2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2018 Outriggers Classic Champions; 2018 MPSF Champions
2018 NCAA Tournament, L- Semifinals
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	22-7 (10-2 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe (3rd season); Jaylen Reyes (3rd season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

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.^[3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.^[4]

2018 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 BYU ‍†‍‡‍^y	10	–	2	.833	22	–	7	.759
No. 3 UCLA ‍‍‍^y	9	–	3	.750	26	–	8	.765
No. 8 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	8	–	4	.667	15	–	8	.652
No. 13 Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	5	–	7	.417	16	–	15	.516
No. 14 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	4	–	8	.333	18	–	11	.621
USC ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	8	–	20	.286
Stanford ‍‍‍	3	–	9	.250	6	–	20	.231

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 5, 2018 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights[edit]

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster[edit]

2018 BYU Cougars roster^[5]

Defensive specialist/libero

6 Zach Hendrickson - Freshman
8 Erik Sikes - Senior
10 Taylor Richards - Junior

Middle blockers

1 Price Jarman - Senior
16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Freshman
17 Branden Oberender - Freshman
18 Miki Jauhiainen - Sophomore
21 Christian Rupert - Junior

Outside hitters

7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore
9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
11 Zach Eschenberg - Sophomore
14 Storm Fa'agata-Tufuga - Sophomore
15 Brenden Sander - Senior
19 Alex Ah Sue - Freshman
24 Tanner Skabelund - Sophomore

Opposite hitters

5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Freshman
7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore
9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
13 Charlie Sragusa - Freshman

Setters

3 Wil Stanley - Sophomore
4 Leo Durkin - Senior
7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore

Schedule[edit]

TV/Internet Streaming information:

TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/5 7 p.m.	#13 Loyola-Chicago	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (25–22, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 12–15)	3,339	0–1
1/6 7 p.m.	#6 Lewis	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–15, 25–15)	3,024	1–1
1/12 5:30 p.m.	#14 Ball State	#6	Worthen Arena Muncie, IL	ESPN3	W 3–1 (25–19, 16–25, 25–15, 25–20)	1,764	2–1
1/13 5 p.m.	#1 Ohio State	#6	St. John Arena Columbus, OH	Buckeye Vision	W 3–2 (21–25, 25–21, 25–20, 21–25, 15–8)	2,237	3–1
1/19 8 p.m.	Barton	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–15, 25–17)	3,595	4–1
1/20 8 p.m.	Barton	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 26–24)	2,116	5–1
1/26 8 p.m.	#6 UC Irvine	#5	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	L 1–3 (22–25, 23–25, 25–20, 21–25)	1,777	5–2
1/27 8 p.m.	#6 UC Irvine	#5	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	L 2–3 (16–25, 26–24, 18–25, 25–21, 13–15)	1,637	5–3
1/28 7 p.m.	#14 UCSB	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (23–25, 20–25, 25–27)	3,518	5–4
2/3 7 p.m.	#14 UCSB	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–20)	4,086	6–4
2/8 7 p.m.	UC San Diego	#7	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (18–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–16)	408	7–4
2/10 8 p.m.	#14 USC*	#7	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	W 3–1 (25–23, 21–25, 25–23, 27–25)	550	8–4 (1–0)
2/15 7 p.m.	#10 Grand Canyon*	#7	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–17)	3,314	9–4 (2–0)
2/17 2 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#7	CU Arena Irvine, CA	CIU on Stretch	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–15)	350	10–4 (3–0)
2/23 8 p.m.	Stanford*	#6	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12	W 3–1 (33–31, 25–27, 25–23, 25–21)	411	11–4 (4–0)
2/24 8 p.m.	Stanford*	#6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (23–25, 20–25, 25–14, 25–10, 15–12)	3,458	12–4 (5–0)
3/1 7 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–2 (22–25, 27–29, 25–23, 25–22, 15–11)	2,585	13–4 (6–0)
3/3 7 p.m.	#3 UCLA*	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–20)	5,017	14–4 (7–0)
3/8 7 p.m.	#11 Penn State	#4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic)		W 3–2 (21–25, 29–27, 25–22, 19–25, 15–13)	3,092	15–4
3/9 7 p.m.	#8 Lewis	#4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic)		W 3–1 (25–15, 18–25, 25–23, 26–24)	4,087	16–4
3/10 10 p.m.	#2 Hawai'i	#4	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic)	SPEC HI Big West TV	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–20, 25–21, 25–23)	5,989	17–4
3/15 7 p.m.	USC*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–16, 25–23, 25–21)	3,240	18–4 (8–0)
3/29 7 p.m.	#14 Concordia Irvine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (25–19, 25–16, 22–25, 21–25, 14–16)	3,921	18–5 (8–1)
3/31 7 p.m.	#13 Grand Canyon*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–23)	3,568	19–5 (9–1)
4/5 8 p.m.	#4 Pepperdine*	#2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–14)	1,657	20–5 (10–1)
4/7 8 p.m.	#5 UCLA*	#2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	L 0–3 (21–25, 23–25, 22–25)	5,671	20–6 (10–2)
4/19 7 p.m.	USC*	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22)	2,071	21–6
4/21 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA*	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship)	BYUtv	W 3–1 (17–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–21)	3,017	22–6
5/3 8:30 p.m.	#3 UCLA	#2	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	L 1–3 (22–25, 26–24, 27–29, 19–25)	4,249	22–7

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games[edit]

Loyola-Chicago: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, Karch Kiraly, & Lauren McClain
Lewis: Robbie Bullough & Cosy Burnett
Ball State: Mick Tidrow & Alex Thomas
Ohio State: No commentary
Barton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
Barton: Jarom Jordan
UC Irvine: No commentary
UC Irvine: No commentary
UCSB: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
UCSB: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
USC: Paul Duchesne
Grand Canyon: Michael Potter & Taylor Griffin
Concordia Irvine: Jon O'Neill
Stanford: Kevin Barnett
Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
Pepperdine: Robbie Bullough & Cosy Burnett
UCLA: Robbie Bullough & Amy Boswell
Hawai'i: Scott Robbs & Chris McLachlin
USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
Pepperdine: Al Epstein
UCLA: Kevin Barnett
USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
UCLA: Lincoln Rose

References[edit]

^ "Men's volleyball adds Slabe to coaching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
^ "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
^ "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
^ "BYU TOPS 2018 MPSF MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACHES' POLL" (PDF). MPSF. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
^ "2018 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".

[1] "Men's volleyball adds Slabe to coaching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

[2] "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.

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

[4] "BYU TOPS 2018 MPSF MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACHES' POLL" (PDF). MPSF. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[5] "2018 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".

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