2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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

2017 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament 3–seed, L, Final 3–0
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
2017 record	26-5 (16-2 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe[1] (2nd season) Jaylen Reyes[2] (2nd season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse

2017 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 3 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍	16	–	2		.889			27	–	4		.871
No. 2 BYU  ‍‍‍	16	–	2		.889			26	–	5		.839
No. 4 Hawaiʻi  ‍‍‍	14	–	4		.778			27	–	6		.818
No. 5 UC Irvine  ‍‍‍	13	–	5		.722			20	–	7		.741
No. 6 UCLA  ‍‍‍	10	–	8		.556			17	–	10		.630
No. 8 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			10	–	12		.455
No. 9 Stanford  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			13	–	13		.500
No. 11 USC  ‍‍‍	8	–	10		.444			14	–	14		.500
No. 15 CSUN  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			12	–	15		.444
UCSB  ‍‍‍	5	–	13		.278			10	–	16		.385
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍	3	–	15		.167			7	–	19		.269
Cal Baptist  ‍‍‍	2	–	16		.111			7	–	21		.250
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of May 8, 2017; Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 BYU Cougars Roster[6]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 7 Taylor Richards - Sophomore 8 Erik Sikes - Junior 22 Mitchel Worthington - Freshman Middle Blockers 1 Price Jarman - Junior 17 Joseph Grosh - Senior 19 Miki Jauhiainen - Freshman 20 Sam Cagle - Freshman 21 Christian Rupert - RS Sophomore		Outside Hitters 5 Kiril Meretev - Senior 6 Zach Eschenberg - Freshman 10 Jake Langolis - Senior 14 Storm Fa'agata-Tufuga - Freshman 15 Brenden Sander - Junior 24 Tanner Skabelund - RS Freshman		Opposite Hitters 2 Jacob Komenda - Freshman 13 Ben Patch - Junior 16 Tim Dobbert - RS Junior Setters 3 Wil Stanley - Freshman 4 Leo Durkin - Junior 9 Andrew Lincoln - Freshman

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming/Radio information:

BYU Radio will simulcast most BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed.

Campus Insiders TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments. These games will not be aired on BYU Radio.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF Record)
1/6 6 p.m.	#6 Lewis	#3[7]	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	GLVC SN	W 3–0 (27–25, 27–25, 25–22)[8]	981	1–0
1/7 6 p.m.	#11 Loyola-Chicago	#3	Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	ESPN3	L 3–1 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 33–31)[9]	604[10]	1–1
1/12 7 p.m.	McKendree	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–19, 25–20)	1,830[11]	2–1
1/13 7 p.m.	Concordia-Irvine	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 26–24)	2,814[12]	3–1
1/14 7 p.m.	McKendree	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–17)	2,665[13]	4–1
1/19 8 p.m.	CSUN*	#3	Matadome Northridge, CA	Matador SN	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–20, 25–17, 25–15)	598	5–1 (1–0)
1/20 8 p.m.	CSUN*	#3	Matadome Northridge, CA	Matador SN	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–15, 22–25, 26–24)	489	6–1 (2–0)
1/27 7 p.m.	#7 UC Irvine*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3–2 (25–23, 28–26, 32–34, 21–25, 15–12)	3,029[14]	6–2 (2–1)
1/28 7 p.m.	#7 UC Irvine	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 28–26)	2,636[15]	7–2
2/3 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA*	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (28–26, 25–23, 13–25, 22–25, 18–16)	4,047[16]	8–2 (3–1)
2/4 7 p.m.	#2 UCLA*	#4	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–23, 31–29)	4,582[17]	9–2 (4–1)
2/10 8 p.m.	USC*	#3	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12 USC	W 3–0 (27–25, 25–17, 25–16)	700	10–2 (5–1)
2/17 7 p.m.	UC San Diego*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 26–24, 25–23)	3,878	11–2 (6–1)
2/18 6 p.m.	UC San Diego	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (27–25, 25–21, 25–22)	3,707	12–2
2/23 8 p.m.	#8 Stanford*	#3	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–21)	550	13–2 (7–1)
2/24 8 p.m.	#8 Stanford*	#3	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 STAN	W 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–23, 26–24)	1,339	14–2 (8–1)
3/3 7 p.m.	Cal Baptist*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–16, 25–17, 28–30, 25–15)	4,142	15–2 (9–1)
3/10 8 p.m.	#9 Pepperdine*	#3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–17)	637	16–2 (10–1)
3/11 8 p.m.	#9 Pepperdine*	#3	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 26–24)	942	17–2 (11–1)
3/17 7 p.m.	#4 Hawai'i*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–18, 25–20)	4,544	18–2 (12–1)
3/18 7 p.m.	#4 Hawai'i*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–23, 28–26)	3,555	19–2 (13–1)
3/21 7 p.m.	Princeton	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 21–25, 25–18)	2,160	20–2
3/24 7 p.m.	#1 Long Beach State*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (20–25, 26–24, 25–20, 21–25, 17–15)	5,213	21–2 (14–1)
3/25 8 p.m.	#1 Long Beach State*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–21)	5,783	21–3 (14–2)
4/6 8 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara*	#3	Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA	Stretch Internet	W 3–1 (24–26, 25–23, 25–16, 25–15)	500	22–3 (15–2)
4/7 8 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara*	#3	Robertson Gymnasium Goleta, CA	Stretch Internet	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–21)	1,150	23–3 (16–2)
4/15 7 p.m.	#9 Stanford*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–18)	2,982	24–3
4/20 6 p.m.	vs. #4 Hawai'i*	#3	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA (MPSF Semifinal)	Flo Volleyball	L 3–0 (25–22, 25–23, 25–22)	2,489	24–4
5/02 4 p.m.	vs. Barton College	#4	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Play-in)	Buckeye Vision	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–11, 25–15)	695	25–4
5/04 4 p.m.	vs. #1 Long Beach State	#4	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–23)	4,834	26–4
5/06 5 p.m.	vs. #2 Ohio State	#4	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (NCAA Championship)	ESPN2	L 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–22)	8,205	26–5

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Lewis: No commentary
• Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
• McKendree: Dave Neely
• Concordia-Irvine: Dave Neely
• McKendree: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• CSUN: No commentary
• CSUN: No commentary
• UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC Irvine: Dave Neely
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UCLA: Robbie Bullough & Dave Neely
• USC: Paul Duchesne & Paul Yoder
• UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Stanford: Kevin Barnett & Don Shaw
• Stanford: No commentary
• Cal Baptist: Robbie Bullough & Dave Neely
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Hawai'i: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Hawai'i: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Princeton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Long Beach State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Long Beach State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
• UC Santa Barbara: No commentary
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Hawai'i: Rob Espero & Nate Ngo
• Barton: No commentary
• Long Beach State: Ralph Bednarczyk
• Ohio State: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

References

See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team, 2016–17 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2016–17 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2016 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2017 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2017 BYU Cougars softball team

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