# 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

The 2016 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented 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.

## Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

| 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) | 4,672 | 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) | 384 | 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) | 1,678 | 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) | N/A | 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) | N/A | 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) | 1,341 | 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) | 97 | 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) | N/A | 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) | 939 | 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) | 2,688 | 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) | 1,581 | 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) | 1,130 | 11–1 |
| 9/22 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #13 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25-19, 29-27, 25-17) | 1,433 | 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) | 1,448 | 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) | 433 | 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) | 1,752 | 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) | 2,143 | 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) | 1,362 | 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) | 1,113 | 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) | 836 | 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) | 1,420 | 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) | 1,536 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 28–3 |
| 12/03 7 p.m. | y- 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 | 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