2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team

2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball
WCC Regular Season Champs
Conference	West Coast Conference
2015 record	28–3 (16–2 WCC)
Head coach	Heather Olmstead (1st year)
Assistant coach	David Hyte (2nd year)
Assistant coach	Charlene Johnson Whitted (1st year)
Home stadium	Smith Fieldhouse

The 2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2015 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Cougars were led by first year head coach Heather Olmstead and played their home games at the Smith Fieldhouse.^[1] The Cougars were members of the WCC.

BYU came off a season where they won the WCC regular season championship, participated in the NCAA Tournament, and became the first unseeded team to make it to the National Championship match.^[2]

2015 West Coast Conference volleyball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#11 BYU †^y	16	–	2		.889			28	–	4		.875
San Diego ^y	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Loyola Marymount ^y	13	–	5		.722			24	–	9		.727
Santa Clara ^y	13	–	5		.722			22	–	9		.710
Pacific	8	–	10		.444			17	–	13		.567
Pepperdine	8	–	10		.444			17	–	14		.548
Gonzaga	7	–	11		.389			16	–	15		.516
Portland	6	–	12		.333			16	–	15		.516
San Francisco	4	–	14		.222			17	–	14		.548
Saint Mary's	1	–	17		.056			6	–	22		.214
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of 2016-06-17; Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

• BYU won the 2015 Marcia E. Hamilton Classic title.
• Alexa Gray won WCC Player of the Week honors for games 8/30-9/6,^[3] 11/2-11/8,^[4] 11/9-11/15,^[5] and 11/16–11/22.^[6]
• Amy Boswell won WCC Player of the Week honors for games 9/14-9/20.^[7]
• On November 17 Alexa Gray was named the National Player of the Week for games 11/9-11/15.^[8][9]
• On November 19 Alexa Gray set the single season rally era kill record for BYU in the victory over Santa Clara. The record moved her into fifth all-time at BYU.^[10]
• On November 21 BYU clinched a NCAA Tournament birth with a sweep of San Francisco. The win clinched a share of the conference title with San Diego, but with BYU having won both head-to-head matches, they were given the conferences auto tourney bid.^[11]

Roster

2015 BYU Cougars Roster[12]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 1 Jaiden Achermann - Sophomore 8 Makenna Santiago - Junior 14 Ciara Parker - Senior Middle Blockers 4 Madeline Graham - Sophomore 7 Sophie Cram - Freshman 10 Amy Boswell - Junior 16 Whitney Young Howard - Junior		Outside Hitters 9 Alexa Gray - Senior 11 Lacy Haddock - Freshman 12 Veronica Jones - Freshman 13 Danelle Parady - RS Freshman		Opposite Hitters 2 Cosy Burnett - Sophomore 5 Emily Lewis - Freshman Setters 3 Alohi Robins-Hardy - Sophomore 6 Lyndie Haddock - Freshman 15 Kiani Tuileta - Freshman 20 Camry Godfrey Willardson - Senior

Schedule

All conference home games on BYUtv will be simulcast on BYU Radio with the exception of the Santa Clara game.

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (WCC Record)
8/28 6 p.m.	vs. Chicago State	#11[13]	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (Women of Troy Baden Invitational)	P12 Digital	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–17, 25–22)	N/A	1–0[14]
8/29 1:30 p.m.	vs. #7 North Carolina	#11	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (Women of Troy Baden Invitational)	P12 Digital	W 3–1 (25–27, 25–19, 25–17, 26–24)	185	2–0[15]
8/29 9 p.m.	@ #22 USC	#11	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (Women of Troy Baden Invitational)	P12	L 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–22)	1,079	2–1[16]
9/04 6 p.m.	@ St. Louis	#12[17]	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic)	Billiken TV	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–11, 25–14)	862[18]	3–1[19]
9/05 11 a.m.	vs. #24 Purdue	#12	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic)	Purdue Audio	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–21, 25–20)	357[20]	4–1[21]
9/05 3:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff	#12	Chaifetz Arena St. Louis, MO (Marcia E. Hamilton Classic)		W 3–0 (25–6, 25–10, 25–9)	N/A[22]	5–1[23]
9/09 7 p.m.	Idaho State	#9[24]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (25–7, 20–25, 21–25, 25–14, 15–12)	1,551[25]	6–1[26]
9/11 7 p.m.	Oregon State	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–12, 25–15)	2,788[27]	7–1[28]
9/12 6 p.m.	Oregon State	#9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT		W 3–1 (25–21, 25–23, 19–25, 25–16)	1,011[29]	8–1[30]
9/17 7:30 p.m.	@ Utah	#9[31]	Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT (Deseret First Duel)	P12	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–18, 25–22)	3,056[32]	9–1[33]
9/19 7 p.m.	@ Utah Valley	#9	PE Building Orem, UT	UVU TV WAC DN	W 3–0 (25–14, 25–15, 25–21)	2,445[34]	10–1[35]
9/24 8 p.m.	@ San Francisco*	#10[36]	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (25–23, 17–25, 25–21, 25–22)	405[37]	11–1[38] (1–0)
9/26 2 p.m.	@ Santa Clara*	#10	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA	TheW.tv	L 3–1 (15–25, 25–19, 25–22, 25–20)	382[39]	11–2[40] (1–1)
9/29 7 p.m.	Loyola Marymount*	#15[41]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	ESPNU	W 3–1 (22–25, 25–19, 25–21, 25–19)	N/A[42]	12–2 (2–1)
10/02 8:30 p.m.	@ San Diego*	#15	Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–23, 26–24, 25–20)	858[43]	13–2[44] (3–1)
10/08 9 p.m.	@ Pacific*	#15	Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA	ESPNU	W 3–2 (20–25, 18–25, 25–16, 25–14, 15–8)	1,298[45]	14–2[46] (4–1)
10/10 2 p.m.	@ Saint Mary's*	#15	McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–22)	383[47]	15–2[48] (5–1)
10/15 7 p.m.	Gonzaga*	#13[49]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–16, 25–16)	2,124[50]	16–2[51] (6–1)
10/17 1 p.m.	Portland*	#13	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–16, 25–17, 25–15)	2,032[52]	17–2[53] (7–1)
10/22 8 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*	#12[54]	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	TheW.tv	W 3–0 (25–13, 25–19, 25–16)	240[55]	18–2[56] (8–1)
10/24 1 p.m.	@ Loyola Marymount*	#12	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA	TheW.tv	L 3–2 (25–23, 19–25, 25–16, 23–25, 15–12)	467[57]	18–3[58] (8–2)
10/30 5 p.m.	#24 San Diego*	#16[59]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–20)	2,082[60]	19–3[61] (9–2)
11/05 7 p.m.	Saint Mary's*	#14[62]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–17, 25–15)	1,886[63]	20–3[64] (10–2)
11/07 1 p.m.	Pacific*	#14	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–23, 25–17)	1,690[65]	21–3[66] (11–2)
11/12 8 p.m.	@ Portland*	#12[67]	Chiles Center Portland, OR	TheW.tv	W 3–1 (24–26, 25–20, 26–24, 25–18)	354[68]	22–3[69] (12–2)
11/14 1 p.m.	@ Gonzaga *	#12	McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA	TheW.tv	W 3–2 (23–25, 20–25, 25–23, 25–16, 16–14)	1,024[70]	23–3[71] (13–2)
11/19 7 p.m.	Santa Clara*	#12	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (25–19, 25–22, 23–25, 25–14)	1,421[72]	24–3[73] (14–2)
11/21 12 p.m.	San Francisco*	#12	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT		W 3–0 (27–25, 25–12, 25–17)	756[74]	25–3[75] (15–2)
11/24 7 p.m.	Pepperdine*	#11[76]	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (30–32, 25–9, 25–21, 25–23)	2,051[77]	26–3 (16–2)
12/04 7 p.m.	y- Ohio	#11	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–1 (19–25, 25–23, 25–17, 26–24)	2,761[78]	27–3
12/05 7 p.m.	y- Western Kentucky	#11	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–17, 25–20)	2,350[79]	28–3
12/11 3 p.m.	y- vs. #5 Nebraska	#11	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY	ESPN3	L 3–0 (26–24, 25–17, 25–23)	N/A	28–4

*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• vs. Chicago State: Paul Duchesne, Chelsea Reber, & Dustin Avol
• vs. North Carolina: Paul Duchesne, Chelsea Reber, & Dustin Avol
• @ USC: Kevin Barnett & Tammy Blackburn
• @ Saint Louis: No commentary (video only)
• vs. Purdue: Kim Cook & Wendy Mayer (Internet radio, no video stream)
• Idaho State: Spencer Linton & Kristen Kozlowski
• Oregon State: Jarom Jordan & Kristen Kozlowski
• @ Utah: Thad Anderson & Amy Gant
• @ Utah Valley: Matthew Baiamonte & Steve Vail
• @ San Francisco: Pat Olson
• @ Santa Clara: No commentary (video only)
• Loyola Marymount: Melissa Lee & Holly McPeak
• @ San Diego: No commentary (video only)
• @ Pacific: Paul Sunderland & Kevin Barnett
• @ Saint Mary's: Alex Jensen & Scott Chisholm
• Gonzaga: Spencer Linton, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
• Portland: Robbie Bullough & Tambre Haddock Nobles
• @ Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• @ Loyola Marymount: Peter Monoceros & Hunter Patterson
• San Diego: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
• Saint Mary's: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
• Pacific: Jarom Jordan, Amy Gant, & Jason Shepherd
• @ Portland: Jason Brough
• @ Gonzaga: No commentary (video only)
• Santa Clara: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
• Pepperdine: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
• Ohio: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
• Western Kentucky: Spencer Linton, Kristen Kozlowski, & Jason Shepherd
• vs. Nebraska: Tiffany Greene & Missy Whittemore

See also

For information on BYU's other fall and winter sports please check out the following:

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