Brigham Young Volleyball BYU Athletic Communications • 30 SFH • Provo, Utah • (801) 422-8999 • Fax: (801) 422-0633 • www.byucougars.com Contact Information • Brent Johnson • [email protected] • (801) 361-7551 • Secondary Contact • Jeff Reynolds • [email protected] • (801) 422-4909 2007 SCHEDULE/SCOREBOARD #4 BYU (9-4, 5-3) vs #12 Hawaii (3-9, 3-7) Date Opponent Time/Results Jan 5 Cal-Baptist ................................................................. W, 3-0 Smith Fieldhouse (5,000) • Provo, Utah Jan 6 Cal-Baptist ................................................................. W, 3-1 February 23, 2007 Jan 12 No. 3 UCLA ................................................................ W, 3-0 Jan 13 No. 3 UCLA ................................................................ W, 3-0 7 p.m. (MST), BYU-TV/KBYU Jan 19 at Stanford ................................................................. W, 3-0 Jan 20 at Stanford ................................................................. W, 3-0 Jan 26 No. 9 Penn State* ...................................................... W, 3-0 Match Information Jan 27 No. 13 Loyola-Chicago* ............................................. W, 3-0 START TIME. 7 p.m. (PT) Feb 2 No. 2 UC Irvine .......................................................... W, 3-0 SITE:. Provo, Utah, Smith Fieldhouse (5,000) Feb 3 No. 2 UC Irvine ........................................................... L, 3-2 TELEVISION: . BYU-TV and KBYU (Chris McGown, Steve Vail and Toni Stauffer) Feb 13 at Cal-Baptist .............................................................. L, 3-0 LIVE STATS: . http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=201&YR=2006 Feb 15 at No. 2 Pepperdine .................................................... L, 3-2 LIVE INTERNET VIDEO:. http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=201&YR=2006 Feb 17 at No. 2 Pepperdine .................................................... L, 3-0 THE SERIES: . BYU leads, 21-14 Feb 23 Hawaii .........................................................................7 p.m. IN PROVO: . BYU leads, 12-3 Feb 24 Hawaii .........................................................................7 p.m. LAST MEETING: . Apr. 15, 2006, Hawaii won, 3-2 March 2 at USC ........................................................................7 p.m. March 3 at USC ........................................................................7 p.m. COUGARS AND WARRIORS MEET IN PROVO March 9 at UC Santa Barbara ..................................................7 p.m. After a three-match trip to Southern California last week, BYU returns home to the March 10 at UC Santa Barbara ..................................................7 p.m. friendly confines of the Smith Fieldhouse to host Hawaii. At the Fieldhouse, the Cougars March 23 at Cal. State Northridge .............................................7 p.m. have played in front of a Smith Fieldhouse record (for volleyball) four-consecutive sold March 24 at Cal. State Northridge .............................................7 p.m. out crowds. BYU will be looking to put an end to its current four-match losing streak March 29 Long Beach State .......................................................7 p.m. while the Warriors will be looking for its first win on the road this season. Both teams March 30 Long Beach State .......................................................7 p.m. were in the preseason top-five. April 6 UC San Diego .............................................................7 p.m. April 7 UC San Diego .............................................................7 p.m. SERIES INFORMATION April 13 at University of the Pacific ..........................................7 p.m. April 14 at University of the Pacific ..........................................7 p.m. BYU will be looking to avenge Hawaii’s sweep of the Cougars last season. April 21-28 MPSF Playoffs ...............................................................TBA The Warriors beat BYU in both matches to finish the regular season last May 3-5 NCAA Championships ...................................................TBA year. Ith was Hawaii’s first victories over the Cougars since Feb. 21, 2003. *Outrigger Tournament at the University of Hawai’i Overall, BYU owns a 21-14 series advantage over the Warriors dating back to 1990. 2007 QUICK FACTS Hawaii won five of the first seven matches played between the two teams. Since then, Location:. .Provo, Utah the Cougars have ruled the series. Since its victory on Feb. 1, 1997, BYU has posted a 15- Founded: . Oct. 15, 1875 6 record against the Warriors, including two seperate streaks of five and six consecutive Elevation: . 4,553 feet wins. Enrollment: . 33,278 Nickname: . Cougars MATCH COVERAGE Mascot: . Cosmo Colors: . Dark Blue and White Every home match will have a free live stats feed option. The live stats feed can be 2006 Record. 18-9 accessed by visiting the men’s volleyball schedule page at www.byucougars.com. The 2006 MPSF Record. .14-8 direct link is http://www.byucougars.com/Schedule.jsp?SP=201&YR=2006. The live MPSF Finish: . Fourth (Tied) stats can be launched by clicking on the “Live Stats” link for the appropriate game. Co-Interim Head Coaches. Shawn Patchell (BYU, 1993) Ryan Millar (BYU, 2001) Also available for the second season in a row is a live video feed through CSTV All- Seasons. .First Access. Users must subscribe to this service. More information, such as cost and direct Records at BYU. .9-4 links to the CSTV All-Access page can be found by visiting the the schedule page and Career Records . .9-4 cliking on the “Live Video” link. Friday’s match will be televised on BYU-TV with Chris Assistant Coach (Seasons) . Rob Neilson (First) McGown calling the play-by-play, Steve Vail adding commentary and Toni Stauffer reporting courtside. Both matches will have the live video feed. MEDIA RELATIONS POST-MATCH MEDIA AVAILABILITY Primary Contact. .Brent Johnson Office Phone. (801) 422-8999 Players and coaches will be available to the media after the 10-minute cooling off period. Mobile Phone. (801) 361-7551 Unless otherwise requested, Coach Shawn Patchell will be available for Friday evening Office FAX . (801) 422-0633 home matches and coach Ryan Millar will be available for Saturday evening home Email . [email protected] matches. You are welcome to make additional interview requests to Brent Johnson. Secondary Contact. Jeff Reynolds Office Phone. (801) 422-4909 LUCKY NUMBER .300 Email . [email protected] BYU is a perfect 9-0 this season in matches that they hit over .300. Conversely, the Cougars are 0-4 in matches where they hit under .300. BrighamBrigham YoungYoung VolleyballVolleyball Page 2 • BYU Volleyball 2007 COACHES OR PLAYERS? BYU has earned automatic bids to the Final Four by winning the MPSF BYU’s entire coaching staff is coaching at its alma mater. Co-interim head tournament three times: 1999, 2003 and 2004. coaches Ryan Millar and Shawn Patchell both starred for the Cougars in their playing days while assistant coach Rob Neilson played for earned ALL-AMERICANS All-MPSF honors for BYU just last season. With Russell Holmes being named a Second Team AVCA All-American last year, it marked the 14th consecutive season the Cougars have had an COUGARS IN PRESEASON RANKINGS All-American. Since 1993, 20 different players have earned 36 citations, 13 For the second consecutive season, BYU made an appearance in the of which are first-team honors and 12 of which are second-team honors. preseason top-5. Last season the Cougars were ranked preseason No. 1. This year, BYU starts the season ranked second behind reigning Mountain 20-WIN SEASONS Pacific Sports Federation regular season champion UC Irvine. After finishing the 2006 season with a 18-9 record, BYU was held without 20 wins for the first time since the 2000 season. The Cougars have CSTV/AVCA DIVISION I-II MEN’S COACHES POLL recorded eight 20-win seasons. The first BYU team to record 20 wins was RK SCHOOL POINTS RECORD LAST WEEK the 1994 team. The 1994 team finished its season with a 21-6 record and 1 Pepperdine (15) 234 11-1 2 advanced to the final of the MPSF Tournament, losing to Stanford in four 2 UC Irvine (1) 217 15-3 T-3 games. 3 UC Santa Barbara 208 12-3 T-3 4 BYU 197 9-4 1 PRESEASON EXHIBITION 5 Penn State 171 7-2 5 BYU finished its exhibition schedule having won four of six matches. 6 IPFW 147 9-1 7 The Cougars previously played against four of Canada’s best teams 7 UCLA 137 8-7 6 in Edmonton, Alberta, going 2-2 including a victory over defending 8 Ohio State 130 11-1 8 Canadian Collegiate Champion Trinity Western. Impressively, the Cougars 9 Pacific 117 8-7 11 won two matches against Canada’s best with just one week of practice 10 Cal State Northridge 110 8-7 9 whereas the Canadian teams had been practicing for two months. 11 Loyola-Chicago 87 11-3 10 12 Hawai’i 55 3-9 12 After the Canadian tournament, BYU played two home matches against 13 Long Beach State 53 6-7 13 conference rival Pepperdine. The Cougars won both matches in four 14 Southern California 39 4-9 14 games. 15 Saint Francis (Pa.) 12 6-5 15 LAST WEEK RECAP MOLTEN/VOLLEYBALL MAGAZINE MEDIA POLL RK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS LAST WEEK THURSDAY--In a battle of the NCAA’s two highest ranked teams No. 1 Pepperdine (8) 11-1 80 2 2 Pepperdine edged No. 1 BYU in a five-set thriller, 30-20, 27-30, 32-30, 2 UC Irvine 15-3 71 3 25-30, 15-13. The Cougars were out-hit .412 to .214 in the decisive fifth set 3 UCSB 12-3 62 4 but battled to a tie at 13 before ultimately falling to the Waves. Yosleyder 4 BYU 9-4 59 1 Cala led BYU with 20 kills and a .545 hitting percentage. Cala was the only 5 Penn St. 7-2 44 5 Cougar to hit over the .300 clip. 6 IPFW 9-1 34 T7 7 Ohio State 11-1 33 T7 SATURDAY--Southern California was unfriendly to No. 1 BYU, as the 8 UCLA 8-7 22 8 Cougars dropped their third consecutive match in the Golden State and 9 Pacific 8-7 20 9 fourth overall. BYU fell to No. 2 Pepperdine in three, 30-28, 30-23 and 30- 10 Cal St. Northridge 8-7 8 10 21. For the second consecutive match, the Cougars were led by Yosleyder Cala who had 17 kills on .324 hitting.