# 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by fourth 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 Kentucky in the third round.

## Season highlights

* Roni Jones-Perry won the WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 3) and the AVCA Player of the Week (Sept. 4) awards for her performance during BYU's win over Stanford at the BYU Nike Invitational. Additionally she was the tournament MVP.
* The 5,472 attendance against Utah was a record for the highest attendance ever for women's volleyball in the Smith Fieldhouse.
* Mary Lake was awarded the #2 play on the SportsCenter Top 10 for the night for her save against Utah.
* The 1,137 attendance at Weber State was a record for the highest attendance in Swenson Gym since it was remodeled and made specifically into a volleyball court in 2006.
* Lyndie Haddock-Eppich won the WCC player of the week award on Sept. 17 for her performances against Utah and Weber State.
* The 2,259 attendance at Portland was a record for the highest volleyball attendance at Chiles Center.
* The November 17 game at Pacific was relocated from Stockton due to the California Wildfires causing bad air quality.
* Heather Olmstead was voted as the 2018 AVCA Coach of the Year.

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
| 8/18 1 p.m. | Utah Valley | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (27–25, 25–22, 25–20) | N/A | Exhibition |
| 8/24 5:30 p.m. | @ Duke | #8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ACC Extra | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–16) | 2,159 | 1–0 |
| 8/25 4:30 p.m. | @ Duke | #8 | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC | ACC Extra | W 3–1 (16–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–17) | 1,773 | 2–0 |
| 8/30 7 p.m. | West Virginia | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–11, 25–14) | 1,201 | 3–0 |
| 8/31 7 p.m. | #1 Stanford | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3–2 (25–22, 25–20, 21–25, 20–25, 15–11) | 3,389 | 4–0 |
| 9/01 7 p.m. | Wichita State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Nike Invitational) | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–12, 25–20) | 2,231 | 5–0 |
| 9/07 9 a.m. | vs. #10 USC | #3 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI (Marquette Tournament) | Facebook | W 3–0 (30–28, 25–21, 25–14) | 175 | 6–0 |
| 9/07 4 p.m. | vs. Syracuse | #3 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI (Marquette Tournament) | Facebook | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 25–20) | 768 | 7–0 |
| 9/08 5 p.m. | @ #25 Marquette | #3 | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI (Marquette Tournament) | MUTV | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–14) | 1,481 | 8–0 |
| 9/13 7 p.m. | #24 Utah | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–14, 25–17) | 5,472 | 9–0 |
| 9/15 2 p.m. | @ Weber State | #1 | Swenson Gym Ogden, UT | Pluto TV 235 | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–16) | 1,137 | 10–0 |
| 9/20 7:05 p.m. | Pacific* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–20, 25–14) | 2,210 | 11–0 (1–0) |
| 9/22 1:05 p.m. | Saint Mary's* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–10, 25–14, 25–13) | 2,270 | 12–0 (2–0) |
| 9/25 7 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | #1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ESPNU | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–18, 25–21) | 1,211 | 13–0 (3–0) |
| 9/27 7:05 p.m. | Gonzaga* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–10, 25–15) | 1,741 | 14–0 (4–0) |
| 9/29 1 p.m. | Portland* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–15, 25–18) | 2,109 | 15–0 (5–0) |
| 10/05 8 p.m. | @ San Diego* | #1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–21, 24–26, 25–16, 25–10) | 1,382 | 16–0 (6–0) |
| 10/11 8 p.m. | @ San Francisco* | #1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–13, 25–20, 25–21) | 313 | 17–0 (7–0) |
| 10/13 2 p.m. | @ Santa Clara* | #1 | Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–13) | 447 | 18–0 (8–0) |
| 10/18 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–20) | 2,884 | 19–0 (9–0) |
| 10/20 1 p.m. | Pepperdine* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–13, 25–8) | 3,443 | 20–0 (10–0) |
| 10/25 8 p.m. | @ Portland* | #1 | Chiles Center Portland, OR | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–20) | 2,259 | 21–0 (11–0) |
| 10/27 1 p.m. | @ Gonzaga* | #1 | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–23) | 1,362 | 22–0 (12–0) |
| 11/02 7 p.m. | San Diego* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–19, 25–15, 22–25, 25–20) | 5,082 | 23–0 (13–0) |
| 11/08 7 p.m. | Santa Clara* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (28–26, 25–17, 25–11) | 2,762 | 24–0 (14–0) |
| 11/10 1 p.m. | San Francisco* | #1 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–12, 25–9) | 4,213 | 25–0 (15–0) |
| 11/15 8 p.m. | @ Saint Mary's* | #1 | McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | TheW.tv | W 3–1 (25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–16) | 1,055 | 26–0 (16–0) |
| 11/17 1 p.m. | @ Pacific* | #1 | Cabrillo College Gymnasium Aptos, CA | | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–17) | 233 | 27–0 (17–0) |
| 11/20 8 p.m. | @ Loyola Marymount* | #1 | Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | TheW.tv | L 0–3 (23–25, 25–27, 20–25) | 820 | 27–1 (17–1) |
| 11/30 7 p.m. | y- Stony Brook | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 1st Round) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–13, 25–12) | 3,675 | 28–1 (17–1) |
| 12/01 7 p.m. | y- Utah | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament 2nd Round) | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–16, 25–21, 25–18) | 5,183 | 29–1 (17–1) |
| 12/07 4:30 p.m. | y- #16 Florida | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal) | ESPN3 | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–13, 25–17, 25–19) | 5,104 | 30–1 (17–1) |
| 12/08 6 p.m. | y- #5/(5–seed) Texas | #4 (4-seed) | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (NCAA Tournament Regional final) | ESPNU | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–23, 25–21) | 5,326 | 31–1 (17–1) |
| 12/13 5 p.m. | y- #1/(1–seed) Stanford | #4 (4-seed) | Target Center Minneapolis, MN (NCAA Tournament Semifinal) | ESPN | L 0–3 (15–25, 15–25, 18–25) | 17,808 | 31–2 (17–1) |
    *-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 TheW.tv powered by Stadium. All but one road game will also be televised or streamed. The Pacific game was originally scheduled to be streamed on TheW.tv, but a change in venues due to the bad air quality from the California Wildfires cancelled the stream.
* Utah Valley: Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan, & Jason Shepherd
* Duke: Ryan Craig & Emma Paradiso
* Duke: Ryan Craig & Emma Paradiso
* West Virginia: Mitchell Marshall
* Stanford: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
* Wichita State: Mitchell Marshall
* USC: No commentary
* Syracuse: No commentary
* Marquette: Dan Avington and Zoe Comerford
* Utah: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
* Weber State: Brandon Garside
* Pacific: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
* Saint Mary's: Mitchell Marshall
* Pepperdine: Paul Sunderland & Holly McPeak
* Gonzaga: Mitchell Marshall
* Portland: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
* San Diego: Nick Rice
* San Francisco: Joe Hallisy
* Santa Clara: Anthony Passarelli
* Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
* Pepperdine: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
* Portland: Tom Kolker & Laura Humphrey
* Gonzaga: No commentary
* San Diego: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
* Santa Clara: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
* San Francisco: Robbie Bullough
* Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen & Andy Schroeder
* Loyola Marymount: Max O'Neill
* Stony Brook: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
* Utah: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
* Florida: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton
* Texas: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton
* Semifinal: Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe