6)	550	0–2
8/26 7 a.m.	vs. South Carolina State	Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational)		W 3–0 (28–26, 25–18, 25–18)	778	1–2
8/26 1 p.m.	vs. Belmont	Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational)		L 3–1 (22–25, 26–24, 25–23, 25–20)	778	1–3
8/29 6 p.m.	Utah Valley	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236	L 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–22)	1,156	1–4
9/01 1 p.m.	vs. Howard	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA (Fullerton/Riverside Classic)		W 3–2 (25–15, 26–24, 25–16)	44	2–4
9/02 2 p.m.	vs. Chicago State	UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA (Fullerton/Riverside Classic)		L 3–1 (25–23, 25–20, 18–25, 25–22)	N/A	2–5
9/02 9 p.m.	@ CS Fullerton	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA (Fullerton/Riverside Classic)		W 3–2 (25–21, 25–23, 24–26, 21–25, 15–11)	239	3–5
9/08 10 a.m.	vs. Liberty	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO (Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic)		W 3–2 (14–25, 25–19, 28–26, 20–25, 15–12)	66	4–5
9/08 6 p.m.	@ Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO (Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic)	MW Net	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 25–12, 25–27, 17–15)	402	5–5
9/09 2 p.m.	@ Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO (Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic)	MW Net	L 3–1 (25–12, 25–21 ,21–25, 25–21)	259	5–6
9/15 7 p.m.	Utah State	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236	L 3–1 (26–24, 25–18, 29–25, 25–17)	1,447	5–7
9/21 7 p.m.	North Dakota*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236	L 3–1 (16–25, 25–13, 25–18, 25–18)	1,435	5–8 (0–1)
9/23 7 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236	L 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–21)	987	5–9 (0–2)
9/28 7 p.m.	@ Weber State*	Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	L 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–14)	378	5–10 (0–3)
9/30 7 p.m.	@ Idaho State*	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV Ch. 243	L 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 25–20)	559	5–11 (0–4)
10/05 7 p.m.	Idaho*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
10/07 11:30 a.m.	Eastern Washington*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
10/12 8 p.m.	@ Sacramento State*	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA	Pluto TV Ch. 233
10/14 8 p.m.	@ Portland State*	Peter Stott Center Portland, OR	Pluto TV Ch. 232
10/19 7 p.m.	@ Montana*	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT	Pluto TV Ch. 237
10/21 7 p.m.	@ Montana State*	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT	Pluto TV Ch. 238
10/26 7 p.m.	Portland State*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
10/28 7 p.m.	Sacramento State*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
11/02 7 p.m.	Idaho State*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
11/04 7 p.m.	Weber State*	Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236
11/09 7 p.m.	@ Northern Colorado*	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO	Pluto TV Ch. 241
11/11 8 p.m.	@ Northern Arizona*	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ	Pluto TV Ch. 239

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*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[]

All home games will be on the Pluto TV Ch. 236. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

Charlotte: Sean Fox
Utah Valley: Bryson Lester
Air Force: Jason Carter & George Egan
Air Force: Jason Carter & George Egan
Utah State: No commentary
North Dakota: Bryson Lester
Northern Arizona: Bryson Lester
Weber State: Kylee Young
Idaho State: Cade Vance & Matt Steuart
Idaho: Bryson Lester
Eastern Washington: Bryson Lester
Sacramento State:
Portland State:
Montana:
Montana State:
Portland State: Bryson Lester
Sacramento State: Bryson Lester
Idaho State: Bryson Lester
Weber State: Bryson Lester
Northern Colorado:
Northern Arizona:

References[]

^ "NORTH DAKOTA HIGHLY FAVORED IN #BIGSKYVB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL". Big Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
^ "2021 Women's Volleyball Roster".
^ "SUU announces volleyball slate; DSU baseball adds 11 players". The Spectrum. July 10, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

[1] "NORTH DAKOTA HIGHLY FAVORED IN #BIGSKYVB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL". Big Sky Sports. Retrieved 2017-08-11.

[2] "2021 Women's Volleyball Roster".

[3] "SUU announces volleyball slate; DSU baseball adds 11 players". The Spectrum. July 10, 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-10.

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2017 Big Sky Conference volleyball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
North Dakota ‍‍‍	4	–	0	1.000	19	–	2	.905
Idaho ‍‍‍	3	–	1	.750	8	–	7	.533
Northern Colorado ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Eastern Washington ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	5	–	8	.385
Montana State ‍‍‍	1	–	3	.250	5	–	8	.385
Montana ‍‍‍	0	–	4	.000	5	–	12	.294
South
Sacramento State ‍‍‍	4	–	0	1.000	13	–	7	.650
Portland State ‍‍‍	3	–	1	.750	12	–	4	.750
Northern Arizona ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	6	–	10	.375
Weber State ‍‍‍	2	–	2	.500	4	–	12	.250
Idaho State ‍‍‍	1	–	3	.250	4	–	13	.235
Southern Utah ‍‍‍	0	–	4	.000	5	–	11	.313

† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 2017-09-30; Rankings from AVCA

2017

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Division	South
2017 record	5–7 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	(3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Annie Stradling Stephens (3rd season) Shane Tye (2nd season)
Home arena	Centrum Arena
Seasons ← →