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2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

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2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
ConferenceMountain Pacific Sports Federation
Record17-1 (6-0 MPSF)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Devin Young[1] (2nd season)
  • Micah Naone[2] (2nd season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →

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.[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.[4] 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.[5]

2020 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 BYU  ‍‍‍ 6 0   1.000 17 1   .944
No. 11 Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍ 4 2   .667 14 7   .667
No. 8 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍ 3 2   .600 7 6   .538
No. 13 Concordia Irvine  ‍‍‍ 3 4   .429 11 10   .524
No. 9 UCLA  ‍‍‍ 2 3   .400 10 9   .526
No. 14 Stanford  ‍‍‍ 2 4   .333 6 11   .353
USC  ‍‍‍ 1 6   .143 5 14   .263
† – Conference champion
‡ – 2020 MPSF Tournament champion

Season highlights

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  • Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

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2020 BYU Cougars roster[6]
 

Defensive specialist/libero

  • 4 Jon Stanley - Freshman
  • 6 Zach Hendrickson - Junior
  • 12 Mitchel Worthington - Sophomore

Middle blockers

  • 10 Gavin Julien - Freshman
  • 16 Felipe de Brito Ferreira - Junior
  • 17 Branden Oberender - Redshirt Sophomore
  • 18 Miki Jauhiainen - Senior
  • 21 Max Pothier - Freshman
 

Outside hitters

  • 1 Davide Gardini - Sophomore
  • 4 Jon Stanley - Freshman
  • 7 Cyrus Fa'alogo - Senior
  • 9 Andrew Lincoln - Sophomore
  • 11 Zach Eschenberg - Senior
  • 13 Kana'i Akana - Sophomore
  • 20 Teilon-Jonathan Tufuga - Freshman
 

Opposite hitters

  • 2 Alex Ah Sue - Sophomore
  • 5 Gabi Garcia Fernandez - Junior

Setters

  • 3 Wil Stanley - Senior
  • 23 Gavin Heap - Freshman
  • 24 Brody Earnest - Sophomore
 

Schedule

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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
3/26
8 p.m.
@ USC* Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USC
3/27
2 p.m.
Concordia Irvine* CU Arena
Irvine, CA
CIU on Stretch
4/2
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv.org
4/9
8 p.m.
@ Pepperdine* Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WCC Network
4/11
5 p.m.
@ UCLA* Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ UCLA
TBA TBA* (MPSF Tournament)
*-Indicates conference match.
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

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  • 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

References

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  1. ^ "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved October 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  5. ^ "NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics".