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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 12:44:19 GMT -5
Record: 22-7, 15-3 WCC, NCAA Tournament Second Round - I'll update the rest of this later.
Fall 2021 Record: 30-2, 18-0 WCC (1st), NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Spring 2021 Record: 17-2, 15-1 WCC (1st), NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
# Name Class Position Height Hometown
1 Kate Prior FR MB 6-4 Henderson, Nevada
2 Heather Gneiting SR MB 6-5 Pleasant Grove, Utah
3 Morgan Clinger SR DS 5-7 Nampa, Idaho
4 Hannah Billeter FR OH 5-11 McKinney, Texas
5 Bri Albright SO MB 6-3 Ladera Ranch, California
6 Abby Taylor GR S 5-9 Las Vegas, Nevada
7 Whitney Bower SR S 5-9 Nampa, Idaho
8 Eden Bower FR OH 6-3 Nampa, Idaho
9 Alyssa Montoya SO OH 6-1 Gilbert, Arizona
10 Erin Livingston JR OH 6-2 Corona, California
11 Abbey Dayton DR DS 6-1 Ladera Ranch, California
12 Kate Grimmer SR RS 6-0 Queen Creek, Arizona
13 Briley Decker FR S 6-1 Mesa, Arizona
14 Aria McComber GR DS 5-6 Kapolei, Hawaii
15 Elyse Stowell SO OH 6-2 Yorba Linda, California
16 Kelsey Knudsen GR DS 5-8 Valencia, California
19 Nataly Moravec FR OH 6-2 Weston, Connecticut
21 Whitney Llarenas GR MB 6-3 Bountiful, Utah
22 Sophia Callahan SO OH 6-2 Encinitas, CaliforniaFuture Recruits: (I copied the code from the table that pelagius helpfully created). Name Year Position Height State
Hannah Billeter 2022 OH, DS 5-11 Texas
Eden Bower 2022 OH 6-3 Idaho
Briley Decker 2022 S, RS 6-1 Arizona
Nataly Moravec 2022 OH, RS 6-2 Connecticut
Kate Prior 2022 MB 6-4 Nevada
Claire Little 2023 OH 6-3 California
Silina Damuni 2023 S 5-9 Utah
Mia Lee 2023 MB, RS 6-0 Utah
Brielle Kemavor 2023 MB 6-5 Virginia
Brielle Miller 2023 L, DS 5-5 Utah
Addison Benson 2023 OH, RS 6-2 California
Alex Bower 2024 S 5-10 Idaho
Blaykli Bobik 2024 OH 6-1 Arizona
Abby Hoybjerg 2024 OH, MB 6-2 California
Lulu Uluave 2024 L, DS 5-9 HawaiiThe team's press release about the 2022 class is here. Schedule: byucougars.com/schedule/w-volleyball(All times Mountain) Non-Conference Schedule BYU Invitational No. 1 Aug 26 Rider Win 3-0, Live Stats, BYUtv, Aug 26 Duke Win 3-1, Live Stats, BYUtv, Aug 27 WSU, Win 3-0, Live Stats, BYUtv, BYU Invitational No. 2 Sep 1 Utah State, Win 3-0, Live Stats, BYUtv, Sep 2 Cincinnati, Win 3-1, Live Stats, BYUtv, Sep 3 Pittsburgh, Loss 1-3, Live Stats, BYUtv, Georgia Tech Classic, Atlanta Sep 8 @ Georgia Tech, Loss 0-3, Sep 9 (N) Ohio State, Loss 0-3, Sep 15 @ Utah, Win 3-1, Sep 17 UVU, Win 3-0, WCC Conference Schedule Sep 22 LMU, Win 3-0, Sep 24 Pepperdine, Win 3-1, Sep 29 @ Portland, Win 3-0, Oct 1 @ Gonzaga, Win 3-1, Oct 6 Santa Clara Oct 8 San Francisco Oct 13 @ Saint Mary's Oct 15 @ Pacific Oct 21 @ San Diego Oct 27 Gonzaga Oct 29 Portland Nov 3 @ San Francisco Nov 5 @ Santa Clara Nov 10 Pacific Nov 12 Saint Mary's Nov 17 @ Pepperdine Nov 19 @ LMU Nov 22 San Diego |
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 12:47:05 GMT -5
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Fall 2021 InformationSpring Record: 17-2, 15-1 WCC (1st), NCAA Tournament Sweet 16  Future Recruits: (I copied the code from the table that pelagius helpfully created). Name Year Position Height State
Hannah Billeter 2022 OH, DS 5-11 Texas
Eden Bower 2022 OH 6-3 Idaho
Briley Decker 2022 S, RS 6-1 Arizona
Nataly Moravec 2022 OH, RS 6-2 Connecticut
Kate Prior 2022 MB 6-4 Nevada
Claire Little 2023 OH 6-3 California
Silina Damuni 2023 S 5-9 Utah
Mia Lee 2023 MB, RS 6-0 Utah
Brielle Kemavor 2023 MB 6-5 Virginia
Brielle Miller 2023 L, DS 5-5 Utah
Addison Benson 2023 OH, RS 6-2 California
Alex Bower 2024 S 5-10 Idaho
Blaykli Bobik 2024 OH 6-1 Arizona
Abby Hoybjerg 2024 OH, MB 6-2 California
Lulu Uluave 2024 L, DS 5-9 HawaiiEarlier discussion of the 2021 recruiting class in this thread can be found starting here. The team's press release about the class is here. Schedule: byucougars.com/schedule/w-volleyball(All times Mountain) Non-Conference Schedule Aug 27 SUU Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Aug 27 LIU Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Aug 28 UNLV Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Sep 2 Weber St Win 3-2, BYUtv, Live Stats, Sep 3 Dixie St Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Sep 4 Michigan St Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Panther Challenge, Pittsburgh, PA Sep 10 Bowling Green Win 3-0, Box Score, Sep 10 @ Pittsburgh Loss, 3-1, ACCNX, Live Stats, Sep 11 High Point Win 3-0, Live Stats, Sep 16 Utah Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Sep 18 @ UVU Win 3-0, ESPN+, Live Stats, WCC Conference Schedule Sep 23 Pacific Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Sep 25 St. Mary's Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Sep 30 @ Santa Clara Win 3-0, WCC Network, Live Stats, Oct 2 @ San Francisco Win 3-0, WCC Network, Live Stats, Oct 7 Portland Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Oct 9 Gonzaga Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Oct 14 @ LMU Win 3-1, WCC Network, Live Stats, Oct 16 @ Pepperdine Win 3-1, WCC Network, Live Stats, Oct 22 San Diego Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Oct 28 San Francisco Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Oct 30 Santa Clara Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Nov 4 Gonzaga Win 3-0, WCC Network, Live Stats, Nov 6 Portland Win 3-0, WCC Network, Live Stats, Nov 11 Pepperdine Win 3-0, BYUtv, Live Stats, Nov 13 LMU Win 3-1, BYUtv, Live Stats, Nov 18 Pacific Win 3-0, WCC Network, Live Stats, Nov 20 @ St. Mary's Win 3-1, WCC Network, Live Stats, Nov 23 @ San Diego Win 3-1, WCC Network, Live Stats, NCAA Tournament Subregional, Provo, UT Dec 3 Boise State Win 3-0, ESPN+, Live Stats, Dec 4 Utah Win 3-1, ESPN+, Live Stats, NCAA Tournament Regional, Pittsburgh, PA Dec 9 Purdue Loss 3-2, ESPNU, Live Stats, Press kit: On the team's website, they have a nice PDF for the Portland series that has more information on the team in general. It has a nice breakdown of the team by class, position, and home state, how to pronounce some names, information on the coaches, etc. I'm impressed. This is a nice press kit. Social Media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram Record: 17-2, 15-1 WCC (1st), NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
Jan 27 @ Portland Win 3-0, Box Score, WCC Network Replay, Feb 2 Santa Clara - Postponed Feb 3 Santa Clara - Postponed Feb 4 @ UVU Win 3-1, WAC Digital Network Replay, Box Score, Feb 10 Gonzaga Win 3-0, BYUTV Replay, Box Score, Feb 17 LMU Win 3-0, BYUTV Replay , Box ScoreFeb 24 @ Pepperdine Win 3-2, WCC Network, Live Stats, Mar 6 @ San Francisco Win 3-1, WCC Network, Live Stats, Mar 12 Pacific - Cancelled
Mar 13 Pacific - Cancelled Mar 30 Santa Clara Win 3-0, BYUTV, Live Stats,
Mar 31 Santa Clara Win 3-0, BYUTV, Live Stats,
NCAA Tournament:
First Round: Bye
April 15: UCLA Win 3-0, ESPN3, Live Stats,
April 17: Wisconsin Loss 0-3, ESPN3, Live Stats,
Matches should be streamed on either BYU TV or the WCC Network. As the roster indicates, BYU has a very young team this year, with just two seniors and two juniors. 2019 WCC Player of the Year McKenna Miller graduated, as did arguably the best libero in the country, Mary Lake. Middle blocker and 2018 National Freshman of the Year Heather Gneiting has been serving a mission in the Seattle area since February 2020. She should be released by no later than August 2021 (COVID has caused a lot of missions to be shortened, and I’m not sure if hers will be affected or not). Outside hitter Madelyn Robinson transferred to Utah after the 2019 season. I’m sure coach Heather Olmstead wants to win as much as possible, but I expect this season to be primarily about developing the younger players at basically every position. Senior Taylen Ballard-Nixon is likely to start at outside hitter, while Olmstead has several options at OH2. Abbey Dayton played only in a defensive role last season, while Erin Livingston and Morgan Johnson redshirted. Dayton, Livingston and Johnson were part of the 2019 recruiting class that was rated No. 4 in the nation. Interestingly, it appears that incoming freshman Leilani Dodson has been moved from middle blocker to outside hitter. At middle blocker, senior Kennedy Eschenberg should start, and I would anticipate that incoming freshman Allie Hakes will compete for the MB2 spot, along with junior Whitney Llarenas. At opposite, sophomore Kate Grimmer played a fair amount last season, and she should get some competition from incoming freshman Makayla Tolman.
Incoming freshman Madi Allen will look to fill the hole at libero that Lake left, though Grave Wee and Morgan Bower, who both played last season, are also on the roster in the backcourt. Finally, sophomore Whitney Bower should continue to be the team’s starting setter. Junior Taylor Hifo is the backup setter, though she mostly saw playing time as a serving specialist in 2019. BYU was picked to finish second in the WCC behind San Diego, and I think that’s probably right. San Diego has a question mark at setter, as they lost the excellent Anna Newsome to graduation, but they have a lot of talent in the front court. I think BYU is a season away from being really good again, but Olmstead is a great coach, so I’m interested to see how quickly the team develops. Longtime BYU sports beat writer Darnell Dickson has written a preview of the upcoming season. |
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Post by Brutus Buckeye on Jan 26, 2021 12:53:25 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 12:56:23 GMT -5
Who won last weeks BY-Ute scrimmage? I don’t see how there’s any possible way BYU won. I don’t know for sure but. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 12:59:51 GMT -5
Who won last weeks BY-Ute scrimmage? I'm not really sure (I couldn't find anything about it online), but it's a scrimmage, so I don't think it's that meaningful either way. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 13:16:55 GMT -5
Is it possible that BYU might switch Dodson to OH? The article shared in the OP says she's up for OH. Also, sounds like Whitney Llarenas might have a shot at MB? She had a couple of good swings last year. This should be Taylen's year. Excited to see what happens today. I suppose it is possible. At 6'1", Dodson is built more like a classic outside hitter than a classic middle blocker, but I don't know if she has any experience at the outside hitter position. I get the feeling that perhaps the writer just went off the roster rather than asking Olmstead about it (as a former sportswriter myself, I definitely would have asked Olmstead about this after I noticed the roster discrepancy), but I guess we'll find out today. |
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Post by challengethat on Jan 26, 2021 13:49:33 GMT -5
Who won last weeks BY-Ute scrimmage? From what I was told, Utes won, 3-1. Utah emptied their bench in the set that BYU won. I don't have more details other than that. Didn't care to ask. The result was something I had expected. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 15:23:45 GMT -5
Is it possible that BYU might switch Dodson to OH? The article shared in the OP says she's up for OH. Also, sounds like Whitney Llarenas might have a shot at MB? She had a couple of good swings last year. This should be Taylen's year. Excited to see what happens today. I suppose it is possible. At 6'1", Dodson is built more like a classic outside hitter than a classic middle blocker, but I don't know if she has any experience at the outside hitter position. I get the feeling that perhaps the writer just went off the roster rather than asking Olmstead about it (as a former sportswriter myself, I definitely would have asked Olmstead about this after I noticed the roster discrepancy), but I guess we'll find out today. It looks like Dodson has indeed been moved to the outside. She's lighting it up over there right now. |
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Post by eazy on Jan 26, 2021 15:29:16 GMT -5
Yikes, didn't think Portland would roll over quite that easily.
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 15:32:06 GMT -5
BYU won the first set 25-9 and looked really sharp.
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Post by eazy on Jan 26, 2021 15:34:38 GMT -5
No match thread so I'll blow this one up. They had an endline view for a little bit at the start of this set and it was awesome, sad they switched back.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2021 15:42:53 GMT -5
BYU defense is not it right now. Their libero shanked a half swing right at her platform and they can’t pick up a tip to save their life. Offense looks good though
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 15:43:58 GMT -5
No match thread so I'll blow this one up. They had an endline view for a little bit at the start of this set and it was awesome, sad they switched back. That's funny because I actually really dislike the baseline view. This applies to basically all non-standard views in all sports during live action. |
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Post by bbg95 on Jan 26, 2021 15:45:06 GMT -5
BYU defense is not it right now. Their libero shanked a half swing right at her platform and they can’t pick up a tip to save their life. Offense looks good though BYU's defense looked really good in the first set. They're definitely playing sloppier in the second. |
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Post by b1ghusker on Jan 26, 2021 15:59:35 GMT -5
Barely tuning in but i thought Wee would win the libero jersey, weird that she and morgan both got beat out by the freshman
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