2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team

The 2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2016 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by first year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to win the MPSF in the preseason poll.[4]

2016 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
2016 AVCA Showcase Champions 2016 MPSF Regular Season Champions 2016 MPSF Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament 1–seed, L, Final 3–0
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
2016 record	27–3 (19–3 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Luka Slabe[1] (1st season) Jaylen Reyes[2] (1st season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse

2016 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation volleyball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 BYU  ‍†‍‍^y	19	–	3		.864			27	–	4		.871
No. 3 UCLA  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	5		.773			25	–	7		.781
No. 4 Long Beach State  ‍‍‍^y	17	–	5		.773			25	–	8		.758
No. 6 Stanford  ‍‍‍	17	–	5		.773			19	–	6		.760
No. 5 UCSB  ‍‍‍	14	–	8		.636			20	–	10		.667
No. 7 Pepperdine  ‍‍‍	12	–	10		.545			13	–	11		.542
No. 8 Hawaiʻi  ‍‍‍	11	–	11		.500			16	–	12		.571
UC Irvine  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			10	–	20		.333
No. 14 CSUN  ‍‍‍	7	–	15		.318			14	–	15		.483
Cal Baptist  ‍‍‍	6	–	16		.273			14	–	16		.467
USC  ‍‍‍	5	–	17		.227			7	–	19		.269
UC San Diego  ‍‍‍	0	–	22		.000			5	–	23		.179
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of June 17, 2016; Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• BYU set a new school record for most sets won consecutive in the rally era. The streak ended at 35 straight sets.

Roster

2016 BYU Cougars Roster[5]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Evan Chang - Senior 8 Erik Sikes - Sophomore Middle Blockers 1 Price Jarman - Sophomore 17 Joseph Grosh - Junior 21 Christian Rupert - RS Freshman 23 Michael Hatch - Senior		Outside Hitters 5 Kiril Meretev - Junior 10 Jake Langolis - Junior 14 Tyler Hutchins - Senior 15 Brenden Sander - Sophomore 20 Tanner Skabelund - Freshman		Opposite Hitters 2 Carson Heninger - Senior 11 Matt Underwood - Senior 13 Ben Patch - Sophomore 16 Tim Dobbert - RS Sophomore Setters 4 Leo Durkin - Sophomore 18 Robbie Sutton - Senior 24 Andrew Lincoln - Freshman

Schedule

Radio information:

BYU Radio simulcasted all BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed except March 18 against Pepperdine. March 18 against Pepperdine was pulled from BYU Radio so they could broadcast the BYU men's basketball NIT game instead.

KBEACH broadcast both BYU @ Long Beach State matches live. The radio call will be simulcast on LBSU TV.

KKEA broadcast both BYU at Hawaiʻi matches live.

Bruin TV broadcast a radio stream of both BYU at UCLA matches.

BYU Radio carried the NCAA Semifinal and Final.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF Record)
1/8 7 p.m.	#3 Loyola-Chicago	#1[6]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (AVCA Showcase)	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–19, 25–19)[7]	5,637[8]	1–0
1/9 7 p.m.	#14 George Mason	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (AVCA Showcase)	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–17, 25–17, 29–31, 25–12)[9]	2,727[10]	2–0
1/15 7 p.m.	#11 Stanford*	#1[11]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo,UT	BYUtv	L 3–2 (25–18, 19–25, 23–25, 25–23, 15–11)[12]	5,059[13]	2–1 (0–1)
1/16 7 p.m.	#11 Stanford*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (16–25, 25–23, 25–21, 22–25, 15–10)[14]	4,830[15]	3–1 (1–1)
1/22 8 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State*	#3[16]	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	BigWest.tv	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–17, 16–25, 25–21)[17]	2,027	4–1 (2–1)
1/23 8 p.m.	@ #2 Long Beach State*	#3	Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA	BigWest.tv	L 3–0 (25–16, 25–23, 25–18)[18]	1,883	4–2 (2–2)
1/29 8 p.m.	@ #9 UC Irvine*	#3[19]	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	YouTube	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–23, 25–20)[20]	1,649	5–2 (3–2)
1/30 3 p.m.	@ #9 UC Irvine*	#3	Bren Events Center Irvine, CA	YouTube	W 3–0 (26–24, 28–26, 25–15)[21]	1,156	6–2 (4–2)
2/5 7 p.m.	#10 UC Santa Barbara*	#3[22]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–16, 26–24)[23]	4,063[24]	7–2 (5–2)
2/6 7 p.m.	#10 UC Santa Barbara*	#3	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–23, 25–14)[25]	3,813[26]	8–2 (6–2)
2/12 5 p.m.	@ Princeton	#3[27]	Dillon Gymnasium Princeton, NJ	Ivy League DN	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–22)[28]	1,154	9–2
2/13 5:30 p.m.	@ NJIT	#3	Fleisher Center Newark, NJ	ESPN3	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–19)[29]	500	10–2
2/19 8 p.m.	@ #15 Cal Baptist*	#2[30]	Van Dyne Gymnasium Riverside, CA	CBU TV	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–20, 25–22)[31]	627	11–2 (7–2)
2/20 8 p.m.	@ #15 Cal Baptist*	#2	Van Dyne Gymnasium Riverside, CA	CBU TV	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–19)[32]	722	12–2 (8–2)
2/26 7 p.m.	#12 CSUN*	#2[33]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–18, 25–15)[34]	3,519[35]	13–2 (9–2)
2/27 8 p.m.	#12 CSUN*	#2	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–16, 25–19)[36]	3,445[37]	14–2 (10–2)
3/2 10 p.m.	@ #7 Hawaiʻi*	#2[38]	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	Oc 16	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–20, 25–23)	3,038[39]	15–2 (11–2)
3/4 10 p.m.	@ #7 Hawaiʻi*	#2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI	Oc 16	W 3–1 (25–22, 25–22, 23–25, 25–22)	4,838[40]	16–2 (12–2)
3/18 7 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (28–26, 25–19, 25–20)	3,325[41]	17–2 (13–2)
3/19 7 p.m.	#8 Pepperdine*	#1[42]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 3–1 (23–25, 33–31, 25–23, 25–22)[43]	3,567[44]	17–3 (13–3)
3/25 8 p.m.	@ UC San Diego*	#3[45]	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	Triton Zone	W 3–0 (25–18, 26–24, 25–21)[46]	888	18–3 (14–3)
3/26 8 p.m.	@ UC San Diego*	#3	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA	Triton Zone	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–13, 25–21)[47]	624	19–3 (15–3)
4/1 9 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#3[48]	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 LA	W 3–1 (25–17, 19–25, 27–25, 25–13)	1,838	20–3 (16–3)
4/2 8 p.m.	@ #1 UCLA*	#3	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	P12 UCLA	W 3–1 (20–25, 25–20, 25–18, 25–23)	1,829	21–3 (17–3)
4/8 7 p.m.	USC*	#1[49]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–15, 25–13, 25–15)	4,137[50]	22–3 (18–3)
4/9 7 p.m.	USC*	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–12, 25–17)	4,011[51]	23–3 (19–3)
4/16 7 p.m.	x-#14 UC Irvine	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Quarterfinal)	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–23)	3,535[52]	24–3
4/21 7:30 p.m.	x-#6 UC Santa Barbara	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Semifinal)	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25–18, 25–22, 23–25, 24–26, 15–12)	3,151[53]	25–3
4/23 7 p.m.	x-#3 UCLA	#1	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (MPSF Championship)	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–20, 25–19, 18–25, 25–15)	4,875[54]	26–3
5/5 4 p.m.	y-vs. #4 Long Beach State	#1	Rec Hall University Park, PA (NCAA Semifinal)	NCAA.com	W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–19, 25–18)	N/A	27–3
5/7 6 p.m.	y-vs.#2 Ohio State	#1	Rec Hall University Park, PA (NCAA Final)	ESPN2	L 3–0 (32–30, 25–23, 25–17)	2,745	27–4

*-Indicates conference match.

x-Indicates MPSF Tournament.

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Loyola-Chicago: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• George Mason: Jason Shepherd & David Hyte
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Stanford: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Long Beach State: Jacob Fisk
• Long Beach State: Jacob Fisk
• UC Irvine: No commentators (video only)
• UC Irvine: No commentators (video only)
• UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Princeton: Brittany Smith & Mary Claire Bartlett
• Cal Baptist: Chris Velasquez
• Cal Baptist: Chris Velasquez
• Cal State Northridge: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Cal State Northridge: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
• Hawai'i: Kanoa Leahey & Chris McLachlin
• Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Pepperdine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
• UC San Diego: Tim Strombel & Ricci Luyties
• UCLA: Anne Marie Anderson & Al Scates
• UCLA: Denny Kline & Peter Ashley
• USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• USC: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UC Santa Barbara: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Lauren Francom
• Long Beach State: Ralph Bednarczyk
• Ohio State: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett

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