2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

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2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record13–3 (2–2 Big XII)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • David Hyte (10th season)
  • Jonny Neeley[2] (8th season)
Home arenaSmith Fieldhouse
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Big 12 Conference volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Texas ‍†‍‍y 15 – 1   .938 20 – 4   .833
No. 13 BYU ‍‍‍y 11 – 4   .733 22 – 5   .815
No. 17 Kansas ‍‍‍y 11 – 4   .733 20 – 5   .800
No. 21 Houston ‍‍‍y 10 – 5   .667 17 – 7   .708
Iowa State ‍‍‍y 8 – 7   .533 17 – 9   .654
UCF  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 17 – 9   .654
Kansas State  ‍‍‍ 8 – 7   .533 14 – 10   .583
No. 23 Baylor ‍‍‍y 8 – 8   .500 14 – 12   .538
TCU ‍‍‍y 8 – 9   .471 15 – 13   .536
Cincinnati  ‍‍‍ 4 – 10   .286 11 – 13   .458
Texas Tech  ‍‍‍ 3 – 11   .214 10 – 16   .385
Oklahoma  ‍‍‍ 2 – 12   .143 9 – 15   .375
West Virginia  ‍‍‍ 2 – 13   .133 9 – 19   .321
† – Conference champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of May 1, 2024
Rankings from AVCA
Source:Big 12 Conference

The 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2023 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars are led by ninth year head coach Heather Olmstead and play their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars are competing as members of the Big 12 Conference for the first time.[3]

BYU comes off a season where they finished second in the WCC regular after suffering two conference losses to the San Diego Toreros, a team who eventually lost in the Final Four. The Cougars received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament falling to Pitt in the second round. The Cougars come in having been picked to finish second in the Big 12 behind defending national champ Texas.[4]

Season[edit]

Pre-season honors[edit]

Two Cougars were selected to the Pre-season All-Big 12 team: Super Senior setter Whitney Bower and senior outside hitter Erin Livingston. The two selections were tied for second most in the Big 12 behind only Texas (4).[5]

Roster[edit]

2023 BYU Cougars roster[6]
 

Defensive Specialist/Libero

  • 4 Hannah Billeter - Sophomore
  • 14 Aria McComber - Graduate
  • 16 Brielle Miller - Freshman
  • 18 Kamaile Hiapo - Graduate

Opposite hitters

  • 1 Kate Prior - Sophomore
  • 13 Mia Lee - Freshman
  

Outside hitters

  • 8 Eden Bower- Sophomore
  • 9 Alyssa (Montoya) Erickson - Junior
  • 10 Erin Livingston - Senior
  • 11 Addie Benson - Freshman
  • 12 Claire Little - Freshman
  • 15 Elyse Stowell - Junior
  

Setters

  • 3 Silina Damuni - Freshman
  • 6 Kalia Thunstrom - Junior
  • 7 Whitney Bower - Senior

Middle blockers

  • 1 Kate Prior - Sophomore
  • 13 Mia Lee - Freshman
  • 21 Whitney McEwan-Llarenas - Graduate
  • 24 Brielle Kemavor - Freshman
  

Schedule[edit]

Date
Time 		Opponent Rank
(Tournament Seed) 		Arena
City
(Tournament) 		Television Result Attendance Record
(WCC Record)
08/25
2 p.m. 		vs. #5 Pitt #17 Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
(Ellesyn Invitational) 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(23–25, 25–20, 25–19, 25–16) [7] 		418 1—0
08/26
7 p.m. 		vs. UTRGV #17 Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
(Ellesyn Invitational) 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–22, 25–21, 18–25, 25–16)[8] 		637 2—0
08/27
7 p.m. 		@ Montana #17 Dahlberg Arena
Missoula, MT
(Ellesyn Invitational) 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–21, 20–25, 25–16, 25–15)[8] 		795 3–0
08/30
7 p.m. 		Loyola Marymount #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–22, 25–16, 25–19)[9] 		3,304 4–0
08/31
8 p.m. 		McNeese #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(dōTERRA Classic) 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–14, 25–18, 25–18)[10] 		4,624 5–0
09/02
7 p.m. 		UC Davis #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(dōTERRA Classic) 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–15, 25–13, 25–11) 		3,140 6–0
09/07
11:30 a.m. 		vs. Towson #8 Bohler Gymnasium
Pullman, WA
(Cougar Challenge) 		P12+ WSU W 3–1
(25–20, 25–23, 14–25, 25–22) 		350 7–0
09/07
6:30 p.m. 		vs. UC Irvine #8 Bohler Gymnasium
Pullman, WA
(Cougar Challenge) 		P12+ WSU W 3–0
(25–9, 25–21, 25–23) 		251 8–0
09/08
8 p.m. 		@ #13 Washington State #8 Bohler Gymnasium
Pullman, WA
(Cougar Challenge) 		P12 Insider L 1–3
(25–18, 19–25, 21–25, 19–25) 		1,250 8–1
09/13
7 p.m. 		Utah #12 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
(Deseret First Duel) 		ESPN+ W 3–1
(25–13, 23–25, 25–19, 25–16) 		5,528 9–1
09/15
6 p.m. 		@ Utah Valley #12 Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(UCCU Crosstown Clash) 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–8, 25–17, 25–14) 		1,951 10–1
09/16
7 p.m. 		@ Utah State #12 Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT 		MW Net W 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–23) 		1,488 11–1
09/20
7 p.m. 		#20 Houston* #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN2 W 3–0
(26–24, 25–13, 25–18) 		3,714 12–1
(1–0)
9/23
1 p.m. 		#18 Baylor* #10 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+ W 3–0
(25–17, 25–17, 25–15) 		3,459 13–1
(2–0)
9/28
7 p.m. 		@ #10 Texas* #9 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX 		FS1 L 1–3
(25–13, 20–25, 15–25, 20–25) 		4,844 13–2
(2–1)
9/29
6 p.m. 		@ #10 Texas* #9 Gregory Gymnasium
Austin, TX 		LHN L 1–3
(28–26, 13–25, 22–25, 20–25) 		4,667 13–3
(2–2)
10/07
12 p.m. 		@ Oklahoma* #10 McCasland Field House
Norman, OK 		ESPN+
10/13
7 p.m. 		Texas Tech* #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPNU
10/14
7 p.m. 		Texas Tech* #9 Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+
10/19
7 p.m. 		Iowa State* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+
10/20
7 p.m. 		Iowa State* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+
10/26
5:30 p.m. 		@ Kansas State* Morgan Family Arena
Manhattan, KS 		ESPN+
10/27
5:30 p.m. 		@ Kansas State* Morgan Family Arena
Manhattan, KS 		ESPN+
11/03
7 p.m. 		Cincinnati* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+
11/04
7 p.m. 		Cincinnati* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+
11/09
5 p.m. 		@ UCF* The Venue
Orlando, FL 		ESPN+
11/10
5 p.m. 		@ UCF* The Venue
Orlando, FL 		ESPN+
11/17
7 p.m. 		Kansas* Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT 		ESPN+
11/22
4 p.m. 		@ West Virginia WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV 		ESPN+
11/25
12 p.m. 		@ TCU Schollmaier Arena
Ft. Worth, TX 		ESPN+
*-Indicates Conference Opponent
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

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Announcers for televised games[edit]

All home games and conference road games will be on ESPN+, an ESPN TV network, or a Fox Sports network.[12] All road games will also be televised or streamed the opponents streaming service. Select neutral site matches may not have accessibility.

References[edit]

For information on BYU's other athletic sports this season please check out the following:

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team, 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team, 2024 BYU Cougars baseball team, and 2024 BYU Cougars softball team
  1. ^ "Brother and sister Shawn and Heather Olmstead named as men's and women's volleyball coaches". Deseret News. June 22, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  2. ^ "Sports Briefs for Thursday". Daily Herald. Archived from the original on August 21, 2019. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
  3. ^ "BYU accepts invitation to Big 12, will begin competition in 2023". Daily Universe. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  4. ^ "BYU Women's Volleyball Viewed As Preseason Contender In Big 12". KSL.com. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "With Big 12 move, No. 17 BYU women's volleyball still starting season 'with a bang'". KSL.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Women's Volleyball Roster". Byucougars.com. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  7. ^ "No. 17 BYU upsets No. 5 Pitt 3-1 to open season". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "BYU roundup: Cougars stay undefeated in women's soccer, women's volleyball". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  9. ^ "No. 9 BYU women's volleyball sweeps former WCC foe LMU". Daily Herald. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  10. ^ "No. 9 BYU women's volleyball overpowers McNeese". Daily Herald. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 BYU women's volleyball schedule is set". Daily Herald. Retrieved June 9, 2023.
  12. ^ "ESPN Reveals Most Expansive NCAA Women's Volleyball Programming Lineup on Record". ESPN Press Room. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
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