2015 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2015 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	17–10 (14–8 MPSF)
Head coach	Chris McGown (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Rob Neilson (8th season) Mike Wilton (7th season) Carl McGown (4th season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
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The 2015 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2015 NCAA Division I men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Chris McGown, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll. ^[1] The Cougars finished the season 14–8 in conference play, good for fifth in the conference. They were eliminated in the first round of the MPSF Playoffs and did not make the NCAA Tournament.

2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 UC Irvine  ‍†‍‍y	19	–	3		.864			28	–	5		.848
No. 6 Hawaiʻi  ‍‍‍y	18	–	4		.818			24	–	7		.774
No. 5 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	17	–	5		.773			24	–	6		.800
No. 7 USC  ‍‍‍	15	–	7		.682			19	–	9		.679
No. 8 BYU  ‍‍‍	14	–	8		.636			17	–	10		.630
No. 9 UC Santa Barbara  ‍‍‍	13	–	9		.591			17	–	10		.630
No. 11 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			15	–	13		.536
No. 12 UCLA  ‍‍‍	9	–	13		.409			13	–	14		.481
No. 13 CSUN  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			10	–	18		.357
No. 14 Stanford  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			10	–	18		.357
Cal Baptist  ‍‍‍	2	–	20		.091			6	–	22		.214
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍	0	–	22		.000			2	–	26		.071
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of June 2, 2015 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• BYU began the season looking to replace Taylor Sander, a three-time All-American who was BYU's best attacker, best passer, and best server. Sander led BYU to the Final Four twice and to 3-consecutive MPSF Championship matches. Josue Rivera, who was second on the team in kills in 2014, comes in a little dinged after having off-season shoulder surgery. 3 starters return from the 2014 team: Rivera, Michael Hatch, and Jaylen Reyes. These three are largely expected to make-up Sander's production along with some newcomers. ^[2]

Roster

2015 BYU Cougars roster [3]
	Defensive specialist/libero 3 Evan Chang - Junior 8 Erik Sikes - Freshman 12 Jaylen Reyes - Senior Middle blockers 1 Price Jarman - Freshman 17 Joseph Grosh - Sophomore 21 Christian Rupert - Freshman 23 Michael Hatch - Junior		Outside hitters 5 Kiril Meretev - Sophomore 6 Josue Rivera - Senior 7 Phil Fuchs - Senior 10 Jake Langolis - Sophomore 14 Tyler Hutchins - Junior 15 Brenden Sander - Freshman		Opposite hitters 2 Carson Heninger - Junior 11 Matt Underwood - Junior 16 Tim Dobbert - Sophomore Setters 4 Leo Durkin - Freshman 9 Tyler Heap - Junior 18 Robbie Sutton - Junior 22 Chandler Gibb - Freshman

Schedule

BYU Radio will simulcast all BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/9 6 p.m.	vs. #2 Loyola-Chicago	#6 [4]	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	Pac-12 Digital	L 3-1 (25-17, 25-21, 22-25, 25-23)	483 [5]	0-1 [6]
1/10 5:30 p.m.	vs. #9 Lewis	#6	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	Pac-12 Digital	W 3-2 (25-22, 25-18, 20-25, 24-26, 15-11)	623 [7]	1-1 [8]
1/16 7 p.m.	#4 UCLA	#7 [9]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-17)	4,105 [10]	2-1 (1-0) [11]
1/17 7 p.m.	#4 UCLA	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-1 (17-25, 26-24, 25-20, 25-15)	3,961 [12]	3-1 (2-0) [13]
1/23 8 p.m.	@ #8 UC Santa Barbara	#4 [14]	Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA		L 3-0 (21-25, 18-25, 22-25)	380	3-2 (2-1) [15]
1/24 8 p.m.	@ #8 UC Santa Barbara	#4	Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA		W 3-2 (25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 19-25, 15-13)	625	4-2 (3-1) [16]
1/30 7 p.m.	UC San Diego	#7 [17]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-17, 25-18)	3,415 [18]	5-2 (4-1) [19]
1/31 7 p.m.	UC San Diego	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT		W 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-21)	2,463 [20]	6-2 (5-1) [21]
2/6 7 p.m.	Cal Baptist	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-1 (23-25, 25-18, 25-10, 25-15)	3,041 [22]	7-2 (6-1) [23]
2/7 7 p.m.	Cal Baptist	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-0 (25-18, 25-20, 25-20)	3,106 [24]	8-2 (7-1) [25]
2/12 8 p.m.	@ #2 USC	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	Pac-12 Digital	L 3-2 (20-25, 21-25, 25-16, 25-23, 16-14)	900	8-3 (7-2) [26]
2/13 8 p.m.	@ #2 USC	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	Pac-12 Digital	W 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19)	1,500	9-3 (8-2) [27]
2/20 7 p.m.	#9 Long Beach State	#5 [28]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 25-22)	3,337 [29]	10-3 (9-2) [30]
2/21 7 p.m.	#9 Long Beach State	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-1 (26-28, 25-23, 25-18, 25-23)	3,299 [31]	11-3 (10-2) [32]
2/27 7 p.m.	#13 Ball State	#4 [33]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-23)	2,675 [34]	12-3 [35]
2/28 7 p.m.	#13 Ball State	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-0 (25-23, 25-23, 25-19)	2,890 [36]	13-3 [37]
3/6 8 p.m.	@ Stanford	#4	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	Pac-12 Digital	L 3-1 (25-21, 19-25, 16-25, 18-25)	779 [38]	13-4 (10-3) [39]
3/7 8 p.m.	@ Stanford	#4	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	Pac-12 Digital	L 3-1 (21-25, 26-24, 24-26, 18-25)	1,055 [40]	13-5 (10-4) [41]
3/20 8 p.m.	@ #4 Pepperdine	#6 [42]	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WavesCast	L 3-2 (23-25, 26-24, 25-27, 25-13, 15-13)	1,188 [43]	13-6 (10-5) [44]
3/21 8 p.m.	@ #4 Pepperdine	#6	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WavesCast	L 3-1 (24-26, 17-25, 25-23, 25-27)	1,454 [45]	13-7 (10-6) [46]
3/27 7 p.m.	#5 UC Irvine	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3-1 (25-20, 19-25, 27-29, 23-25)	3,962 [47]	13-8 (10-7) [48]
3/28 8 p.m.	#5 UC Irvine	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 19-25, 18-25)	3,610 [49]	13-9 (10-8) [50]
4/10 8 p.m.	@ #13 Cal State Northridge	#6	Matadome Northridge, CA	Matador TV	W 3-0 (28-26, 25-21, 25-15)	309	14-9 (11-8) [51]
4/11 8 p.m.	@ #13 Cal State Northridge	#6	Matadome Northridge, CA	Matador TV	W 3-0 (26-24, 25-23, 25-22)	594	15-9 (12-8) [52]
4/17 7 p.m.	#1 Hawaiʻi	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-1 (27-25, 25-21, 21-25, 25-17)	3,780 [53]	16-9 (13-8) [54]
4/18 7 p.m.	#1 Hawaiʻi	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3-2 (22-25, 25-21, 23-25, 25-18, 15-13)	3,953 [55]	17-9 (14-8) [56]
4/25 8 p.m.	@ #8 USC	#6	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	Pac-12 Digital	L 3-2 (17-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23, 13-15)	2,000	17–10

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• vs. Loyola: No announcers
• vs. Lewis: No announcers
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Cal Baptist: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Cal Baptist: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• @ USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
• @ USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne
• Long Beach State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
• Long Beach State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Ball State: Spencer Linton & Steve Vail
• Ball State: Spencer Linton & Steve Vail
• @ Stanford: No announcers
• @ Stanford: No announcers
• @ Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• @ Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• @ Cal State Northridge: No announcers
• @ Cal State Northridge: No announcers
• Hawai′i: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Hawai′i: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• @ USC: Mark Beltran

References

See also: 2014 BYU Cougars football team, 2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, and 2014 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

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