2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	17-1 (6-0 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Devin Young (2nd season); Micah Naone (2nd season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

Last updated May 13, 2024

The 2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fifth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.^[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.^[4] On March 12 the NCAA, BYU, and the MPSF shutdown the remainder of the season due to COVID-19, leaving BYU to end the season ranked #1 and undefeated in conference play.^[5]

2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 BYU ‍‍‍	6	–	0	1.000	17	–	1	.944
No. 11 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	14	–	7	.667
No. 8 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	3	–	2	.600	7	–	6	.538
No. 13 Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	3	–	4	.429	11	–	10	.524
No. 9 UCLA ‍‍‍	2	–	3	.400	10	–	9	.526
No. 14 Stanford ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	6	–	11	.353
USC ‍‍‍	1	–	6	.143	5	–	14	.263

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 12, 2024 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2020 BYU Cougars roster^[6]

Defensive specialist/libero

4 Jon Stanley - Freshman
6 Zach Hendrickson - Junior
12 Mitchel Worthington - Sophomore

Middle blockers

10 Gavin Julien - Freshman
16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Junior
17 Branden Oberender - Sophomore
18 Miki Jauhiainen - Senior
21 Max Pothier - Freshman

Outside hitters

1 Davide Gardini - Sophomore
4 Jon Stanley - Freshman
7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Senior
9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
11 Zach Eschenberg - Senior
13 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore
20 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Freshman

Opposite hitters

2 Alex Ah Sue - Sophomore
5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Junior

Setters

3 Wil Stanley - Senior
23 Gavin Heap - Freshman
24 Brody Earnest - Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv. Most road games will also be streamed.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/3 6 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola-Chicago	#3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16)	496	1–0
1/4 6 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis	#3	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVCSN	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16)	995	2–0
1/10 7 p.m.	#15 Penn State	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–22)	4,440	3–0
1/11 5 p.m.	#15 Penn State	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–21)	3,080	4–0
1/17 5 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#2	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NV	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–10, 25–22)	228	5–0
1/18 11 a.m.	@ Mount Olive	#2	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–16)	384	6–0
1/22 8 p.m.	@ #5 UC Irvine	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16)	637	7–0
1/24 8 p.m.	@ #5 UC Irvine	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25)	1,665	8–0
1/31 7 p.m.	#3 UCSB	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17)	4,692	9–0
2/1 6 p.m.	#3 UCSB	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11)	3,655	10–0
2/6 7 p.m.	#7 UCLA*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–12, 25–23)	3,100	11–0 (1–0)
2/8 5 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20)	3,775	12–0 (2–0)
2/14 7 p.m.	Grand Canyon*	#2	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 28–26)	3,879	13–0 (3–0)
2/20 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–20)	2,762	14–0 (4–0)
2/22 6 p.m.	USC*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19)	4,151	15–0 (5–0)
2/29 7 p.m.	#13 Stanford*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–21, 25–22)	5,817	16–0 (6–0)
3/5 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI Big West TV	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–20)	6,977	17–0
3/6 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI Big West TV	L 2–3 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19)	10,300	17–1
3/13 8 p.m.	@ #14 Stanford*	#1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	Cancelled- COVID-19
3/26 8 p.m.	@ USC*		Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC
3/27 2 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*		CU Arena Irvine, CA	CIU on Stretch
4/2 7 p.m.	Grand Canyon*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv.org
4/9 8 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WCC Network
4/11 5 p.m.	@ UCLA*		Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA
TBA	TBA*		(MPSF Tournament)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
Lewis: No commentary
Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
UC Irvine: No commentary
UC Irvine: No commentary
UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Jack O'Hara
Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey , Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji

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References

↑ "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
↑ "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
↑ "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
↑ "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
↑ "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved March 12, 2020.
↑ "2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".

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[1] "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[2] "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

[3] "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.

[4] "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[5] "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune . Retrieved March 12, 2020.

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