# 2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2020 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fifth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll. On March 12 the NCAA, BYU, and the MPSF shutdown the remainder of the season due to COVID-19, leaving BYU to end the season ranked #1 and undefeated in conference play.

## Season highlights

* Will be filled in as the season progresses.

## Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:
    All home games will be televised on BYUtv. Most road games will also be streamed.
| Date time | Opponent | Rank | Arena city (tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (MPSF record) |
| 1/3 6 p.m. | @ #11 Loyola-Chicago | #3 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL | ESPN3 | W 3–1 (25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16) | 496 | 1–0 |
| 1/4 6 p.m. | @ #6 Lewis | #3 | Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL | GLVCSN | W 3–1 (25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16) | 995 | 2–0 |
| 1/10 7 p.m. | #15 Penn State | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–22) | 4,440 | 3–0 |
| 1/11 5 p.m. | #15 Penn State | #3 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–19, 25–22, 25–21) | 3,080 | 4–0 |
| 1/17 5 p.m. | @ Mount Olive | #2 | Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NV | Conference Carolinas DN | W 3–0 (25–17, 25–10, 25–22) | 228 | 5–0 |
| 1/18 11 a.m. | @ Mount Olive | #2 | Kornegay Arena Mount Olive, NC | Conference Carolinas DN | W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–16) | 384 | 6–0 |
| 1/22 8 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine | #2 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 (25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16) | 637 | 7–0 |
| 1/24 8 p.m. | @ #5 UC Irvine | #2 | Bren Events Center Irvine, CA | Big West TV | W 3–1 (28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25) | 1,665 | 8–0 |
| 1/31 7 p.m. | #3 UCSB | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17) | 4,692 | 9–0 |
| 2/1 6 p.m. | #3 UCSB | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–2 (23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11) | 3,655 | 10–0 |
| 2/6 7 p.m. | #7 UCLA* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (31–29, 25–12, 25–23) | 3,100 | 11–0 (1–0) |
| 2/8 5 p.m. | #8 Pepperdine* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–1 (25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20) | 3,775 | 12–0 (2–0) |
| 2/14 7 p.m. | Grand Canyon* | #2 | GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ | GCU TV | W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 28–26) | 3,879 | 13–0 (3–0) |
| 2/20 7 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–19, 25–20) | 2,762 | 14–0 (4–0) |
| 2/22 6 p.m. | USC* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–19) | 4,151 | 15–0 (5–0) |
| 2/29 7 p.m. | #13 Stanford* | #2 | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3–0 (25–12, 25–21, 25–22) | 5,817 | 16–0 (6–0) |
| 3/5 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI Big West TV | W 3–0 (25–15, 25–17, 25–20) | 6,977 | 17–0 |
| 3/6 10 p.m. | @ #1 Hawai'i | #2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI | SPEC HI Big West TV | L 2–3 (25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19) | 10,300 | 17–1 |
| 3/13 8 p.m. | @ #14 Stanford* | #1 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | P12+ STAN | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 3/26 8 p.m. | @ USC* | | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | P12+ USC | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 3/27 2 p.m. | Concordia Irvine* | | CU Arena Irvine, CA | CIU on Stretch | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 4/2 7 p.m. | Grand Canyon* | | Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv.org | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 4/9 8 p.m. | @ Pepperdine* | | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | WCC Network | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| 4/11 5 p.m. | @ UCLA* | | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | P12+ UCLA | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
| TBA | TBA* | | (MPSF Tournament) | | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 | Cancelled- COVID-19 |
    *-Indicates conference match.
    Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

## Announcers for televised games

* Loyola-Chicago: Jason Goch & Ray Gooden
* Lewis: No commentary
* Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Penn State: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
* Mount Olive: Aidan Gilbride & Ethan Swenson
* UC Irvine: No commentary
* UC Irvine: No commentary
* UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* UCSB: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* UCLA: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Grand Canyon: Kyle Borg & Jack O'Hara
* Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* USC: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Stanford: Jarom Jordan & Steve Vail
* Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji
* Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey, Chris McLachlin, & Ryan Kalei Tsuji