2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
2021 WCC Champions
NCAA volleyball tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	30–2 (18–0 WCC)
Head coach	Heather Olmstead (7th season);
Assistant coaches	David Hyte (8th season); Jonny Neeley (6th season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022 →

ConferenceWest Coast Conference

Record30–2 (18–0 WCC)

Headcoach

Heather Olmstead^[1] (7th season)

Assistant coaches

David Hyte (8th season)
Jonny Neeley^[2] (6th season)

The 2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2021 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by seventh year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.

BYU came off a season where they finished first and won the WCC regular season championship. The Cougars received an automatic big to the NCAA tournament falling to Wisconsin.

2021 West Coast Conference fall volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 BYU ‍†‍‍^y	18	–	0	1.000	30	–	2	.938
No. 25 Pepperdine ‍‍‍^y	14	–	4	.778	22	–	5	.815
San Diego ‍‍‍^y	14	–	4	.778	21	–	7	.750
Pacific ‍‍‍	10	–	8	.556	13	–	16	.448
Saint Mary's ‍‍‍	9	–	9	.500	15	–	12	.556
Santa Clara ‍‍‍	8	–	9	.471	12	–	15	.444
Loyola Marymount ‍‍‍	8	–	10	.444	17	–	11	.607
Gonzaga ‍‍‍	5	–	13	.278	9	–	20	.310
Portland ‍‍‍	2	–	14	.125	5	–	20	.200
San Francisco ‍‍‍	0	–	17	.000	0	–	25	.000

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Portland games at San Francisco and Santa Clara were cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols. Since neither game had an impact on determining the conference champion, neither game was rescheduled.^[3] Rankings from AVCA Source:West Coast Conference

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Date Time	Opponent	Rank ^{(Tournament Seed)}	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (WCC Record)
08/27 12 p.m.	Southern Utah	#15	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–11, 25–16, 25–13)	457	1–0
08/27 7 p.m.	LIU	#15	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–11, 25–10, 25–9)	4,823	2–0
08/28 7 p.m.	UNLV	#15	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–16, 25–15)	4,453	3–0
09/02 7 p.m.	Weber State	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25–23, 23–25, 18–25, 25–19, 15–4)	2,852	4–0
09/03 7 p.m.	Dixie State^[5]	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–8, 25–16, 25–20)	2,855	5–0
09/04 7 p.m.	Michigan State	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–21, 25–19)	2,486	6–0
09/10 10 a.m.	vs. Bowling Green	#12	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA (Panther Challenge)		W 3–0 (25–13, 25–16, 25–19)	100	7–0
09/10 5 p.m.	@ #4 Pitt	#12	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA (Panther Challenge)	ACCN Extra	L 1–3 (21–25, 25–21, 20–25, 24–26)	1,258	7–1
09/11 2 p.m.	vs. High Point	#12	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA (Panther Challenge)		W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–19)	100	8–1
09/16 7 p.m.	#10 Utah	#15	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–16)	5,140	9–1
09/18 6 p.m.	@ Utah Valley	#15	Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash)	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–18, 25–20)	1,564	10–1
09/23 7 p.m.	Pacific*	#11	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv.org	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–12, 25–17)	2,490	11–1 (1–0)
09/25 1 p.m.	Saint Mary's*	#11	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–17, 25–18)	2,351	12–1 (2–0)
09/30 1 p.m.	@ Santa Clara*	#10	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA	WCC Network	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–9)	322	13–1 (3–0)
10/02 1 p.m.	@ San Francisco*	#10	The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA	WCC Network	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–16, 25–18)	193	14–1 (4–0)
10/07 7 p.m.	Portland*	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv.org	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–15, 25–10)	2,624	15–1 (5–0)
10/09 12 p.m.	Gonzaga*	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv.org	W 3–0 (25–7, 25–20, 25–14)	2,187	16–1 (6–0)
10/14 8 p.m.	@ Loyola Marymount*	#8	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	WCC Network	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–16, 25–22, 25–19)	300	17–1 (7–0)
10/16 1 p.m.	@ #24 Pepperdine*	#8	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	WCC Network	W 3–1 (21–25, 25–19, 25–10, 25–16)	737	18–1 (8–0)
10/22 7 p.m.	#21 San Diego*	#8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–13, 25–13)	2,828	19–1 (9–0)
10/28 7 p.m.	San Francisco*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–15, 25–14)	2,466	20–1 (10–0)
10/30 1 p.m.	Santa Clara*	#7	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–10, 25–17)	2,413	21–1 (11–0)
11/04 7 p.m.	@ Gonzaga*	#6	Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA	WCC Network	W 3–0 (25–9, 25–19, 25–21)	755	22–1 (12–0)
11/06 1 p.m.	@ Portland*	#6	Chiles Center Portland, OR	WCC Network	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 25–12)	414	23–1 (13–0)
11/11 7 p.m.	Pepperdine*	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–18)	2,973	24–1 (14–0)
11/13 1 p.m.	Loyola Marymount*	#5	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–20, 24–26, 25–21, 25–22)	3,592	25–1 (15–0)
11/18 8 p.m.	@ Pacific*	#4	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA	WCC Network	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 29–27)	468	26–1 (16–0)
11/20 2 p.m.	@ Saint Mary's*	#4	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA	WCC Network	W 3–1 (25–17, 25–15, 19–25, 25–14)	313	27–1 (17–0)
11/23 8 p.m.	@ San Diego*	#4	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA	WCC Network	W 3–1 (25–10, 14–25, 25–21, 25–22)	1,213	28–1 (18–0)
12/3 7 p.m.	y- Boise State	#4 (11-seed)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 1st Round)	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–6, 25–19, 25–10)	5,340	29–1
12/4 7 p.m.	y- Utah	#4 (11-seed)	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (17–25, 25–22, 25–23, 25–23)	4,729	30–1
12/9 11 a.m.	y- #8 (6-seed) Purdue	#4 (11-seed)	Fitzgerald Fieldhouse Pittsburgh, PA (NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal)	ESPNU	L 2–3 (12–25, 25–16, 25–21, 13–25, 16–18)	1,479	30–2

2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

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