2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
Conference West Coast Conference
2018 record 18–0 (8–0 WCC)
Head coach Heather Olmstead[1] (4th season)
Assistant coach David Hyte (5th season)
Assistant coach Jonny Neeley[2] (3rd season)
Home stadium Smith Fieldhouse

The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by fourth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.

BYU comes off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship[3] and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Kentucky in the third round[4].

2018 West Coast Conference volleyball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#1 BYU  ‍‍‍ 8–0 1.000  18–0 1.000
Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 7–1 .875  13–5 .722
San Diego  ‍‍‍ 6–2 .750  9–9 .500
Loyola Marymount  ‍‍‍ 5–3 .625  15–4 .789
Saint Mary's  ‍‍‍ 5–3 .625  13–5 .722
Portland  ‍‍‍ 3–5 .375  15–5 .750
Gonzaga  ‍‍‍ 3–5 .375  6–13 .316
Pacific  ‍‍‍ 2–6 .250  7–12 .368
San Francisco  ‍‍‍ 1–7 .125  8–11 .421
Santa Clara  ‍‍‍ 0–8 .000  5–15 .250
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of 2018-10-13; Rankings from AVCA
Source:West Coast Conference

Season highlights

  • Roni Jones-Perry won the WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 3) and the AVCA Player of the Week (Sept. 4) awards for her performance during BYU's win over Stanford at the BYU Nike Invitational. Additionally she was the tournament MVP.[5]
  • The 5,472 attendance against Utah was a record for the highest attendance ever in the Smith Fieldhouse.[6]
  • Mary Lake was awarded the #2 play on the SportsCenter Top 10 for the night for her save against Utah.
  • The 1,137 attendance against Weber State was a record for the highest attendance in Swenson Gym since it was remodeled and made specifically into a volleyball court in 2006.
  • Lyndie Haddock-Eppich won the WCC player of the week award on Sept. 17 for her performances against Utah and Weber State.

Roster

2018 BYU Cougars Roster[7]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 9 Sydnie Martindale - Senior
  • 18 Mary Lake - Junior

Opposite Hitters

  • 5 Emily Lewis-Bushman - Junior
  • 22 Sara Hamson - Sophomore
  

Outside Hitters

  • 1 Taylen Ballard - Sophomore
  • 3 Madi Robinson - Freshman
  • 11 Lacy Haddock - Senior
  • 12 Roni Jones-Perry - Senior
  • 13 Danelle Stetler - Senior
  • 14 McKenna Miller - Junior
  • 20 Riley Lyman - Junior
  

Setters

  • 6 Lyndie Haddock-Eppich - Senior
  • 8 Tayler Tausinga - Freshman
  • 15 Kiani Moea'i - Junior

Middle Blockers

  • 2 Heather Gneiting- Freshman
  • 5 Emily Lewis-Bushman - Junior
  • 16 Allison Stapleton - Sophomore
  • 21 Whitney McEwan - Freshman
  • 24 Kennedy Eschenberg - Sophomore
  

Schedule[8]

Date
Time		 Opponent Rank Arena
City
(Tournament)		 Television Result Attendance Record
(WCC Record)
8/18
1 p.m.		 Utah Valley #8 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(UCCU Crosstown Clash)		 BYUtv W 3–0
(27–25, 25–22, 25–20)		 N/A Exhibition
8/24
5:30 p.m.		 @ Duke #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC		 ACC Extra W 3–0
(25–22, 25–19, 25–16)		 2,159 1–0
8/25
4:30 p.m.		 @ Duke #8 Cameron Indoor Stadium
Durham, NC		 ACC Extra W 3–1
(16–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–17)		 1,773 2–0
8/30
7 p.m.		 West Virginia #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(BYU Nike Invitational)		 TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–18, 25–11, 25–14)		 1,201 3–0
8/31
7 p.m.		 #1 Stanford #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(BYU Nike Invitational)		 BYUtv W 3–2
(25–22, 25–20, 21–25, 20–25, 15–11)		 3,389 4–0
9/01
7 p.m.		 Wichita State #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(BYU Nike Invitational)		 TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–12, 25–20)		 2,231 5–0
9/07
9 a.m.		 vs. #10 USC #3 Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
(Marquette Tournament)		 Facebook W 3–0
(30–28, 25–21, 25–14)		 175 6–0
9/07
4 p.m.		 vs. Syracuse #3 Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
(Marquette Tournament)		 Facebook W 3–0
(25–23, 25–20, 25–20)		 768 7–0
9/08
5 p.m.		 @ #25 Marquette #3 Al McGuire Center
Milwaukee, WI
(Marquette Tournament)		 MUTV W 3–1
(23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–14)		 1,481 8–0
9/13
7 p.m.		 #24 Utah #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(Deseret First Duel)		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–20, 25–14, 25–17)		 5,472 9–0
9/15
2 p.m.		 @ Weber State #1 Swenson Gym
Ogden, UT		 Pluto TV 235 W 3–0
(25–18, 25–18, 25–16)		 1,137 10–0
9/20
7:05 p.m.		 Pacific* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–12, 25–20, 25–14)		 2,210 11–0
(1–0)
9/22
1:05 p.m.		 Saint Mary's* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–10, 25–14, 25–13)		 2,270 12–0
(2–0)
9/25
7 p.m.		 @ Pepperdine* #1 Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		 ESPNU W 3–0
(25–15, 25–18, 25–21)		 1,211 13–0
(3–0)
9/27
7:05 p.m.		 Gonzaga* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–12, 25–10, 25–15)		 1,741 14–0
(4–0)
9/29
1 p.m.		 Portland* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–14, 25–15, 25–18)		 2,109 15–0
(5–0)
10/05
8 p.m.		 @ San Diego* #1 Jenny Craig Pavilion
San Diego, CA		 TheW.tv W 3–1
(25–21, 24–26, 25–16, 25–10)		 1,382 16–0
(6–0)
10/11
8 p.m.		 @ San Francisco* #1 War Memorial Gymnasium
San Francisco, CA		 TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–13, 25–20, 25–21)		 313 17–0
(7–0)
10/13
2 p.m.		 @ Santa Clara* #1 Leavey Center
Santa Clara, CA		 TheW.tv W 3–0
(25–19, 25–22, 25–13)		 447 18–0
(8–0)
10/18
7 p.m.		 Loyola Marymount Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
10/20
1 p.m.		 Pepperdine* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
10/25
8 p.m.		 @ Portland* Chiles Center
Portland, OR		 TheW.tv
10/27
1 p.m.		 @ Gonzaga* McCarthey Athletic Center
Spokane, WA		 TheW.tv
11/02
7 p.m.		 San Diego* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
11/08
7 p.m.		 Santa Clara* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv
11/10
1 p.m.		 San Francisco* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 TheW.tv
11/15
8 p.m.		 @ Saint Mary's* McKeon Pavilion
Moraga, CA		 TheW.tv
11/17
1 p.m.		 @ Pacific* Alex G. Spanos Center
Stockton, CA		 TheW.tv
11/20
8 p.m.		 @ Loyola Marymount* Gersten Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		 TheW.tv
*-Indicates Conference Opponent
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on BYUtv or TheW.tv powered by Stadium. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

References

For information on BYU's other fall and winter sports please check out the following:

  1. ↑ "Brother and sister Shawn and Heather Olmstead named as men's and women's volleyball coaches". Deseret News. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
  2. ↑ "Sports Briefs for Thursday". Daily Herald. Retrieved 2016-02-08.
  3. ↑ "No. 7 BYU women's volleyball wins WCC championship, sweeps LMU". The Daily Universe. Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  4. ↑ "13th-seeded BYU volleyball falls to host Kentucky in NCAA Regional Semifinal". KSL. Retrieved 2017-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Player of the Year watch: Roni Jones-Perry grand in BYU's upset of Stanford". ESPNW. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
  6. ↑ "#1 BYU sweeps #24 Utah in women's volleyball showdown". Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  7. ↑ http://byucougars.com/roster/w-volleyball
  8. ↑ "Olmstead releases 2018 women's volleyball schedule". Deseret News. Retrieved 2018-06-08.
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