2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball | |
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Conference | Big 12 Conference |
Record | 13–3 (2–2 Big XII) |
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Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
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No. 3 Texas | 13 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 18 | – | 3 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Kansas | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 18 | – | 4 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 BYU | 9 | – | 4 | .692 | 20 | – | 5 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 17 | – | 7 | .708 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Baylor | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 16 | – | 7 | .696 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Houston | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 7 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 10 | .565 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 13 | – | 12 | .520 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 4 | – | 9 | .308 | 11 | – | 12 | .478 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oklahoma | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Tech | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 8 | – | 16 | .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]
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]
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]
2023 BYU Cougars roster [6] | ||||||
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Date Time | Opponent | Rank (Tournament Seed) | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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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] | 418 | 1—0 |
08/26 7 p.m. | vs. UTRGV | #17 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 25–16) [8] | 637 | 2—0 |
08/27 7 p.m. | @ Montana | #17 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–21, 20–25, 25–16, 25–15) [8] | 795 | 3–0 |
08/30 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–19) [9] | 3,304 | 4–0 |
08/31 8 p.m. | McNeese | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–18, 25–18) [10] | 4,624 | 5–0 |
09/02 7 p.m. | UC Davis | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–13, 25–11) | 3,140 | 6–0 |
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) | 350 | 7–0 |
09/07 6:30 p.m. | vs. UC Irvine | #8 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge) | P12+ WSU | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–21, 25–23) | 251 | 8–0 |
09/08 8 p.m. | @ #13 Washington State | #8 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge) | P12 Insider | L 1–3 (25–18, 19–25, 21–25, 19–25) | 1,250 | 8–1 |
09/13 7 p.m. | Utah | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–13, 23–25, 25–19, 25–16) | 5,528 | 9–1 |
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) | 1,951 | 10–1 |
09/16 7 p.m. | @ Utah State | #12 | Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT | MW Net | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–23) | 1,488 | 11–1 |
09/20 7 p.m. | #20 Houston* | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN2 | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–13, 25–18) | 3,714 | 12–1 (1–0) |
9/23 1 p.m. | #18 Baylor* | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–15) | 3,459 | 13–1 (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) | 4,844 | 13–2 (2–1) |
9/29 6 p.m. | @ #10 Texas* | #9 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX | LHN | L 1–3 (28–26, 13–25, 22–25, 20–25) | 4,667 | 13–3 (2–2) |
10/07 12 p.m. | @ Oklahoma* | #10 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | ESPN+ | |||
10/13 7 p.m. | Texas Tech* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPNU | |||
10/14 7 p.m. | Texas Tech* | #9 | Smith 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+ | ||||
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.
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 men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play 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 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 men's volleyball team will represent Brigham Young University in the 2017 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by second year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. They reached the NCAA National Championship for the second year in a row before being swept by Ohio State. The Cougars finished the year ranked #2 in the nation.
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 represents BYU during the 2019 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Cougars are 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 have made the NCAA tournament in 19 of the 24 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 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.
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The 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by sixth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. After finishing last season ranked #1 the Cougars enter the 2021 season with the #1 ranking.
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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 men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are 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 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 2022 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by eighth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are competing as members of the WCC for the final season, as they'll join the Big 12 Conference for 2023.
The 2023 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by eighth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are 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.
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For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following: