# 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds volleyball team

The 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds volleyball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Thunderbirds were led by third year head coach Craig Choate and played their home games at Centrum Arena. The Thunderbirds were members of the Big Sky.
Southern Utah came off a season where they finished 2–14 in conference, 4–24 overall, good for sixth place in the South Division and tied for 11th overall. For 2017 the Thunderbirds were picked to finish sixth in the South, 12th overall, in the pre-season Big Sky poll.

## Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (Big Sky Record) |
| 8/25 10 a.m. | vs. Elon | Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational) | | L 3–1 (25–17, 25–23, 23–25, 25–12) | 550 | 0–1 |
| 8/25 5:30 p.m. | @ Charlotte | Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational) | C-USA DN | L 3–2 (22–25, 22–25, 25–22, 25–21, 15–6) | 550 | 0–2 |
| 8/26 7 a.m. | vs. South Carolina State | Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational) | | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–18, 25–18) | 778 | 1–2 |
| 8/26 1 p.m. | vs. Belmont | Halton Arena Charlotte, NC (2017 Charlotte Invitational) | | L 3–1 (22–25, 26–24, 25–23, 25–20) | 778 | 1–3 |
| 8/29 6 p.m. | Utah Valley | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | L 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–22) | 1,156 | 1–4 |
| 9/01 1 p.m. | vs. Howard | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA (Fullerton/Riverside Classic) | | W 3–2 (25–15, 26–24, 25–16) | 44 | 2–4 |
| 9/02 2 p.m. | vs. Chicago State | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center Riverside, CA (Fullerton/Riverside Classic) | | L 3–1 (25–23, 25–20, 18–25, 25–22) | N/A | 2–5 |
| 9/02 9 p.m. | @ CS Fullerton | Titan Gym Fullerton, CA (Fullerton/Riverside Classic) | | W 3–2 (25–21, 25–23, 24–26, 21–25, 15–11) | 239 | 3–5 |
| 9/08 10 a.m. | vs. Liberty | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO (Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic) | | W 3–2 (14–25, 25–19, 28–26, 20–25, 15–12) | 66 | 4–5 |
| 9/08 6 p.m. | @ Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO (Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic) | MW Net | W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 25–12, 25–27, 17–15) | 402 | 5–5 |
| 9/09 2 p.m. | @ Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO (Amy Svoboda Memorial Classic) | MW Net | L 3–1 (25–12, 25–21 ,21–25, 25–21) | 259 | 5–6 |
| 9/15 7 p.m. | Utah State | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | L 3–1 (26–24, 25–18, 29–25, 25–17) | 1,447 | 5–7 |
| 9/21 7 p.m. | North Dakota* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | L 3–1 (16–25, 25–13, 25–18, 25–18) | 1,435 | 5–8 (0–1) |
| 9/23 7 p.m. | Northern Arizona* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | L 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–21) | 987 | 5–9 (0–2) |
| 9/28 7 p.m. | @ Weber State* | Swenson Gym Ogden, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 235 | L 3–0 (25–22, 25–14, 25–14) | 378 | 5–10 (0–3) |
| 9/30 7 p.m. | @ Idaho State* | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID | Pluto TV Ch. 243 | L 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 25–20) | 559 | 5–11 (0–4) |
| 10/05 7 p.m. | Idaho* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | | | |
| 10/07 11:30 a.m. | Eastern Washington* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | | | |
| 10/12 8 p.m. | @ Sacramento State* | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | Pluto TV Ch. 233 | | | |
| 10/14 8 p.m. | @ Portland State* | Peter Stott Center Portland, OR | Pluto TV Ch. 232 | | | |
| 10/19 7 p.m. | @ Montana* | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | Pluto TV Ch. 237 | | | |
| 10/21 7 p.m. | @ Montana State* | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | Pluto TV Ch. 238 | | | |
| 10/26 7 p.m. | Portland State* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | | | |
| 10/28 7 p.m. | Sacramento State* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | | | |
| 11/02 7 p.m. | Idaho State* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | | | |
| 11/04 7 p.m. | Weber State* | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | | | |
| 11/09 7 p.m. | @ Northern Colorado* | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | Pluto TV Ch. 241 | | | |
| 11/11 8 p.m. | @ Northern Arizona* | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ | Pluto TV Ch. 239 | | | |
    *-Indicates Conference Opponent
    y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the Pluto TV Ch. 236. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.
* Charlotte: Sean Fox
* Utah Valley: Bryson Lester
* Air Force: Jason Carter & George Egan
* Air Force: Jason Carter & George Egan
* Utah State: No commentary
* North Dakota: Bryson Lester
* Northern Arizona: Bryson Lester
* Weber State: Kylee Young
* Idaho State: Cade Vance & Matt Steuart
* Idaho: Bryson Lester
* Eastern Washington: Bryson Lester
* Sacramento State:
* Portland State:
* Montana:
* Montana State:
* Portland State: Bryson Lester
* Sacramento State: Bryson Lester
* Idaho State: Bryson Lester
* Weber State: Bryson Lester
* Northern Colorado:
* Northern Arizona: