2018_BYU_Cougars_men's_volleyball_team
The 2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by third year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.[4]
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| No. 2 BYU †‡y | 10 | – | 2 | .833 | 22 | – | 7 | .759 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 UCLA y | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Pepperdine | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Concordia Irvine | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Grand Canyon | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 18 | – | 11 | .621 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 MPSF Tournament champion
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Quick Facts BYU Cougars men's volleyball, Conference ...
| 2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball | |
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2018 Outriggers Classic Champions 2018 MPSF Champions | |
2018 NCAA Tournament, L- Semifinals | |
| Conference | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
| Record | 22-7 (10-2 MPSF) |
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| Assistant coaches | |
| Home arena | Smith Fieldhouse |
Seasons 2019 → | |
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| 2018 BYU Cougars roster[5] | ||||||
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Defensive specialist/libero
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TV/Internet Streaming information:
- TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments.
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| Date time |
Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) |
Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
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| 1/5 7 p.m. |
#13 Loyola-Chicago | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | L 2–3 (25–22, 21–25, 25–20, 23–25, 12–15) |
3,339 | 0–1 |
| 1/6 7 p.m. |
#6 Lewis | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–15, 25–15) |
3,024 | 1–1 |
| 1/12 5:30 p.m. |
#14 Ball State | #6 | Worthen Arena Muncie, IL |
ESPN3 | W 3–1 (25–19, 16–25, 25–15, 25–20) |
1,764 | 2–1 |
| 1/13 5 p.m. |
#1 Ohio State | #6 | St. John Arena Columbus, OH |
Buckeye Vision | W 3–2 (21–25, 25–21, 25–20, 21–25, 15–8) |
2,237 | 3–1 |
| 1/19 8 p.m. |
Barton | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–15, 25–17) |
3,595 | 4–1 |
| 1/20 8 p.m. |
Barton | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–22, 26–24) |
2,116 | 5–1 |
| 1/26 8 p.m. |
#6 UC Irvine | #5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
Big West TV | L 1–3 (22–25, 23–25, 25–20, 21–25) |
1,777 | 5–2 |
| 1/27 8 p.m. |
#6 UC Irvine | #5 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA |
Big West TV | L 2–3 (16–25, 26–24, 18–25, 25–21, 13–15) |
1,637 | 5–3 |
| 1/28 7 p.m. |
#14 UCSB | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | L 0–3 (23–25, 20–25, 25–27) |
3,518 | 5–4 |
| 2/3 7 p.m. |
#14 UCSB | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–20) |
4,086 | 6–4 |
| 2/8 7 p.m. |
UC San Diego | #7 | RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA |
Big West TV | W 3–1 (18–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–16) |
408 | 7–4 |
| 2/10 8 p.m. |
#14 USC* | #7 | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA |
P12+ USC | W 3–1 (25–23, 21–25, 25–23, 27–25) |
550 | 8–4 (1–0) |
| 2/15 7 p.m. |
#10 Grand Canyon* | #7 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ |
GCU TV | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–20, 25–17) |
3,314 | 9–4 (2–0) |
| 2/17 2 p.m. |
Concordia Irvine* | #7 | CU Arena Irvine, CA |
CIU on Stretch | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–15) |
350 | 10–4 (3–0) |
| 2/23 8 p.m. |
Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
P12 | W 3–1 (33–31, 25–27, 25–23, 25–21) |
411 | 11–4 (4–0) |
| 2/24 8 p.m. |
Stanford* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–2 (23–25, 20–25, 25–14, 25–10, 15–12) |
3,458 | 12–4 (5–0) |
| 3/1 7 p.m. |
#8 Pepperdine* | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–2 (22–25, 27–29, 25–23, 25–22, 15–11) |
2,585 | 13–4 (6–0) |
| 3/3 7 p.m. |
#3 UCLA* | #5 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–21, 25–20) |
5,017 | 14–4 (7–0) |
| 3/8 7 p.m. |
#11 Penn State | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic) |
W 3–2 (21–25, 29–27, 25–22, 19–25, 15–13) |
3,092 | 15–4 | |
| 3/9 7 p.m. |
#8 Lewis | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic) |
W 3–1 (25–15, 18–25, 25–23, 26–24) |
4,087 | 16–4 | |
| 3/10 10 p.m. |
#2 Hawai'i | #4 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI (Outriggers Classic) |
SPEC HI Big West TV |
W 3–1 (20–25, 25–20, 25–21, 25–23) |
5,989 | 17–4 |
| 3/15 7 p.m. |
USC* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–16, 25–23, 25–21) |
3,240 | 18–4 (8–0) |
| 3/29 7 p.m. |
#14 Concordia Irvine* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | L 2–3 (25–19, 25–16, 22–25, 21–25, 14–16) |
3,921 | 18–5 (8–1) |
| 3/31 7 p.m. |
#13 Grand Canyon* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–23) |
3,568 | 19–5 (9–1) |
| 4/5 8 p.m. |
#4 Pepperdine* | #2 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–14) |
1,657 | 20–5 (10–1) |
| 4/7 8 p.m. |
#5 UCLA* | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
P12 LA | L 0–3 (21–25, 23–25, 22–25) |
5,671 | 20–6 (10–2) |
| 4/19 7 p.m. |
USC* | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal) |
BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–22) |
2,071 | 21–6 |
| 4/21 7 p.m. |
#2 UCLA* | #4 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship) |
BYUtv | W 3–1 (17–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–21) |
3,017 | 22–6 |
| 5/3 8:30 p.m. |
#3 UCLA | #2 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Semifinal) |
NCAA.com | L 1–3 (22–25, 26–24, 27–29, 19–25) |
4,249 | 22–7 |
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- *-Indicates conference match.
- Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
- Loyola-Chicago: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, Karch Kiraly, & Lauren McClain
- Lewis: Robbie Bullough & Cosy Burnett
- Ball State: Mick Tidrow & Alex Thomas
- Ohio State: No commentary
- Barton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- Barton: Jarom Jordan
- UC Irvine: No commentary
- UC Irvine: No commentary
- UCSB: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- UCSB: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
- USC: Paul Duchesne
- Grand Canyon: Michael Potter & Taylor Griffin
- Concordia Irvine: Jon O'Neill
- Stanford: Kevin Barnett
- Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- Pepperdine: Robbie Bullough & Cosy Burnett
- UCLA: Robbie Bullough & Amy Boswell
- Hawai'i: Scott Robbs & Chris McLachlin
- USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- Pepperdine: Al Epstein
- UCLA: Kevin Barnett
- USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren McClain
- UCLA: Lincoln Rose
See also: 2017 BYU Cougars football team, 2017–18 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2017–18 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2017 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2017 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2018 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2018 BYU Cougars softball team
- "Men's volleyball adds Slabe to coaching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
- "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
- "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- "BYU TOPS 2018 MPSF MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACHES' POLL" (PDF). MPSF. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2017.