2017 Utah State Aggies volleyball team explained

Sport:women's volleyball
Year:2017
Prev Year:2016
Next Year:2018
Team:Utah State Aggies
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:12–10
Conf Record:4–6
Head Coach:Grayson DuBose
Hc Year:12th
Asst Coach1:Taubi Palmer
Ac1 Year:11th
Asst Coach2:Sammi Stuart
Ac2 Year:3rd
Stadium:Wayne Estes Center

The 2017 Utah State Aggies volleyball team will represent Utah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Aggies are led by twelfth year head coach Grayson DuBose and play their home games at the Wayne Estes Center. The Aggies are members of the Mountain West.

Utah State comes off a season where they finished 8–10 in conference, 14–16 overall, good for seventh in the conference. Coming into 2017 the Aggies were picked to finish sixth in the pre-season Mountain West poll.[1]

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 Utah State Aggies roster[2]
 Defensive Specialist/Libero
  • 2 Tasia Taylor - Junior
  • 8 Madi Olson - Freshman
  • 3 Thamires Cavalcanti - Senior

Setters

  • 5 Jaysa Funk - Freshman
  • 6 Kassidy Johnson - Junior
  • 10 Halle Evans - Sophomore
 Outside hitters
  • 3 Lauren Anderson - Senior
  • 4 Ashlee Thornock - Freshman
  • 7 Ally Packard - Junior
  • 26 Rachel Gale-Hammond - Senior
  • 39 Gabbi Shumway - Freshman
 Middle blockers
  • 9 Bailey Downing - Freshman
  • 10 Lauren O'Brien - Junior
  • 13 Carly Lenzen - Senior
  • 14 Ashley Wesenberg - Sophomore

Opposite hitter

  • 11 Kayla DeCoursey - Senior
 

Schedule

style= scope="col"Date
Time
style= scope="col"Opponentstyle= scope="col"Rankstyle= scope="col"Arena
City
(Tournament)
style= scope="col"Televisionstyle= scope="col"Resultstyle= scope="col"Attendancestyle= scope="col"Record
(MWC Record)
8/25
3 p.m.
vs. UL MonroeBarnhill Arena
Fayetteville, AR
(Arkansas Classic)
W 3–0
(25–17, 25–15, 25–20)
1751–0
8/26
11:00 a.m.
vs. CS BakersfieldBarnhill Arena
Fayetteville, AR
(Arkansas Classic)
W 3–1
(25–16, 21–25, 25–20, 26–24)
5632–0
8/26
6 p.m.
@ ArkansasBarnhill Arena
Fayetteville, AR
(Arkansas Classic)
SEC+L 3–0
(25–23, 25–15, 25–19)
8322–1
9/01
7 p.m.
PacificWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)
MW NetW 3–2
(23–25, 25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 15–10)
5623–1
9/02
12 p.m.
Montana StateWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)
MW NetL 3–1
(25–20, 25–18, 27–29, 25–19)
4803–2
9/02
7 p.m.
UC Santa BarbaraWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)
MW NetW 3–0
(25–20, 25–15, 25–19)
5504–2
9/05
7 p.m.
Utah ValleyWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
(Utah State Invitational)
MW NetL 3–1
(18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15)
7184–3
9/08
1 p.m.
@ Northern ArizonaWalkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
(Lumberjack Classic)
Pluto TV Ch. 239W 3–1
(23–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–18)
3025–3
9/08
5 p.m.
vs. CS BakersfieldWalkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
(Lumberjack Classic)
W 3–0
(25–23, 25–22, 25–18)
1256–3
9/09
11 a.m.
Arizona StateWalkup Skydome
Flagstaff, AZ
(Lumberjack Classic)
L 3–0
(28–26, 25–20, 25–15)
1536–4
9/12
7 p.m.
@ Weber StateSwenson Gym
Ogden, UT
Pluto TV Ch. 235W 3–0
(25–21, 25–20, 25–16)
4367–4
9/15
7 p.m.
@ Southern UtahCentrum Arena
Cedar City, UT
Pluto TV Ch. 236W 3–1
(26–24, 25–18, 29–25, 25–17)
1,4478–4
9/21
7 p.m.
San Diego StateWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetW 3–1
(25–21, 23–25, 25–14, 25–19)
8159–4
(1–0)
9/23
1 p.m.
Fresno StateWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetW 3–1
(25–21, 19–25, 25–18, 25–16)
90110–4
(2–0)
9/28
7 p.m.
@ UNLV*Cox Pavilion
Las Vegas, NV
MW NetW 3–1
(25–18, 25–17, 24–26, 25–18)
36611–4
(3–0)
9/30
2 p.m.
@ New Mexico*Johnson Gymnasium
Albuquerque, NM
MW NetL 3–0
(25–20, 25–22, 25–17)
82511–5
(3–1)
10/05
7 p.m.
WyomingWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetL 3–0
(25–20, 25–18, 25–12)
83211–6
(3–2)
10/07
8 p.m.
  1. 23 Colorado State*
Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetL 3–0
(25–19, 25–19, 26–24)
64611–7
(3–3)
10/10
7 p.m.
Boise StateWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetW 3–0
(25–17, 25–19, 25–19)
80912–7
(4–3)
10/12
6:30 p.m.
@ Air Force*Cadet East Gym
Colorado Springs, CO
L 3–1
(26–24, 25–21, 24–26, 25–17)
31912–8
(4–4)
10/19
8 p.m.
@ Fresno State*Save Mart Center
Fresno, CA
MW NetL 3–1
(25–17, 18–25, 25–23, 25–17)
71212–9
(4–5)
10/21
2 p.m.
@ San Diego State*Peterson Gym
San Diego, CA
MW NetL 3–1
(25–24, 25–23, 21–25, 25–14)
27912–10
(4–6)
10/26
7 p.m.
New Mexico*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW Net
10/28
12 p.m.
UNLV*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW Net
11/02
7 p.m.
@ Colorado State*Moby Arena
Ft. Collins, CO
MW Net
11/04
7 p.m.
@ Wyoming*Uniwyo Sports Complex
Laramie, WY
MW Net
11/07
7:30 p.m.
@ Boise State*Bronco Gym
Boise, ID
MW Net
11/11
7 p.m.
Air Force*Wayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW Net
11/16
7 p.m.
NevadaWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW Net
11/18
3 p.m.
@ San Jose State*Spartan Gym
San Jose, CA
MW Net
[3]

*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the MW Network powered by Stadium. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: COLORADO STATE SELECTED AS FAVORITE TO WIN 2017 MOUNTAIN WEST WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TITLE. Mountain West Conference. 2017-08-16.
  2. Web site: 2017 Utah State Volleyball Roster . utahstateaggies.com.
  3. Web site: Utah State announces 2017 schedule. . 2017-05-05.