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[1] (3rd season); Jaylen Reyes[2] (3rd season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse

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
	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

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

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

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

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

"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".

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[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".