2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team explained

Sport:men's volleyball
Year:2022
Prev Year:2021
Next Year:2023
Team:BYU Cougars
Conference:Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Short Conf:MPSF
Record:8–17
Conf Record:3–9
Head Coach:Shawn Olmstead
Hc Year:7th
Asst Coach1:Devin Young[1]
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Micah Naone[2]
Ac2 Year:4th
Stadium:Smith Fieldhouse

The 2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF and were picked to finish third in the MPSF preseason poll.[4] After finishing last season ranked #2 the Cougars enter the 2022 season with the #6 ranking.[5]

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:

All home games will be televised on BYUtv or BYUtv.org. Most road games will also be streamed by the schools streaming service. The conference tournament will be streamed by FloVolleyball.

Date
time
OpponentRank
(tournament seed)
Arena
city
(tournament)
TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord
(MPSF record)
1/6
5 p.m.
  1. 6
Rec Hall
State College, PA
B1G+L 0–3
(14–25, 18–25, 19–25)[6]
1970–1
1/8
5 p.m.
@ #5 Penn State
  1. 6
Rec Hall
State College, PA
B1G+L 0–3
(21–25, 19–25, 24–26)[7]
4730–2
1/21
7 p.m.
  1. 13 UC Irvine
  1. 10
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–2
(25–23, 25–23, 17–25, 25–27, 15–12)[8]
3,1741–2
1/22
7 p.m.
  1. 13 UC Irvine
  1. 10
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtv.orgW 3–0
(25–22, 25–18, 25–21)[9]
2,6912–2
1/27
7 p.m.
Mount Olive
  1. 8
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–2
(24–26, 25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 15–12)[10]
2,5093–2
1/29
7 p.m.
Mount Olive
  1. 8
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–1
(26–24, 27–25, 19–25, 25–20)[11]
3,2244–2
2/04
7 p.m.
  1. 10 Ball State
  1. 9
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–2
(30–32, 20–25, 25–20, 25–22, 15–10)[12]
2,9905–2
2/05
7 p.m.
  1. 10 Ball State
  1. 9
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 1–3
(25–23, 19–25, 31–33, 20–25)
2,7025–3
2/11
7 p.m.
  1. 14 UC San Diego
  1. 11
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 2–3
(27–25, 25–23, 18–25, 29–31, 11–15)
3,0195–4
2/12
7 p.m.
  1. 14 UC San Diego
  1. 11
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 2–3
(22–25, 25–15, 25–22, 15–25, 12–15)
3,0855–5
2/18
8 p.m.
@ #6 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 13
The Thunderdome
Isla Vista, CA
ESPN+L 0–3
(21–25, 18–25, 23–25)
1005–6
2/19
8 p.m.
@ #6 UC Santa Barbara
  1. 13
Robertson Gymnasium
Santa Barbara, CA
L 1–3
(22–25, 26–28, 28–26, 24–26)
1255–7
2/25
7 p.m.
  1. 9 Grand Canyon*
  1. 13
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 1–3
(25–21, 19–25, 19–25, 22–25)
3,1495–8
(0–1)
2/26
7 p.m.
  1. 9 Grand Canyon*
  1. 13
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 2–3
(26–24, 30–28, 22–25, 26–28, 16–18)
2,7535–9
(0–2)
3/04
8 p.m.
@ #6 USC*
  1. 15
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12+ USCL 1–3
(23–25, 19–25, 25–18, 20–25)
4505–10
(0–3)
3/05
8 p.m.
@ #6 USC*
  1. 15
Galen Center
Los Angeles, CA
P12 LAL 0–3
(18–25, 10–25, 17–25)
4515–11
(0–4)
3/11
7 p.m.
Concordia IrvineSmith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–0
(25–16, 25–14, 25–17)
3,0696–11
(1–4)
3/12
7 p.m.
Concordia Irvine*Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvW 3–1
(19–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–22)
3,0417–11
(2–4)
3/25
7 p.m.
@ #7 Pepperdine*Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsW 3–2
(32–30, 21–25, 20–25, 31–29, 15–9)
7058–11
(3–4)
3/26
7 p.m.
@ #7 Pepperdine*Firestone Fieldhouse
Malibu, CA
WaveCastsL 0–3
(22–25, 21–25, 19–25)
6828–12
(3–5)
4/08
8 p.m.
@ #12 Stanford*Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAYL 0–3
(27–29, 20–25, 22–25)
6308–13
(3–6)
4/09
7 p.m.
@ #12 Stanford*Maples Pavilion
Stanford, CA
P12 BAYL 2–3
(25–19, 27–25, 23–25, 20–25, 22–24)
1,1428–14
(3–7)
4/15
7 p.m.
  1. 1 UCLA*
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 1–3
(25–20, 23–25, 16–25, 18–25)
3,9878–15
(3–8)
4/16
7 p.m.
  1. 1 UCLA*
Smith Fieldhouse
Provo, UT
BYUtvL 2–3
(28–26, 25–20, 23–25, 22–25, 9–15)
4,1858–16
(3–9)
4/20
6 p.m.
  1. 8 Pepperdine
    (3)
(6)Pauley Pavilion
Los Angeles, CA
(MPSF Quarterfinal)
FloVolleyballL 2–3
(22—25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–21, 14–16)
4508–17

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

Rankings

^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.

References

See also: 2021 BYU Cougars football team, 2021–22 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2021–22 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2021 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2021 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2022 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2022 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: PEPPERDINE TOPS 2022 MPSF COACHES' POLL. MPSF. 2021-12-16.
  5. Web site: A new hope: BYU men’s volleyball ready to make new memories in 2022. Daily Herald. 2022-01-06.
  6. Web site: Penn State men’s volleyball sweeps No. 6 BYU to claim 1st leg of season-opening series. Daily Collegian. 2022-01-06.
  7. Web site: BYU men’s volleyball drops second match to No. 5 Penn State. Daily Herald. 2022-01-09.
  8. Web site: No. 10 BYU men’s volleyball wins 5-set home opener against No. 13 UCI. The Universe. 2022-01-21.
  9. Web site: No. 10 BYU men’s volleyball sweeps UC Irvine. Daily Herald. 2022-01-22.
  10. Web site: BYU men’s volleyball beats Mount Olive in a 5-set battle to stay undefeated at home. The Universe. 2022-01-27.
  11. Web site: No. 8 Cougars take care of Mount Olive 3–1. Daily Herald. 2022-01-29.
  12. Web site: Cougars win 3 straight sets for comeback victory over Ball State. Deseret News. 2022-02-05.