2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

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2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
BYU Cougars logo.svg
Conference Big 12 Conference
Record13–3 (2–2 Big XII)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Hyte (10th season)
  • Jonny Neeley [2] (8th season)
Home arena Smith Fieldhouse
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 Big 12 Conference volleyball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Texas  130 1.000183 .857
No. 14 Kansas  93 .750184 .818
No. 12 BYU  94 .692205 .800
UCF  85 .615177 .708
No. 20 Baylor  85 .615149 .609
Iowa State  75 .583167 .696
No. 22 Houston  75 .583147 .667
Kansas State  77 .5001310 .565
TCU  68 .4291312 .520
Cincinnati  49 .3081112 .478
Oklahoma  210 .167913 .409
West Virginia  211 .154917 .346
Texas Tech  111 .083816 .333
Conference champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of November 12, 2023
Rankings from AVCA
Source:Big 12 Conference

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. [3]

Contents

BYU comes off a season where they finished second in the WCC regular after suffering two conference losses to the San Diego Toreros, a team who eventually lost in the Final Four. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament falling to Pitt in the second round. The Cougars come in having been picked to finish second in the Big 12 behind defending national champ Texas. [4]

Season

Pre-season honors

Two Cougars were selected to the Pre-season All-Big 12 team: Super Senior setter Whitney Bower and senior outside hitter Erin Livingston. The two selections were tied for second most in the Big 12 behind only Texas (4). [5]

Roster

2023 BYU Cougars roster [6]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 4 Hannah Billeter - Sophomore
  • 14 Aria McComber - Graduate
  • 16 Brielle Miller - Freshman
  • 18 Kamaile Hiapo - Graduate

Opposite hitters

  • 1 Kate Prior - Sophomore
  • 13 Mia Lee - Freshman
 

Outside hitters

  • 8 Eden Bower- Sophomore
  • 9 Alyssa (Montoya) Erickson - Junior
  • 10 Erin Livingston - Senior
  • 11 Addie Benson - Freshman
  • 12 Claire Little - Freshman
  • 15 Elyse Stowell - Junior
 

Setters

  • 3 Silina Damuni - Freshman
  • 6 Kalia Thunstrom - Junior
  • 7 Whitney Bower - Senior

Middle blockers

  • 1 Kate Prior - Sophomore
  • 13 Mia Lee - Freshman
  • 21 Whitney McEwan-Llarenas - Graduate
  • 24 Brielle Kemavor - Freshman
 

Schedule

Date
Time
OpponentRank
(Tournament Seed)
Arena
City
(Tournament)
TelevisionResultAttendanceRecord
(WCC Record)
08/25
2 p.m.
vs. #5 Pitt #17 Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
(Ellesyn Invitational)
ESPN+ W 3–1
(23–25, 25–20, 25–19, 25–16) [7]
4181—0
08/26
7 p.m.
vs. UTRGV #17Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
(Ellesyn Invitational)
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 25–16) [8]
6372—0
08/27
7 p.m.
@ Montana #17Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
(Ellesyn Invitational)
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–21, 20–25, 25–16, 25–15) [8]
7953–0
08/30
7 p.m.
Loyola Marymount #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–22, 25–16, 25–19) [9]
3,3044–0
08/31
8 p.m.
McNeese #9Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(dōTERRA Classic)
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–14, 25–18, 25–18) [10]
4,6245–0
09/02
7 p.m.
UC Davis #9Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(dōTERRA Classic)
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–15, 25–13, 25–11)
3,1406–0
09/07
11:30 a.m.
vs. Towson #8 Bohler Gymnasium
Pullman, WA
(Cougar Challenge)
P12+ WSU W 3–1
(25–20, 25–23, 14–25, 25–22)
3507–0
09/07
6:30 p.m.
vs. UC Irvine #8Bohler Gymnasium
Pullman, WA
(Cougar Challenge)
P12+ WSUW 3–0
(25–9, 25–21, 25–23)
2518–0
09/08
8 p.m.
@ #13 Washington State #8Bohler Gymnasium
Pullman, WA
(Cougar Challenge)
P12 Insider L 1–3
(25–18, 19–25, 21–25, 19–25)
1,2508–1
09/13
7 p.m.
Utah #12Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(Deseret First Duel)
ESPN+W 3–1
(25–13, 23–25, 25–19, 25–16)
5,5289–1
09/15
6 p.m.
@ Utah Valley #12 Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(UCCU Crosstown Clash)
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–8, 25–17, 25–14)
1,95110–1
09/16
7 p.m.
@ Utah State #12 Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetW 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–23)
1,48811–1
09/20
7 p.m.
#20 Houston*#10Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN2 W 3–0
(26–24, 25–13, 25–18)
3,71412–1
(1–0)
9/23
1 p.m.
#18 Baylor*#10Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+W 3–0
(25–17, 25–17, 25–15)
3,45913–1
(2–0)
9/28
7 p.m.
@ #10 Texas*#9 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
FS1 L 1–3
(25–13, 20–25, 15–25, 20–25)
4,84413–2
(2–1)
9/29
6 p.m.
@ #10 Texas*#9Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX
LHN L 1–3
(28–26, 13–25, 22–25, 20–25)
4,66713–3
(2–2)
10/07
12 p.m.
@ Oklahoma*#10 McCasland Field House
Norman, OK
ESPN+
10/13
7 p.m.
Texas Tech*#9Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPNU
10/14
7 p.m.
Texas Tech*#9Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+
10/19
7 p.m.
Iowa State*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+
10/20
7 p.m.
Iowa State*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+
10/26
5:30 p.m.
@ Kansas State* Morgan Family Arena
Manhattan, KS
ESPN+
10/27
5:30 p.m.
@ Kansas State*Morgan Family Arena
Manhattan, KS
ESPN+
11/03
7 p.m.
Cincinnati*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+
11/04
7 p.m.
Cincinnati*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+
11/09
5 p.m.
@ UCF* The Venue
Orlando, FL
ESPN+
11/10
5 p.m.
@ UCF*The Venue
Orlando, FL
ESPN+
11/17
7 p.m.
Kansas*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
ESPN+
11/22
4 p.m.
@ West Virginia WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
ESPN+
11/25
12 p.m.
@ TCU Schollmaier Arena
Ft. Worth, TX
ESPN+
*-Indicates Conference Opponent
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

[11]

Announcers for televised games

All home games and conference road games will be on ESPN+, an ESPN TV network, or a Fox Sports network. [12] All road games will also be televised or streamed the opponents streaming service. Select neutral site matches may not have accessibility.

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References

For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:

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  2. "Sports Briefs for Thursday". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
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  7. "No. 17 BYU upsets No. 5 Pitt 3-1 to open season". Daily Herald . Retrieved August 25, 2023.
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