2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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

2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2016 AVCA Showcase Champions
2016 MPSF Regular Season Champions
2016 MPSF Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 1–seed, L, Final 3–0
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
2016 record27–3 (19–3 MPSF)
Head coachShawn Olmstead (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Luka Slabe[1] (1st season)
  • Jaylen Reyes[2] (1st season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
2016 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 BYU  ‍†‍‍y 19–3 .864  27–4 .871
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍y 17–5 .773  25–7 .781
No. 4 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍y 17–5 .773  25–8 .758
No. 6 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 17–5 .773  19–6 .760
No. 5 UCSB  ‍‍‍ 14–8 .636  20–10 .667
No. 7 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 12–10 .545  13–11 .542
No. 8 Hawaiʻi  ‍‍‍ 11–11 .500  16–12 .571
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .318  10–20 .333
No. 14 CSUN  ‍‍‍ 7–15 .318  14–15 .483
Cal Baptist  ‍‍‍ 6–16 .273  14–16 .467
USC  ‍‍‍ 5–17 .227  7–19 .269
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍ 0–22 .000  5–23 .179
† – Conference champion

Season highlights
  • BYU set a new school record for most sets won consecutive in the rally era. The streak ended at 35 straight sets.

Roster
2016 BYU Cougars Roster[5]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 3 Evan Chang - Senior
  • 8 Erik Sikes - Sophomore

Middle Blockers

  • 1 Price Jarman - Sophomore
  • 17 Joseph Grosh - Junior
  • 21 Christian Rupert - RS Freshman
  • 23 Michael Hatch - Senior
  

Outside Hitters

  • 5 Kiril Meretev - Junior
  • 10 Jake Langolis - Junior
  • 14 Tyler Hutchins - Senior
  • 15 Brenden Sander - Sophomore
  • 20 Tanner Skabelund - Freshman
  

Opposite Hitters

  • 2 Carson Heninger - Senior
  • 11 Matt Underwood - Senior
  • 13 Ben Patch - Sophomore
  • 16 Tim Dobbert - RS Sophomore

Setters

  • 4 Leo Durkin - Sophomore
  • 18 Robbie Sutton - Senior
  • 24 Andrew Lincoln - Freshman
  

Schedule

Radio information:

BYU Radio simulcasted all BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed except March 18 against Pepperdine. March 18 against Pepperdine was pulled from BYU Radio so they could broadcast the BYU men's basketball NIT game instead.
KBEACH broadcast both BYU @ Long Beach State matches live. The radio call will be simulcast on LBSU TV.
KKEA broadcast both BYU at Hawaiʻi matches live.
Bruin TV broadcast a radio stream of both BYU at UCLA matches.
BYU Radio carried the NCAA Semifinal and Final.
Date
Time		 Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)		 Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF Record)
1/8
7 p.m.		 #3 Loyola-Chicago #1[6] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(AVCA Showcase)		 BYUtv W 3–1
(25–19, 23–25, 25–19, 25–19)[7]		 5,637[8] 1–0
1/9
7 p.m.		 #14 George Mason #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(AVCA Showcase)		 TheW.tv W 3–1
(25–17, 25–17, 29–31, 25–12)[9]		 2,727[10] 2–0
1/15
7 p.m.		 #11 Stanford* #1[11] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo,UT		 BYUtv L 3–2
(25–18, 19–25, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11)[12]		 5,059[13] 2–1
(0–1)
1/16
7 p.m.		 #11 Stanford* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–2
(16–25, 25–23, 25–21, 22–25, 15–10)[14]		 4,830[15] 3–1
(1–1)
1/22
8 p.m.		 @ #2 Long Beach State* #3[16] Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA		 BigWest.tv W 3–1
(26–24, 25–17, 16–25, 25–21)[17]		 2,027 4–1
(2–1)
1/23
8 p.m.		 @ #2 Long Beach State* #3 Walter Pyramid
Long Beach, CA		 BigWest.tv L 3–0
(25–16, 25–23, 25–18)[18]		 1,883 4–2
(2–2)
1/29
8 p.m.		 @ #9 UC Irvine* #3[19] Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		 YouTube W 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 25–20)[20]		 1,649 5–2
(3–2)
1/30
3 p.m.		 @ #9 UC Irvine* #3 Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA		 YouTube W 3–0
(26–24, 28–26, 25–15)[21]		 1,156 6–2
(4–2)
2/5
7 p.m.		 #10 UC Santa Barbara* #3[22] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–20, 25–16, 26–24)[23]		 4,063[24] 7–2
(5–2)
2/6
7 p.m.		 #10 UC Santa Barbara* #3 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–17, 25–23, 25–14)[25]		 3,813[26] 8–2
(6–2)
2/12
5 p.m.		 @ Princeton #3[27] Dillon Gymnasium
Princeton, NJ		 Ivy League DN W 3–0
(25–22, 25–19, 25–22)[28]		 1,154 9–2
2/13
5:30 p.m.		 @ NJIT #3 Fleisher Center
Newark, NJ		 ESPN3 W 3–0
(25–22, 25–19, 25–19)[29]		 500 10–2
2/19
8 p.m.		 @ #15 Cal Baptist* #2[30] Van Dyne Gymnasium
Riverside, CA		 CBU TV W 3–0
(25–19, 25–20, 25–22)[31]		 627 11–2
(7–2)
2/20
8 p.m.		 @ #15 Cal Baptist* #2 Van Dyne Gymnasium
Riverside, CA		 CBU TV W 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–19)[32]		 722 12–2
(8–2)
2/26
7 p.m.		 #12 CSUN* #2[33] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–21, 25–18, 25–15)[34]		 3,519[35] 13–2
(9–2)
2/27
8 p.m.		 #12 CSUN* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–16, 25–19)[36]		 3,445[37] 14–2
(10–2)
3/2
10 p.m.		 @ #7 Hawaiʻi* #2[38] Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI		 Oc 16 W 3–0
(25–20, 25–20, 25–23)		 3,038[39] 15–2
(11–2)
3/4
10 p.m.		 @ #7 Hawaiʻi* #2 Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI		 Oc 16 W 3–1
(25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–22)		 4,838[40] 16–2
(12–2)
3/18
7 p.m.		 #8 Pepperdine* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(28–26, 25–19, 25–20)		 3,325[41] 17–2
(13–2)
3/19
7 p.m.		 #8 Pepperdine* #1[42] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv L 3–1
(23–25, 33–31, 25–23, 25–22)[43]		 3,567[44] 17–3
(13–3)
3/25
8 p.m.		 @ UC San Diego* #3[45] RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA		 Triton Zone W 3–0
(25–18, 26–24, 25–21)[46]		 888 18–3
(14–3)
3/26
8 p.m.		 @ UC San Diego* #3 RIMAC Arena
La Jolla, CA		 Triton Zone W 3–0
(25–19, 25–13, 25–21)[47]		 624 19–3
(15–3)
4/1
9 p.m.		 @ #1 UCLA* #3[48] Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		 P12 LA W 3–1
(25–17, 19–25, 27–25, 25–13)		 1,838 20–3
(16–3)
4/2
8 p.m.		 @ #1 UCLA* #3 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		 P12 UCLA W 3–1
(20–25, 25–20, 25–18, 25–23)		 1,829 21–3
(17–3)
4/8
7 p.m.		 USC* #1[49] Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–15, 25–13, 25–15)		 4,137[50] 22–3
(18–3)
4/9
7 p.m.		 USC* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–12, 25–17)		 4,011[51] 23–3
(19–3)
4/16
7 p.m.		 x-#14 UC Irvine #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Quarterfinal)		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–21, 25–20, 25–23)		 3,535[52] 24–3
4/21
7:30 p.m.		 x-#6 UC Santa Barbara #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Semifinal)		 BYUtv W 3–2
(25–18, 25–22, 23–25, 24–26, 15–12)		 3,151[53] 25–3
4/23
7 p.m.		 x-#3 UCLA #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Championship)		 BYUtv W 3–1
(25–20, 25–19, 18–25, 25–15)		 4,875[54] 26–3
5/5
4 p.m.		 y-vs. #4 Long Beach State #1 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(NCAA Semifinal)		 NCAA.com W 3–1
(25–21, 23–25, 25–19, 25–18)		 N/A 27–3
5/7
6 p.m.		 y-vs.#2 Ohio State #1 Rec Hall
University Park, PA
(NCAA Final)		 ESPN2 L 3–0
(32–30, 25–23, 25–17)		 2,745 27–4
*-Indicates conference match.
x-Indicates MPSF Tournament.
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games
  • Loyola-Chicago: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • George Mason: Jason Shepherd & David Hyte
  • Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Long Beach State: Jacob Fisk
  • Long Beach State: Jacob Fisk
  • UC Irvine: No commentators (video only)
  • UC Irvine: No commentators (video only)
  • UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Princeton: Brittany Smith & Mary Claire Bartlett
  • Cal Baptist: Chris Velasquez
  • Cal Baptist: Chris Velasquez
  • Cal State Northridge: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Cal State Northridge: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
  • Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
  • Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
  • UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
  • UCLA: Anne Marie Anderson & Al Scates
  • UCLA: Denny Kline & Peter Ashley
  • USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
  • Long Beach State: Ralph Bednarczyk
  • Ohio State: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
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References
See also: 2015 BYU Cougars football team, 2015–16 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2015–16 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2015 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2016 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2016 BYU Cougars softball team
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