2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team explained

Sport:women's volleyball
Year:2017
Prev Year:2016
Next Year:2018
Team:Utah Valley Wolverines
Conference:Western Athletic Conference
Short Conf:WAC
Record:12–13
Conf Record:7–3
Head Coach:Sam Atoa
Hc Year:19th
Asst Coach1:Dan Corotan
Ac1 Year:3rd
Asst Coach2:Scott Lee
Ac2 Year:11th
Stadium:Lockhart Arena

The 2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team will represent Utah Valley University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Wolverines are led by nineteenth year head coach Sam Atoa and play their home games at Lockhart Arena. The Wolverines are members of the WAC.

Utah Valley comes off a season where they finished second in the WAC.[1] For 2017 the Wolverines were picked to finish third in the pre-season WAC poll behind New Mexico State and UTRGV.[2]

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Schedule

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Time
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City
(Tournament)
style= scope="col"Televisionstyle= scope="col"Resultstyle= scope="col"Attendancestyle= scope="col"Record
(WAC Record)
8/25
3 p.m.
vs. PepperdineSpartan Gym
San Jose, CA
(SJSU/USF Invitational)
L 3–1
(25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 29–27)
1040–1
8/25
5:30 p.m.
vs. Fresno StateSpartan Gym
San Jose, CA
(SJSU/USF Invitational)
MW NetL 3–1
(25–16, 25–17, 24–26, 25–22)
1070–2
8/26
3 p.m.
vs. NevadaThe Sobrato Center
San Francisco, CA
(SJSU/USF Invitational)
L 3–1
(25–17, 20–25, 25–14, 25–19)
960–3
8/29
6 p.m.
@ Southern UtahCentrum Arena
Cedar City, UT
Pluto TV Ch. 236W 3–0
(25–18, 25–15, 25–22)
1,1561–3
8/31
5:30 p.m.
  1. 9 Kansas
Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(Wolverine Invitational)
Flo Volleyball
WAC DN
L 3–0
(25–20, 25–19, 25–23)
1,0481–4
9/01
12 p.m.
MontanaLockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(Wolverine Invitational)
Flo Volleyball
WAC DN
W 3–0
(25–15, 26–24, 25–16)
4912–4
9/02
12 p.m.
Long Beach StateLockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(Wolverine Invitational)
Flo Volleyball
WAC DN
W 3–1
(25–21, 12–25, 27–25, 25–18)
4593–4
9/04
6 p.m.
@ Idaho StateHolt Arena
Pocatello, ID
Pluto TV Ch. 243W 3–1
(26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 25–20)
5614–4
9/05
6 p.m.
@ Utah StateWayne Estes Center
Logan, UT
MW NetW 3–1
(18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15)
7185–4
9/08
2 p.m.
vs. LehighUniversity Recreation Center
Fort Worth, TX
(TCU Fight in the Fort)
L 3–0
(25–20, 25–17, 25–19)
1,2985–5
9/09
10 a.m.
vs. DukeUniversity Recreation Center
Fort Worth, TX
(TCU Fight in the Fort)
L 3–2
(21–25, 25–19, 15–25, 25–23, 15–4)
1,1695–6
9/09
6 p.m.
@ TCUUniversity Recreation Center
Fort Worth, TX
(TCU Fight in the Fort)
Frog VisionL 3–0
(25–22, 25–16, 25–21)
1,1695–7
9/13
8 p.m.
@ Weber StateSwenson Gym
Ogden, UT
Pluto TV Ch. 235L 3–1
(26–24, 25–20, 14–25, 25–23)
4785–8
9/15
5 p.m.
  1. 16 Utah
Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DNL 3–1
(19–25, 25–18, 25–16, 25–22)
1,0815–9
9/16
7 p.m.
  1. 14 BYU
Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
(UCCU Crosstown Clash)
UVUtv
WAC DN
L 3–1
(25–21, 22–25, 26–24, 25–17)
1,7265–10
9/23
4 p.m.
@ Seattle*Connolly Center
Seattle, WA
WAC DNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–21, 25–21)
2576–10
(1–0)
9/28
7 p.m.
@ Grand Canyon*GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
GCU TV
WAC DN
W 3–1
(25–15, 25–18, 25–27, 25–22)
9597–10
(2–0)
9/30
1 p.m.
@ CSU Bakersfield*Icardo Center
Bakersfield, CA
WAC DNL 3–2
(28–26, 22–25, 23–25, 25–16, 17–15)
4397–11
(2–1)
10/05
7 p.m.
UTRGVLockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DNL 3–1
(24–26, 25–21, 25–12, 25–21)
6027–12
(2–2)
10/07
1 p.m.
New Mexico StateLockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DNW 3–2
(22–25, 25–17, 22–25, 25–20, 15–10)
4878–12
(3–2)
10/12
6 p.m.
@ Chicago State*Dickens Athletic Center
Chicago, IL
WAC DNW 3–0
(25–21, 25–22, 25–19)
529–12
(4–2)
10/14
12 p.m.
@ Kansas City*Swinney Recreation Center
Kansas City, MO
WAC DNW 3–1
(27–29, 25–14, 25–21, 25–18)
17910–12
(5–2)
10/21
1 p.m.
Seattle*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DNL 3–2
(22–25, 25–22, 25–22, 20–25, 15–10)
52710–13
(5–3)
10/26
7 p.m.
CSU Bakersfield*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DNW 3–0
(25–14, 27–25, 25–16)
69211–13
(6–3)
10/28
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DNW 3–0
(25–19, 25–17, 25–18)
45912–13
(7–3)
11/02
7 p.m.
@ New Mexico State*Pan American Center
Las Cruces, NM
WAC DN
11/04
11 a.m.
@ UTRGV*UTRGV Fieldhouse
Edinburg, TX
WAC DN
11/09
7 p.m.
Kansas City*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DN
11/11
1 p.m.
Chicago State*Lockhart Arena
Orem, UT
WAC DN
11/16
TBA
UTRGV Fieldhouse
Edinburg, TX
(WAC Volleyball Tournament)
WAC DN
[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 WAC Digital Network. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wolverines drop WAC Championship match to UT Rio Grand Valley, 3-0. 19 November 2016. . 2016-11-19.
  2. Web site: NM State Favored by Coaches to Win 2017 WAC Volleyball Title. WAC Sports. 2017-08-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20170822125727/http://wacsports.com/news/2017/8/15/nm-state-favored-by-coaches-to-win-2017-wac-volleyball-title.aspx. 2017-08-22. dead.
  3. Web site: Utah Valley releases challenging 2017 schedule. 6 June 2017. Deseret News . 2017-06-06.