2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record	17-1 (6-0 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Devin Young[1] (2nd season); Micah Naone[2] (2nd season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse

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.[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.[4] 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.[5]

2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 BYU ‍‍‍	6	–	0	1.000	17	–	1	.944
No. 11 Grand Canyon ‍‍‍	4	–	2	.667	14	–	7	.667
No. 8 Pepperdine ‍‍‍	3	–	2	.600	7	–	6	.538
No. 13 Concordia Irvine ‍‍‍	3	–	4	.429	11	–	10	.524
No. 9 UCLA ‍‍‍	2	–	3	.400	10	–	9	.526
No. 14 Stanford ‍‍‍	2	–	4	.333	6	–	11	.353
USC ‍‍‍	1	–	6	.143	5	–	14	.263

† – Conference champion ‡ – 2020 MPSF Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of October 11, 2023 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2020 BYU Cougars roster[6]

Defensive specialist/libero

4 Jon Stanley - Freshman
6 Zach Hendrickson - Junior
12 Mitchel Worthington - Sophomore

Middle blockers

10 Gavin Julien - Freshman
16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Junior
17 Branden Oberender - Sophomore
18 Miki Jauhiainen - Senior
21 Max Pothier - Freshman

Outside hitters

1 Davide Gardini - Sophomore
4 Jon Stanley - Freshman
7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Senior
9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
11 Zach Eschenberg - Senior
13 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore
20 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Freshman

Opposite hitters

2 Alex Ah Sue - Sophomore
5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Junior

Setters

3 Wil Stanley - Senior
23 Gavin Heap - Freshman
24 Brody Earnest - Sophomore

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv. Most road games will also be streamed.

Date time	Opponent	Rank	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/3 6 p.m.	@ #11 Loyola-Chicago	#3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN3	W 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16)	496	1–0
1/4 6 p.m.	@ #6 Lewis	#3	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVCSN	W 3–1 (25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16)	995	2–0
1/10 7 p.m.	#15 Penn State	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–22)	4,440	3–0
1/11 5 p.m.	#15 Penn State	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–21)	3,080	4–0
1/17 5 p.m.	@ Mount Olive	#2	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NV	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–10, 25–22)	228	5–0
1/18 11 a.m.	@ Mount Olive	#2	Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC	Conference Carolinas DN	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–16)	384	6–0
1/22 8 p.m.	@ #5 UC Irvine	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16)	637	7–0
1/24 8 p.m.	@ #5 UC Irvine	#2	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	Big West TV	W 3–1 (28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25)	1,665	8–0
1/31 7 p.m.	#3 UCSB	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17)	4,692	9–0
2/1 6 p.m.	#3 UCSB	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11)	3,655	10–0
2/6 7 p.m.	#7 UCLA*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (31–29, 25–12, 25–23)	3,100	11–0 (1–0)
2/8 5 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20)	3,775	12–0 (2–0)
2/14 7 p.m.	Grand Canyon*	#2	GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 28–26)	3,879	13–0 (3–0)
2/20 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–20)	2,762	14–0 (4–0)
2/22 6 p.m.	USC*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19)	4,151	15–0 (5–0)
2/29 7 p.m.	#13 Stanford*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–21, 25–22)	5,817	16–0 (6–0)
3/5 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI Big West TV	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–20)	6,977	17–0
3/6 10 p.m.	@ #1 Hawai'i	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	SPEC HI Big West TV	L 2–3 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19)	10,300	17–1
3/13 8 p.m.	@ #14 Stanford*	#1	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12+ STAN	Cancelled- COVID-19
3/26 8 p.m.	@ USC*		Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC
3/27 2 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*		CU Arena Irvine, CA	CIU on Stretch
4/2 7 p.m.	Grand Canyon*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv.org
4/9 8 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WCC Network
4/11 5 p.m.	@ UCLA*		Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12+ UCLA
TBA	TBA*		(MPSF Tournament)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
Lewis: No commentary
Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
UC Irvine: No commentary
UC Irvine: No commentary
UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Jack O'Hara
Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji
Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji

References

"BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
"BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
"Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
"BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
"NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
"2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".

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[1] "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.

[2] "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

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

[4] "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

[5] "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2020.

[6] "2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".