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VOLLEYBALL

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BYU 2015 SCHEDULE

Date 1/9 1/10 1/16 1/17 1/23 1/24 1/30 1/31

Day Opponent Fri No. 2 Loyola (N) Sat No. 9 Lewis (N) Fri No. 4 UCLA* Sat No. 4 UCLA* Fri No. 8 UCSB* Sat No. 8 UCSB* Fri UC San Diego* Sat UC San Diego*

Time/Result TV

L 1-3

W 3-2

W 3-0

BYUtv/R

W 3-1

BYUtv/R

L 0-3

W 3-2

W 3-0

BYUtv/R

W 3-0

HOME

GAME INFORMATION

UCI First serve. . . . . . . . Fri., 7:05 p.m. MDT TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYUtv Video Streaming . . . . . . Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU Radio Audio Streaming . . . . listen Live Stats . . . . . . . . . .

AWAY

2/6 Fri Cal Baptist* 2/7 Sat Cal Baptist* 2/12 Thu No. 2 USC* 2/13 Fri No. 2 USC* 2/20 Fri No. 9 LBSU* 2/21 Sat No. 9 LBSU* 2/27 Fri No. 13 Ball State 2/28 Sat No. 13 Ball State

W 3-1 W 3-0 L 2-3 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-1 W 3-0 W 3-0

BYUtv/R BYUtv/R

BYUtv/R BYUtv/R BYUtv/R BYUtv/R

3/6 Fri Stanford* 3/7 Sat Stanford* 3/20 Fri No. 4 Pepperdine* 3/21 Sat No. 4 Pepperdine* 3/27 Fri UC Irvine* 3/28 Sat UC Irvine*

L 1-3 L 1-3 L 2-3 L 1-3 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv/R 8 p.m. MDT BYUtv/R

4/10 Fri Cal State Northridge* 4/11 Sat Cal State Northridge* 4/17 Fri Hawai'i* 4/18 Sat Hawai'i* Bold ? home matches * ? MPSF matches

7 p.m. PDT 7 p.m. PDT 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv/R 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv/R

No. 6 BYU COUGARS (13-7, 10-6 MPSF)

Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . Chris McGown Alma MaterBYU, 1994 Career Record 84-28 (.750) Record at BYU Same Year at BYU4th Record vs. UCI 6-1

UCI First serve. . . . . . . . Sat., 8:05 p.m. MDT TV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYUtv Video Streaming . . . . . . Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BYU Radio Audio Streaming . . . . listen Live Stats . . . . . . . . . .

SERIES INFORMATION

UCI BYU leads 43-14 Last Meeting. . . . BYU won 3-0, 3/14/14 H/A/N. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22-4/21-6/0-4

No. 5 UC IRVINE ANTEATERS (18-4, 12-3 MPSF)

Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . David Kniffin Alma MaterUCI, 2003 Career Record 62-22 (.738) Record at UCI Same Year at UCI 3rd Record vs. BYU 1-4

BYU STORYLINES

? Last meetings. The Cougars and Anteaters last met in March of 2014 at BYU. The Cougars picked up a 3-0 win in that meeting in addition to picking up a five-set win at Irvine earlier in the year.

? Preseason poll. After taking both the MPSF regular-season and MPSF tournament title in 2014, BYU was picked to finish sixth in the league and the nation in the preseason polls.

? Home sweet home. The Cougars are on a record 36-home match win streak. ? New faces. BYU volleyball welcomes five newcomers to the team this season. Erik Sikes, Brenden Sander,

Christian Rupert and Chandler Gibb join the team as true freshmen. Ty Hutchins is a junior transfer from Orange Coast College, and Leo Durkin returns as a redshirt freshman following an LDS mission. ? Junior corps. The Cougars return six juniors who saw action in 2014, including five who started during the season. (With the Hutchins transfer, there are seven total.) The roster also includes three seniors and four sophomores, all of which played last season. ? National rankings. BYU is ranked 2nd nationally in blocks per set, 5th in digs per set, 10th in hitting percentage, 11th in match W-L percentage, 13th in assists per set and 15th in kills per set.

TEAM COMPARISON

BYU

13-7, 10-6 5-5 1-4 76 924

12.16 12.88 .283 .227 11.57 0.68 9.75 10.17 3.00

26 404

CATEGORY

W-L Last 10 Last 5

Sets Kills Kills Per Set Opp. Kills Per Set Hitting % Opp. Hitting % Assists Per Set Aces Per Set Digs Per Set Opp. Digs Per Set Blocks Per Set Solo Blocks Block Assists

UCI

18-4, 12-3 9-1 4-1 82 1122

13.68 10.66 .356 .231 12.88 1.63 8.43 6.96 2.55

48 323

BYU ROSTER

No. Name

Ht. Pos. Class Hometown/Last school

1 Price Jarman

6-8 MB R Fr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bonanza High School

2 Carson Heninger 6-6 OPP Jr.

Magrath, AB, Canada/Mount Royal University

3 Evan Chang

6-0 LIB Jr.

San Francisco, Calif./Urban School of San Francisco

4 Leo Durkin

6-4 S

R Fr. Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial High School

5 Kiril Meretev

6-6 OH So.

Saedinenie, Bulgaria/Math High School

6 Josue Rivera

6-3 OH Sr.

San Juan, P.R./Colegio San Ignacio

7 Phil Fuchs

6-3 OPP Sr.

Lindon, Utah/Brookfield East High School

8 Erik Sikes

6-1 L

Fr.

Coto de Caza, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic

9 Tyler Heap

6-6 S

Jr.

La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla High School

10 Jake Langlois

6-10 OH So.

San Jose, Calif./Santa Teresa High School

11 Matt Underwood 6-5 OPP Jr.

San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo High School

12 Jaylen Reyes

6-1 LIB Sr.

Honolulu, Hawaii/Kamehameha Schools

14 Ty Hutchins

6-4 OH Jr.

Gilbert, Ariz./Orange Coast College

15 Brenden Sander 6-4 OH Fr.

Huntington Beach, Calif./Norco High School

16 Tim Dobbert

6-10 OPP So.

Aichelberg, Germany/Claude Dornier Schule

17 Joseph Grosh

6-7 MB So.

Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley High School

18 Robbie Sutton

6-5 S

So.

San Diego, Calif./Rancho Bernardo High School

21 Christian Rupert 6-7 MB Fr.

Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks High School West

22 Chandler Gibb

6-1 S

Fr.

Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison High School

23 Michael Hatch

6-8 MB Jr.

Agoura Hills, Calif./Agoura High School

Head coach: Chris McGown Associate head coach: Rob Neilson Assistant coaches: Mike Wilton, Carl McGown Technical assistant: Giuseppe Vinci

Trainer: Blain Empey

Pronunciations Phil Fuchs Carson Heninger Jake Langlois

FYOOKS HEHN-in-ger (g sound as in go) Lang-LOYS

Kiril Meretev Josue Rivera Jaylen Reyes

KIHR-ee-ahl Hoh-SWAY Ree-VEH-rah RAY-uhs

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2015 QUICK FACTS

Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provo, Utah 84602 Elevation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,553 feet Enrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32,980 Founded. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . October 15, 1875 Owned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LDS Church Nickname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cougars Mascot. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cosmo the Cougar Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dark Blue and White Arena. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Smith Fieldhouse (5,000) Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elaine Michaelis Court BYU President . . . . . . . . Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1979) Athletics Director . . . . . . . . . Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) Head Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . Chris McGown (BYU, 1994) Seasons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth year Career Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-28 (.750) Record at BYU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same Associate head coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Neilson Assist. Coaches. . . . . . . . . Milke Wilton, Carl McGown, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Giuseppe Vinci 2014 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-9 2014 MPSF Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18-6 2013 Overall Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-5 2013 MPSF Record. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21-3 Final 2014 National Ranking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4 Starters Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13/2 Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 National Championships . . . . . . . 3 (1999, 2001, 2004) Winning Seasons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 MPSF Championships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 AVCA All-America Citations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 First Year of Volleyball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1990 All-time Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486-230 (.680)

VOLLEYBALL CONTACT

Volleyball SID. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Royce Hinton Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-8999 Cell. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-602-4155 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . mvolleyball_sid@byu.edu Secondary contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brett Pyne Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-4912 Email. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . brett_pyne@byu.edu Media Relations Main Office. . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-8948 Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 801-422-0633 Website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twitter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . @BYUcougars, @BYUvolleyball Facebook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . byuvolleyball Address. . . . . . . . 30 Smith Fieldhouse, Provo, UT 84602

TEAM NOTES

WEEKLY RELEASE

Cougars return home for matchups against UC Irvine

PROVO, Utah ? No. 6 BYU men's volleyball returns home this week for a pair of matchups against No. 5 UC Irvine Friday and Saturday.

UC Irvine ? The Cougars (13-7, 10-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) face off against the Anteaters (18-4, 12-3

MPSF) Friday night at 7 p.m. MDT and Saturday at 8 p.m. MDT at the Smith Fieldhouse. ? BYU won both matches a season ago, picking up a sweep at home and a five-set thriller on the road. ? The Cougars lead the overall series 43-14, including a 22-4 record when playing at home. ? UC Irvine was picked to finish fifth in league play this year after posting an 18-11, 15-9 (T-5th MPSF) record

in 2014. ? The Anteaters are led by Tamir Hershko's 3.79 kills per set, 10.82 assists per set from Michael Saeta,

Michael Brinkley's 2.51 dig average and a 1.12 blocking average from Jason Agopian.

VIDEO/STATS Both matches will be broadcast live on BYUtv and simulcast on BYU Radio. Links to live stats and video feeds can be found on the BYU men's volleyball schedule page.

RETURNING STARTERS (5)

Tim Dobbert

So. 6-10 OPP

Michael Hatch

Jr. 6-8 MB

Tyler Heap

Jr. 6-6 S

Jaylen Reyes

Sr. 6-1 LIB

Josue Rivera

Sr. 6-3 OH

STARTERS LOST (2)

Taylor Sander

Sr. 6-4 OH

Devin Young

Sr. 6-9 MB

RETURNING LETTERWINNERS (13)

Evan Chang

Jr. 6-0 LIB

Tim Dobbert

So. 6-10 OPP

Phil Fuchs

Sr. 6-4 OH

Joseph Grosh

So. 6-7 MB

Michael Hatch

Jr. 6-8 MB

Tyler Heap

Jr. 6-6 S

Carson Heninger

Jr. 6-5 OPP

Jake Langlois

So. 6-10 MB

Kiril Meretev

So. 6-8 OH

Jaylen Reyes

Jr. 6-1 LIB

Josue Rivera

Jr. 6-3 OH

Robbie Sutton

Jr. 6-6 S

Matt Underwood

Jr. 6-6 OPP

LETTERWINNERS LOST (2)

Taylor Sander

Sr. 6-4 OH

Devin Young

Sr. 6-9 MB

OTHERS RETURNING (2)

Leo Durkin (mission)

R. Fr. 6-4 S

Price Jarman

R. Fr. 6-9 MB

OTHERS LOST (3) Bennett Bird Hamilton Day Nick Valencia

Fr. 6-7 OH So. 6-1 S Sr. 6-7 MB

BREAKDOWN BY GEOGRAPHY

Alberta, Canada (1)

Germany (1)

Carson Heninger

Tim Dobbert

Bulgaria (1)

Hawai'i (1)

Kiril Meretev

Jaylen Reyes

California (10)

Nevada (1)

Evan Chang

Leo Durkin

Joseph Grosh

Price Jarman

Chandler Gibb

Pennsylvania (1)

Michael Hatch

Christian Rupert

Tyler Heap

Puerto Rico (1)

Jake Langlois

Josue Rivera

Brenden Sander

Utah (2)

Erik Sikes

Phil Fuchs

Robbie Sutton

Tyler Hutchins

Matt Underwood

NEWCOMERS (5) Chandler Gibb Tyler Hutchins Christian Rupert Brenden Sander Erik Sikes

Fr. 6-1 S Jr. 6-4 OH Fr. 6-7 MB Fr. 6-4 OH Fr. 6-1 LIB

BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Senior: 3 Junior: 7 Sophomore: 4 Freshman: 6

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2015 BYU TEAM HIGHS

KILLS 3 games 50 vs. UCSD 1/30 4 games 62 vs. PEP 3/21 5 games 63 vs. PEP 3/20

ASSISTS 3 games 46 vs. UCSD 1/30 4 games 60 vs. PEP 3/21 5 games 60 vs. PEP 3/20

BYU SEASON RECORDS/COACHES POLL

2015 BYU INDIVIDUAL HIGHS

KILLS 3 games 17, Underwood vs. LBSU 2/20 4 games22, Fuchs vs. PEP 3/21 5 games23, Langlois vs. USC 2/12

ATTEMPTS 3 games99 vs. LBSU 2/20 4 games 141 vs. PEP 3/21 5 games 140 vs. PEP 3/20

HIT PERCENTAGE 3 games .(.506) vs. UCSD 1/30 4 games........... ..(.457) vs. Cal Baptist 2/6 5 games (.350) vs. PEP 3/20

DIGS 3 games32 vs. LBSU 2/20 4 games 58 vs. STAN 3/7 5 games46 vs. USC 2/12

46 vs. PEP 3/20

BLOCKS 3 games 15.0 vs. UCSD 1/31 4 games15.5 vs. USC 2/13 5 games20.5 vs. USC 2/12

ATTEMPTS 3 games 37, Underwood vs. LBSU 2/20 4 games45, Fuchs vs. PEP 3/21 5 games47, Langlois vs. USC 2/12

HIT PERCENTAGE (min. 8 attempts) 3 games (.625) Hatch vs. UCSB 1/23

(.625) Hatch vs. UCSD 1/30 4 games(.800), Grosh vs. Cal Baptist 2/6 5 games(.571) Grosh vs. Lewis 1/10

2015 BYU Records When...

Facing ranked opponents..........................................................................9-5 Facing unranked opponents......................................................................4-2

In three sets...............................................................................................7-1 In four sets................................................................................................4-4 In five sets.................................................................................................2-2

In first set of the match............................................................................13-7 In second set of the match......................................................................15-5 In third set of the match...........................................................................13-7 In fourth set of the match...........................................................................4-8 In fifth set of the match..............................................................................2-2

ASSISTS 3 games 29, Heap vs. UCLA 1/16

29, Sutton vs. Ball State 2/28 4 games 49, Heap vs. UCLA 1/17 5 games49, Sutton vs. Lewis 1/10

DIGS 3 games 15, Reyes vs. LBSU 2/20 4 games 18, Reyes vs. STAN 3/7 5 games 16, Reyes vs. PEP 3/20

BLOCKS 3 games 9, Hatch vs. LBSU 2/20 4 games 8, Grosh vs. STAN 3/7 5 games 10, Grosh vs. Lewis 1/10

10, Hatch vs. UCSB 1/24

Winning first set.......................................................................................10-3 Opponent wins first set..............................................................................3-4

Recording more kills..................................................................................8-0 Opponent records more kills......................................................................5-7 Opponent and BYU record equal number of kills0-0

Recording higher hitting percentage........................................................12-1 Opponent records higher hitting percentage..............................................1-6 Opponent and BYU record equal hitting percentage0-0

Hitting .300+.............................................................................................7-2 Opponent hits .300+.................................................................................0-2

Three or more Cougars record 10+ kills.....................................................2-2 Three or more opponents record 10+ kills.................................................3-2

Out-blocking opponent............................................................................12-5 Opponent out-blocks BYU........................................................................1-2 Opponent and BYU record equal number of blocks0-0

Recording 12.0+ blocks............................................................................6-2 Opponent records 12.0+ blocks................................................................1-2

AVCA Coaches' Poll (3/23/15)

Rank School (First-Place Votes) 1 Hawai'i (10) 2 Loyola-Chicago (4) 3 Pepperdine (1) 4 Lewis (2) 5 UC Irvine (1) 6 BYU 7 UC Santa Barbara 8 Penn State 9 Southern California 10 Long Beach State 11 Ohio State 12 UCLA 13 Stanford 14 CSUN 15 IPFW

Total Points 260 240 229 228 212 176 145 137 131 115 95 74 49 41 18

Record 17-3 16-1 17-4 17-2 18-4 13-7 13-7 10-9 12-7 12-10 16-6 10-8 9-11 8-13 16-7

Prev. Rank 1 2 4 3 5 6 8 10 7 9 11 12 13 15

NR

Others receiving votes and listed on two or more ballots: George Mason 12, Princeton 8, Stanford 5; Harvard 4

Recording more digs.................................................................................8-1 Opponent records more digs.....................................................................5-6 Opponent and BYU record equal number of digs0-0

In January.................................................................................................6-2 In February................................................................................................7-1 In March .................................................................................................0-4 In April .................................................................................................0-0 In May .................................................................................................0-0

Last 10 matches........................................................................................5-5 Current Streak............................................................................................ L4 Longest win streak in 2014........................................................................... 5

Playing on Thursday..................................................................................0-1 Playing on Friday.......................................................................................6-4 Playing on Saturday...................................................................................7-2

MPSF Preseason Poll (12/11/14)

Rank Team 1 Pepperdine 2 UC Santa Barbara 3 USC 4 UCLA 5 UC Irvine 6 BYU 7 Hawai'i 8 CS Northridge 9 Stanford 10 Long Beach State 11 Cal Baptist 12 UC San Diego

Pts (1st) 121 (11) 98 92 86 (1) 83 77 63 50 46 44 19 13

Overall 19-7 18-9 16-11 18-11 18-11 21-9 15-12 10-17 24-9 18-10 4-24 4-23

Conf. 18-6 16-8 14-10 15-9 15-9 18-6 13-11 9-15 17-7 15-9 2-22 2-22

Finish T-1 (MPSF SF) 4 (MPSF SF) 8 T-5 (MPSF QF) T-5 (MPSF QF) T-1 (MPSF Ch) 9 10 3 (MPSF F) T-5 (MPSF QF) T-11 T-11

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MATCH-BY-MATCH

2014 Match-by-Match Starters

MATCH

SETTER LIBERO OPPOSITE

LUC 1/9

Heap

Reyes

Dobbert

LU 1/10

Sutton

Reyes

Dobbert

UCLA 1/16 Heap

Reyes

Dobbert

UCLA 1/17 Heap

Reyes

Dobbert

UCSB 1/23 Heap

Reyes

Dobbert

UCSB 1/24 Heap

Reyes

Dobbert

UCSD 1/30 Sutton

Reyes

Underwood

UCSD 1/31 Heap

Reyes

Underwood

Cal Baptist 2/6 Sutton

Reyes

Underwood

Cal Baptist 2/7 Heap

Reyes

Underwood

USC 2/12

Sutton

Reyes

Underwood

USC 2/13

Sutton

Reyes

Underwood

LBSU 2/20 Sutton

Reyes

Underwood

LBSU 2/21 Heap

Reyes

Underwood

Ball State 2/27 Sutton

Reyes

Fuchs

Ball State 2/28 Heap

Reyes

Underwood

Stanford 3/6 Sutton

Reyes

Underwood

Stanford 3/7 Heap

Reyes

Underwood

PEP 3/20

Heap

Reyes

Heninger

PEP 3/21

Heap

Reyes

Heninger

OUT. HITTER Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Rivera Sander Rivera Rivera Rivera Sander Rivera Rivera Sander Sander Fuchs Fuchs

OUT. HITTER Sander Meretev Meretev Meretev Fuchs Meretev Meretev Meretev Meretev Meretev Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois Langlois

BYU STARTERS/LEADERS

MID. BLOCKER Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh Grosh

MID. BLOCKER Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch Hatch

Match-by-Match Stat Leaders

OPPONENT

KILLS

ATTEMPTS

LUC 1/9

7- Meretev

21 - Meretev

LU 1/10

22 - Langlois 45 - Langlois

UCLA 1/16

11- Dobbert 24 - Langlois

UCLA 1/17

14 - Langlois 35 - Langlois

UCSB 1/23

12- Langlois 22 - Langlois

UCSB 1/24

17 - Langlois 39 - Langlois

UCSD 1/30

9 - Sander

17 - Sander

UCSD 1/31

6 - Heninger 15 - Fuchs

Cal Baptist 2/6 12 - Grosh

23 - Sander

Cal Baptist 2/7 10 - two players 22 - Underwood

USC 2/12

23 - Langlois 47 - Langlois

USC 2/13

15 - Langlois 37 - Langlois

LBSU 2/20

17 - Underwood 37 - Underwood

LBSU 2/21

16 - Langlois 36 - Langlois

Ball State 2/27 8 - Sander

15 - Sander

Ball State 2/28 11 - Underwood 24 - Underwood

Stanford 3/6

12 - Sander

34 - Sander

Stanford 3/7

18 - Underwood 40 - Underwood

PEP 3/20

18 - Langlois 40 - Langlois

PEP 3/21

22 - Fuchs

45 - Fuchs

ASSISTS 25 - Sutton 49 - Sutton 29 - Heap 49 - Heap 15 - Sutton 45 - Heap 25 - Sutton 18 - Heap 46 - Sutton 28 - Heap 28 - Sutton 34 - Sutton 19 - Sutton 28 - Sutton 15 - Sutton 29 - Sutton 22 - Sutton 27 - Heap 46 - Heap 28 - Sutton

ACES 2 - Underwood 3 - Dobbert 3 - Dobbert 3 players with 1 2 players with 1 2 - Meretev 3 players with 1 3 players with 1 2 - Sander 1 - Sander 0 4 players with 1 3 players with 1 2 - Sander 2 players with 1 2 players with 1 0 2 players with 1 3 Players with 1 1 - Grosh

DIGS

BLOCKS

5 - Reyes/Meretev 5- Jarman

12 - Reyes

10 - Grosh

9 - Dobbert

3 - Dobbert/Grosh

13 - Langlois 3 - Langlois/Grosh

8 - Reyes

8- Grosh

11 - Reyes

10 - Hatch

4 - Fuchs

4 - Grosh

8 - Durkin

7 - Jarman

7 - Sutton

5 - Grosh/Hatch

7 - Heap

7 - Underwood

10 - Reyes

9 - Hatch

13 - Sutton

7 - Hatch

15 - Reyes

9 - Hatch

10 - Reyes

5 - Grosh

7 - Sutton/Reyes 3 - Grosh

6 - Reyes/Sutton 2 players with 6

8 - Reyes

7 - Hatch

18 - Reyes

8 - Grosh

16 - Reyes

5 - Hatch

2 players with 9 4 - Grosh

BYU VOLLEYBALL

Head Coach Chris McGown

Chris McGown was named the men's head volleyball coach at BYU in June 2011. A BYU alumnus and three-year volleyball letterman, McGown took over the program with 15 years of experience as a coach/ clinician.

In his third year, McGowen coached the Cougars to a 21-9 record and a tie for the MPSF regular-season title. The Cougars went on to claim the MPSF tournament championship and a spot in the semifinals of the NCAA championships. That year, senior hitter Taylor Sander was named AVCA and MPSF player of the year.

In his second year at the helm for the Cougars, McGown was named the AVCA National Coach of the Year and MPSF Coach of the Year. McGown led BYU to its first MPSF championship and tournament title since 2004, along with a spot in the NCAA national championship match.

In his first year at BYU, McGown coached BYU to a 24-7 and a No. 4 final national ranking.

McGown came to BYU from Gold Medal Squared volleyball camps, where he has been involved since its inception in 1998, working as both an administrator and a coach/clinician. During the course of his career with GMS, McGown has worked with hundreds of schools and clubs and thousands of volleyball players and coaches. At GMS, he most recently served as a principal clinician at Coaching Education events where he worked closely with his father, former BYU coach Carl McGown. He also had a significant part in the administration of GMS, managing finances, the GMS website, clinic scheduling and staffing and marketing/advertising.

McGown also worked as a volunteer assistant coach for the BYU women's volleyball team from 2009-11.

As a player, McGown was a three-year letterman at BYU from 1990-94. He played for his father and witnessed the growth of BYU men's volleyball from a club program in the late 1980s to one of the dominant programs in NCAA men's collegiate volleyball.

McGown took a break from coaching and playing immediately after college to work as a manufacturing engineer, working closely with companies such as IBM, Boeing, General Electric, General Motors, Merck and the Department of Defense. His experience as an engineer served him well as background for implementing the science behind the GMS systems. McGown left engineering full time in 2003 to work exclusively with Gold Medal Squared. He maintained close ties to the BYU men's and women's volleyball programs, doing play-by-play commentary for TV broadcasts on the BYU Sports Network.

He served an LDS mission in Sevilla, Spain from 1988-1990. When not involved in volleyball, McGown can be found skiing, golfing, mountain biking, and chasing after his two daughters.

Assistant Coach Mike Wilton

Mike Wilton joined the BYU men's volleyball team alongside Chris McGown for his first season in the 2012 campaign.

Wilton joined the team with over 30 years of experience at the collegiate volleyball level, including 12 years as the head women's coach at Cal Poly and the last 17 years as the head men's coach at the University of Hawai'i.

With 354 career wins on the men's side, including a program-best 316 at UH, Wilton has established himself as one of the most successful men's volleyball coaches in the

country.

In 32 seasons as the head coach at the collegiate level, he has amassed 637 victories, which includes 283 wins in 12 seasons with the Cal Poly women.

Under Wilson, the Warrior volleyball program rose among the elite with five MPSF titles, three NCAA semifinal appearances and five top 5 final national rankings. During his tenure, the Warriors posted four 20-win campaigns, won more than 67 percent of their matches and were nationally ranked in all 17 season.

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Associate Head Coach Rob Neilson

The 2015 season marks the Rob Neilson's first as the associate head coach for the Cougars after being an assistant coach for Chris McGown's first three years.

Neilson has been coaching volleyball at summer camps since 2000. He played and coached under former BYU coaches Carl McGown and Tom Peterson.

Neilson is no stranger to BYU volleyball. He was the starting setter for two years with the Cougars in 2005 and 2006. He started every match in his junior and senior year. Neilson was named the USA Today/AVCA National Player of the Week in his junior season for his play against Hawai'i.

As a senior, Neilson earned All-MPSF Honorable Mention and Academic All-MPSF honors for his second consecutive season. All totaled, Neilson played in 314 career games for BYU which is seventh in BYU history. He was a member of BYU's 2004 National Championship team.

Technical Assistant Giuseppe Vinci

Vinci has been working with the BYU men's and women's volleyball teams since 2008. He is a student at BYU and is double majoring in Receation Management and Italian, and minoring in music.

Vinci began working with the sport of volleyball in a small club called Pallavolo Casteggio as a manager and then assistant coach as a 13-year-od. In the club he worked with various teams, one of which won a championship and advanced to the regional category. He has worked with both the men's and women's Division II Italian Professional teams and went to the 2008 Olympic Games with the Men's Italian Senior National Team.

Here in the United State, Vinci has worked with the BYU men's and women's volleyball teams, as well as USA Volleyball. He was an assistant coach with the Men's Junior National Team at the 2009 FIBA World Championships in India and was also a Scout couch for the USA women's national team that participated in the 2010 World Championships in Japan and 2011 World Cup in Japan. Vinci also participated in the 2012 London Olympics with the same team.

Volunteer Assistant Coach Carl McGown

Carl McGown joined the team as a volunteer assistant coach under his son and head coach Chris McGown lin 2012.

McGown coached the Cougars for 13 years between 1989 and 2002 where he led the team to two national championships (1999 and 2001), twice earned National Coach of the Year honors and compiled a 2250137 record. McGown and BYU began NCAA competition in 1990 after the club team won three national club titles and finished second in 1986 and 1989. He paced the Cougars to nine top-10 finishes in his 13 years and coached 18 different All-Americans. In addition to their competitive success, BYU led the NCAA in regular season attendance with McGown at the helm.

McGown was also an assistant coach for the USA National team in the 2004 and 2008 Olympics and helped the team to a gold medal in Beijing.

Due to the great experience and success he had as a coach, McGown was inducted into the AVCA Hall of Fame in 2010. McGown was inducted into the BYU Hall of Fame in 2011.

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Price Jarman ? 1

6-8 ? R-Freshman ? MB ? Las Vegas, Nev./Bonanza HS

Career Stats Year S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 2014 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2015 20 34 7 61 .443 2 2 11 0 7 3 23 1 0 50.5 Career 20 34 7 61 .443 2 2 11 0 7 3 23 1 0 50.5

Records

Season Highs

Double Figures

Kills 7 (vs. BSU 2/28)

Stat

Total High Attempts 9 (vs. Loyola, 1/9)

Kills

0

Digs

0

Blocks

0

0 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .222 (vs. 0 Loyola, 1/9) 0 Service aces 1 (two times)

Double-doubles

Assists 1 (two times)

Date

K D

Digs 2 (two times)

Block assists 6 (vs. UCSD,

1/31)

Block solos 1 (three times)

Career Highs Kills 7 (vs. BSU 2/28/15) Attempts 9 (vs. Loyola, 1/9/15) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .222 (vs. Loyola, 1/9/15) Service aces 1 (two times) Assists 1 (two times) Digs 2 (two times) Block assists 6 (vs. UCSD, 1/31/15) Block solos 1 (three times) Total blocks 7 (vs. UCSD, 1/31/15)

Total blocks 7 (vs. UCSD, 1/31)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Season Highlights

? Led the team in blocks vs. Loyola with 5 while getting four kills (1/9)

? Added his first career assist while collecting a season-high two digs vs. UCSD (1/30)

? Contributed a team-high and career-high seven blocks vs. UCSD (1/31)

? Collected a season-high seven kills on seven attempts vs. Ball State (2/28)

? Added four kills and one block vs. Stanford (3/6)

Carson Heninger ? 2

6-5 ? Junior ? Opposite ? Magrath, Alberta, Canada ? Mount Royal University

Career Stats Year S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2014 33 74 30 162 .272 2 6 15 0 30 2 31 3 1 97.5 2015 18 46 15 103 .301 2 1 17 0 27 1 14 2 0 55.0 Career 51 12045 265 .283 4 7 32 0 57 3 45 5 1 152.5

Records

Double Figures

Season Highs

Stat

Total High Kills 10 (two times)

Kills

2

10 Attempts 27 (vs. PEP 3/20)

Digs

0

Blocks

0

0 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .263 (vs. 0 STAN 3/6)

Double-doubles

Date

K D

Service aces 1 (vs. PEP 3/20) Assists 1 (two times) Digs 9 (vs. PEP 3/21)

Block assists 4 (vs. PEP 3/20)

Block solos 1 (vs. BSU 2/27)

Total blocks 4 (vs. PEP 3/20)

Career Highs Kills 17 (two times) Attempts 31 (vs. UCI 1/17/14) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .419 (vs. UCI 1/17/14) Service aces 2 (two times) Assists 1 (three times) Digs 9 (vs. PEP 3/21/15) Block assists 7 (vs. PAC 2/14/14) Block solos 2 (vs. USC 2/1/14) Total blocks 7 (vs. PAC 2/14/14)

Season Highlights

? Had a team-high six kills to go along with three blocks vs. UCSD (1/31)

? Collected three kills and three blocks vs. Ball State (2/28)

? Added a season-high eight kills to go with five digs vs. STAN (3/6)

? Collected 10 kills, four blocks and five digs vs. PEP (3/20)

? Added 10 kills and nine digs vs. PEP (3/21)

Evan Chang ? 3

6-0 ? Junior ? L ? San Francisco ? Urban School of San Francisco

Career Stats Year S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 2013 16 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 13 0 0 0 0 0.0 2014 11 1 0 1 1.000 1 0 0 2 9 0 0 0 0 1.0 2015 3 0 0 0 N/A 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Career 31 1 0 1 1.000 9 0 0 6 22 0 0 0 0 1.0

Records

Double Figures

Season Highs

Stat

Total High Kills 0

Kills

0

0 Attempts 0

Digs

0

0 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0

Blocks

0

0 Service aces 0

Double-doubles

Date

K D

Assists 3 (vs. UCSD 1/30) Digs 0 Block assists 0

Block solos 0

Total blocks 0

Career Highs Kills 0 Attempts 0 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0 Service aces 0 Assists 3 (two times) Digs 5 (three times) Block assists 0 Block solos 0 Total blocks 0

Season Highlights

? Tied a career-high three assists vs. UCSD (1/30)

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Leo Durkin ? 4

6-4 ? R-Freshman ? S ? Las Vegas, Nev. ? Centennial HS

Career Stats Year S K E 2012 0 0 0 2015 4 0 0 Career 4 0 0

TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 0 0 0 0 0 00 00 0 0 0 1 .000 30 0 3 0 10 0 2 0 0 1.0 1 .000 30 0 3 0 10 0 2 0 0 1.0

Records

Double Figures

Stat

Total

Kills

0

Digs

0

Blocks

0

Assists

2

Season Highs

High 0

Kills 0 Attempts 1 (vs. UCSD 1/30)

0 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0

0 Service aces 0

17 Assists 17 (vs. UCSD 1/30)

Double-doubles

Date

K D

Digs 8 (vs. UCSD 1/31) Block assists 1 (two times) Solo blocks 0

Total blocks 1 (two times)

Career Highs Kills 0 Attempts 1 (vs. UCSD 1/30/15) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0 Service aces 0 Assists 17 (vs. UCSD 1/30/15) Digs 8 (vs. UCSD 1/31/15) Block assists 1 (two times) Block solos 0 Total blocks 1 (two times)

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Season Highlights

? Returned from an LDS mission prior to the 2015 season

? Had a season-high 17 assists vs. UCSD (1/30) ? Added a team-high eight digs and 13 assists vs.

UCSD (1/31)

Kiril Meretev ? 5

6-6 ? Sophomore ? OH ? Saedinenie, Bulgaria ? Math HS

Career Stats Year S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE 2014 15 24 15 69 .130 1 1 5 7 11 1 13 0 2015 42 67 36 160 .194 6 8 12 15 36 1 12 0 Career 57 91 51 229 .175 7 9 17 22 47 2 25 0

Records

Season Highs

Double Figures

Kills 13 (vs. UCSB 1/24)

Stat

Total High Attempts 27 (vs. UCSB 1/24)

Kills

2

13 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .615 (vs.

Digs

0

0 UCLA 1/16)

Blocks

0

0 Service aces 2 (two times)

Double-doubles

Date

K D

Assists 2 (vs. CBU 2/7) Digs 7 (vs. Lewis 1/10) Block assists 3 (vs. Lewis 1/10)

Solo blocks 1 (vs. Lewis 1/10)

Total blocks 4 (vs. Lewis 1/10)

Career Highs Kills 13 (vs. UCSB 1/24/15) Attempts 27 (vs. UCSB 1/24/15) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .615 (vs. UCLA 1/16/15) Service aces 2 (two times) Assists 2 (vs. CBU 2/7/15) Digs 7 (vs. Lewis 1/10/15) Block assists 6 (vs. Loyola 1/3/14) Solo blocks 1 (two times) Total blocks 6 (vs. Loyola 1/3/14)

BHE Pts 0 32.5 0 82.0 0 114.5

Season Highlights

? Added a team-high seven kills vs. Loyola (1/9) ? Contributed double-digit kills with 10 vs. UCLA

(1/16) ? Added a career-high 13 kills to go with six digs

vs. UCSB (1/24) ? Collected five kills on seven swings with no errors

vs. Ball State (2/28)

Josue Rivera ? 6

6-3 ? Senior ? OH ? San Juan, Puerto Rico ? Colegio San Ignacio

Career Stats

Year S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts

2011 0 0 0 0 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0

2012 118 257 102 606 .256 22 17 75 26 186 2 68 15 3 310.0

2013 113 228 73 510 .304 12 19 54 31 123 2 82 8 0 290.0

2014 102 217 93 552 .225 14 26 68 23 146 3 73 8 1 282.5

2015 25 38 16 96 .229 4 2 14 5 25 2 10 3 0 47.0

Career 349 740 284 1764 .259 52 64 211 85 480 9

Double Figures

Stat

Total

High Records

Kills

1

11 Season Highs

Career Highs

233 34 4

929.5

Digs

0

Blocks

0

0 Kills 11 (vs. USC 2/12) 0 Attempts 25 (vs. USC 2/12)

Kills 20 (vs. Loyola 1/6/12) Attempts 36 (vs. Loyola 1/6/12)

Double-doubles

Date

K D

Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .438 (vs. CBU 2/6) Service aces 1 (two times)

Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .588 (vs. USC 4/19/14) Service aces 4 (twice)

Assists 2 (two times)

Assists 6 (vs. Loyola 1/6/12)

Digs 7 (vs. USC 2/13)

Digs 15 (vs. UCSB 2/25/12)

Block assists 5 (vs. USC 2/12) Block assists 6 (seven times)

Block solos 2 (vs. USC 2/12) Total blocks 5 (vs. USC 2/12)

Block solos 2 (vs. USC 2/12) Total blocks 6 (seven times)

Season Highlights

? Added nine kills, 16 attempts and six digs vs. Cal Baptist in first match of the season (2/6)

? Collected 11 kills, six digs and five blocks vs.

USC (2/12)

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Phil Fuchs ? 7

6-4 ? Senior ? OH ? Lindon, Utah ? Brookfield East HS

Double Figures

Stat

Total

Kills

3

Digs

0

Blocks

0

High 22 0 0

Double-doubles

Date

K D

Career Stats Year S K E 2009 0 0 0 2012 10 11 5 2013 25 36 15 2014 29 52 26 2015 28 68 19 Career 92 167 65

Records

TA Pct 0 N/A 34 .176 80 .263 136 .191 165 .297 415 .246

Season Highs Kills 22 (vs. PEP 3/21) Attempts 45 (vs. PEP 3/21) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .545 (vs. UCSD 1/30) Service aces 1 (vs. UCSD 1/30) Assists 2 (vs. UCSD 1/31) Digs 9 (vs. PEP 3/21) Block assists 2 (four times) Solo blocks 0 Total blocks 2 (four times)

Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE 0 0 0 00 00 0 0 0 4 38 08 1 2 2 11 5 20 0 11 0 3 2 10 5 20 1 11 0 3 2 13 7 39 0 10 1 8 6 38 20 87 1 40 2

Career Highs Kills 22 (vs. PEP 3/21/15) Attempts 41 (vs. PEP 3/21/15) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) .545 (vs. UCSD 1/30/15) Service aces 1 (five times) Assists 2 (vs. UCSD 1/31/15) Digs 9 (vs. PEP 3/21/15) Block assists 4 (three times) Block solos 1 (vs. PAC 2/14/14) Total blocks 5 (vs. PAC 2/14/14)

BHE Pts 0 0.0 0 15.0 0 43.5 0 60.5 1 75.0 1 194.0

INDIVIDUAL STATS

Season Highlights

? Contributed a 12 kills, 23 attempts and a .522 clip vs. UCLA (1/17)

? Added a career-high .545 clip vs. UCSD (1/30) ? Had a season-high two blocks and two assists

vs. UCSD (1/31) ? Collected 11 kills and four digs vs. PEP (3/20) ? Contributed a career-high 22 kills and nine digs

vs. PEP (3/21)

Erik Sikes ? 8

6-1 ? Freshman ? L ? Coto de Caza, Calif. ? Santa Margarita Catholic

Career Stats Year S K E TA Pct Ast SA SE RE Dig BS BA BE BHE Pts 2015 7 0 0 0 N/A 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.0 Career 7 0 0 0 N/A 4 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0.0

Records

Season Highs

Kills 0

Double Figures

Attempts 0

Stat Kills Digs Blocks

Total 0 0

High 0 0

Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0 Service aces 0

0

0 Assists 3 (vs. UCSD 1/31)

Digs 2 (vs. UCSD 1/31)

Double-doubles

Block assists 0

Date

K D

Block solos 0

Total blocks 0

Career Highs Kills 0 Attempts 0 Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0 Service aces 0 Assists 3 (vs. UCSD 1/31/15) Digs 2 (vs. UCSD 1/31/15) Block assists 0 Block solos 0 Total blocks 0

Season Highlights

? Collected his first career dig vs. Loyola (1/9) ? Added a dig vs. UCSB (1/23) ? Had a season-high three assists and two digs vs.

UCSD (1/31)

Tyler Heap ? 9

6-6 ? Junior ? S ? La Jolla, Calif. ? La Jolla HS

Double Figures

Stat

Total

Kills

0

Digs

0

Blocks

0

Assists

14

High 0 0 0 49

Double-doubles

Date

A D

1/17

49 12

3/20

46 11

Career Stats Year S K E TA Pct 2010 0 0 0 0 N/A 2013 28 3 2 5 .200 2014 91 14 8 32 .188 2015 41 8 5 20 .150 Career 160 25 15 57 .175

Records

Season Highs Kills 3 (vs. CBU 2/7) Attempts 3 (two times) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0 Service aces 1 (four times) Assists 49 (vs. UCLA 1/7) Digs 12 (vs. UCLA 1/7) Block assists 4 (two times) Block solos 1 (vs. UCSB 1/24)

Total blocks 5 (vs. UCSB 1/24)

Ast SA SE 0 00 115 2 4 965 5 21 358 4 8 1439 11 33

RE Dig BS BA BE 00 00 0 0 13 1 12 1 0 134 2 51 2 0 69 2 20 3 0 216 5 83 6

Career Highs Kills 3 (two times) Attempts 4 (vs. LBSU 1/11/14) Hitting % (min. 8 att.) 0 Service aces 1 (eight times) Assists 56 (vs. UCSB 3/28/14) Digs 12 (vs. UCLA 1/17/15) Block assists 5 (two times) Block solos 1 (four times) Total blocks 5 (three times)

BHE Pts 0 0.0 0 12.0 4 46.5 3 24.0 7 82.5

Season Highlights

? Added six assists, a dig and a block vs. Loyola (1/9)

? Contributed a season high 49 assists and a career-high 12 digs vs. UCLA (1/17)

? Added 45 assists, five blocks and seven digs vs. UCSB (1/24)

? Had 28 assists and a team-high seven digs vs. Cal Baptist (2/7)

? Collected 27 assists, four blocks and seven digs vs. STAN (3/7)

? Added a double-double of 46 assists and 11 digs vs. PEP (3/20)

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