# 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2024 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by ninth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF semifinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish tied for third with Grand Canyon in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.

## Season highlights

* Trent Brown won the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week award for Week 2 games.
* Tyler Hergert won the National Setter of the Week award for Week 2 games.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank $^{(tournamentseed)}$ | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/5 7 p.m. | #15 Ball State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–20) | 3,242 | 1–0 |
| 1/6 7 p.m. | #15 Ball State | #9 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–16) | 1,800 | 2–0 |
| 1/11 6 p.m. | @ #10 Loyola Chicago | #9 | Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | NBCS CHIC+ ESPN+ | W 3–2 (19–25, 26–24, 25–27, 25–22, 15–13) | 489 | 3–0 |
| 1/13 6 p.m. | @ #15 Lewis | #9 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | Volleyball World on YouTube | L 2–3 (25–15, 25–19, 25–15) | 4,125 | 3–1 |
| 1/19 8 p.m. | @ #15 UC Santa Barbara | #9 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-1 (28–26, 19–25, 25–22, 25–20) | 642 | 4–1 |
| 1/20 7 p.m. | @ #15 UC Santa Barbara | #9 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA | ESPN+ | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 27–25) | 502 | 5–1 |
| 1/22 7 p.m. | #14 Princeton | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–21) | 2,735 | 6–1 |
| 1/23 7 p.m. | #14 Princeton | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–23) | 2,473 | 7–1 |
| 1/26 7 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | 'L 1–3 (25–22, 25–27, 18–25, 20–25) | 3,662 | 7–2 |
| 1/27 7 p.m. | #7 UC Irvine | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2–3 (25–23, 24–26, 18–25, 25–23, 13–15) | 3,880 | 7–3 |
| 2/8 7 p.m. | LIU | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–16) | 2,911 | 8–3 |
| 2/10 7 p.m. | LIU | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–21) | 3,184 | 9–3 |
| 2/16 7 p.m. | #2 Grand Canyon* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 0–3 (32–34, 23–25, 23–25) | 3,944 | 9–4 (0–1) |
| 2/17 7 p.m. | #2 Grand Canyon* | #6 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 0–3 (21–25, 20–25, 23–25) | 4,149 | 9–5 (0–2) |
| 2/23 7 p.m. | #4 UCLA* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (31–29, 23–25, 18–25, 25–21, 15–12) | 4,514 | 10–5 (1–2) |
| 2/24 7 p.m. | #4 UCLA* | #8 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | L 2–3 (21–25, 25–21, 25–19, 23–25, 10–15) | 5,024 | 10–6 (1–3) |
| 3/8 8 p.m. | @ #7 Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | W 3–2 (25–13, 16–25, 23–25, 25–23, 18–16) | 745 | 11–6 (2–3) |
| 3/9 7 p.m. | @ #7 Stanford* | #6 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12 BAY | L 0–3 (19–25, 20–25, 21–25) | 980 | 11–7 (2–4) |
| 3/22 7 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (24-26, 25-19, 25-22, 20-25, 15-12) | 1273 | 12-7 (3-4) |
| 3/23 6 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ESPN+ | W 3-2 (23-25, 25-17, 21-25, 25-19, 15-7) | 1263 | 13-7 (4-4) |
| 3/29 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-21, 29-27, 25-21) | 4450 | 14-7 (5-4) |
| 3/30 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-16, 25-19) | 4518 | 15-7 (6-4) |
| 4/5 7 p.m. | @ USC* | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | W 3-1 (22-25, 25-21, 25-19, 25-13) | 583 | 16-7 (7-4) |
| 4/6 7 p.m. | @ USC* | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | L 2-3 (25-20, 25-17, 28-26, 27-29, 16-18) | 1007 | 16-8 (7-5) |
| 4/17 TBA | vs. USC | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal) | FloVolleyball | L 2-3 (32-30, 27-29, 23-25, 25-18, 12-15) | 618 | 16-9 (7-5) |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Ball State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Ball State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden
* Lewis: Rick Roquet & Rachel Kaczorowski
* UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
* UC Santa Barbara: Hunter Shumake & Katie Spieler
* Princeton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Princeton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* LIU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* LIU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Stanford: Ted Enberg
* Stanford: Troy Clardy
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Pepperdine: Al Epstein
* Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
* USC:
* USC:
* MPSF Quarterfinal- :

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Final |
| AVCA Coaches | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Off the Block Media | Not released | Not released | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.