2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball

Conference	West Coast Conference
2016 record	29–4 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach	Heather Olmstead^[1] (2nd season)
Assistant coach	David Hyte (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Jonny Neeley^[2] (1st season)
Home stadium	Smith Fieldhouse

The 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team will represent Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by second year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the WCC.

BYU comes off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament.

2016 West Coast Conference volleyball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#8 BYU †^y	16	–	2	.889	29	–	4	.879
#22 San Diego ^y	15	–	3	.833	24	–	6	.800
Loyola Marymount	10	–	8	.556	19	–	11	.633
Gonzaga	10	–	8	.556	17	–	11	.607
Portland	10	–	8	.556	17	–	13	.567
Pacific	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Santa Clara	7	–	11	.389	16	–	14	.533
Pepperdine	7	–	11	.389	13	–	17	.433
Saint Mary's	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
San Francisco	0	–	18	.000	4	–	27	.129


† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 2016-12-19; Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2016 BYU Cougars Roster^[3]

Defensive Specialist/Libero

1 Jaiden Kaka - Junior
8 Makenna Santiago - Senior
17 Tristyn Moser - Freshman
18 Mary Lake - Freshman

Opposite Hitters

2 Cosy Burnett - Junior
5 Emily Lewis - Freshman

Outside Hitters

11 Lacy Haddock - Sophomore
12 Veronica Jones-Perry - Sophomore
13 Danelle Parady - Sophomore
14 McKenna Miller - Freshman

Setters

3 Alohi Robins-Hardy - Junior
6 Lyndie Haddock - Sophomore
15 Kiani Tuileta - Freshman

Middle Blockers

4 Madeline Graham - Junior
7 Sophie Hartsock - Sophomore
10 Amy Boswell - Senior
16 Whitney Young Howard - Senior
21 Megan Mowry - Freshman
24 Kennedy Redding - Freshman

Schedule^[4]

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (WCC Record)
8/26 7 p.m.	Utah Valley	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-14, 25-14, 25-13)^[5]	4,672^[6]	1–0
8/27 12:30 p.m.	Rice	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25-20, 23-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-8)^[7]	384^[8]	2–0
8/27 7:30 p.m.	Cal Poly	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-16, 25-13, 25-20)^[9]	1,678^[10]	3–0
9/02 8 a.m.	vs. Wyoming	#10	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic)		W 3–0 (25-20, 25-22, 25-14)^[11]	N/A^[12]	4–0
9/02 3:30 p.m.	vs. LIU-Brooklyn	#10	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic)		W 3–0 (25-16, 25-8, 25-13)^[13]	N/A^[14]	5–0
9/03 5 p.m.	@ #11 Ohio State	#10	St. John Arena Columbus, OH (Sports Imports D.C. Koehl Classic)		W 3–2 (19-25, 24-26, 25-14, 25-20, 15-9)^[15]	1,341^[16]	6–0
9/09 4 p.m.	vs. Boise State	#10	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational)		W 3–0 (25-11, 25-23, 25-18)^[17]	97^[18]	7–0
9/10 12 p.m.	vs. Missouri	#10	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational)		W 3–0 (26-24, 26-24, 25-17)^[19]	N/A^[20]	8–0
9/10 7 p.m.	@ Idaho State	#10	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID (Idaho State Invitational)	Watch Big Sky	W 3–0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-14)^[21]	939^[22]	9–0
9/15 7 p.m.	Utah	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel)	BYUtv	L 3–2 (27-25, 25-20, 23-15, 17-25, 15-13)^[23]	2,688^[24]	9–1
9/16 7 p.m.	CSUN	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UVU/BYU Invitational)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-20)^[25]	1,581^[26]	10–1
9/17 5 p.m.	UNLV	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UVU/BYU Invitational)	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-21)^[27]	1,130^[28]	11–1
9/22 7 p.m.	Santa Clara*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-17)^[29]	1,433^[30]	12–1 (1–0)
9/24 1 p.m.	San Francisco*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-10)^[31]	1,448^[32]	13–1 (2–0)
9/27 8 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*	#11	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (22-25, 25-23, 25-18, 25-21)^[33]	433^[34]	14–1 (3–0)
9/30 8 p.m.	@ #6 San Diego*	#11	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA	TheW.tv Twitter	L 3–0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-23)^[35]	1,752^[36]	14–2 (3–1)
10/06 8 p.m.	Saint Mary's*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-20, 25-14, 25-10)^[37]	2,143^[38]	15–2 (4–1)
10/08 1 p.m.	Pacific*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-22, 25-11, 25-17)^[39]	1,362^[40]	16–2 (5–1)
10/13 8 p.m.	@ Portland*	#11	Chiles Center Portland, OR	TheW.tv	L 3–2 (25-22, 25-27, 25-22, 17-25, 15-9)^[41]	1,113^[42]	16–3 (5–2)
10/15 1 p.m.	@ Gonzaga*	#11	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-13, 25-16, 25-19)^[43]	836^[44]	17–3 (6–2)
10/20 7 p.m.	Pepperdine*	#16	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-14, 25-12, 25-20)^[45]	1,420^[46]	18–3 (7–2)
10/22 1 p.m.	Loyola Marymount*	#16	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25-23, 23-25, 21-25, 25-22, 15-12)^[47]	1,536^[48]	19–3 (8–2)
10/28 7 p.m.	#5 San Diego*	#15	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (26-16, 25-22, 27-25)	2,814^[49]	20–3 (9–2)
11/03 8 p.m.	@ Pacific*	#12	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-19)	830^[50]	21–3 (10–2)
11/05 2 p.m.	@ Saint Mary's*	#12	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-21, 25-19, 25-23)	342^[51]	22–3 (11–2)
11/10 7 p.m.	Gonzaga *	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25-16, 25-17, 19–25, 25-14)	2,513^[52]	23–3 (12–2)
11/12 1 p.m.	Portland*	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25-10, 32-30, 25-15)	670^[53]	24–3 (13–2)
11/17 8 p.m.	@ San Francisco*	#10	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25-10, 21–25, 25-13, 25-9)	114^[54]	25–3 (14–2)
11/19 2 p.m.	@ Santa Clara*	#10	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25-15, 15–25, 26-24, 25-12)	400^[55]	26–3 (15–2)
11/22 8 p.m.	@ Loyola Marymount*	#10	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	ESPNU	W 3–2 (16–25, 16–25, 25-20, 25-22, 15-13)	789^[56]	27–3 (16–2)
12/02 7 p.m.	y- Princeton	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-23)	2,696^[57]	28–3
12/03 7 p.m.	UNLV	#10	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25-23, 25-21, 25-12)	2,049	29–3
12/09 7 p.m.	y- @ #5 Texas	#10	Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX	ESPNU	L 3–2 (25–23, 25–14, 24-26, 22-25, 16-14)	3,478^[58]	29–4

*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on BYUtv or Campus Insiders TheW.tv. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

Utah Valley: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Rice: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Cal Poly: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Idaho State: Matt Steuart & Kade Vance
Utah: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
CSUN: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
UNLV: Mitchell Marshall
Santa Clara: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Jason Shepherd
San Francisco: Robbie Bullough & Mitchell Marshall
Pepperdine: Al Epstein
San Diego: Darren Preston
Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Pacific: Mitchell Marshall
Portland: Cody Barton
Gonzaga: No commentary
Pepperdine: Robbie Bullough & Mitchell Marshall
Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
San Diego: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Pacific: Don Gubbins
Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen
Gonzaga: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Portland: Mitchell Marshall
San Francisco: Pat Olsen
Santa Clara: No commentary
Loyola Marymount: Paul Sunderland & Dain Blanton
Princeton: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
UNLV: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
Texas: Tiffany Greene & Maria Taylor

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