The 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2019 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by fifth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
BYU came off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship and once again participated in the NCAA Tournament before falling to Stanford in the national semifinal.
The Cougars would put together another impressive season with a 25-4 record. However two losses in conference play caused the Cougars to finish second in the WCC. The Cougars were granted an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and were given the #14 seed, allowing them to host the first two rounds. BYU would be swept by Utah in the 2nd Round to finish the season at 26-5. After the tournament was completed BYU finished ranked #17 in the nation.
Season highlights Will be filled in as the season progresses.
Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Morgan Bower - Freshman 6 Callie Whitney - Freshman 17 Grace Wee - Freshman 18 Mary Lake - Senior
Opposite hitters 12 Kate Grimmer - Freshman Outside hitters 1 Taylen Ballard-Nixon - Junior 9 Madelyn Robinson - Sophomore 10 Erin Anderson - Freshman 11 Abbey Dayton - Freshman 13 Morgan Johnson - Freshman 14 McKenna Miller - Senior 20 Riley Lyman - Senior Setters 7 Whitney Bower - Freshman 8 Tayler Tausinga - Sophomore 15 Kiani Moea'i - Senior
Middle blockers 2 Heather Gneiting- Sophomore 21 Whitney Llarenas - Freshman 24 Kennedy Eschenberg - Junior
Schedule DateTimeOpponent RankArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionResultAttendanceRecord(WCC Record)8/3012 p.m.Boise State#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Nike Invitational)BYUtv W 3–0(25–13, 25–21, 25–17) 750 1–08/307:30 p.m.Utah Valley#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(UCCU Crosstown Clash)/(BYU Nike Invitational)BYUtv W 3–0(25–21, 25–21, 25–20) 2,887 2–08/317 p.m.#16 Marquette#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Nike Invitational) BYUtv L 1–3(25–22, 16–25, 22–25, 12–25) 4,075 2–19/057 p.m.LIU#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Doterra Classic)WCC NetworkW 3–0(25–14, 25–17, 25–10) 2,115 3–19/067 p.m.Sam Houston State#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Doterra Classic)WCC NetworkW 3–1(24–26, 25–13, 25–16, 25–18) 1,882 4–19/077 p.m.Weber State#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Doterra Classic)WCC NetworkW 3–0(25–22, 25–16, 25–22) 2,247 5–19/126 p.m. @ Wichita State#13Charles Koch ArenaWichita, KS(Shocker Volleyball Classic)YurView W 3–1(23–25, 25–16, 25–19, 25–20) 2,608 6–19/133:30 p.m.vs. #3 Texas#13Charles Koch ArenaWichita, KS(Shocker Volleyball Classic)FloVolleyballL 1–3(25–23, 22–25, 19–25, 18–25)2,4356–29/1411 a.m.vs. VCU#13Charles Koch ArenaWichita, KS(Shocker Volleyball Classic)FloVolleyball W 3–1(25–8, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21)1,2477–29/196 p.m.@ #18 Utah#12Huntsman CenterSalt Lake City, UT(Deseret First Duel)P12W 3–1(25–22, 25–21, 12–25, 25–18)4,1108–29/211 p.m.@ #2 Stanford#12Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12W 3–1(18–25, 25–22, 25–23, 31–29)2,9649–29/267 p.m.@ Gonzaga*#9Charlotte Y. Martin CentreSpokane, WAWCC NetworkW 3–0(25–13, 25–13, 25–17)1,65710–2(1–0)9/281 p.m.@ Portland*#9Chiles CenterPortland, ORWCC NetworkW 3–0(25–20, 25–22, 25–18) 74211–2(2–0)10/017 p.m.Loyola Marymount*#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTWCC NetworkW 3–2(25–22, 25–20, 21–25, 22–25, 15–7) 2,82212–2(3–0)10/038 p.m.@ Pacific*#9Alex G. Spanos CenterStockton, CAWCC NetworkW 3–0(25–19, 25–17, 26–24)76913–2(4–0)10/052 p.m.@ Saint Mary's*#9McKeon PavilionMoraga, CAWCC NetworkW 3–0(25–12, 25–22, 29–27)40814–2(5–0)10/107 p.m.San Francisco*#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–0(25–11, 25–14, 25–23)2,49915–2(6–0)10/121 p.m.Santa Clara*#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTWCC Network W 3–0(25–16, 25–11, 25–10)2,60416–2(7–0)10/187 p.m.San Diego*#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2–3(18–25, 25–20, 19–25, 25–17, 10–15)4,40516–3(7–1)10/248 p.m.@ Loyola Marymount#12Gersten PavilionLos Angeles, CAWCC Network W 3–1(25-22, 25-12, 15-25, 25-22)58317–3(8–1)10/262 p.m. @ Pepperdine*#12Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWCC NetworkW 3–0(25-21, 25-15, 29-27)87318–3(9–1)10/317 p.m.Saint Mary's#11Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTbyutv.orgW 3–0(25-15, 25-11, 25-13)2,33119–3(10–1)11/021 p.m.Pacific*#11Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(22–25, 25-11, 25-12, 25-20)2,68520–3(11–1)11/078 p.m.@ Santa Clara*#11Leavey CenterSanta Clara, CAWCC NetworkW 3–1(25-22, 20–25, 25-23, 25-18)35521–3(12–1)11/098 p.m.@ San Francisco*#11War Memorial GymnasiumSan Francisco, CAWCC NetworkW 3–0(25-17, 25-14, 25-23)23022–3(13–1)11/158 p.m.@ #24 San Diego*#10Jenny Craig PavilionSan Diego, CAWCC NetworkL 2–3(25–18, 23–25, 26–24, 16–25, 9–15)2,04822–4(13–2)11/217 p.m.Portland*#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTWCC NetworkW 3–0(25-15, 25-14, 25-17)2,41223–4(14–2)11/231 p.m.Gonzaga*#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(21-25, 25-9, 25–20, 25–16)3,20324–4(15–2)11/268 p.m.Pepperdine*#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTESPNUW 3–2(25-15, 25-19, 20–25, 20–25, 15–3)3,64625–4(16–2)12/067 p.m.y- New Mexico State#13(14-seed)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)BYUtvW 3–0(25–7, 25–23, 25–19)2,40126–4(16–2)12/077 p.m.y- #17 Utah#13(14-seed)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)BYUtvL 0–3(15–25, 15–25, 15–25)3,25026–5(16–2) *-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 WCC Network (formerly TheW.tv). Most road game will also be televised or streamed. Boise State: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd Utah Valley: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd Marquette: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd LIU: Royce Hinton Sam Houston State: Royce Hinton Weber State: Royce Hinton Wichita State: Shane Dennis Texas: Shane Dennis VCU: Shane Dennis Utah: Krista Blunk & Amy Gant Stanford: Kate Scott & Rich Feller Gonzaga: Connor Basch, Faith Smith, & Portland: Bryan Sleik Loyola Marymount: Royce Hinton Pacific: Paul Muyskens Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen & Andy Schroeder San Francisco: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd Santa Clara: Royce Hinton San Diego: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd Loyola Marymount: Betsi Flint & Sean/Shawn/Shaun Mare Pepperdine: Al Epstein Saint Mary's: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant Pacific: Jarom Jordan & Amy Gant Santa Clara: Anthony Passarelli San Francisco: Pat Olson San Diego: Jack Cronin Portland: Royce Hinton Gonzaga: Jarom Jordan & Amy Gant Pepperdine: Paul Sunderland & Karch Kiraly New Mexico State: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant Utah: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant
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