2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball | |
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WCC regular season Champ | |
NCAA, National semifinals | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 31–2 (17–1 WCC) |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
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No. 4 BYU †y | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pepperdine y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego y | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's y | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 10 | .655 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount y | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 10 | .677 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*invited to the 2018 Women's NVIC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of 2018-12-13 Rankings from AVCA Source:West Coast Conference |
The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by fourth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
BYU came off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship [3] and once again participated in the NCAA tournament before falling to Kentucky in the third round. [4]
2018 BYU Cougars Roster [7] | ||||||
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Opposite hitters | Outside hitters | Setters Middle blockers |
Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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8/18 1 p.m. | Utah Valley | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–22, 25–20) | N/A | Exhibition |
8/24 5:30 p.m. | @ Duke | #8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ACC Extra | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–16) | 2,159 | 1–0 |
8/25 4:30 p.m. | @ Duke | #8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ACC Extra | W 3–1 (16–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–17) | 1,773 | 2–0 |
8/30 7 p.m. | West Virginia | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–11, 25–14) | 1,201 | 3–0 |
8/31 7 p.m. | #1 Stanford | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–22, 25–20, 21–25, 20–25, 15–11) | 3,389 | 4–0 |
9/01 7 p.m. | Wichita State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–12, 25–20) | 2,231 | 5–0 |
9/07 9 a.m. | vs. #10 USC | #3 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI (Marquette Tournament) | W 3–0 (30–28, 25–21, 25–14) | 175 | 6–0 | |
9/07 4 p.m. | vs. Syracuse | #3 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI (Marquette Tournament) | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 25–20) | 768 | 7–0 | |
9/08 5 p.m. | @ #25 Marquette | #3 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI (Marquette Tournament) | MUTV | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–14) | 1,481 | 8–0 |
9/13 7 p.m. | #24 Utah | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–17) | 5,472 | 9–0 |
9/15 2 p.m. | @ Weber State | #1 | Swenson Gym Ogden, UT | Pluto TV 235 | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–16) | 1,137 | 10–0 |
9/20 7:05 p.m. | Pacific* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–20, 25–14) | 2,210 | 11–0 (1–0) |
9/22 1:05 p.m. | Saint Mary's* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–14, 25–13) | 2,270 | 12–0 (2–0) |
9/25 7 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | #1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ESPNU | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–18, 25–21) | 1,211 | 13–0 (3–0) |
9/27 7:05 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–10, 25–15) | 1,741 | 14–0 (4–0) |
9/29 1 p.m. | Portland* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–15, 25–18) | 2,109 | 15–0 (5–0) |
10/05 8 p.m. | @ San Diego* | #1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–21, 24–26, 25–16, 25–10) | 1,382 | 16–0 (6–0) |
10/11 8 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–20, 25–21) | 313 | 17–0 (7–0) |
10/13 2 p.m. | @ Santa Clara* | #1 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–13) | 447 | 18–0 (8–0) |
10/18 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–20) | 2,884 | 19–0 (9–0) |
10/20 1 p.m. | Pepperdine* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–13, 25–8) | 3,443 | 20–0 (10–0) |
10/25 8 p.m. | @ Portland* | #1 | Chiles Center Portland, OR | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–20) | 2,259 | 21–0 (11–0) |
10/27 1 p.m. | @ Gonzaga* | #1 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–23) | 1,362 | 22–0 (12–0) |
11/02 7 p.m. | San Diego* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–15, 22–25, 25–20) | 5,082 | 23–0 (13–0) |
11/08 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–17, 25–11) | 2,762 | 24–0 (14–0) |
11/10 1 p.m. | San Francisco* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–9) | 4,213 | 25–0 (15–0) |
11/15 8 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #1 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–16) | 1,055 | 26–0 (16–0) |
11/17 1 p.m. | @ Pacific* | #1 | Cabrillo College Gymnasium Aptos, CA | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–17) | 233 | 27–0 (17–0) | |
11/20 8 p.m. | @ Loyola Marymount* | #1 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | TheW.tv | L 0–3 (23–25, 25–27, 20–25) | 820 | 27–1 (17–1) |
11/30 7 p.m. | y- Stony Brook | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–13, 25–12) | 3,675 | 28–1 (17–1) |
12/01 7 p.m. | y- Utah | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–18) | 5,183 | 29–1 (17–1) |
12/07 4:30 p.m. | y- #16 Florida | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal) | ESPN3 | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–13, 25–17, 25–19) | 5,104 | 30–1 (17–1) |
12/08 6 p.m. | y- #5/(5–seed) Texas | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament Regional final) | ESPNU | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–21) | 5,326 | 31–1 (17–1) |
12/13 5 p.m. | y- #1/(1–seed) Stanford | #4 (4-seed) | Target Center Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Tournament Semifinal) | ESPN | L 0–3 (15–25, 15–25, 18–25) | 17,808 | 31–2 (17–1) |
All home games will be on BYUtv or TheW.tv powered by Stadium. All but one road game will also be televised or streamed. The Pacific game was originally scheduled to be streamed on TheW.tv, but a change in venues due to the bad air quality from the California Wildfires cancelled the stream.
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