2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
WCC regular season Champs
NCAA, Regional semifinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	29–4 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach	Heather Olmstead (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	David Hyte (3rd season); Jonny Neeley (1st season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

ConferenceWest Coast Conference

Record29–4 (16–2 WCC)

Headcoach

Heather Olmstead^[1] (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

David Hyte (3rd season)
Jonny Neeley^[2] (1st season)

2016 West Coast Conference volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 BYU ‍†‍‍^y	16	–	2	.889	29	–	4	.879
No. 22 San Diego ‍‍‍^y	15	–	3	.833	24	–	6	.800
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	17	–	11	.607
Portland ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
Pacific ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Pepperdine ‍‍‍	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
San Francisco ‍‍‍	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129

† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of 2016-12-19 Rankings from AVCA

The 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by second 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 and once again participated in the NCAA tournament.

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Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (WCC Record)
8/26 7 p.m.	Utah Valley	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-13)^[4]	4,672^[5]	1–0
8/27 12:30 p.m.	Rice	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25-20, 23-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-8)^[6]	384^[7]	2–0
8/27 7:30 p.m.	Cal Poly	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)^[8]	1,678^[9]	3–0
9/02 8 a.m.	vs. Wyoming	#10	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic)		W 3–0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-14)^[10]	N/A^[11]	4–0
9/02 3:30 p.m.	vs. LIU-Brooklyn	#10	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic)		W 3–0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-13)^[12]	N/A^[13]	5–0
9/03 5 p.m.	@ #11 Ohio State	#10	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic)		W 3–2 (19-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20, 15-9)^[14]	1,341^[15]	6–0
9/09 4 p.m.	vs. Boise State	#10	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational)		W 3–0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-18)^[16]	97^[17]	7–0
9/10 12 p.m.	vs. Missouri	#10	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational)		W 3–0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-17)^[18]	N/A^[19]	8–0
9/10 7 p.m.	@ Idaho State	#10	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational)	Watch Big Sky	W 3–0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-14)^[20]	939^[21]	9–0
9/15 7 p.m.	Utah	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel)	BYUtv	L 3–2 (27-25, 25-20, 23-15, 17-25, 15-13)^[22]	2,688^[23]	9–1
9/16 7 p.m.	CSUN	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UVU/BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)^[24]	1,581^[25]	10–1
9/17 5 p.m.	UNLV	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UVU/BYU Invitational)	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-21)^[26]	1,130^[27]	11–1
9/22 7 p.m.	Santa Clara*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-17)^[28]	1,433^[29]	12–1 (1–0)
9/24 1 p.m.	San Francisco*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-10)^[30]	1,448^[31]	13–1 (2–0)
9/27 8 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*	#11	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21)^[32]	433^[33]	14–1 (3–0)
9/30 8 p.m.	@ #6 San Diego*	#11	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA	TheW.tv Twitter	L 3–0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-23)^[34]	1,752^[35]	14–2 (3–1)
10/06 8 p.m.	Saint Mary's*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-10)^[36]	2,143^[37]	15–2 (4–1)
10/08 1 p.m.	Pacific*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-17)^[38]	1,362^[39]	16–2 (5–1)
10/13 8 p.m.	@ Portland*	#11	Chiles Center Portland, OR	TheW.tv	L 3–2 (25-22, 25-27, 25-22, 17-25, 15-9)^[40]	1,113^[41]	16–3 (5–2)
10/15 1 p.m.	@ Gonzaga*	#11	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-19)^[42]	836^[43]	17–3 (6–2)
10/20 7 p.m.	Pepperdine*	#16	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-20)^[44]	1,420^[45]	18–3 (7–2)
10/22 1 p.m.	Loyola Marymount*	#16	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12)^[46]	1,536^[47]	19–3 (8–2)
10/28 7 p.m.	#5 San Diego*	#15	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (26-16, 25-22, 27-25)	2,814^[48]	20–3 (9–2)
11/03 8 p.m.	@ Pacific*	#12	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-19)	830^[49]	21–3 (10–2)
11/05 2 p.m.	@ Saint Mary's*	#12	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23)	342^[50]	22–3 (11–2)
11/10 7 p.m.	Gonzaga *	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25-16, 25-17, 19–25, 25-14)	2,513^[51]	23–3 (12–2)
11/12 1 p.m.	Portland*	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-10, 32-30, 25-15)	670^[52]	24–3 (13–2)
11/17 8 p.m.	@ San Francisco*	#10	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25-10, 21–25, 25-13, 25-9)	114^[53]	25–3 (14–2)
11/19 2 p.m.	@ Santa Clara*	#10	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25-15, 15–25, 26-24, 25-12)	400^[54]	26–3 (15–2)
11/22 8 p.m.	@ Loyola Marymount*	#10	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	ESPNU	W 3–2 (16–25, 16–25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13)	789^[55]	27–3 (16–2)
12/02 7 p.m.	y- Princeton	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-23)	2,696^[56]	28–3
12/03 7 p.m.	y- UNLV	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-12)	2,049	29–3
12/09 7 p.m.	y- @ #5 Texas	#10	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	ESPNU	L 3–2 (25–23, 25–14, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14)	3,478^[57]	29–4

2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

Roster

Schedule

Announcers for televised games

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