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.[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 y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AVCA

2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball
Conference	Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
2020 record	17-1 (6-0 MPSF)
Head coach	Shawn Olmstead (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Devin Young[1] (2nd season) Micah Naone[2] (2nd season)
Home arena	Smith Fieldhouse

Season highlights

• Will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2018 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 - 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

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

• 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

1. "BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young". Volley Mob. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
2. "BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019". Volley Mob. Retrieved 2018-06-27.
3. "Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches". Utah Valley 360. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
4. "BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches' Poll". MPSF. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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".