The 2022 BYU Cougars men's volleyball team represented Brigham Young University in the 2022 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Cougars, led by seventh year head coach Shawn Olmstead, played their home games at Smith Fieldhouse. The Cougars were members of the MPSF and were picked to finish third in the MPSF preseason poll. After finishing last season ranked #2 the Cougars enter the 2022 season with the #6 ranking.
Roster Defensive specialist/libero 4 Jon Stanley - Junior 6 Jackson Fife - Freshman 12 Mitchel Worthington - Senior
Middle blockers 5 Alessandro Gianotti - Freshman 10 Gavin Julien - Sophomore 17 Branden Oberender - Senior 19 Ethan Gant - Freshman 21 Teon Taylor - Freshman Outside hitters 1 Davide Gardini - Senior 3 Kupono Browne - Sophomore 9 Jack Palmer - Freshman 11 Jared Brady - Freshman 18 Luke Benson - Freshman 23 Miks Ramanis - Freshman Opposite hitters 2 Alex Ah Sue - Senior 13 Anthony Cherfan - Freshman
Setters 7 Truman Morley - Freshman 8 Bartosz Slawinski - Sophomore 14 Zeo Meyer - Sophomore 16 Noa Haine - Freshman
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.
DatetimeOpponent Rank(tournament seed)Arenacity(tournament)TelevisionScoreAttendanceRecord(MPSF record)1/65 p.m.@ #5 Penn State#6Rec HallState College, PAB1G+L 0–3(14–25, 18–25, 19–25)1970–11/85 p.m.@ #5 Penn State#6Rec HallState College, PAB1G+L 0–3(21–25, 19–25, 24–26)4730–21/217 p.m.#13 UC Irvine#10Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2 (25–23, 25–23, 17–25, 25–27, 15–12)3,1741–21/227 p.m.#13 UC Irvine#10Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtv.orgW 3–0(25–22, 25–18, 25–21)2,6912–21/277 p.m.Mount Olive#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(24–26, 25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 15–12)2,5093–21/297 p.m.Mount Olive#8Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(26–24, 27–25, 19–25, 25–20)3,2244–22/047 p.m.#10 Ball State#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–2(30–32, 20–25, 25–20, 25–22, 15–10)2,9905–22/057 p.m.#10 Ball State#9Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1–3(25–23, 19–25, 31–33, 20–25)2,7025–32/117 p.m.#14 UC San Diego#11Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2–3(27–25, 25–23, 18–25, 29–31, 11–15)3,0195–42/127 p.m.#14 UC San Diego#11Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2–3(22–25, 25–15, 25–22, 15–25, 12–15)3,0855–52/188 p.m.@ #6 UC Santa Barbara#13The ThunderdomeIsla Vista, CAESPN+L 0–3(21–25, 18–25, 23–25)1005–62/198 p.m.@ #6 UC Santa Barbara#13Robertson GymnasiumSanta Barbara, CAL 1–3(22–25, 26–28, 28–26, 24–26)1255–72/257 p.m.#9 Grand Canyon*#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1–3(25–21, 19–25, 19–25, 22–25)3,1495–8(0–1)2/267 p.m.#9 Grand Canyon*#13Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2–3(26–24, 30–28, 22–25, 26–28, 16–18)2,7535–9(0–2)3/048 p.m.@ #6 USC*#15Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12+ USCL 1–3(23–25, 19–25, 25–18, 20–25)4505–10(0–3)3/058 p.m.@ #6 USC*#15Galen CenterLos Angeles, CAP12 LAL 0–3(18–25, 10–25, 17–25)4515–11(0–4)3/117 p.m.Concordia Irvine*Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–0(25–16, 25–14, 25–17)3,0696–11(1–4)3/127 p.m.Concordia Irvine*Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvW 3–1(19–25, 25–21, 25–18, 25–22)3,0417–11(2–4)3/257 p.m.@ #7 Pepperdine*Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsW 3–2(32–30, 21–25, 20–25, 31–29, 15–9)7058–11(3–4)3/267 p.m.@ #7 Pepperdine*Firestone FieldhouseMalibu, CAWaveCastsL 0–3(22–25, 21–25, 19–25)6828–12(3–5)4/088 p.m.@ #12 Stanford*Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12 BAYL 0–3(27–29, 20–25, 22–25)6308–13(3–6)4/097 p.m.@ #12 Stanford*Maples PavilionStanford, CAP12 BAYL 2–3(25–19, 27–25, 23–25, 20–25, 22–24)1,1428–14(3–7)4/157 p.m.#1 UCLA*Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 1–3(25–20, 23–25, 16–25, 18–25)3,9878–15(3–8)4/167 p.m.#1 UCLA*Smith FieldhouseProvo, UTBYUtvL 2–3(28–26, 25–20, 23–25, 22–25, 9–15)4,1858–16(3–9)4/206 p.m.#8 Pepperdine(3)(6)Pauley PavilionLos 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
Penn State: No commentary Penn State: Jake Starr & Jordan Mansberger UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail & Kiki Solano UC Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Mount Olive: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Mount Olive: Spencer Linton, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Ball State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Ball State: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano UC San Diego: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano UC Santa Barbara: Max Kelton & Katie Spieler Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Grand Canyon: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano USC: Mark Beltran & Paul Duchesne USC: Anne Marie Anderson Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Concordia Irvine: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano Pepperdine: Al Epstein Pepperdine: Al Epstein Stanford: Ted Enberg Stanford: Ted Enberg UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano UCLA: Jarom Jordan, Steve Vail, & Kiki Solano MPSF Quarterfinal- Pepperdine: Nick Kopp
Rankings
^The Media did not release a Pre-season poll.
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