The 2018 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2018 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by fourth year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC.
BYU came off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship and once again participated in the NCAA tournament before falling to Kentucky in the third round.
Season highlights Roni Jones-Perry won the WCC Player of the Week (Sept. 3) and the AVCA Player of the Week (Sept. 4) awards for her performance during BYU's win over Stanford at the BYU Nike Invitational. Additionally she was the tournament MVP. The 5,472 attendance against Utah was a record for the highest attendance ever for women's volleyball in the Smith Fieldhouse. Mary Lake was awarded the #2 play on the SportsCenter Top 10 for the night for her save against Utah. The 1,137 attendance at Weber State was a record for the highest attendance in Swenson Gym since it was remodeled and made specifically into a volleyball court in 2006. Lyndie Haddock-Eppich won the WCC player of the week award on Sept. 17 for her performances against Utah and Weber State. The 2,259 attendance at Portland was a record for the highest volleyball attendance at Chiles Center. The November 17 game at Pacific was relocated from Stockton due to the California Wildfires causing bad air quality. Heather Olmstead was voted as the 2018 AVCA Coach of the Year.
Roster Defensive Specialist/Libero 9 Sydnie Martindale - Senior 18 Mary Lake - Junior
Opposite hitters 5 Emily Lewis-Bushman - Junior 22 Sara Hamson - Sophomore Outside hitters 1 Taylen Ballard - Sophomore 3 Madi Robinson - Freshman 11 Lacy Haddock - Senior 12 Roni Jones-Perry - Senior 13 Danelle Stetler - Senior 14 McKenna Miller - Junior 20 Riley Lyman - Junior Setters 6 Lyndie Haddock-Eppich - Senior 8 Tayler Tausinga - Freshman 15 Kiani Moea'i - Junior
Middle blockers 2 Heather Gneiting- Freshman 5 Emily Lewis-Bushman - Junior 16 Allison Stapleton - Sophomore 21 Whitney McEwan - Freshman 24 Kennedy Eschenberg - Sophomore
Schedule DateTimeOpponent RankArenaCity(Tournament)TelevisionResultAttendanceRecord(WCC Record)8/181 p.m.Utah Valley#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(UCCU Crosstown Clash)BYUtv W 3–0(27–25, 25–22, 25–20) N/A Exhibition8/245:30 p.m.@ Duke#8Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, NCACC Extra W 3–0(25–22, 25–19, 25–16) 2,159 1–08/254:30 p.m.@ Duke#8Cameron Indoor StadiumDurham, NCACC Extra W 3–1(16–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–17) 1,773 2–08/307 p.m.West Virginia#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Nike Invitational)TheW.tvW 3–0(25–18, 25–11, 25–14)1,2013–08/317 p.m.#1 Stanford#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Nike Invitational)BYUtvW 3–2(25–22, 25–20, 21–25, 20–25, 15–11)3,3894–09/017 p.m.Wichita State#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(BYU Nike Invitational)TheW.tvW 3–0(25–16, 25–12, 25–20)2,2315–09/079 a.m. vs. #10 USC#3Al McGuire CenterMilwaukee, WI(Marquette Tournament)FacebookW 3–0(30–28, 25–21, 25–14)1756–09/074 p.m.vs. Syracuse#3Al McGuire CenterMilwaukee, WI(Marquette Tournament)FacebookW 3–0(25–23, 25–20, 25–20)7687–09/085 p.m.@ #25 Marquette#3Al McGuire CenterMilwaukee, WI(Marquette Tournament)MUTVW 3–1(23–25, 25–22, 25–20, 25–14)1,4818–09/137 p.m.#24 Utah#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(Deseret First Duel)BYUtvW 3–0(25–20, 25–14, 25–17)5,4729–09/152 p.m.@ Weber State#1Swenson GymOgden, UTPluto TV 235W 3–0(25–18, 25–18, 25–16)1,13710–09/207:05 p.m.Pacific*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–12, 25–20, 25–14)2,21011–0(1–0)9/221:05 p.m.Saint Mary's*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTTheW.tvW 3–0(25–10, 25–14, 25–13)2,27012–0(2–0)9/257 p.m.@ Pepperdine*#1Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAESPNUW 3–0(25–15, 25–18, 25–21)1,21113–0(3–0)9/277:05 p.m.Gonzaga*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTTheW.tvW 3–0(25–12, 25–10, 25–15)1,74114–0(4–0)9/291 p.m.Portland*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–14, 25–15, 25–18)2,10915–0(5–0)10/058 p.m.@ San Diego*#1Jenny Craig PavilionSan Diego, CATheW.tvW 3–1(25–21, 24–26, 25–16, 25–10)1,38216–0(6–0)10/118 p.m.@ San Francisco*#1War Memorial GymnasiumSan Francisco, CATheW.tvW 3–0(25–13, 25–20, 25–21)31317–0(7–0)10/132 p.m.@ Santa Clara*#1Leavey CenterSanta Clara, CATheW.tvW 3–0(25–19, 25–22, 25–13)44718–0(8–0)10/187 p.m.Loyola Marymount#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–23, 25–15, 25–20)2,88419–0(9–0)10/201 p.m.Pepperdine*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(26–24, 25–13, 25–8)3,44320–0(10–0)10/258 p.m.@ Portland*#1Chiles CenterPortland, ORTheW.tvW 3–0(25–21, 25–16, 25–20)2,25921–0(11–0)10/271 p.m.@ Gonzaga*#1McCarthey Athletic CenterSpokane, WATheW.tvW 3–0(25–19, 25–20, 25–23)1,36222–0(12–0)11/027 p.m.San Diego*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(25–19, 25–15, 22–25, 25–20)5,08223–0(13–0)11/087 p.m.Santa Clara*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(28–26, 25–17, 25–11)2,76224–0(14–0)11/101 p.m.San Francisco*#1Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTTheW.tvW 3–0(25–12, 25–12, 25–9)4,21325–0(15–0)11/158 p.m.@ Saint Mary's*#1McKeon PavilionMoraga, CATheW.tvW 3–1(25–23, 25–23, 24–26, 25–16)1,05526–0(16–0)11/171 p.m.@ Pacific*#1Cabrillo College GymnasiumAptos, CAW 3–0(25–17, 25–19, 25–17)23327–0(17–0)11/208 p.m.@ Loyola Marymount*#1Gersten PavilionLos Angeles, CATheW.tvL 0–3(23–25, 25–27, 20–25)82027–1(17–1)11/307 p.m.y- Stony Brook#4(4-seed)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(NCAA Tournament 1st Round)BYUtvW 3–0(25–20, 25–13, 25–12)3,67528–1(17–1)12/017 p.m.y- Utah#4(4-seed)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(NCAA Tournament 2nd Round)BYUtvW 3–0(25–16, 25–21, 25–18)5,18329–1(17–1)12/074:30 p.m.y- #16 Florida#4(4-seed)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(NCAA Tournament Regional semifinal)ESPN3W 3–1(23–25, 25–13, 25–17, 25–19)5,10430–1(17–1)12/086 p.m.y- #5/(5–seed) Texas#4(4-seed)Smith FieldhouseProvo, UT(NCAA Tournament Regional final)ESPNUW 3–0(25–23, 25–23, 25–21)5,32631–1(17–1)12/135 p.m.y- #1/(1–seed) Stanford#4(4-seed)Target CenterMinneapolis, MN(NCAA Tournament Semifinal)ESPNL 0–3(15–25, 15–25, 18–25)17,80831–2(17–1)
*-Indicates Conference Opponent y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
Announcers for televised games All home games will be on BYUtv or TheW.tv powered by Stadium. All but one road game will also be televised or streamed. The Pacific game was originally scheduled to be streamed on TheW.tv, but a change in venues due to the bad air quality from the California Wildfires cancelled the stream. Utah Valley: Spencer Linton, Jarom Jordan, & Jason Shepherd Duke: Ryan Craig & Emma Paradiso Duke: Ryan Craig & Emma Paradiso West Virginia: Mitchell Marshall Stanford: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd Wichita State: Mitchell Marshall USC: No commentary Syracuse: No commentary Marquette: Dan Avington and Zoe Comerford Utah: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd Weber State: Brandon Garside Pacific: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd Saint Mary's: Mitchell Marshall Pepperdine: Paul Sunderland & Holly McPeak Gonzaga: Mitchell Marshall Portland: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd San Diego: Nick Rice San Francisco: Joe Hallisy Santa Clara: Anthony Passarelli Loyola Marymount: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd Pepperdine: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd Portland: Tom Kolker & Laura Humphrey Gonzaga: No commentary San Diego: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Santa Clara: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski San Francisco: Robbie Bullough Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen & Andy Schroeder Loyola Marymount: Max O'Neill Stony Brook: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd Utah: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski Florida: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton Texas: Sam Gore & Dain Blanton Semifinal: Paul Sunderland, Karch Kiraly, & Holly Rowe
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