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]

2018 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2018 Outriggers Classic Champions
2018 MPSF Champions
2018 NCAA Tournament, L- Semifinals
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record22-7 (10-2 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Luka Slabe[1] (3rd season)
  • Jaylen Reyes[2] (3rd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

Season highlights

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  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

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2018 BYU Cougars roster[5]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 6 Zach Hendrickson - Freshman
  • 8 Erik Sikes - Senior
  • 10 Taylor Richards - Junior

Middle blockers

  • 1 Price Jarman - Senior
  • 16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Freshman
  • 17 Branden Oberender - Freshman
  • 18 Miki Jauhiainen - Sophomore
  • 21 Christian Rupert -   Junior
 

Outside hitters

  • 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore
  • 9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
  • 11 Zach Eschenberg - Sophomore
  • 14 Storm Fa'agata-Tufuga - Sophomore
  • 15 Brenden Sander - Senior
  • 19 Alex Ah Sue - Freshman
  • 24 Tanner Skabelund -   Sophomore
 

Opposite hitters

  • 5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Freshman
  • 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore
  • 9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
  • 13 Charlie Sragusa - Freshman

Setters

  • 3 Wil Stanley - Sophomore
  • 4 Leo Durkin - Senior
  • 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Sophomore
 

Schedule

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TV/Internet Streaming information:

TheW.tv will air select games when BYUtv has basketball commitments.
Date
time
Opponent Rank Arena
city
(tournament)
Television Score Attendance Record
(MPSF record)
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
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ "Men's volleyball adds Slabe to coaching staff". Deseret News. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Former libero Reyes returns to BYU as assistant coach". Off the Block. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  3. ^ "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "BYU TOPS 2018 MPSF MEN'S VOLLEYBALL COACHES' POLL" (PDF). MPSF. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 25, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "2018 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".