No 1 BYU men s volleyball overcomes injury to beat No 10 GCU in a five-set thriller byu.edu - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from byu.edu Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Derwin and Vicki Gray tell BYU student-athletes to ‘be the change’ in efforts to ‘root out racism’
BYU Athletics alumni Derwin and Vicki Gray were invited to speak to BYU student-athletes during Black History Month on Feb. 16-17, sharing a message centered on “being the change you want to see,” in efforts to “root out racism.”
BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe and Senior Associate Athletic Director Liz Darger reached out to the Grays in January, and the couple accepted the invitation to return to their alma mater where they met and addressed current student-athletes.
Their unique experiences as minority and non-Latter-day Saint student-athletes at BYU serve the department’s goals of inspiring and creating a more inclusive and diverse athletic program.
The No. 1 BYU men's volleyball team was able to overcome deficits in sets three and four to beat Grand Canyon University 3-1 on Thursday night in the Smith Fieldhouse.
No. 12 BYU women’s volleyball sweeps Gonzaga in home-opener series
The No. 12 BYU women’s volleyball team brought its play back to the Smith Fieldhouse last week in a West Coast Conference matchup against Gonzaga on Feb. 9 and 10. The Cougars took the first match 3-1 on day one and swept Gonzaga 3-0 on day two of the series.
Four Cougars finished the first match with double-digit kills and two others racked up double-doubles. Sophomore setter Whitney Bower recorded her 13th career double-double with 43 assists and 18 digs and added two aces to her stat line. Freshman libero Madi Allen recorded her first career double-double with 13 assists and 18 digs.
No. 1 BYU men’s volleyball beats No. 7 Pepperdine in tough matchup with two overtime sets
No. 1 BYU men’s volleyball beat No. 7 Pepperdine in a competitive matchup that included two overtime sets on Saturday night.
Both teams put up a tough fight in each set as neither team won a set by more than two points.
Head coach Shawn Olmstead credited his team for sticking in each set and being able to pull away for the win. “For the guys to stick to it it was big. The guys dug deep for the win.”
The Cougars won three sets consecutively after dropping the first set to Pepperdine. Getting senior opposite hitter Gabi Garcia Fernandez more involved and improved passing were the biggest factors for BYU’s comeback, Olmstead said.