2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

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2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
WCC Regular Season Champ
NCAA, National Semifinals
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
2018 record31–2 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Hyte (5th season)
  • Jonny Neeley[2] (3rd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 West Coast Conference volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 BYU  ‍‍‍y 17 1   .944 31 2   .939
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
San Diego  ‍‍‍y 13 5   .722 18 13   .581
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍y 11 7   .611 19 10   .655
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍y 10 8   .556 21 10   .677
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 13 16   .448
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 8 10   .444 11 18   .379
Portland*  ‍‍‍ 6 12   .333 20 13   .606
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 2 16   .111 9 20   .310
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 1 17   .056 6 24   .200
*invited to the 2018 Women's NVIC
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2018-12-13; Rankings from AVCA
Source:West Coast Conference

The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by fourth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.

BYU comes off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship[3] and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Kentucky in the third round.[4]

Season highlights[]

  • Roni Jones-Perry won the WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 3) and the AVCA Player of the Week (Sept. 4) awards for her performance during BYU's win over Stanford at the BYU Nike Invitational. Additionally she was the tournament MVP.[5]
  • The 5,472 attendance against Utah was a record for the highest attendance ever for women's volleyball in the Smith Fieldhouse.[6]
  • Mary Lake was awarded the #2 play on the SportsCenter Top 10 for the night for her save against Utah.
  • The 1,137 attendance at Weber State was a record for the highest attendance in Swenson Gym since it was remodeled and made specifically into a volleyball court in 2006.
  • Lyndie Haddock-Eppich won the WCC player of the week award on Sept. 17 for her performances against Utah and Weber State.
  • The 2,259 attendance at Portland was a record for the highest volleyball attendance at Chiles Center.
  • The November 17 game at Pacific was relocated from Stockton due to the California Wildfires causing bad air quality.
  • Heather Olmstead was voted as the 2018 AVCA Coach of the Year.

Roster[]

2018 BYU Cougars Roster[7]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 9 Sydnie Martindale - Senior
  • 18 Mary Lake - Junior

Opposite Hitters

  • 5 Emily Lewis-Bushman - Redshirt Junior
  • 22 Sara Hamson - Sophomore
 

Outside Hitters

  • 1 Taylen Ballard - Sophomore
  • 3 Madi Robinson - Freshman
  • 11 Lacy Haddock - Senior
  • 12 Roni Jones-Perry - Senior
  • 13 Danelle Stetler - Redshirt Senior
  • 14 McKenna Miller - Junior
  • 20 Riley Lyman - Junior
 

Setters

  • 6 Lyndie Haddock-Eppich - Senior
  • 8 Tayler Tausinga - Freshman
  • 15 Kiani Moea'i - Redshirt Junior

Middle Blockers

  • 2 Heather Gneiting- Freshman
  • 5 Emily Lewis-Bushman - Redshirt Junior
  • 16 Allison Stapleton - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 21 Whitney McEwan - Freshman
  • 24 Kennedy Eschenberg - Redshirt Sophomore
 

Schedule[]

Date
Time
Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)
Television Result Attendance Record
(WCC Record)
8/18
1 p.m.
Utah Valley #8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(UCCU Crosstown Clash)
BYUtv W 3–0
(27–25, 25–22, 25–20)
N/A Exhibition
8/24
5:30 p.m.
@ Duke #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ACC Extra W 3–0
(25–22, 25–19, 25–16)
2,159 1–0
8/25
4:30 p.m.
@ Duke #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC
ACC Extra W 3–1
(16–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–17)
1,773 2–0
8/30
7 p.m.
West Virginia #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(BYU Nike Invitational)
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–18, 25–11, 25–14)
1,201 3–0
8/31
7 p.m.
#1 Stanford #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(BYU Nike Invitational)
BYUtv W 3–2
(25–22, 25–20, 21–25, 20–25, 15–11)
3,389 4–0
9/01
7 p.m.
Wichita State #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(BYU Nike Invitational)
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–12, 25–20)
2,231 5–0
9/07
9 a.m.
vs. #10 USC #3 Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
(Marquette Tournament)
Facebook W 3–0
(30–28, 25–21, 25–14)
175 6–0
9/07
4 p.m.
vs. Syracuse #3 Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
(Marquette Tournament)
Facebook W 3–0
(25–23, 25–20, 25–20)
768 7–0
9/08
5 p.m.
@ #25 Marquette #3 Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
(Marquette Tournament)
MUTV W 3–1
(23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–14)
1,481 8–0
9/13
7 p.m.
#24 Utah #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(Deseret First Duel)
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–20, 25–14, 25–17)
5,472 9–0
9/15
2 p.m.
@ Weber State #1 Swenson Gym
Ogden, UT
Pluto TV 235 W 3–0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–16)
1,137 10–0
9/20
7:05 p.m.
Pacific* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–12, 25–20, 25–14)
2,210 11–0
(1–0)
9/22
1:05 p.m.
Saint Mary's* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–10, 25–14, 25–13)
2,270 12–0
(2–0)
9/25
7 p.m.
@ Pepperdine* #1 Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
ESPNU W 3–0
(25–15, 25–18, 25–21)
1,211 13–0
(3–0)
9/27
7:05 p.m.
Gonzaga* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–12, 25–10, 25–15)
1,741 14–0
(4–0)
9/29
1 p.m.
Portland* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–14, 25–15, 25–18)
2,109 15–0
(5–0)
10/05
8 p.m.
@ San Diego* #1 Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA
TheW.tv W 3–1
(25–21, 24–26, 25–16, 25–10)
1,382 16–0
(6–0)
10/11
8 p.m.
@ San Francisco* #1 War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–13, 25–20, 25–21)
313 17–0
(7–0)
10/13
2 p.m.
@ Santa Clara* #1 Leavey Center
Santa Clara, CA
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–19, 25–22, 25–13)
447 18–0
(8–0)
10/18
7 p.m.
Loyola Marymount #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–23, 25–15, 25–20)
2,884 19–0
(9–0)
10/20
1 p.m.
Pepperdine* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–0
(26–24, 25–13, 25–8)
3,443 20–0
(10–0)
10/25
8 p.m.
@ Portland* #1 Chiles Center
Portland, OR
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–21, 25–16, 25–20)
2,259 21–0
(11–0)
10/27
1 p.m.
@ Gonzaga* #1 McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, WA
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–19, 25–20, 25–23)
1,362 22–0
(12–0)
11/02
7 p.m.
San Diego* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–1
(25–19, 25–15, 22–25, 25–20)
5,082 23–0
(13–0)
11/08
7 p.m.
Santa Clara* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv W 3–0
(28–26, 25–17, 25–11)
2,762 24–0
(14–0)
11/10
1 p.m.
San Francisco* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–12, 25–12, 25–9)
4,213 25–0
(15–0)
11/15
8 p.m.
@ Saint Mary's* #1 McKeon Pavilion
Moraga, CA
TheW.tv W 3–1
(25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–16)
1,055 26–0
(16–0)
11/17
1 p.m.
@ Pacific* #1 Cabrillo College Gymnasium
Aptos, CA
W 3–0
(25–17, 25–19, 25–17)
233 27–0
(17–0)
11/20
8 p.m.
@ Loyola Marymount* #1 Gersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
TheW.tv L 0–3
(23–25, 25–27, 20–25)
820 27–1
(17–1)
11/30
7 p.m.
y- Stony Brook #4
(4-seed)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–20, 25–13, 25–12)
3,675 28–1
(17–1)
12/01
7 p.m.
y- Utah #4
(4-seed)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)
BYUtv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–21, 25–18)
5,183 29–1
(17–1)
12/07
4:30 p.m.
y- #16 Florida #4
(4-seed)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal)
ESPN3 W 3–1
(23–25, 25–13, 25–17, 25–19)
5,104 30–1
(17–1)
12/08
6 p.m.
y- #5/(5–seed) Texas #4
(4-seed)
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(NCAA Tournament Regional Final)
ESPNU W 3–0
(25–23, 25–23, 25–21)
5,326 31–1
(17–1)
12/13
5 p.m.
y- #1/(1–seed) Stanford #4
(4-seed)
Target Center
Minneapolis, MN
(NCAA Tournament Semifinal)
ESPN L 0–3
(15–25, 15–25, 18–25)
17,808 31–2
(17–1)

[8]

*-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 TheW.tv powered by Stadium. All but one road game will also be televised or streamed. The Pacific game was originally scheduled to be streamed on TheW.tv, but a change in venues due to the bad air quality from the California Wildfires cancelled the stream.

  • Utah Valley: Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan, & Jason Shepherd
  • Duke: Ryan Craig & Emma Paradiso
  • Duke: Ryan Craig & Emma Paradiso
  • West Virginia: Mitchell Marshall
  • Stanford: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
  • Wichita State: Mitchell Marshall
  • USC: No commentary
  • Syracuse: No commentary
  • Marquette: Dan Avington and Zoe Comerford
  • Utah: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
  • Weber State: Brandon Garside
  • Pacific: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
  • Saint Mary's: Mitchell Marshall
  • Pepperdine: Paul Sunderland & Holly McPeak
  • Gonzaga: Mitchell Marshall
  • Portland: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
  • San Diego: Nick Rice
  • San Francisco: Joe Hallisy
  • Santa Clara: Anthony Passarelli
  • Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
  • Pepperdine: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
  • Portland: Tom Kolker & Laura Humphrey
  • Gonzaga: No commentary
  • San Diego: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
  • Santa Clara: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
  • San Francisco: Robbie Bullough
  • Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen & Andy Schroeder
  • Loyola Marymount: Max O'Neill
  • Stony Brook: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
  • Utah: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
  • Florida: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton
  • Texas: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton
  • Semifinal: Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe

References[]

For information on BYU's other fall and winter sports please check out the following:

  1. ^ "Brother and sister Shawn and Heather Olmstead named as men's and women's volleyball coaches". Deseret News. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  2. ^ "Sports Briefs for Thursday". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. ^ "No. 7 BYU women's volleyball wins WCC championship, sweeps LMU". The Daily Universe. 22 November 2017. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  4. ^ "13th-seeded BYU volleyball falls to host Kentucky in NCAA Regional Semifinal". KSL. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. ^ "Player of the Year watch: Roni Jones-Perry grand in BYU's upset of Stanford". ESPNW. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  6. ^ "#1 BYU sweeps #24 Utah in women's volleyball showdown". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  7. ^ http://byucougars.com/roster/w-volleyball
  8. ^ "Olmstead releases 2018 women's volleyball schedule". Deseret News. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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