PROVO, Utah — No. 10 BYU men’s volleyball will host No. 13 UC Irvine in a two-match series in the Smith Fieldhouse starting Thursday, Jan. 21 at 7 p.m. MST.
In the all-time series between these two teams, BYU leads 50-20. The Cougars last faced the Anteaters in January 2020, when BYU picked up two 3-1 victories.
No. 10 Brigham Young University Cougars (0-2, 0-0 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation)
- BYU finished the 2021 season with a 20-4 record, its eighth MPSF Conference championship title, a trip to the NCAA national championship game and a No. 2 national ranking
- This is head coach Shawn Olmstead’s seventh season
- The Cougars welcome back 11 returners and have added nine newcomers
- Off the Block recognized junior Davide Gardini as preseason First Team All-American
- In its season opener, BYU fell 3-0 to Penn State in back-to-back matches in University Park, Pennsylvania
No. 13 University of California Irvine Anteaters (3-1, 0-0 Big West Conference)
- No. 12 ranking in the AVCA preseason coaches' poll
- The Anteaters are coming off two wins against Harvard (3-0) and Stanford (3-1)
- Freshman Hilir Henno made his Anteater debut and earned Big West Defensive Player of the Week and Freshman of the Week
- UC Irvine finished its 2021 season with a 2-14 overall record and a 2-8 conference record
- At the end of last season, Cole Gillis, Francesco Sani, Dylan Zhai and Connor Campbell were all named to the Big West All-Freshman team, the most first year honorees in Anteater history
BROADCAST INFORMATION – Jan. 21
- Time: 7 p.m. MDT
- Live Stream: BYUtv/BYUtv App
- Live Stats: Statbroadcast
BROADCAST INFORMATION – Jan. 22
- Time: 7 p.m. MDT
- Live Stream: BYUtv/BYUtv App
- Live Stats: Statbroadcast
ATTENDANCE INFORMATION
Consistent with current BYU requirements, all in attendance will need to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID test upon entry. Masks will also be required, regardless of vaccination status. Find more details at byu.edu/coronavirus.