2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	13–3 (2–2 Big XII)
Head coach	Heather Olmstead (9th season);
Assistant coaches	David Hyte (10th season); Jonny Neeley (8th season);
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

ConferenceBig 12 Conference

Record13–3 (2–2 Big XII)

Headcoach

Heather Olmstead^[1] (9th season)

Assistant coaches

David Hyte (10th season)
Jonny Neeley^[2] (8th season)

2023 Big 12 Conference volleyball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍^y	15	–	1	.938	20	–	4	.833
No. 13 BYU ‍‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	22	–	5	.815
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍^y	11	–	4	.733	20	–	5	.800
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍^y	10	–	5	.667	17	–	7	.708
Iowa State ‍‍‍^y	8	–	7	.533	17	–	9	.654
UCF ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	17	–	9	.654
Kansas State ‍‍‍	8	–	7	.533	14	–	10	.583
No. 23 Baylor ‍‍‍^y	8	–	8	.500	14	–	12	.538
TCU ‍‍‍^y	8	–	9	.471	15	–	13	.536
Cincinnati ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	11	–	13	.458
Texas Tech ‍‍‍	3	–	11	.214	10	–	16	.385
Oklahoma ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	9	–	15	.375
West Virginia ‍‍‍	2	–	13	.133	9	–	19	.321

† – Conference champion y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament Rankings from AVCA Source:Big 12 Conference

The 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by ninth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were competing as members of the Big 12 Conference for the first time.^[3]

BYU comes off a season where they finished second in the WCC regular after suffering two conference losses to the San Diego Toreros, a team who eventually lost in the Final Four. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament falling to Pitt in the second round. The Cougars came in having been picked to finish second in the Big 12 behind defending national champ Texas.^[4]

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Date Time	Opponent	Rank ^{(Tournament Seed)}	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (WCC Record)
08/25 2 p.m.	vs. #5 Pitt	#17	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–20, 25–19, 25–16) ^[7]	418	1—0
08/26 7 p.m.	vs. UTRGV	#17	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 25–16)^[8]	637	2—0
08/27 7 p.m.	@ Montana	#17	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–21, 20–25, 25–16, 25–15)^[8]	795	3–0
08/30 7 p.m.	Loyola Marymount	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–19)^[9]	3,304	4–0
08/31 8 p.m.	McNeese	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic)	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–18, 25–18)^[10]	4,624	5–0
09/02 7 p.m.	UC Davis	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic)	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–13, 25–11)	3,140	6–0
09/07 11:30 a.m.	vs. Towson	#8	Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge)	P12+ WSU	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–23, 14–25, 25–22)	350	7–0
09/07 6:30 p.m.	vs. UC Irvine	#8	Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge)	P12+ WSU	W 3–0 (25–9, 25–21, 25–23)	251	8–0
09/08 8 p.m.	@ #13 Washington State	#8	Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge)	P12 Insider	L 1–3 (25–18, 19–25, 21–25, 19–25)	1,250	8–1
09/13 7 p.m.	Utah	#12	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel)	ESPN+	W 3–1 (25–13, 23–25, 25–19, 25–16)	5,528	9–1
09/15 6 p.m.	@ Utah Valley	#12	Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash)	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–8, 25–17, 25–14)	1,951	10–1
09/16 7 p.m.	@ Utah State	#12	Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–23)	1,488	11–1
09/20 7 p.m.	#20 Houston*	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN2	W 3–0 (26–24, 25–13, 25–18)	3,714	12–1 (1–0)
9/23 1 p.m.	#18 Baylor*	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–15)	3,459	13–1 (2–0)
9/28 7 p.m.	@ #10 Texas*	#9	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	FS1	L 1–3 (25–13, 20–25, 15–25, 20–25)	4,844	13–2 (2–1)
9/29 6 p.m.	@ #10 Texas*	#9	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	LHN	L 1–3 (28–26, 13–25, 22–25, 20–25)	4,667	13–3 (2–2)
10/07 12 p.m.	@ Oklahoma*	#10	McCasland Field House Norman, OK	ESPN+
10/13 7 p.m.	Texas Tech*	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPNU
10/14 7 p.m.	Texas Tech*	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+
10/19 7 p.m.	Iowa State*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+
10/20 7 p.m.	Iowa State*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+
10/26 5:30 p.m.	@ Kansas State*		Morgan Family Arena Manhattan, KS	ESPN+
10/27 5:30 p.m.	@ Kansas State*		Morgan Family Arena Manhattan, KS	ESPN+
11/03 7 p.m.	Cincinnati*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+
11/04 7 p.m.	Cincinnati*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+
11/09 5 p.m.	@ UCF*		The Venue Orlando, FL	ESPN+
11/10 5 p.m.	@ UCF*		The Venue Orlando, FL	ESPN+
11/17 7 p.m.	Kansas*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPN+
11/22 4 p.m.	@ West Virginia		WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV	ESPN+
11/25 12 p.m.	@ TCU		Schollmaier Arena Ft. Worth, TX	ESPN+

2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

Pre-season honors

Roster

Schedule

Announcers for televised games

References

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