2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball | |
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2021 WCC Champions | |
NCAA volleyball tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 30–2 (18–0 WCC) |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
The 2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by seventh year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.
BYU came off a season where they finished first and won the WCC regular season championship. The Cougars received an automatic big to the NCAA tournament falling to Wisconsin.
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No. 4 BYU †y | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 2 | .938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Pepperdine y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 5 | .815 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego y | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 8 | – | 9 | .471 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 0 | – | 17 | .000 | 0 | – | 25 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland games at San Francisco and Santa Clara were cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols. Since neither game had an impact on determining the conference champion, neither game was rescheduled. [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of November 7, 2024 Rankings from AVCA Source:West Coast Conference |
2020–21 BYU Cougars roster [4] | ||||||
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Date Time | Opponent | Rank (Tournament Seed) | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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08/27 12 p.m. | Southern Utah | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–11, 25–16, 25–13) | 457 | 1–0 |
08/27 7 p.m. | LIU | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–11, 25–10, 25–9) | 4,823 | 2–0 |
08/28 7 p.m. | UNLV | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–16, 25–15) | 4,453 | 3–0 |
09/02 7 p.m. | Weber State | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–23, 23–25, 18–25, 25–19, 15–4) | 2,852 | 4–0 |
09/03 7 p.m. | Dixie State [5] | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–8, 25–16, 25–20) | 2,855 | 5–0 |
09/04 7 p.m. | Michigan State | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–21, 25–19) | 2,486 | 6–0 |
09/10 10 a.m. | vs. Bowling Green | #12 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA (Panther Challenge) | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–16, 25–19) | 100 | 7–0 | |
09/10 5 p.m. | @ #4 Pitt | #12 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA (Panther Challenge) | ACCN Extra | L 1–3 (21–25, 25–21, 20–25, 24–26) | 1,258 | 7–1 |
09/11 2 p.m. | vs. High Point | #12 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA (Panther Challenge) | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–19) | 100 | 8–1 | |
09/16 7 p.m. | #10 Utah | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–16) | 5,140 | 9–1 |
09/18 6 p.m. | @ Utah Valley | #15 | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–18, 25–20) | 1,564 | 10–1 |
09/23 7 p.m. | Pacific* | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–12, 25–17) | 2,490 | 11–1 (1–0) |
09/25 1 p.m. | Saint Mary's* | #11 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–17, 25–18) | 2,351 | 12–1 (2–0) |
09/30 1 p.m. | @ Santa Clara* | #10 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–9) | 322 | 13–1 (3–0) |
10/02 1 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #10 | The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–16, 25–18) | 193 | 14–1 (4–0) |
10/07 7 p.m. | Portland* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–10) | 2,624 | 15–1 (5–0) |
10/09 12 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–7, 25–20, 25–14) | 2,187 | 16–1 (6–0) |
10/14 8 p.m. | @ Loyola Marymount* | #8 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | WCC Network | W 3–1 (22–25, 25–16, 25–22, 25–19) | 300 | 17–1 (7–0) |
10/16 1 p.m. | @ #24 Pepperdine* | #8 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WCC Network | W 3–1 (21–25, 25–19, 25–10, 25–16) | 737 | 18–1 (8–0) |
10/22 7 p.m. | #21 San Diego* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–13, 25–13) | 2,828 | 19–1 (9–0) |
10/28 7 p.m. | San Francisco* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–15, 25–14) | 2,466 | 20–1 (10–0) |
10/30 1 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–10, 25–17) | 2,413 | 21–1 (11–0) |
11/04 7 p.m. | @ Gonzaga* | #6 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–19, 25–21) | 755 | 22–1 (12–0) |
11/06 1 p.m. | @ Portland* | #6 | Chiles Center Portland, OR | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 25–12) | 414 | 23–1 (13–0) |
11/11 7 p.m. | Pepperdine* | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–18) | 2,973 | 24–1 (14–0) |
11/13 1 p.m. | Loyola Marymount* | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–20, 24–26, 25–21, 25–22) | 3,592 | 25–1 (15–0) |
11/18 8 p.m. | @ Pacific* | #4 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 29–27) | 468 | 26–1 (16–0) |
11/20 2 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #4 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | WCC Network | W 3–1 (25–17, 25–15, 19–25, 25–14) | 313 | 27–1 (17–0) |
11/23 8 p.m. | @ San Diego* | #4 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | WCC Network | W 3–1 (25–10, 14–25, 25–21, 25–22) | 1,213 | 28–1 (18–0) |
12/3 7 p.m. | y- Boise State | #4 (11-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–6, 25–19, 25–10) | 5,340 | 29–1 |
12/4 7 p.m. | y- Utah | #4 (11-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (17–25, 25–22, 25–23, 25–23) | 4,729 | 30–1 |
12/9 11 a.m. | y- #8 (6-seed) Purdue | #4 (11-seed) | Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA (NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal) | ESPNU | L 2–3 (12–25, 25–16, 25–21, 13–25, 16–18) | 1,479 | 30–2 |
All home games will be on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. Most road games will also be televised or streamed on WCC Network, with the game at Pitt on ACC Network Extra, Utah Valley on ESPN+, and the other two Panther Classic matches being untelevised.
The 2013 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013 at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas-area community of Paradise, Nevada. Gonzaga, which entered the tournament as the top-ranked team in both major polls, claimed the school's 12th tournament title overall and 10th under current head coach Mark Few.
The 2013 West Coast Conference women's basketball tournament was held March 6–11, 2013, at the Orleans Arena in the Las Vegas area community of Paradise, Nevada.
The 2014 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC and were picked to win the conference title in the preseason poll.
The 2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by first year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
The 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by second year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.
The 2017 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by third year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
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.
The 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented BYU during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 25th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars had made the NCAA tournament in 19 of the 24 seasons that Rockwood had been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches were Brent Anderson and Steve Magleby with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen and McKinzie Young. The Cougars came off of a season where they were first in the WCC and went 13–5–1, 8–1–0 in the WCC. The Cougars were picked to finish as co-champs by the WCC media.
The 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by fifth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by sixth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented BYU during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 26th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall, the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 20 of the 25 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson and Steve Magleby with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen and McKinzie Young. The Cougars came off of a season where they were first in the WCC and went 21–1–1, 8–0–1 in the WCC with the only loss coming to eventual College Cup Champion Stanford. The Cougars were picked to finish as champs by the WCC media. Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the women's soccer team practiced during the fall of 2020 and are playing a spring 2021 season with the NCAA Tournament also taking place in spring 2021.
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins's twentieth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center.
The 2021 BYU Cougars softball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin entered the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 19th consecutive season. 2021 was the eighth season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball. The Cougars entered 2021 having won their last 11 conference championships, though they never made it to conference play in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The 2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 27th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars have made the NCAA tournament in 21 of the 26 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson and Steve Magleby with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen and McKinzie Young. The Cougars come off of a season where they were second in the WCC and went 11–4–1, 7–1–1 in the WCC. Their lone conference loss came to eventual national champion Santa Clara, whom the Cougars beat in Santa Clara in a non-conference match. For the 2021 season BYU returned 10 starters, including defending WCC Offensive Player of the Year Mikayla Colohan, who was drafted by the Orlando Pride. Cameron Tucker, who recorded eight goals and eight assists in 2020–21, also returned. The others returning due to an extra year of eligibility granted due to the COVID-19 pandemic include goalkeeper Cassidy Smith, Grace Johnson and Mikaylie Call. The incoming class features six new athletes and no new transfers. The Cougars went on to share the WCC crown, advance to their first ever College Cup, and tied in the championship with Florida State before losing on penalties to finish as national runner–up.
The 2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins's twenty first and final season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center.
The 2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish third in the MPSF preseason poll. After finishing last season ranked #2 the Cougars enter the 2022 season with the #6 ranking.
The 2022 BYU Cougars baseball team represented Brigham Young University during the 2022 NCAA Division I baseball season. Mike Littlewood began the season as acting head coach of the Cougars for a tenth consecutive season. However, on April 11 Littlewood announced he was stepping away from BYU Baseball for personal reasons that were undisclosed. Assistant coach Trent Pratt was named acting head coaching for the remainder of the season.
The 2022 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represented Brigham Young University during the 2022 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 28th consecutive season by Jennifer Rockwood, who was co-coach in 1995 and became the solo head coach in 1996. Before 1995 BYU women's soccer competed as a club team and not as a member of the NCAA. Overall the Cougars had made the NCAA tournament in 22 of the 27 seasons that Rockwood had been the head coach. Joining Rockwood as assistant coaches are Brent Anderson and Steve Magleby with volunteer assistants Rachel Jorgensen and Madie Gates. The Cougars came off of a season where they were co-champions in the WCC and went 17–4–3, 8–1–0 in the WCC. The Cougars went on to advance to their first ever College Cup, and tied in the championship with Florida State before losing on penalties to finish as national runner–up. The Cougars staff was also named the Women's Staff of the Year. The Cougars enter 2022 having been picked to win the WCC Championship in their final season before heading to the Big 12 Conference for the 2023 season.
The 2022 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by eighth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were competing as members of the WCC for the final season, as they'll join the Big 12 Conference for 2023.
The 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by ninth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were competing as members of the Big 12 Conference for the first time.
For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following: