# 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

The 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by ninth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were competing as members of the Big 12 Conference for the first time.
BYU comes off a season where they finished second in the WCC regular after suffering two conference losses to the San Diego Toreros, a team who eventually lost in the Final Four. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament falling to Pitt in the second round. The Cougars came in having been picked to finish second in the Big 12 behind defending national champ Texas.

## Season
### Pre-season honors

Two Cougars were selected to the Pre-season All-Big 12 team: Super Senior setter Whitney Bower and senior outside hitter Erin Livingston. The two selections were tied for second most in the Big 12 behind only Texas (4).

## Schedule

| Date Time | Opponent | Rank $^{(TournamentSeed)}$ | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Result | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
| 08/25 2 p.m. | vs. #5 Pitt | #17 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (23–25, 25–20, 25–19, 25–16) | 418 | 1—0 |
| 08/26 7 p.m. | vs. UTRGV | #17 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 25–16) | 637 | 2—0 |
| 08/27 7 p.m. | @ Montana | #17 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT (Ellesyn Invitational) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–21, 20–25, 25–16, 25–15) | 795 | 3–0 |
| 08/30 7 p.m. | Loyola Marymount | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–19) | 3,304 | 4–0 |
| 08/31 8 p.m. | McNeese | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–14, 25–18, 25–18) | 4,624 | 5–0 |
| 09/02 7 p.m. | UC Davis | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (dōTERRA Classic) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–13, 25–11) | 3,140 | 6–0 |
| 09/07 11:30 a.m. | vs. Towson | #8 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge) | P12+ WSU | W 3–1 (25–20, 25–23, 14–25, 25–22) | 350 | 7–0 |
| 09/07 6:30 p.m. | vs. UC Irvine | #8 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge) | P12+ WSU | W 3–0 (25–9, 25–21, 25–23) | 251 | 8–0 |
| 09/08 8 p.m. | @ #13 Washington State | #8 | Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA (Cougar Challenge) | P12 Insider | L 1–3 (25–18, 19–25, 21–25, 19–25) | 1,250 | 8–1 |
| 09/13 7 p.m. | Utah | #12 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) | ESPN+ | W 3–1 (25–13, 23–25, 25–19, 25–16) | 5,528 | 9–1 |
| 09/15 6 p.m. | @ Utah Valley | #12 | Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash) | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–8, 25–17, 25–14) | 1,951 | 10–1 |
| 09/16 7 p.m. | @ Utah State | #12 | Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT | MW Net | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–23) | 1,488 | 11–1 |
| 09/20 7 p.m. | #20 Houston* | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN2 | W 3–0 (26–24, 25–13, 25–18) | 3,714 | 12–1 (1–0) |
| 9/23 1 p.m. | #18 Baylor* | #10 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–17, 25–15) | 3,459 | 13–1 (2–0) |
| 9/28 7 p.m. | @ #10 Texas* | #9 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX | FS1 | L 1–3 (25–13, 20–25, 15–25, 20–25) | 4,844 | 13–2 (2–1) |
| 9/29 6 p.m. | @ #10 Texas* | #9 | Gregory Gymnasium Austin, TX | LHN | L 1–3 (28–26, 13–25, 22–25, 20–25) | 4,667 | 13–3 (2–2) |
| 10/07 12 p.m. | @ Oklahoma* | #10 | McCasland Field House Norman, OK | ESPN+ | | | |
| 10/13 7 p.m. | Texas Tech* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPNU | | | |
| 10/14 7 p.m. | Texas Tech* | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | | | |
| 10/19 7 p.m. | Iowa State* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | | | |
| 10/20 7 p.m. | Iowa State* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | | | |
| 10/26 5:30 p.m. | @ Kansas State* | | Morgan Family Arena Manhattan, KS | ESPN+ | | | |
| 10/27 5:30 p.m. | @ Kansas State* | | Morgan Family Arena Manhattan, KS | ESPN+ | | | |
| 11/03 7 p.m. | Cincinnati* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | | |
| 11/04 7 p.m. | Cincinnati* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | | | |
| 11/09 5 p.m. | @ UCF* | | The Venue Orlando, FL | ESPN+ | | | |
| 11/10 5 p.m. | @ UCF* | | The Venue Orlando, FL | ESPN+ | | | |
| 11/17 7 p.m. | Kansas* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | ESPN+ | | | |
| 11/22 4 p.m. | @ West Virginia | | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV | ESPN+ | | | |
| 11/25 12 p.m. | @ TCU | | Schollmaier Arena Ft. Worth, TX | ESPN+ | | | |
    *-Indicates Conference Opponent
    y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

All home games and conference road games will be on ESPN+, an ESPN TV network, or a Fox Sports network. All road games will also be televised or streamed the opponents streaming service. Select neutral site matches may not have accessibility.
* Pitt: Riley Corcoran & Nate Michael
* UTRGV: Riley Corcoran & Nate Michael
* Montana: Riley Corcoran & Nate Michael
* Loyola Marymount: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant & Kenzie Dahle
* McNeese: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* UC Davis: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* Towson: Austin Samuels
* UC Irvine: Sedona Turner
* Washington State: Steve Grubb and Evan Charney
* Utah: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* Utah Valley: Matthew Baiamonte & Kayli Doxey
* Utah State: Stockton Jewkes & Adam Larson
* Houston: Krista Blunk & Kevin Barnett
* Baylor: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* Texas: Ron Thulin & Jill Dorsey-Hall
* Texas: Tyler Denning & Shelby Coppedge
* Oklahoma: Chad McKee & Kelly Files
* Texas Tech: Paul Sunderland & Jennifer Hoffman
* Texas Tech: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* Iowa State: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* Iowa State: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Kenzie Dahle
* Kansas State: Brian Smoller, Liz Wegner-Busch, & Sophie Smith
* Kansas State: Brian Smoller, Liz Wegner-Busch, & Sophie Smith
* Cincinnati:
* Cincinnati:
* UCF:
* UCF:
* Kansas:
* West Virginia:
* TCU: