# 2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team

The 2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Wolverines were led by nineteenth year head coach Sam Atoa and played their home games at Lockhart Arena. The Wolverines were members of the WAC.
Utah Valley comes off a season where they finished second in the WAC. For 2017 the Wolverines were picked to finish third in the pre-season WAC poll behind New Mexico State and UTRGV.

## Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WAC Record) |
| 8/25 3 p.m. | vs. Pepperdine | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA (SJSU/USF Invitational) | | L 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 29–27) | 104 | 0–1 |
| 8/25 5:30 p.m. | vs. Fresno State | Spartan Gym San Jose, CA (SJSU/USF Invitational) | MW Net | L 3–1 (25–16, 25–17, 24–26, 25–22) | 107 | 0–2 |
| 8/26 3 p.m. | vs. Nevada | The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA (SJSU/USF Invitational) | | L 3–1 (25–17, 20–25, 25–14, 25–19) | 96 | 0–3 |
| 8/29 6 p.m. | @ Southern Utah | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 236 | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–22) | 1,156 | 1–3 |
| 8/31 5:30 p.m. | #9 Kansas | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (Wolverine Invitational) | Flo Volleyball WAC DN | L 3–0 (25–20, 25–19, 25–23) | 1,048 | 1–4 |
| 9/01 12 p.m. | Montana | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (Wolverine Invitational) | Flo Volleyball WAC DN | W 3–0 (25–15, 26–24, 25–16) | 491 | 2–4 |
| 9/02 12 p.m. | Long Beach State | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (Wolverine Invitational) | Flo Volleyball WAC DN | W 3–1 (25–21, 12–25, 27–25, 25–18) | 459 | 3–4 |
| 9/04 6 p.m. | @ Idaho State | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID | Pluto TV Ch. 243 | W 3–1 (26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 25–20) | 561 | 4–4 |
| 9/05 6 p.m. | @ Utah State | Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT | MW Net | W 3–1 (18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15) | 718 | 5–4 |
| 9/08 2 p.m. | vs. Lehigh | University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX (TCU Fight in the Fort) | | L 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–19) | 1,298 | 5–5 |
| 9/09 10 a.m. | vs. Duke | University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX (TCU Fight in the Fort) | | L 3–2 (21–25, 25–19, 15–25, 25–23, 15–4) | 1,169 | 5–6 |
| 9/09 6 p.m. | @ TCU | University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX (TCU Fight in the Fort) | Frog Vision | L 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–21) | 1,169 | 5–7 |
| 9/13 8 p.m. | @ Weber State | Swenson Gym Ogden, UT | Pluto TV Ch. 235 | L 3–1 (26–24, 25–20, 14–25, 25–23) | 478 | 5–8 |
| 9/15 5 p.m. | #16 Utah | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | L 3–1 (19–25, 25–18, 25–16, 25–22) | 1,081 | 5–9 |
| 9/16 7 p.m. | #14 BYU | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | UVUtv WAC DN | L 3–1 (25–21, 22–25, 26–24, 25–17) | 1,726 | 5–10 |
| 9/23 4 p.m. | @ Seattle* | Connolly Center Seattle, WA | WAC DN | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–21, 25–21) | 257 | 6–10 (1–0) |
| 9/28 7 p.m. | @ Grand Canyon* | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV WAC DN | W 3–1 (25–15, 25–18, 25–27, 25–22) | 959 | 7–10 (2–0) |
| 9/30 1 p.m. | @ CSU Bakersfield* | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | WAC DN | L 3–2 (28–26, 22–25, 23–25, 25–16, 17–15) | 439 | 7–11 (2–1) |
| 10/05 7 p.m. | UTRGV* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | L 3–1 (24–26, 25–21, 25–12, 25–21) | 602 | 7–12 (2–2) |
| 10/07 1 p.m. | New Mexico State* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | W 3–2 (22–25, 25–17, 22–25, 25–20, 15–10) | 487 | 8–12 (3–2) |
| 10/12 6 p.m. | @ Chicago State* | Dickens Athletic Center Chicago, IL | WAC DN | W 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–19) | 52 | 9–12 (4–2) |
| 10/14 12 p.m. | @ Kansas City* | Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO | WAC DN | W 3–1 (27–29, 25–14, 25–21, 25–18) | 179 | 10–12 (5–2) |
| 10/21 1 p.m. | Seattle* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | L 3–2 (22–25, 25–22, 25–22, 20–25, 15–10) | 527 | 10–13 (5–3) |
| 10/26 7 p.m. | CSU Bakersfield* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | W 3–0 (25–14, 27–25, 25–16) | 692 | 11–13 (6–3) |
| 10/28 1 p.m. | Grand Canyon* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–18) | 459 | 12–13 (7–3) |
| 11/02 7 p.m. | @ New Mexico State* | Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM | WAC DN | | | |
| 11/04 11 a.m. | @ UTRGV* | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX | WAC DN | | | |
| 11/09 7 p.m. | Kansas City* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | | | |
| 11/11 1 p.m. | Chicago State* | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT | WAC DN | | | |
| 11/16 TBA | | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX (WAC Volleyball Tournament) | WAC DN | | | |
    *-Indicates Conference Opponent
    y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the WAC Digital Network. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.
* Fresno State: No commentary
* Southern Utah: No commentary
* Kansas: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Montana: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Long Beach State: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Idaho State: Cade Vance & Matt Steuart
* Utah State: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
* TCU: Jeff Williams
* Weber State: Kylee Young
* Utah: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* BYU: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Seattle: No commentary
* Grand Canyon: Alex Larson & JP Sar
* CSU Bakersfield: Randy Rosenbloom
* UTRGV: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* New Mexico State: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Chicago State: No commentary
* Kansas City: TJ Jackson
* Seattle: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* CSU Bakersfield: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Grand Canyon: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* New Mexico State:
* UTRGV:
* Kansas City: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
* Chicago State: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer