2017 Utah State Aggies volleyball team

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2017 Utah State Aggies women's volleyball
Utah State Aggies logo.svg
Conference Mountain West Conference
Record12–10 (4–6 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Taubi Palmer (11th season)
  • Sammi Stuart (3rd season)
Home arena Wayne Estes Center
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Utah State Aggies volleyball team represented Utah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Aggies were led by twelfth year head coach Grayson DuBose and played their home games at the Wayne Estes Center. The Aggies were members of the Mountain West.

Contents

Utah State came off a season where they finished 8–10 in conference, 14–16 overall, good for seventh in the conference. Coming into 2017 the Aggies were picked to finish sixth in the pre-season Mountain West poll. [1]

2017 Mountain West Conference volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Colorado State  ‍‍‍11–0 1.00021–2 .913
Wyoming  ‍‍‍7–4 .63612–11 .522
San Jose State  ‍‍‍6–4 .60014–7 .667
Boise State  ‍‍‍5–5 .50012–10 .545
San Diego State  ‍‍‍5–5 .50011–12 .478
Utah State  ‍‍‍4–6 .40012–10 .545
Fresno State  ‍‍‍4–6 .4009–13 .409
UNLV  ‍‍‍4–6 .4008–15 .348
Nevada  ‍‍‍4–6 .4006–16 .273
New Mexico  ‍‍‍3–7 .30011–12 .478
Air Force  ‍‍‍3–7 .30010–14 .417
† – Conference champion

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 Utah State Aggies roster [2]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 2 Tasia Taylor - Junior
  • 8 Madi Olson - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 3 Thamires Cavalcanti - Senior

Setters

  • 5 Jaysa Funk - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 6 Kassidy Johnson - Junior
  • 10 Halle Evans - Sophomore
 

Outside hitters

  • 3 Lauren Anderson - Senior
  • 4 Ashlee Thornock - Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 7 Ally Packard - Junior
  • 26 Rachel Gale-Hammond - Senior
  • 39 Gabbi Shumway - Freshman
 

Middle blockers

  • 9 Bailey Downing - Freshman
  • 10 Lauren O'Brien - Junior
  • 13 Carly Lenzen - Senior
  • 14 Ashley Wesenberg - Sophomore

Opposite hitter

  • 11 Kayla DeCoursey - Senior
 

Schedule

Date
Time		OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)		TelevisionResultAttendanceRecord
(MWC Record)
8/25
3 p.m.		vs. UL Monroe Barnhill Arena
Fayetteville, AR
(Arkansas Classic)		W 3–0
(25–17, 25–15, 25–20)		1751–0
8/26
11:00 a.m.		vs. CS Bakersfield Barnhill Arena
Fayetteville, AR
(Arkansas Classic)		W 3–1
(25–16, 21–25, 25–20, 26–24)		5632–0
8/26
6 p.m.		@ Arkansas Barnhill Arena
Fayetteville, AR
(Arkansas Classic)		 SEC+ L 3–0
(25–23, 25–15, 25–19)		8322–1
9/01
7 p.m.		 Pacific Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)		 MW Net W 3–2
(23–25, 25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 15–10)		5623–1
9/02
12 p.m.		 Montana State Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)		MW NetL 3–1
(25–20, 25–18, 27–29, 25–19)		4803–2
9/02
7 p.m.		 UC Santa Barbara Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)		MW NetW 3–0
(25–20, 25–15, 25–19)		5504–2
9/05
7 p.m.		 Utah Valley Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)		MW NetL 3–1
(18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15)		7184–3
9/08
1 p.m.		@ Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
(Lumberjack Classic)		 Pluto TV Ch. 239W 3–1
(23–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–18)		3025–3
9/08
5 p.m.		vs. CS BakersfieldWalkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
(Lumberjack Classic)		W 3–0
(25–23, 25–22, 25–18)		1256–3
9/09
11 a.m.		 Arizona State Walkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
(Lumberjack Classic)		L 3–0
(28–26, 25–20, 25–15)		1536–4
9/12
7 p.m.		@ Weber State Swenson Gym
Ogden, UT 		Pluto TV Ch. 235W 3–0
(25–21, 25–20, 25–16)		4367–4
9/15
7 p.m.		@ Southern Utah Centrum Arena
Cedar City, UT 		Pluto TV Ch. 236W 3–1
(26–24, 25–18, 29–25, 25–17)		1,4478–4
9/21
7 p.m.		 San Diego State*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW NetW 3–1
(25–21, 23–25, 25–14, 25–19)		8159–4
(1–0)
9/23
1 p.m.		 Fresno State*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW NetW 3–1
(25–21, 19–25, 25–18, 25–16)		90110–4
(2–0)
9/28
7 p.m.		@ UNLV* Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, NV 		MW NetW 3–1
(25–18, 25–17, 24–26, 25–18)		36611–4
(3–0)
9/30
2 p.m.		@ New Mexico* Johnson Gymnasium
Albuquerque, NM 		MW NetL 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–17)		82511–5
(3–1)
10/05
7 p.m.		 Wyoming*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW NetL 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–12)		83211–6
(3–2)
10/07
8 p.m.		#23 Colorado State*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW NetL 3–0
(25–19, 25–19, 26–24)		64611–7
(3–3)
10/10
7 p.m.		 Boise State*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW NetW 3–0
(25–17, 25–19, 25–19)		80912–7
(4–3)
10/12
6:30 p.m.		@ Air Force* Cadet East Gym
Colorado Springs, CO 		L 3–1
(26–24, 25–21, 24–26, 25–17)		31912–8
(4–4)
10/19
8 p.m.		@ Fresno State* Save Mart Center
Fresno, CA 		MW NetL 3–1
(25–17, 18–25, 25–23, 25–17)		71212–9
(4–5)
10/21
2 p.m.		@ San Diego State* Peterson Gym
San Diego, CA 		MW NetL 3–1
(25–24, 25–23, 21–25, 25–14)		27912–10
(4–6)
10/26
7 p.m.		New Mexico*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW Net
10/28
12 p.m.		UNLV*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW Net
11/02
7 p.m.		@ Colorado State* Moby Arena
Ft. Collins, CO 		MW Net
11/04
7 p.m.		@ Wyoming* Uniwyo Sports Complex
Laramie, WY 		MW Net
11/07
7:30 p.m.		@ Boise State* Bronco Gym
Boise, ID 		MW Net
11/11
7 p.m.		Air Force*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW Net
11/16
7 p.m.		 Nevada*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT		MW Net
11/18
3 p.m.		@ San Jose State* Spartan Gym
San Jose, CA 		MW Net

[3]

*-Indicates Conference Opponent
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the MW Network powered by Stadium. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

References

  1. ↑ "COLORADO STATE SELECTED AS FAVORITE TO WIN 2017 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TITLE". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2017 Utah State Volleyball Roster". utahstateaggies.com.
  3. ↑ "Utah State announces 2017 schedule". Deseret News. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
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