2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
WCC regular season Champ
NCAA, National semifinals
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	31–2 (17–1 WCC)
Head coach	Heather Olmstead (4th season);
Assistant coaches	David Hyte (5th season); Jonny Neeley (3rd season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

ConferenceWest Coast Conference

Record31–2 (17–1 WCC)

Headcoach

Heather Olmstead^[1] (4th season)

Assistant coaches

David Hyte (5th season)
Jonny Neeley^[2] (3rd season)

2018 West Coast Conference volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 BYU ‍†‍‍^y	17	–	1	.944	31	–	2	.939
Pepperdine ‍‍‍^y	14	–	4	.778	22	–	9	.710
San Diego ‍‍‍^y	13	–	5	.722	18	–	13	.581
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍^y	11	–	7	.611	19	–	10	.655
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍^y	10	–	8	.556	21	–	10	.677
Pacific ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	13	–	16	.448
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	11	–	18	.379
Portland* ‍‍‍	6	–	12	.333	20	–	13	.606
San Francisco ‍‍‍	2	–	16	.111	9	–	20	.310
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	1	–	17	.056	6	–	24	.200

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament *invited to the 2018 Women's NVIC As of 2018-12-13 Rankings from AVCA Source:West Coast Conference

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

BYU came 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]

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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	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–20)	2,884	19–0 (9–0)
10/20 1 p.m.	Pepperdine*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (26–24, 25–13, 25–8)	3,443	20–0 (10–0)
10/25 8 p.m.	@ Portland*	#1	Chiles Center Portland, OR	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–20)	2,259	21–0 (11–0)
10/27 1 p.m.	@ Gonzaga*	#1	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–23)	1,362	22–0 (12–0)
11/02 7 p.m.	San Diego*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–19, 25–15, 22–25, 25–20)	5,082	23–0 (13–0)
11/08 7 p.m.	Santa Clara*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–17, 25–11)	2,762	24–0 (14–0)
11/10 1 p.m.	San Francisco*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–9)	4,213	25–0 (15–0)
11/15 8 p.m.	@ Saint Mary's*	#1	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–16)	1,055	26–0 (16–0)
11/17 1 p.m.	@ Pacific*	#1	Cabrillo College Gymnasium Aptos, CA		W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–17)	233	27–0 (17–0)
11/20 8 p.m.	@ Loyola Marymount*	#1	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	TheW.tv	L 0–3 (23–25, 25–27, 20–25)	820	27–1 (17–1)
11/30 7 p.m.	y- Stony Brook	#4 (4-seed)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 1st Round)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–13, 25–12)	3,675	28–1 (17–1)
12/01 7 p.m.	y- Utah	#4 (4-seed)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–18)	5,183	29–1 (17–1)
12/07 4:30 p.m.	y- #16 Florida	#4 (4-seed)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal)	ESPN3	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–13, 25–17, 25–19)	5,104	30–1 (17–1)
12/08 6 p.m.	y- #5/(5–seed) Texas	#4 (4-seed)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament Regional final)	ESPNU	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–21)	5,326	31–1 (17–1)
12/13 5 p.m.	y- #1/(1–seed) Stanford	#4 (4-seed)	Target Center Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Tournament Semifinal)	ESPN	L 0–3 (15–25, 15–25, 18–25)	17,808	31–2 (17–1)

2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

Roster

Schedule

Announcers for televised games

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