The 2015 BYU Cougars women's volleyball team represented
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...
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. The Cougars were members of the
WCC.
BYU came off a
season
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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.
Season highlights
*BYU won the 2015 Marcia E. Hamilton Classic title.
*
Alexa Gray
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Personal life
Gray attended hi ...
won WCC Player of the Week honors for games 8/30-9/6, 11/2-11/8, 11/9-11/15, and 11/16–11/22.
*Amy Boswell won WCC Player of the Week honors for games 9/14-9/20.
*On November 17 Alexa Gray was named the National Player of the Week for games 11/9-11/15.
*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.
*On November 21 BYU clinched an NCAA Tournament berth 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.
Roster
Schedule
All conference home games on BYUtv will be simulcast on
BYU Radio
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Operating at Sirius XM channel 143 (and in northern Utah on 107.9 KUMT and 89.1-2 KBYU-HD2), it is known on-air as BYU Radio. The station features "news, current e ...
with the exception of the Santa Clara game.
: *-Indicates Conference Opponent
: y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs
: Times listed are
Mountain Time Zone
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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
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'' & ''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
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'' & ''
Holly McPeak
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*@ San Diego: No commentary (video only)
*@ Pacific: ''
Paul Sunderland
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'' & ''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
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People
* Mathilde de Morny (1863-1944), French aristocrat and artist
* Michele "Missy" Avila (1968-1985), American murder victim
* Missie Berteotti (born 1963), American LP ...
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See also
For information on BYU's other fall and winter sports please check out the following:
References
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BYU Cougars women's volleyball seasons
BYU Cougars women's volleyball
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