Week 1 | BYU @ Lewis & Loyola-Chicago | Jan. 6 & 7, 7 p.m. CST | Romeoville & Chicago, Ill. | Neil Carey & Gentile Arena | www.BYUcougars.com VOLLEYBALL Royce Hinton, BYU Athletic Communications | O: (801) 422-8999 | [email protected] | twitter: @byuvolleyball, @byucougars BYU 2017 SCHEDULE OPPONENTS Date Day Opponent Time/Result TV 1/6 Fri No. 6 Lewis 7 p.m. CST LEWIS FLYERS (0-0. 0-0 MIVA) 1/7 Sat No. 11 Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m. CST ESPN3 1/12 Thu McKendree 7 p.m. MST TheW.tv Head Coach ....... Dan Friend Career Record . 399-214 (.651) 1/13 Fri Concordia Irvine 7 p.m. MST TheW.tv Alma Mater ....... Washburn Record at Lewis 240-127 (.654) 1/14 Sat McKendree 7 p.m. MST BYUtv Year at Lewis .......... 13th Record vs. BYU . 2-6 1/19 Thu CSUN* 7 p.m. PST 1/20 Fri CSUN* 7 p.m. PST 1/27 Fri UC Irvine* 7 p.m. MST BYUtv LOYOLA-CHICAGO RAMBLERS (0-0. 0-0 MIVA) 1/28 Sat UC Irvine 7 p.m. MST TheW.tv Head Coach ....... Mark Hulse Career Record .... 20-8 (.714) 2/3 Fri UCLA* 7 p.m. MST BYUtv No. 3 BYU COUGARS Alma Mater . Pepperdine, 2009 Record at Loyola . Same 2/4 Sat UCLA* 7 p.m. MST TheW.tv Year at Loyola . .2nd Record vs. BYU . 0-1 2/10 Fri USC* 7 p.m. PST (0-0, 0-0 MPSF) 2/17 Fri UC San Diego* 7 p.m. MST BYUtv Head Coach ........ Shawn Olmstead 2/18 Sat UC San Diego 6 p.m. MST BYUtv Alma Mater . .BYU, 2005 SERIES INFORMATION 2/23 Thu Stanford* 7 p.m. PST Pac-12 GAME INFORMATION Career ................ 27-4 (.871) BYU leads Lewis . 13-3 2/24 Fri Stanford* 7 p.m. PST First serve .............. 7:05 p.m. CST Last Meeting . BYU 3-2, 1/10/15 Record at BYU ���������������������������� same Video streaming vs. LUC ���� watchESPN.com 3/3 Fri Cal Baptist* 7 p.m. MST TheW.tv Year at BYU �����������������������������������2nd 3/10 Fri Pepperdine* 7 p.m. PST TheW.tv Live Stats ............ BYUcougars.com BYU leads Loyola ��������������������������������� 5-3 Record vs LU/LUC . .0-0/1-0 3/11 Sat Pepperdine* 7 p.m. PST TheW.tv Last Meeting . BYU 3-1, 1/8/16 3/17 Fri Hawai’i* 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv 3/18 Sat Hawai’i* 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv 3/21 Tues Princeton 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv BYU STORYLINES 3/24 Fri Long Beach State* 7 p.m. MDT BYUtv 3/25 Sat Long Beach State* 8 p.m. MDT BYUtv • Last meetings. The Cougars and Flyers last met in a neutral-site meeting in 2015 with BYU pulling out a five-set win. The Cougars also defeated Loyola-Chicago in last year’s meeting in Provo, winning in four sets. 4/6 Thu UC Santa Barbara* 7 p.m. PDT 4/7 Fri UC Santa Barbara* 7 p.m. PDT BYUtv • Preseason polls. BYU was picked No. 1 in the MPSF and No. 3 in the AVCA preseason polls. • New faces. BYU volleyball welcomes eight newcomers to the squad this season: seven freshmen and a Bold – home matches sophomore. Additionally, the Cougars return two redshirt freshmen from last year. * – MPSF matches • Home sweet home. BYU is 56-6 at home since the start of the 2013 season. • Junior corps. The Cougars return six juniors to the team this year - all of which started at least one match last season. • All-Americans. BYU returns four AVCA All-Americans from last season, including first-teamers Ben Patch and Brenden Sander, second-teamer Jake Langlois and Honorable Mention honoree Leo Durkin. • National rankings. The Cougars finished the 2016 season ranked first nationally in blocks per set, first in RPI, first in hitting percentage, second in match W-L percentage, 11th in kills per set and 12th in assists per set. Michael Hatch finished ranked third nationally in blocks per set. Ben Patch finished ranked fifth in kills per set, seventh in points per set and 15th in hitting percentage. Price Jarman finished ranked fourth in blocks per set andBrenden Sander finished ranked 10th in hitting percentage. Leo Durkin finished ranked ninth in assists per set. BYU ROSTER No. Name Ht. Pos. Class Hometown/Last school 1 Price Jarman 6-9 MB Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Bonanza HS 2 Jacob Komenda 6-8 OPP Fr. Mesa, Ariz./Mesa HS 3 Wil Stanley 6-4 S Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i/Punahou HS 4 Leo Durkin 6-4 S Jr. Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS 5 Kiril Meretev 6-8 OH Sr. Saedinenie, Bulgaria/Math HS 6 Zach Eschenberg 6-6 OH Fr. Newbury Park, Calif./Newbury Park HS TEAM COMPARISON 7 Taylor Richards 6-2 LIB So. Provo, Utah/Timpanogos HS BYU CATEGORY LU/LUC 8 Erik Sikes 6-2 LIB Jr. Laguna Niguel, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic 9 Andrew Lincoln 6-7 S Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College Preporatory 0-0, 0-0 MPSF W-L 0-0/0-0 10 Jake Langlois 6-10 OH Sr. San Jose, Calif./Santa Teresa HS 0-0 Last 10 0-0/0-0 13 Ben Patch 6-9 OPP Jr. Provo, Utah/Provo HS 0-0 Last 5 0-0/0-0 14 Storm Fa’agata 6-3 OH Fr. Fountain Valley, Calif./Lakewood HS 0 Sets 0/0 15 Brenden Sander 6-4 OH Jr. Huntington Beach, Calif./Huntington Beach Union HS 0 Kills 0/0 16 Tim Dobbert 6-10 OPP Jr. Aichelberg, Germany/Claude Dornier Schule 0.00 Kills Per Set 0.00/0.00 17 Joseph Grosh 6-7 MB Sr. Danville, Calif./San Ramon Valley HS 0.00 Opp. Kills Per Set 0.00/0.00 19 Miki Jauhiainen 6-7 MB Fr. Tampere, Finland/Kuortane HS .000 Hitting % .000/.000 20 Sam Cagle 6-6 MB Fr. Escondido, Calif./San Pasqual HS .000 Opp. Hitting % .000/.000 21 Christian Rupert 6-7 MB So. Chalfont, Pa./Central Bucks HS West 22 Mitchel Worthington 5-8 LIB Fr. Mesa, Ariz./Desert Ridge HS 0.00 Assists Per Set 0.00/0.00 24 Tanner Skabelund 6-11 OH Fr. Stevenson Ranch, Calif./West Ranch HS 0.00 Aces Per Set 0.00/0.00 0.00 Digs Per Set 0.00/0.00 Head coach: Shawn Olmstead 0.00 Opp. Digs Per Set 0.00/0.00 Assistant coaches: Luka Slabe, Jaylen Reyes 0.00 Blocks Per Set 0.00/0.00 Statistical analyst: Chelsea Nitta 0 Solo Blocks 0/0 Athletic trainer: Blain Empey 0 Block Assists 0/0 Pronunciations Zach Eschenberg ES-ken-burg Storm Fa’agata FAH-gah-tuh Miki Jauhiainen ME-key yhow-HE-eye-nen Jake Langlois Lang-LOYS Tanner Skabelund SCAB-uh-lund Kiril Meretev KIHR-ee-ahl Luka Slabe SLAH-bay Jaylen Reyes RAY-uhs BYU VOLLEYBALL TEAM NOTES 2017 QUICK FACTS WEEKLY RELEASE Location ......................Provo, Utah 84602 No. 3 BYU travels to Illinois for season opener Elevation. 4,553 feet Enrollment ............................ 33,363 PROVO, Utah – No. 3 BYU men’s volleyball heads to Chicago this week to open up the season Founded. October 15, 1875 with a pair of nonconference matches against No. 6 Lewis and No. 11 Loyola-Chicago. Owned ...........................LDS Church Nickname ............................Cougars No. 6 Lewis Mascot ......................Cosmo the Cougar • BYU faces off against Lewis Friday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. CST at Neil Carey Arena. The Cougars lead the overall series history with the Flyers 13-3. Colors .....................Dark Blue and White • • BYU won the latest matchup in five sets, a neutral-site match in 2015. Arena .................. Smith Fieldhouse (5,000) • Lewis finished the 2016 season with a 19-13, 10-6 MIVA record, falling in five sets to Ohio Court .....................Elaine Michaelis Court State in the MIVA Tournament championship match. BYU President . Kevin J Worthen (BYU, 1979) Athletics Director .........Tom Holmoe (BYU, 1983) No. 11 Loyola-Chicago Head Coach ......... Shawn Olmstead (BYU, 2005) • The Cougars will then compete against the Ramblers Saturday, Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. CST at Seasons ..........................Second year Gentile Arena. Career Record ...........................27-4 • BYU leads the overall series history against Loyola-Chicago 5-3. The Cougars won the latest matchup between the two schools last year in four sets in the Record at BYU .......................... Same • season opener. Assistant coaches ...................Luka Slabe • The Ramblers ended the 2016 season with a 20-8, 12-4 MIVA record, falling in the MIVA . .Jaylen Reyes Tournament semifinals in four sets. Statistical analyst .................. Chelsea Nitta 2016 Overall Record ......................27-4 Additional Match Info Saturday’s match against Loyola-Chicago will be streamed live on ESPN3. Links to live stats for 2016 MPSF Record .......................19-3 both matches can be found on the BYU men’s volleyball schedule page. 2015 Overall Record .....................17-10 2015 MPSF Record .......................14-8 Final 2016 National Ranking .................No. 2 Starters Returning/Lost .............. 5 + Libero/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost ................10/6 Newcomers ................................8 National Championships ...... 3 (1999, 2001, 2004) Winning Seasons ..........................22 RETURNING STARTERS (5 + LIBERO) NEWCOMERS (8) MPSF Championships .......................5 Leo Durkin Jr. 6-4 S Sam Cagle Fr. 6-6 MB AVCA All-America Citations ...................52 Price Jarman Jr. 6-9 MB Zach Eschenberg Fr. 6-6 OH First Year of Volleyball .....................1990 Jake Langlois Sr. 6-10 OH Storm Fa’agata Fr. 6-3 OH All-time Record ..................517-237 (.686) Ben Patch Jr. 6-9 OPP Miki Jauhiainen Fr. 6-7 MB Brenden Sander Jr. 6-4 OH Jacob Komenda Fr. 6-8 OPP VOLLEYBALL CONTACT Erik Sikes Jr.