Sport: | women's volleyball |
Year: | 2014 |
Prev Year: | 2013 |
Next Year: | 2015 |
Team: | BYU Cougars |
Conference: | West Coast Conference |
Short Conf: | WCC |
Record: | 30–5 |
Conf Record: | 16–2 |
Head Coach: | Shawn Olmstead |
Hc Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach1: | Heather Olmstead |
Ac1 Year: | 4th |
Asst Coach2: | David Hyte |
Ac2 Year: | 1st |
Stadium: | Smith Fieldhouse |
Champion: | WCC regular season Champ |
Tourney: | NCAA |
Tourney Result: | National Runner-up |
The 2014 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2014 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by fourth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the WCC and were picked to win the conference title in the preseason poll.[1]
The Cougars won the WCC Championship in November and were awarded an NCAA Tournament berth. Despite being ranked in the Top 15 all season, BYU wasn't awarded one of the 16 NCAA Seeds for the NCAA Volleyball Tournament, forcing the Cougars to play on the road. BYU proceeded to win the Tucson Area, Seattle Regional, and became the first ever unseeded team to make it to the NCAA Volleyball Championship match. 6 different BYU players were awarded WCC honors, and 3 BYU players were awarded All-American honors. Shawn Olmstead was also named Coach of the year (see Season highlights).
The Cougars were swept by Penn State in the NCAA Championship match, giving the Nittany Lions their seventh national title, but the Cougars NCAA Tournament run gave the Cougars the #3 ranking at the end of the season.[2]
2014 BYU Cougars Roster[8] | |||||||
Defensive Specialist/Libero
Middle blockers
| Outside hitters
| Opposite hitters
Setters
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BYU Radio simulcast all BYUtv games with the BYUtv feed. BYU Radio also carried the NCAA semifinals and finals with Dave Neeley providing the call.
Date Time | Opponent | Rank | Arena City (Tournament) | Television | Score | Attendance | Record (WCC Record) |
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8/29 5 p.m. | @ West Virginia |
| WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV (Gold & Blue Player's Challenge) | Mountaineer TV | W 3-0 (29-27, 25-20, 25-20) | 632[10] | 1-0[11] |
8/30 9:30 a.m. | vs. IUPUI |
| WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV (Gold & Blue Player's Challenge) | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-17, 25-18) | 218[12] | 2-0[13] | |
8/30 2:30 p.m. | vs. Toledo |
| WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV (Gold & Blue Player's Challenge) | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-14) | 215 | 3-0[14] | |
9/5 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) | BYUtv | L 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 25-21, 21-25, 15-10) | 3,017[16] | 3-1[17] | |
9/6 Noon | UMBC |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-13) | N/A[18] | 4-1[19] |
9/6 7 p.m. | Utah Valley |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (BYU Invitational) | TheW.tv | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-16) | 1,052[20] | 5-1[21] |
9/12 11 a.m. | vs. #14 Colorado State |
| Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM (UTEP/NMSU Invitational) | L 3-1 (23-25, 25-23, 25-20, 28-26) | 104 | 5-2[23] | |
9/12 7 p.m. | @ UTEP |
| Memorial Gymnasium El Paso, TX (UTEP/NMSU Invitational) | C-USA Digital | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-16) | 793 | 6-2[24] |
9/13 Noon | @ New Mexico State |
| Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM (UTEP/NMSU Invitational) | ESPN3/Altitude | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-19, 25-21) | 801 | 7-2[25] |
9/16 7 p.m. | @ Idaho State |
| Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | Watch Big Sky | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-14) | 869[27] | 8-2[28] |
9/19 7 p.m. | Utah |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT (Deseret First Duel) | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-7) | 3,814[29] | 9-2[30] |
9/25 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-22, 25-17, 25-13) | 1,477[32] | 10-2 (1-0)[33] | |
9/27 1 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-22, 25-21) | 1,104[34] | 11-2 (2-0)[35] | |
9/30 7 p.m. |
| Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA | ESPNU | W 3-0 (25-17, 25-21, 25-20) | 823[37] | 12-2 (3-0)[38] | |
10/2 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-1 (25-18, 25-18, 23-25, 25-11) | 1,134[39] | 13-2 (4-0)[40] | |
10/4 8 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-18) | 1,386[41] | 14-2 (5-0)[42] | |
10/9 8 p.m. |
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| Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA | TheW.tv | W 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 25-21, 25-17) | 745[44] | 15-2 (6-0)[45] |
10/11 2 p.m. |
| McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA | TheW.tv | W 3-1 (25-12, 23-25, 27-25, 25-14) | 323[46] | 16-2 (7-0)[47] | |
10/17 8 p.m. |
| Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA | TheW.tv | L 3-2 (25-18, 22-25, 17-25, 25-20, 15-8) | 876[49] | 16-3 (7-1)[50] | |
10/23 7 p.m. |
| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | TheW.tv | W 3-0 (25-19, 25-9, 25-23) | 1,064[52] | 17-3 (8-1)[53] | |
10/25 1 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-1 (25-10, 20-25, 25-20, 25-17) | 1,286[54] | 18-3 (9-1)[55] |
10/30 7 p.m. |
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| Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA | Santa Clara Portal | L 3-0 (25-14, 25-21, 25-15) | 300[57] | 18-4 (9-2)[58] |
11/1 2 p.m. |
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| War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA | TheW.tv | W 3-0 (25-20, 26-24, 25-14) | 233[59] | 19-4 (10-2) |
11/6 7 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-15, 25-15, 25-13) | 1,296[61] | 20-4 (11-2)[62] |
11/8 1 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 26-24) | 1,487[63] | 21-4 (12-2)[64] |
11/14 7:30 p.m. |
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| Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT | BYUtv | W 3-1 (25-13, 25-15, 21-25, 25-15) | 2,298[66] | 22-4 (13-2)[67] |
11/20 8 p.m. |
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| Chiles Center Portland, OR | Portland Portal | W 3-0 (25-14, 25-19, 25-21) | 390[69] | 23-4 (14-2)[70] |
11/22 1 p.m. |
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| Charlotte Y. Martin Centre Spokane, WA | TheW.tv | W 3-2 (21-25, 17-25, 25-18, 25-21, 15-10) | 823[71] | 24-4 (15-2)[72] |
11/25 8 p.m. |
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| Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | TheW.tv | W 3-1 (30-28, 25-12, 23-25, 25-21) | 526[74] | 25-4 (16-2)[75] |
12/4 4 p.m. | y-vs. Seton Hall |
| McKale Center Tucson, AZ (NCAA 1st Round) | P12 Digital | W 3-0 (25-16, 25-18, 25-17) | 2,001[76] | 26-4[77] |
12/5 5:30 p.m. | y-@ #14 Arizona |
| McKale Center Tucson, AZ (NCAA 2nd Round) | P12 Digital | W 3-1 (22-25, 25-20, 25-23, 25-23) | 1,515[78] | 27-4[79] |
12/12 5 p.m. | y-vs. #8 Florida State |
| Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA (NCAA regional semifinal) | ESPN3 | W 3-1 (25-20, 25-19, 19-25, 26-24) | 6,789[80] | 28-4[81] |
12/13 9:30 p.m. | y-vs. #11 Nebraska |
| Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA (NCAA Regional final) | ESPNU | W 3-0 (25-21, 25-20, 25-21) | 4,885[82] | 29-4[83] |
12/18 5 p.m. | y-vs. #6 Texas |
| Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK (NCAA Semifinal) | ESPN2 | W 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 17-25, 26-24) | 9,824[84] | 30-4[85] |
12/20 5:30 p.m. | y-vs. #4 Penn State |
| Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, OK (NCAA Final) | ESPN2 | L 0-3 (21-25, 24-26, 14-25) | 11,018[86] | 30-5[87] |
*-Indicates Conference Opponent
y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.
See also: 2014 BYU Cougars football team, 2014–15 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2014–15 BYU Cougars women's basketball team and 2014 BYU Cougars women's soccer team.