2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record20-4 (17-3 MPSF)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young[1] (3rd season)
  • Micah Naone[2] (3rd season)
2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
NCAA Tournament, National Runner-Up
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record20-4 (17-3 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young[1] (3rd season)
  • Micah Naone[2] (3rd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by sixth 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] After finishing last season ranked #1[5] the Cougars enter the 2021 season with the #1 ranking.[6]

2021 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation men's volleyball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 BYU  ‍†‍‡‍y 17–3 .85020–4 .833
No. 6 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 14–5 .73715–6 .714
No. 5 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍y 11–5 .68813–7 .650
No. 9 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 8–10 .4449–11 .450
USC  ‍‍‍ 5–12 .2945–13 .278
Concordia Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .1883–14 .176
Stanford  ‍‍‍ 3–13 .1883–14 .176
† – Conference champion
‡ – MPSF tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA tournament
Rankings from AVCA
2021 BYU Cougars roster[7]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Jon Stanley - Sophomore
  • 6 Zach Hendrickson - Senior
  • 12 Mitchel Worthington - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 10 Gavin Julien - Sophomore
  • 16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Senior
  • 17 Branden Oberender - Redshirt Junior
  • 18 Miki Jauhiainen - Graduate
  • 21 Max Pothier - Redshirt Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Davide Gardini - Junior
  • 4 Jon Stanley - Sophomore
  • 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Redshirt Senior
  • 9 Andrew Lincoln - Senior
  • 11 Zach Eschenberg - Graduate
  • 13 Kana'i Akana - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 20 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Sophomore
  

Opposite hitters

  • 2 Alex Ah Sue - Junior
  • 5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Senior

Setters

  • 3 Wil Stanley - Graduate
  • 23 Gavin Heap - Redshirt Freshman
  • 24 Brody Earnest - Junior
  

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv. All road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball. The NCAA Tournament will be streamed on B1G+ (opening round, quarterfinals), NCAA.com (semifinals), and the Championship will be televised nationally on ESPNU.
Date
time		 Opponent Rank
(tournament seed)		 Arena
city
(tournament)		 Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF record)
2/4
7 p.m.		 #8 UCLA* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv L 1–3
(22–25, 21–25, 25–15, 22–25)[8]		 150 0–1
(0–1)
2/6
4 p.m.		 #8 UCLA* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–21, 25–17)[9]		 150 1–1
(1–1)
2/12
7 p.m.		 #7 Pepperdine* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–6, 25–23, 28–26)[10]		 150 2–1
(2–1)
2/13
7 p.m.		 #7 Pepperdine* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–1
(23–25, 28–26, 25–23, 26–24)[11]		 150 3–1
(3–1)
2/18
7 p.m.		 #10 Grand Canyon* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv.org W 3–1
(26–24, 23–25, 25–18, 25–20)[12]		 150 4–1
(4–1)
2/20
7 p.m.		 #10 Grand Canyon* #1 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–2
(25–27, 28–26, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11)[13]		 159 5–1
(5–1)
2/25
6 p.m.		 @ #9 Grand Canyon* #1 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 GCU TV L 0–3
(22–25, 43–45, 10–25)		 576 5–2
(5–2)
2/27
12 p.m.		 @ #9 Grand Canyon* #1 GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ		 GCU TV W 3–0
(25–19, 25–19, 25–13)[14]		 N/A 6–2
(6–2)
3/4
8 p.m.		 @ Concordia Irvine* #2 CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 Eagle TV on Stretch Internet W 3–0
(25–20, 25–19, 25–19)		 0 7–2
(7–2)
3/5
6 p.m.		 @ USC* #2 Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA		 P12+ USC W 3–0
(25–22, 25–20, 25–20)		 0 8–2
(8–2)
3/12
7 p.m.		 Stanford* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–16, 25–15, 25–16)[15]		 500 9–2
(9–2)
3/13
7 p.m.		 Stanford* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–19, 25–22, 25–19)[16]		 500 10–2
(10–2)
3/19
2 p.m.		 @ #4 Pepperdine* #2 Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		 WaveCasts W 3–1
(20–25, 25–17, 25–21, 25–17)		 0 11–2
(11–2)
3/20
2 p.m.		 @ #4 Pepperdine* #2 Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA		 WaveCasts W 3–0
(25–21, 25–14, 25–20)[17]		 0 12–2
(12–2)
3/26
8 p.m.		 @ Concordia Irvine* #2 CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 Eagle TV on Stretch Internet W 3–0
(25–19, 25–20, 25–23)[18]		 0 13–2
(13–2)
3/27
8 p.m.		 @ Concorida Irvine* #2 CU Arena
Irvine, CA		 Eagle TV on Stretch Internet W 3–0
(25–22, 25–17, 25–16)		 0 14–2
(14–2)
4/1
7 p.m.		 USC* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 25–16)[19]		 500 15–2
(15–2)
4/2
7 p.m.		 USC* #2 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT		 BYUtv W 3–1
(25–19, 25–21, 24–26, 25–20)[20]		 500 16–2
(16–2)
4/9
6 p.m.		 @ #6 UCLA* #2 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		 P12+ UCLA W 3–0
(25–19, 25–16, 25–17)[21]		 0 17–2
(17–2)
4/10
6 p.m.		 @ #6 UCLA* #2 Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA		 P12+ UCLA L 1–3
(18–25, 25–21, 25–27, 15–25)		 0 17–3
(17–3)
4/23
7 p.m.		 #9 (4) Grand Canyon #2
(1)		 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Semifinal)		 FloVolleyball W 3–0
(25–14, 25–19, 29–27)		 700 18–3
(17–3)
4/23
7 p.m.		 #5 (3) Pepperdine #2
(1)		 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(MPSF Championship)		 FloVolleyball W 3–0
(25–23, 25–15, 25–19)		 750 19–3
(17–3)
5/6
6 p.m.		 #4 Lewis #2
(2)		 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Semifinal)		 NCAA.com W 3–1
(25–22, 25–15, 26–28, 25–20)		 275 20–3
5/6
6 p.m.		 #1 Hawai'i
(1)		 #2
(2)		 Covelli Center
Columbus, OH
(NCAA Championship)		 ESPNU L 0–3
(21–25, 19–25, 16–25)		 345 20–4
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

References

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