2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2018 Outriggers Classic Champions 2018 MPSF Champions
2018 NCAA Tournament, L- Semifinals
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	22-7 (10-2 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe [1] (3rd season) Jaylen Reyes [2] (3rd season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
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The 2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. ^[3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. ^[4]

2018 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y	10	–	2		.833			22	–	7		.759
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y	9	–	3		.750			26	–	8		.765
No. 8 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	8	–	4		.667			15	–	8		.652
No. 13 Concordia Irvine  ‍‍‍	5	–	7		.417			16	–	15		.516
No. 14 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍	4	–	8		.333			18	–	11		.621
USC  ‍‍‍	3	–	9		.250			8	–	20		.286
Stanford  ‍‍‍	3	–	9		.250			6	–	20		.231
† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 5, 2018 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2018 BYU Cougars roster [5]
	Defensive specialist/libero 6 Zach Hendrickson - Freshman 8 Erik Sikes - Senior 10 Taylor Richards - Junior Middle blockers 1 Price Jarman - Senior 16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Freshman 17 Branden Oberender - Freshman 18 Miki Jauhiainen - Sophomore 21 Christian Rupert - Junior		Outside hitters 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore 9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore 11 Zach Eschenberg - Sophomore 14 Storm Fa'agata-Tufuga - Sophomore 15 Brenden Sander - Senior 19 Alex Ah Sue - Freshman 24 Tanner Skabelund - Sophomore		Opposite hitters 5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Freshman 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore 9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore 13 Charlie Sragusa - Freshman Setters 3 Wil Stanley - Sophomore 4 Leo Durkin - Senior 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/5 7 p.m.	#13 Loyola-Chicago	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (25–22, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 12–15)	3,339	0–1
1/6 7 p.m.	#6 Lewis	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–15, 25–15)	3,024	1–1
1/12 5:30 p.m.	#14 Ball State	#6	Worthen Arena Muncie, IL	ESPN3	W 3–1 (25–19, 16–25, 25–15, 25–20)	1,764	2–1
1/13 5 p.m.	#1 Ohio State	#6	St. John Arena Columbus, OH	Buckeye Vision	W 3–2 (21–25, 25–21, 25–20, 21–25, 15–8)	2,237	3–1
1/19 8 p.m.	Barton	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–15, 25–17)	3,595	4–1
1/20 8 p.m.	Barton	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 26–24)	2,116	5–1
1/26 8 p.m.	#6 UC Irvine	#5	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	L 1–3 (22–25, 23–25, 25–20, 21–25)	1,777	5–2
1/27 8 p.m.	#6 UC Irvine	#5	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	L 2–3 (16–25, 26–24, 18–25, 25–21, 13–15)	1,637	5–3
1/28 7 p.m.	#14 UCSB	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (23–25, 20–25, 25–27)	3,518	5–4
2/3 7 p.m.	#14 UCSB	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–20)	4,086	6–4
2/8 7 p.m.	UC San Diego	#7	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (18–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–16)	408	7–4
2/10 8 p.m.	#14 USC*	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–1 (25–23, 21–25, 25–23, 27–25)	550	8–4 (1–0)
2/15 7 p.m.	#10 Grand Canyon*	#7	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–17)	3,314	9–4 (2–0)
2/17 2 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#7	CU Arena Irvine, CA	CIU on Stretch	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–15)	350	10–4 (3–0)
2/23 8 p.m.	Stanford*	#6	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12	W 3–1 (33–31, 25–27, 25–23, 25–21)	411	11–4 (4–0)
2/24 8 p.m.	Stanford*	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (23–25, 20–25, 25–14, 25–10, 15–12)	3,458	12–4 (5–0)
3/1 7 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–2 (22–25, 27–29, 25–23, 25–22, 15–11)	2,585	13–4 (6–0)
3/3 7 p.m.	#3 UCLA*	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–20)	5,017	14–4 (7–0)
3/8 7 p.m.	#11 Penn State	#4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic)		W 3–2 (21–25, 29–27, 25–22, 19–25, 15–13)	3,092	15–4
3/9 7 p.m.	#8 Lewis	#4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic)		W 3–1 (25–15, 18–25, 25–23, 26–24)	4,087	16–4
3/10 10 p.m.	#2 Hawai'i	#4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic)	SPEC HI Big West TV	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–20, 25–21, 25–23)	5,989	17–4
3/15 7 p.m.	USC*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–16, 25–23, 25–21)	3,240	18–4 (8–0)
3/29 7 p.m.	#14 Concordia Irvine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (25–19, 25–16, 22–25, 21–25, 14–16)	3,921	18–5 (8–1)
3/31 7 p.m.	#13 Grand Canyon*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–23)	3,568	19–5 (9–1)
4/5 8 p.m.	#4 Pepperdine*	#2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–14)	1,657	20–5 (10–1)
4/7 8 p.m.	#5 UCLA*	#2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 0–3 (21–25, 23–25, 22–25)	5,671	20–6 (10–2)
4/19 7 p.m.	USC*	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22)	2,071	21–6
4/21 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA*	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship)	BYUtv	W 3–1 (17–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–21)	3,017	22–6
5/3 8:30 p.m.	#3 UCLA	#2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 1–3 (22–25, 26–24, 27–29, 19–25)	4,249	22–7

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Loyola-Chicago: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, Karch Kiraly , & Lauren McClain
• Lewis: Robbie Bullough & Cosy Burnett
• Ball State: Mick Tidrow & Alex Thomas
• Ohio State: No commentary
• Barton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• Barton: Jarom Jordan
• UC Irvine: No commentary
• UC Irvine: No commentary
• UCSB: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• UCSB: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
• USC: Paul Duchesne
• Grand Canyon: Michael Potter & Taylor Griffin
• Concordia Irvine: Jon O'Neill
• Stanford: Kevin Barnett
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• Pepperdine: Robbie Bullough & Cosy Burnett
• UCLA: Robbie Bullough & Amy Boswell
• Hawai'i: Scott Robbs & Chris McLachlin
• USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• UCLA: Kevin Barnett
• USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
• UCLA: Lincoln Rose

References

See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team, 2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2017 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2018 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2018 BYU Cougars softball team

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2. "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
4. "BYU TOPS 2018 MPSF MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACHES' POLL" (PDF). MPSF. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
5. "2018 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".