2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team explained

The 2024 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represents Brigham Young University in the 2024 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by ninth year head coach Shawn Olmstead, play their home games at Smith Fieldhouse.^[3] The Cougars are members of the MPSF. After finishing last season with a MPSF semifinal tournament loss, the Cougars were picked to finish tied for third with Grand Canyon in the MPSF Pre-Season Poll.^[4]

Season highlights

• Trent Brown won the MPSF Offensive Player of the Week award for Week 2 games.
• Tyler Hergert won the National Setter of the Week award for Week 2 games.^[5]

Schedule

TV/Internet Streaming information:^[7]

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	Opponent	Rank (tournament seed)	Arena city (tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (MPSF record)
1/5 7 p.m.		9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–21, 25–20)[8]	3,242	1–0
1/6 7 p.m.	15 Ball State	9	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–16)[9]	1,800	2–0
1/11 6 p.m.	@ #10 Loyola Chicago	9	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL	NBCS CHIC+ ESPN+	W 3–2 (19–25, 26–24, 25–27, 25–22, 15–13)[10]	489	3–0
1/13 6 p.m.	@ #15 Lewis	9	Neil Carey Arena Romeoville, IL	Volleyball World on YouTube	L 2–3 (25–15, 25–19, 25–15)	4,125	3–1
1/19 8 p.m.	@ #15 UC Santa Barbara	9	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	ESPN+	W 3-1 (28–26, 19–25, 25–22, 25–20)[11]	642	4–1
1/20 7 p.m.	@ #15 UC Santa Barbara	9	Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA	ESPN+	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–20, 27–25)[12]	502	5–1
1/22 7 p.m.	14 Princeton	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–19, 25–21)[13]	2,735	6–1
1/23 7 p.m.	14 Princeton	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–18, 25–23)	2,473	7–1
1/26 7 p.m.	7 UC Irvine	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	'L 1–3 (25–22, 25–27, 18–25, 20–25)[14]	3,662	7–2
1/27 7 p.m.	7 UC Irvine	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (25–23, 24–26, 18–25, 25–23, 13–15)	3,880	7–3
2/8 7 p.m.	LIU	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–16)[15]	2,911	8–3
2/10 7 p.m.	LIU	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–18, 25–21)[16]	3,184	9–3
2/16 7 p.m.	2 Grand Canyon*	6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (32–34, 23–25, 23–25)	3,944	9–4 (0–1)
2/17 7 p.m.	2 Grand Canyon*	6	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 0–3 (21–25, 20–25, 23–25)	4,149	9–5 (0–2)
2/23 7 p.m.	4 UCLA*	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	W 3–2 (31–29, 23–25, 18–25, 25–21, 15–12)[17]	4,514	10–5 (1–2)
2/24 7 p.m.	4 UCLA*	8	Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv	L 2–3 (21–25, 25–21, 25–19, 23–25, 10–15)[18]	5,024	10–6 (1–3)
3/8 8 p.m.	@ #7 Stanford*	6	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	W 3–2 (25–13, 16–25, 23–25, 25–23, 18–16)[19]	745	11–6 (2–3)
3/9 7 p.m.	@ #7 Stanford*	6	Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA	P12 BAY	L 0–3 (19–25, 20–25, 21–25)	980	11–7 (2–4)
3/22 7 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	ESPN+
3/23 6 p.m.	@ Pepperdine*		Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA	ESPN+
3/29 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv
3/30 7 p.m.	Concordia Irvine*		Smith Fieldhouse Provo, UT	BYUtv
4/5 7 p.m.	@ USC*		Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC
4/6 7 p.m.	@ USC*		Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC
4/17 TBA			Galen Center Los Angeles, CA (MPSF Quarterfinal)	FloVolleyball

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

• Ball State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Ball State: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Loyola Chicago: Scott Sudikoff & Ray Gooden
• Lewis: Rick Roquet & Rachel Kaczorowski
• UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler
• UC Santa Barbara: Hunter Shumake & Katie Spieler
• Princeton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Princeton: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• LIU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• LIU: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Stanford: Ted Enberg
• Stanford: Troy Clardy
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Pepperdine: Al Epstein
• Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kenzie Dahle
• USC:
• USC:
• MPSF Quarterfinal- :

Rankings

^The Media does not release a Pre-season or Week 1 poll.

References

See also: 2023 BYU Cougars football team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars men's basketball team, 2023–24 BYU Cougars women's basketball team, 2023 BYU Cougars women's soccer team, 2023 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team, 2024 BYU Cougars baseball team and 2024 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 men’s volleyball hires former Cougar as new assistant coach. Provo Daily Herald. 2022-12-16.
3. Web site: Olmstead siblings named head BYU volleyball coaches. Utah Valley 360. 2015-06-22.
4. Web site: BYU men’s volleyball tied for third in MPSF preseason poll. Provo Daily Herald. 2023-12-15.
5. Web site: Recipients unveiled for Off the Block National Weekly Awards. Off the Block. 2024-01-24.
6. Web site: BYU’s Herget didn’t need promises, just an opportunity. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-26.
7. Web site: BYU roundup: Cougar men’s volleyball announces 2024 schedule. Provo Daily Herald. 2023-11-14.
8. Web site: On attack: No. 9 BYU men’s volleyball sweeps No. 11 Ball State in opener. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-05.
9. Web site: Ball State swept by BYU for second-straight match. Ball State Daily. 2024-01-07.
10. Web site: No. 9 Cougars outlast No. 10 Loyola Chicago in five sets. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-11.
11. Web site: No. 9 BYU men’s volleyball sweeps No. 15 UC Santa Barbara. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-20.
12. Web site: BYU roundup: No. 9 Cougar men’s volleyball beats UCSB twice. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-20.
13. Web site: No. 8 BYU recovers from slow start to sweep No. 14 Princeton. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-22.
14. Web site: No. 8 BYU’s 18-match home win streak snapped by No. 7 UC Irvine. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-01-26.
15. Web site: Back to work: No. 8 BYU powers through Long Island in a sweep. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-02-08.
16. Web site: BYU’s ‘Super Saturday’ warrants an extension of attention. Deseret News. 2024-02-12.
17. Web site: Cougars rally to squeeze past No. 4 UCLA in five sets. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-02-23.
18. Web site: BYU roundup: Cougar men’s volleyball loses thriller to UCLA in front of record crowd. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-02-24.
19. Web site: No. 6 BYU men’s volleyball pulls off five-set victory at No. 7 Stanford. Provo Daily Herald. 2024-03-09.