2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball | |
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WCC regular season Champs | |
NCAA, Regional semifinals | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 28–3 (16–2 WCC) |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
The 2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by first year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. [1] The Cougars were members of the WCC.
BYU came off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship, participated in the NCAA tournament, and became the first unseeded team to make it to the National Championship match. [2]
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No. 11 BYU †y | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount y | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara y | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All conference home games on BYUtv will be simulcast on BYU Radio with the exception of the Santa Clara game.
Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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8/28 6 p.m. | vs. Chicago State | #11 [13] | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (Women of Troy Baden Invitational) | P12 Digital | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–17, 25–22) | N/A | 1–0 [14] |
8/29 1:30 p.m. | vs. #7 North Carolina | #11 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (Women of Troy Baden Invitational) | P12 Digital | W 3–1 (25–27, 25–19, 25–17, 26–24) | 185 | 2–0 [15] |
8/29 9 p.m. | @ #22 USC | #11 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (Women of Troy Baden Invitational) | P12 | L 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–22) | 1,079 | 2–1 [16] |
9/04 6 p.m. | @ St. Louis | #12 [17] | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic) | Billiken TV | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–11, 25–14) | 862 [18] | 3–1 [19] |
9/05 11 a.m. | vs. #24 Purdue | #12 | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic) | Purdue Audio | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–21, 25–20) | 357 [20] | 4–1 [21] |
9/05 3:30 p.m. | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | #12 | Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic) | W 3–0 (25–6, 25–10, 25–9) | N/A [22] | 5–1 [23] | |
9/09 7 p.m. | Idaho State | #9 [24] | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–7, 20–25, 21–25, 25–14, 15–12) | 1,551 [25] | 6–1 [26] |
9/11 7 p.m. | Oregon State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–12, 25–15) | 2,788 [27] | 7–1 [28] |
9/12 6 p.m. | Oregon State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–23, 19–25, 25–16) | 1,011 [29] | 8–1 [30] | |
9/17 7:30 p.m. | @ Utah | #9 [31] | Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT (Deseret First Duel) | P12 | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–18, 25–22) | 3,056 [32] | 9–1 [33] |
9/19 7 p.m. | @ Utah Valley | #9 | PE Building Orem, UT | UVU TV WAC DN | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–15, 25–21) | 2,445 [34] | 10–1 [35] |
9/24 8 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #10 [36] | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–23, 17–25, 25–21, 25–22) | 405 [37] | 11–1 [38] (1–0) |
9/26 2 p.m. | @ Santa Clara* | #10 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | TheW.tv | L 3–1 (15–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–20) | 382 [39] | 11–2 [40] (1–1) |
9/29 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount* | #15 [41] | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPNU | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–19, 25–21, 25–19) | N/A [42] | 12–2 (2–1) |
10/02 8:30 p.m. | @ San Diego* | #15 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–23, 26–24, 25–20) | 858 [43] | 13–2 [44] (3–1) |
10/08 9 p.m. | @ Pacific* | #15 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | ESPNU | W 3–2 (20–25, 18–25, 25–16, 25–14, 15–8) | 1,298 [45] | 14–2 [46] (4–1) |
10/10 2 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #15 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–22) | 383 [47] | 15–2 [48] (5–1) |
10/15 7 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #13 [49] | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–16) | 2,124 [50] | 16–2 [51] (6–1) |
10/17 1 p.m. | Portland* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–17, 25–15) | 2,032 [52] | 17–2 [53] (7–1) |
10/22 8 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | #12 [54] | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19, 25–16) | 240 [55] | 18–2 [56] (8–1) |
10/24 1 p.m. | @ Loyola Marymount* | #12 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | TheW.tv | L 3–2 (25–23, 19–25, 25–16, 23–25, 15–12) | 467 [57] | 18–3 [58] (8–2) |
10/30 5 p.m. | #24 San Diego* | #16 [59] | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–20) | 2,082 [60] | 19–3 [61] (9–2) |
11/05 7 p.m. | Saint Mary's* | #14 [62] | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 25–15) | 1,886 [63] | 20–3 [64] (10–2) |
11/07 1 p.m. | Pacific* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–23, 25–17) | 1,690 [65] | 21–3 [66] (11–2) |
11/12 8 p.m. | @ Portland* | #12 [67] | Chiles Center Portland, OR | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (24–26, 25–20, 26–24, 25–18) | 354 [68] | 22–3 [69] (12–2) |
11/14 1 p.m. | @ Gonzaga * | #12 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | TheW.tv | W 3–2 (23–25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 16–14) | 1,024 [70] | 23–3 [71] (13–2) |
11/19 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–22, 23–25, 25–14) | 1,421 [72] | 24–3 [73] (14–2) |
11/21 12 p.m. | San Francisco* | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–12, 25–17) | 756 [74] | 25–3 [75] (15–2) | |
11/24 7 p.m. | Pepperdine* | #11 [76] | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (30–32, 25–9, 25–21, 25–23) | 2,051 [77] | 26–3 (16–2) |
12/04 7 p.m. | y- Ohio | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (19–25, 25–23, 25–17, 26–24) | 2,761 [78] | 27–3 |
12/05 7 p.m. | y- Western Kentucky | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 25–20) | 2,350 [79] | 28–3 |
12/11 3 p.m. | y- vs. #5 Nebraska | #11 | Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | ESPN3 | L 3–0 (26–24, 25–17, 25–23) | N/A | 28–4 |
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