2020 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2020
Prev Year:2019
Next Year:2021
Team:BYU Cougars
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:MPSF
Record:17-1
Conf Record:6-0
Head Coach:Shawn Olmstead
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Devin Young[1]
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Micah Naone[2]
Ac2 Year:2nd
Stadium:Smith Fieldhouse

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]

Season highlights

Roster

2020 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
OpponentRankArena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/3
6 p.m.
  1. 3
Joseph J. Gentile Arena
Chicago, IL
ESPN3W 3–1
(25–22, 22–25, 25–22, 25–16)
4961–0
1/4
6 p.m.
@ #6 Lewis
  1. 3
Neil Carey Arena
Romeoville, IL
GLVCSNW 3–1
(25–21, 25–21, 22–25, 25–16)
9952–0
1/10
7 p.m.
  1. 15 Penn State
  1. 3
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–23, 25–19, 25–22)
4,4403–0
1/11
5 p.m.
  1. 15 Penn State
  1. 3
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–19, 25–22, 25–21)
3,0804–0
1/17
5 p.m.
@ Mount Olive
  1. 2
Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NV
Conference Carolinas DNW 3–0
(25–17, 25–10, 25–22)
2285–0
1/18
11 a.m.
@ Mount Olive
  1. 2
Kornegay Arena
Mount Olive, NC
Conference Carolinas DNW 3–0
(25–20, 25–23, 25–16)
3846–0
1/22
8 p.m.
@ #5 UC Irvine
  1. 2
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Big West TVW 3–1
(25–17, 21–25, 25–20, 25–16)
6377–0
1/24
8 p.m.
@ #5 UC Irvine
  1. 2
Bren Events Center
Irvine, CA
Big West TVW 3–1
(28–30, 27–25, 25–17, 27–25)
1,6658–0
1/31
7 p.m.
  1. 3 UCSB
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–1
(25–16, 21–25, 25–21, 25–17)
4,6929–0
2/1
6 p.m.
  1. 3 UCSB
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–2
(23–25, 25–22, 20–25, 28–26, 15–11)
3,65510–0
2/6
7 p.m.
  1. 7 UCLA*
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(31–29, 25–12, 25–23)
3,10011–0
(1–0)
2/8
5 p.m.
  1. 8 Pepperdine*
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–1
(25–18, 25–22, 22–25, 25–20)
3,77512–0
(2–0)
2/14
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon*
  1. 2
GCU Arena
Phoenix, AZ
GCU TVW 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 28–26)
3,87913–0
(3–0)
2/20
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine*
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–15, 25–19, 25–20)
2,76214–0
(4–0)
2/22
6 p.m.
USC*
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–18, 25–15, 25–19)
4,15115–0
(5–0)
2/29
7 p.m.
  1. 13 Stanford*
  1. 2
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–12, 25–21, 25–22)
5,81716–0
(6–0)
3/5
10 p.m.
@ #1 Hawai'i
  1. 2
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
SPEC HI
Big West TV
W 3–0
(25–15, 25–17, 25–20)
6,97717–0
3/6
10 p.m.
@ #1 Hawai'i
  1. 2
Stan Sheriff Center
Honolulu, HI
SPEC HI
Big West TV
L 2–3
(25–20, 25–22, 22–25, 23–25, 17–19)
10,30017–1
3/13
8 p.m.
@ #14 Stanford*
  1. 1
Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12+ STANCancelled- 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
TBATBA*(MPSF Tournament)

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

References

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2019–20 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2019 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2020 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2020 BYU Cougars softball team.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BYU Round Out Staff with Former Cougar Devin Young. Volley Mob. 2018-10-03.
  2. Web site: BYU Adds Micah Noone to the staff for 2019. Volley Mob. 2018-06-27.
  3. Web site: Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches. Utah Valley 360. 2015-06-22.
  4. Web site: BYU Claims Top Spot in MPSF Volleyball Coaches’ Poll. MPSF. 2019-12-13.
  5. Web site: NCAA cancels March Madness and spring sports championships. Utah, BYU, USU all on hiatus.. The Salt Lake Tribune. March 12, 2020.
  6. Web site: 2020 Men's Volleyball Roster - The Official Site of BYU Athletics.