2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team

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2017 Utah Valley Wolverines women's volleyball
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Conference Western Athletic Conference
Record12–13 (7–3 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Corotan (3rd season)
  • Scott Lee (11th season)
Home arena Lockhart Arena
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Wolverines were led by nineteenth year head coach Sam Atoa and played their home games at Lockhart Arena. The Wolverines were members of the WAC.

Contents

Utah Valley comes off a season where they finished second in the WAC. [1] For 2017 the Wolverines were picked to finish third in the pre-season WAC poll behind New Mexico State and UTRGV. [2]

2017 Western Athletic Conference volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍8–2 .80017–7 .708
UTRGV  ‍‍‍7–3 .70013–10 .565
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍7–3 .70012–13 .480
CSU Bakersfield  ‍‍‍7–4 .63614–12 .538
Seattle  ‍‍‍5–5 .5009–14 .391
Kansas City  ‍‍‍4–7 .3648–16 .333
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍3–8 .2738–15 .348
Chicago State  ‍‍‍1–10 .09110–17 .370
† – Conference champion

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 Utah Valley Wolverines roster [3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 3 Lindsey Tagge - Junior
  • 4 Brynnly Ward - Freshman
  • 6 Seren Merrill - Freshman

Setters

  • 2 Sierra Starley - Senior
  • 7 Madi Wardle - Sophomore

Right Side Hitter

  • 11 Izzie Hinton - Sophomore
 

Outside hitters

  • 8 Marija Martinovic- Senior
  • 10 Bailey Nixon- Redshirt.svg Freshman
  • 15 Alexis Davies - Junior
  • 16 Kristen Allred - Freshman
  • 17 Lexi Thompson - Senior
 

Middle blockers

  • 1 Makayla Pollard - Freshman
  • 5 Megan Boudreaux- Redshirt.svg Sophomore
  • 9 Brighton Taylor - Senior
  • 12 Jasmine Niutupuivaha - Sophomore
  • 18 Madison Dennison - Senior
 

Schedule

Date
Time		OpponentRankArena
City
(Tournament)		TelevisionResultAttendanceRecord
(WAC Record)
8/25
3 p.m.		vs. Pepperdine Spartan Gym
San Jose, CA
(SJSU/USF Invitational)		L 3–1
(25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 29–27)		1040–1
8/25
5:30 p.m.		vs. Fresno State Spartan Gym
San Jose, CA
(SJSU/USF Invitational)		 MW Net L 3–1
(25–16, 25–17, 24–26, 25–22)		1070–2
8/26
3 p.m.		vs. Nevada The Sobrato Center
San Francisco, CA
(SJSU/USF Invitational)		L 3–1
(25–17, 20–25, 25–14, 25–19)		960–3
8/29
6 p.m.		@ Southern Utah Centrum Arena
Cedar City, UT 		Pluto TV Ch. 236W 3–0
(25–18, 25–15, 25–22)		1,1561–3
8/31
5:30 p.m.		#9 Kansas Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(Wolverine Invitational)		Flo Volleyball
WAC DN		L 3–0
(25–20, 25–19, 25–23)		1,0481–4
9/01
12 p.m.		 Montana Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(Wolverine Invitational)		Flo Volleyball
WAC DN		W 3–0
(25–15, 26–24, 25–16)		4912–4
9/02
12 p.m.		 Long Beach State Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(Wolverine Invitational)		Flo Volleyball
WAC DN		W 3–1
(25–21, 12–25, 27–25, 25–18)		4593–4
9/04
6 p.m.		@ Idaho State Holt Arena
Pocatello, ID 		Pluto TV Ch. 243W 3–1
(26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 25–20)		5614–4
9/05
6 p.m.		@ Utah State Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT 		MW NetW 3–1
(18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15)		7185–4
9/08
2 p.m.		vs. Lehigh University Recreation Center
Fort Worth, TX
(TCU Fight in the Fort)		L 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–19)		1,2985–5
9/09
10 a.m.		vs. Duke University Recreation Center
Fort Worth, TX
(TCU Fight in the Fort)		L 3–2
(21–25, 25–19, 15–25, 25–23, 15–4)		1,1695–6
9/09
6 p.m.		@ TCU University Recreation Center
Fort Worth, TX
(TCU Fight in the Fort)		Frog VisionL 3–0
(25–22, 25–16, 25–21)		1,1695–7
9/13
8 p.m.		@ Weber State Swenson Gym
Ogden, UT 		Pluto TV Ch. 235L 3–1
(26–24, 25–20, 14–25, 25–23)		4785–8
9/15
5 p.m.		#16 Utah Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DNL 3–1
(19–25, 25–18, 25–16, 25–22)		1,0815–9
9/16
7 p.m.		#14 BYU Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(UCCU Crosstown Clash)		UVUtv
WAC DN		L 3–1
(25–21, 22–25, 26–24, 25–17)		1,7265–10
9/23
4 p.m.		@ Seattle* Connolly Center
Seattle, WA 		WAC DNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–21, 25–21)		2576–10
(1–0)
9/28
7 p.m.		@ Grand Canyon* GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ 		GCU TV
WAC DN		W 3–1
(25–15, 25–18, 25–27, 25–22)		9597–10
(2–0)
9/30
1 p.m.		@ CSU Bakersfield* Icardo Center
Bakersfield, CA 		WAC DNL 3–2
(28–26, 22–25, 23–25, 25–16, 17–15)		4397–11
(2–1)
10/05
7 p.m.		 UTRGV*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DNL 3–1
(24–26, 25–21, 25–12, 25–21)		6027–12
(2–2)
10/07
1 p.m.		 New Mexico State*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DNW 3–2
(22–25, 25–17, 22–25, 25–20, 15–10)		4878–12
(3–2)
10/12
6 p.m.		@ Chicago State* Dickens Athletic Center
Chicago, IL 		WAC DNW 3–0
(25–21, 25–22, 25–19)		529–12
(4–2)
10/14
12 p.m.		@ Kansas City* Swinney Recreation Center
Kansas City, MO 		WAC DNW 3–1
(27–29, 25–14, 25–21, 25–18)		17910–12
(5–2)
10/21
1 p.m.		Seattle*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DNL 3–2
(22–25, 25–22, 25–22, 20–25, 15–10)		52710–13
(5–3)
10/26
7 p.m.		CSU Bakersfield*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DNW 3–0
(25–14, 27–25, 25–16)		69211–13
(6–3)
10/28
1 p.m.		Grand Canyon*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DNW 3–0
(25–19, 25–17, 25–18)		45912–13
(7–3)
11/02
7 p.m.		@ New Mexico State* Pan American Center
Las Cruces, NM 		WAC DN
11/04
11 a.m.		@ UTRGV* UTRGV Fieldhouse
Edinburg, TX 		WAC DN
11/09
7 p.m.		Kansas City*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DN
11/11
1 p.m.		Chicago State*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT		WAC DN
11/16
TBA		UTRGV Fieldhouse
Edinburg, TX
(WAC Volleyball Tournament)		WAC DN

[4]

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

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the WAC Digital Network. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

References

  1. ↑ "Wolverines drop WAC Championship match to UT Rio Grand Valley, 3-0". Deseret News. November 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
  2. ↑ "NM State Favored by Coaches to Win 2017 WAC Volleyball Title". WAC Sports. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  3. ↑ "2021 Women's Volleyball Roster".
  4. ↑ "Utah Valley releases challenging 2017 schedule". Deseret News. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
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