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Conference | West Coast Conference |
Record | 22–7 (15–3 WCC) |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
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No. 4 San Diego | 9 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 1 | .947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 BYU | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 14 | – | 5 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Marymount | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Pepperdine | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pacific | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 12 | – | 9 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Santa Clara | 4 | – | 5 | .444 | 8 | – | 13 | .381 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Francisco | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Mary's | 3 | – | 6 | .333 | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland | 2 | – | 7 | .222 | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gonzaga | 0 | – | 9 | .000 | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of October 22, 2024 Rankings from AVCA Source:West Coast Conference |
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. [3]
BYU comes off a season where they finished first and won the WCC regular season championship. The Cougars received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament falling to Purdue in the Sweet 16. The Cougars came in as favorites to win the 2022 conference title. [4]
Four Cougars were selected to the Pre-season All-WCC team: Senior setter Whitney Bower, senior middle blocker Heather Gneiting, senior opposite hitter Kate Grimmer and junior outside hitter Erin Livingston. The four selections tied BYU with San Diego for the most 2022 Preseason All-WCC team selections. [4]
The 5,507 fans that attended the Duke game set a record for the most fans attending a BYU Women's Volleyball game at the Smith Fieldhouse. More than 1,000 fans were turned away as the only seats empty were some student season ticket seats. [5]
During the Duke-BYU game, with BYU leading 6-3, Duke sophomore Rachel Richardson came up to serve and later recounted that in that moment, she "very distinctly...heard a very strong and negative racial slur." [6] [7] Once the set was over, Richardson informed the Duke coaching staff, who informed the game officials, who informed BYU staffers, who assigned a campus officer to monitor the student section. [6] The officer later wrote an official report outlining his actions, including that he didn't hear any abusive comments during the fourth set. [6] After the game was complete, a Duke assistant coach confronted the officer, pointing to a particular person in the student section and questioned why the person had not been ejected during the game. [6] The officer and BYU officials reviewed game footage to find evidence that the fan shouted a racial slur, found none, but decided to ban the fan from attending BYU events indefinitely until further investigation was completed. [6]
The following day, Richardson’s godmother brought the situation widespread attention when she tweeted that Richardson was called the slur "every time she served." [6] The Duke vs. Rider match was moved from BYU to a local high school where only family and friends of the schools were allowed admittance. [8]
Two days after the incident, having flown back to North Carolina, Richardson tweeted out a statement saying "my fellow African American teammates and I were targeted and racially heckled throughout the entirety of the match. The slurs and comments grew into threats which caused us to feel unsafe." [6] In response, BYU Athletics sent out a general press release outlining the school's official stance on all racism. Duke released a statement supporting the allegations of Richardson. [9] Richardson was interviewed on ESPN where she repeated the allegations. [6]
On September 9, BYU announced it had concluded its investigation into the incident and that it could not corroborate the claims of racism at the match and reinstated the fan who had been banned. [10] [11]
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Date Time | Opponent | Rank (Tournament Seed) | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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08/26 12 p.m. | Rider | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | byutv.org | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–17, 25–16) | 1,018 | 1—0 |
08/26 7 p.m. | Duke | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–14, 25–19, 19–25, 25–19) | 5,507 | 2—0 |
08/27 7 p.m. | Washington State | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–21, 25–15) | 3,678 | 3—0 |
09/01 7 p.m. | Utah State | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–17, 25–14) | 3,419 | 4—0 |
09/02 7 p.m. | Cincinnati | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–13, 21–25, 25–14, 25–19) | 3,343 | 5—0 |
09/03 7 p.m. | #10 Pitt | #7 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | BYUtv | L 1–3 (19–25, 22–25, 25–19, 21–25) | 3,342 | 5—1 |
09/08 6 p.m. | @ #5 Georgia Tech | #10 | O'Keefe Gymnasium Atlanta, GA (Georgia Tech Challenge) | ACCNX | L 0–3 (20–25, 21–25, 14–25) | 1,200 | 5–2 |
09/09 6 p.m. | vs. #8 Ohio State | #10 | O'Keefe Gymnasium Atlanta, GA (Georgia Tech Challenge) | L 0–3 (19–25, 16–25, 25–27) | 919 | 5–3 | |
09/15 7 p.m. | @ Utah | #15 | Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT (Deseret First Duel) | P12 | W 3–1 (25–20, 22–25, 28–26, 27–25) | 1,905 | 6–3 |
09/17 6 p.m. | Utah Valley | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | byutv.org | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–20) | 3,018 | 7–3 |
09/22 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount* | #16 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–18, 25–21) | 2,615 | 8–3 (1–0) |
09/24 1 p.m. | #17 Pepperdine* | #16 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–12, 18–25, 25–21, 25–22) | 3,004 | 9–3 (2–0) |
09/29 7 p.m. | @ Portland* | #15 | Chiles Center Portland, OR | SCS Central | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–20, 26–24) | 339 | 10–3 (3–0) |
10/01 1 p.m. | @ Gonzaga* | #15 | Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA | SCS Atlantic | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–18, 25–22, 25–22) | 581 | 11–3 (4–0) |
10/06 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–13, 25–12) | 3,120 | 12–3 (5–0) |
10/08 1 p.m. | San Francisco* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–17) | 2,656 | 13–3 (6–0) |
10/13 7 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #12 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | SCS Pacific | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–13, 25–14) | 296 | 14–3 (7–0) |
10/15 1 p.m. | @ Pacific* | #12 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | WCC Network | L 2–3 (21–25, 25–17, 22–25, 25–10, 10–15) | 827 | 14–4 (7–1) |
10/21 7 p.m. | @ #4 San Diego* | #17 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | SCS Atlantic | L 0–3 (20–25, 21–25, 18–25) | 3,340 | 14–5 (7–2) |
10/27 7 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #17 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–14, 25–21) | 2,891 | 15–5 (8–2) |
10/29 1 p.m. | Portland* | #17 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–10) | 3,134 | 16–5 (9–2) |
11/03 8 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #18 | The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | SCS Pacific | W 3–1 (20–25, 25–20, 25–20, 25–16) | 350 | 17–5 (10–2) |
11/05 2 p.m. | @ Santa Clara* | #18 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–17) | 309 | 18–5 (11–2) |
11/10 7 p.m. | Pacific* | #18 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | CANCELLED- Pacific forfeited the game 3–0 citing they didn't want to risk playing in a racist environment [13] | 18–5 (11–2) | |
11/12 1 p.m. | Saint Mary's* | #18 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–18, 30–28, 25–19) | 2,855 | 19–5 (12–2) |
11/17 8 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | #17 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–22, 25-21, 25–22) | 605 | 20–5 (13–2) |
11/19 2 p.m. | @ Loyola Marymount* | #17 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | SCS Central | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–20, 14–25, 25–23) | 629 | 21–5 (14–2) |
11/22 8 p.m. | #2 San Diego* | #18 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPNU | L 1–3 (25–21, 19-25, 22–25, 22–25) | 4,677 | 21–6 (14–3) |
12/02 2 p.m. | y- James Madison | #18 (7) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA (NCAA Tournament 1st Round1) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–20, 25-10, 25–15) | 2,055 | 22–6 |
12/03 5 p.m. | y- #6 Pitt (2) | #18 (7) | Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) | ESPN+ | L 0–3 (21-25, 22–25, 18–25) | 2,814 | 22–7 |
All home games will be on BYUtv or the BYUtv App with the exception of San Diego, which will be on ESPNU. [15] Most road games will also be televised or streamed on WCC Network with ACC Network Extra picking up the Georgia Tech game and Pac-12 Network picking up the Utah game.
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 2012–13 BYU Cougars women's basketball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2012–13 college basketball season. It was head coach Jeff Judkins twelfth season at BYU. The Cougars, members of the West Coast Conference, played their home games at the Marriott Center. They finished the season 23–11, 11–5 in conference play, to finish tied for 3rd in the conference. The Cougars advanced to the second round of the 2013 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they lost to conference foe Saint Mary's. In an unusual event, the leader at Halftime of all 3 BYU/ Saint Mary's meetings would go on to lose the match.
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 soccer team represented BYU during the 2015 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars were coached for a 21st 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. The Cougars enter the 2015 season having won three consecutive West Coast Conference championships and having made the NCAA Tournament each of the last three seasons and in 16 of the 20 seasons that Rockwood has been the head coach. The Cougars also come in having been picked to win the 2015 WCC women's soccer crown. On the last day of the season BYU won their fourth consecutive WCC soccer title to automatically qualify for the NCAA Tournament. BYU advanced to the second round of the College Cup where they were defeated by Stanford. BYU finished the season at 16–3–2.
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 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. The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.
The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by fourth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are 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 represents Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by fifth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.
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. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. 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.
The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by sixth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.
The 2021 BYU Cougars softball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin enters the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 19th consecutive season. 2021 is 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 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by seventh year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.
The 2022 BYU Cougars softball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I softball season. Gordon Eakin enters the year as head coach of the Cougars for a 20th consecutive season. 2022 is the ninth season for the Cougars as members of the WCC in softball. The Cougars enter 2022 having won their last 12 conference championships and having been picked as the favorites to win the 2022 WCC title.
The 2022 BYU Cougars women's soccer team represents 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 have made the NCAA tournament in 22 of the 27 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 Madie Gates. The Cougars come 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 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF quarterfinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish sixth in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.
The 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents 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 play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are competing as members of the Big 12 Conference for the first time.
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Marvin Richardson, the father of the Duke volleyball player, said in an interview late Saturday that a slur was repeatedly yelled from the stands as his daughter was serving