2015 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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2015 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Conference Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record17–10 (14–8 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rob Neilson (8th season)
  • Mike Wilton (7th season)
  • Carl McGown (4th season)
Home arena Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons
 2014
2016  

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.

Contents

2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 UC Irvine  y193 .864285 .848
No. 6 Hawaiʻi  y184 .818247 .774
No. 5 Pepperdine  175 .773246 .800
No. 7 USC  157 .682199 .679
No. 8 BYU  148 .6361710 .630
No. 9 UC Santa Barbara  139 .5911710 .630
No. 11 Long Beach State  1111 .5001513 .536
No. 12 UCLA  913 .4091314 .481
No. 13 CSUN  715 .3181018 .357
No. 14 Stanford  715 .3181018 .357
Cal Baptist  220 .091622 .214
UC San Diego  022 .000226 .071
Conference champion

Season highlights

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
OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(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 #6Maples 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#7Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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)
3803-2
(2-1) [15]
1/24
8 p.m.
@ #8 UC Santa Barbara#4Robertson Gymnasium
Goleta, CA
W 3-2
(25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 19-25, 15-13)
6254-2
(3-1) [16]
1/30
7 p.m.
UC San Diego #7 [17] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3-0
(25-18, 25-17, 25-18)
3,415 [18] 5-2
(4-1) [19]
1/31
7 p.m.
UC San Diego#7Smith 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 #7Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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#7Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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)
9008-3
(7-2) [26]
2/13
8 p.m.
@ #2 USC#7Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Digital W 3-1
(25-20, 25-19, 23-25, 25-19)
1,5009-3
(8-2) [27]
2/20
7 p.m.
#9 Long Beach State #5 [28] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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#5Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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
BYUtvW 3-0
(25-22, 25-19, 25-23)
2,675 [34] 12-3 [35]
2/28
7 p.m.
#13 Ball State#4Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3-0
(25-23, 25-23, 25-19)
2,890 [36] 13-3 [37]
3/6
8 p.m.
@ Stanford #4Maples 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#4Maples 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#6Firestone 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 #6Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 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#6Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 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)
30914-9
(11-8) [51]
4/11
8 p.m.
@ #13 Cal State Northridge#6Matadome
Northridge, CA
Matador TVW 3-0
(26-24, 25-23, 25-22)
59415-9
(12-8) [52]
4/17
7 p.m.
#1 Hawaiʻi #6Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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#6Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 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#6Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
Pac-12 Digital L 3-2
(17-25, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23, 13-15)
2,00017–10
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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