2020–21_BYU_Cougars_women's_volleyball_team

2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

American college volleyball season

The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by sixth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.

Quick Facts BYU Cougars women's volleyball, WCC regular season champion ...

BYU comes off a season where they finished second in the WCC regular season championship. The Cougars received an at-large bid and once again participated in the NCAA tournament before falling to Utah in the second round.

Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the 2020 fall season was delayed until winter/spring, and the Cougars were scheduled to play a conference only schedule. However when the Santa Clara series was postponed, BYU was able to set up a non-conference match with Utah Valley.

More information Conf, Overall ...

Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2020–21 BYU Cougars roster[3]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 3 Morgan Bower - Sophomore
  • 17 Grace Wee - Sophomore
  • 18 Madi Allen - Freshman

Opposite hitters

  • 12 Kate Grimmer - Sophomore
  • 14 Makayla Tolman - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 1 Taylen Ballard-Nixon - Senior
  • 4 Leilani Dodson - Freshman
  • 11 Abbey Dayton - Sophomore
  • 13 Morgan Johnson - Redshirt Freshman
  • 14 Makayla Tolman - Freshman
  

Setters

  • 7 Whitney Bower - Sophomore
  • 8 Tayler Tausinga - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 16 Allie Hakes - Freshman
  • 21 Whitney Llarenas - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Kennedy Eschenberg - Redshirt Senior
  

Schedule

More information Date Time, Opponent ...
*-Indicates Conference Opponent
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

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Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on BYUtv or the BYUtv App. All road game will also be televised or streamed on WCC Network.

References

For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:

See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2021 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2021 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2021 BYU Cougars softball team
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    "Brother and sister Shawn and Heather Olmstead named as men's and women's volleyball coaches". Deseret News. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
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    "Sports Briefs for Thursday". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. [3]
    https://byucougars.com/roster/w-volleyball/2020
  4. [4]
    "No. 16 Cougars open season with sweep of Portland". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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    "No. 16 BYU completes road sweep at Portland". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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    "BYU women's volleyball holds off determined effort to win at UVU". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  7. [7]
    "No. 12 BYU adapts to changes in 3-1 victory against Gonzaga". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. [8]
    "Grimmer's timely play leads to sweep of Gonzaga". Daily Herald. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
  9. [9]
    "Conference schedules announced for women's volleyball and soccer". Retrieved December 4, 2020.
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