# 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

The 2020–21 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by sixth 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 finished second in the WCC regular season championship. The Cougars received an at-large bid and once again participated in the NCAA tournament before falling to Utah in the second round.
Due to the COVID-19 coronavirus, the 2020 fall season was delayed until winter/spring, and the Cougars were scheduled to play a conference only schedule. However, when the Santa Clara series was postponed, BYU was able to set up a non-conference match with Utah Valley.

## Season highlights

Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Rank $^{(TournamentSeed)}$ | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
| 1/26 1 p.m. | @ Portland* | #16 | Chiles Center Portland, OR | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–22, 25–17) | 0 | 1–0 (1–0) |
| 1/27 1 p.m. | @ Portland* | #16 | Chiles Center Portland, OR | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–23, 26–24, 25–22) | 0 | 2–0 (2–0) |
| 02/02 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | PPD- COVID-19 cases at Santa Clara | PPD- COVID-19 cases at Santa Clara | PPD- COVID-19 cases at Santa Clara |
| 02/03 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | PPD- COVID-19 cases at Santa Clara | PPD- COVID-19 cases at Santa Clara | PPD- COVID-19 cases at Santa Clara |
| 2/04 6 p.m. | @ Utah Valley | #14 | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | WAC DN | W 3–1 (25–17, 22–25, 25–20, 25–20) | 260 | 3–0 |
| 2/09 6 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–1 (25–17, 23–25, 25–12, 25–17) | 150 | 4–0 (3–0) |
| 2/10 4 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–22) | 150 | 5–0 (4–0) |
| 2/16 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount* | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–19) | 150 | 6–0 (5–0) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount* | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–17, 27–25, 25–23) | 150 | 7–0 (6–0) |
| 2/23 8 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | #12 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WCC Network | L 0–3 (20–25, 16–25, 19–25) | 0 | 7–1 (6–1) |
| 2/24 8 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | #12 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WCC Network | W 3–2 (24–26, 25–23, 19–25, 25–21, 15–13) | 0 | 8–1 (7–1) |
| 3/05 2 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #15 | The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 25–21) | 0 | 9–1 (8–1) |
| 3/06 2 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #15 | The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA | WCC Network | W 3–1 (25–15, 20–25, 26–24, 25–18) | 0 | 10–1 (9–1) |
| 03/12 1 p.m. | Pacific* | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | Canceled- COVID-19 cases at Pacific | Canceled- COVID-19 cases at Pacific | Canceled- COVID-19 cases at Pacific |
| 03/13 1 p.m. | Pacific* | #15 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | Canceled- COVID-19 cases at Pacific | Canceled- COVID-19 cases at Pacific | Canceled- COVID-19 cases at Pacific |
| 03/17 2 p.m. | @ #21 San Diego* | #16 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | WCC Network | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–20, 19–25, 25–17) | 1 | 11–1 (10–1) |
| 03/20 1 p.m. | #21 San Diego* | #16 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–17) | 550 | 12–1 (11–1) |
| 03/26 5 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #15 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–15, 26–24) | 0 | 13–1 (12–1) |
| 03/27 4 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #15 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA | WCC Network | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–23, 25–21) | 0 | 14–1 (13–1) |
| 03/30 1 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–20, 25–11) | 400 | 15–1 (14–1) |
| 03/31 1 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #14 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–16, 25–9) | 400 | 16–1 (15–1) |
| 04/15 8:30 p.m. | y- #15 UCLA | #14 $^{(16)}$ | CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 4 Omaha, NE (NCAA 2nd Round) | ESPN3 | W 3–0 (26–24, 31–29, 25–17) | 0 | 17–1 (15–1) |
| 04/17 6:00 p.m. | y- #1 $^{(1)}$ Wisconsin | #14 $^{(16)}$ | CHI Health Center Omaha Convention Center Court 3 Omaha, NE (NCAA regional semifinal) | ESPN3 | L 0–3 (20–25, 17–25, 12–25) | 0 | 17–2 (15–1) |
    *-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 the BYUtv App. All road game will also be televised or streamed on WCC Network.
* Portland: No commentary
* Portland: No commentary
* Utah Valley: Matthew Baiamonte & Kayli Doxey
* Gonzaga: Jarom Jordan (Set 1), Spencer Linton (Sets 2–4), & Amy Gant
* Gonzaga: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant
* Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant
* Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton & Amy Gant
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* San Francisco: Charlie Walter
* San Francisco: Charlie Walter
* San Diego: Jack Cronin
* San Diego: Jarom Jordan & Amy Gant
* Saint Mary's: Charlie Walter
* Saint Mary's: Ben Ross
* Santa Clara: Jarom Jordan & Amy Gant
* Santa Clara: Jarom Jordan & Amy Gant
* UCLA: Paul Sunderland
* Wisconsin: Tyler Denning & Jenny Hazelwood