SALT LAKE CITY — The Cougars wanted to do it for Richie. Richie Saunders, BYU’s heart-and-soul senior, had never beaten Utah in Salt Lake City during his career. Before Saturday’s showdown with the Utes on Saturday, Cougar coach Kevin Young made a plea to three of his players who only ...
Opening night for any team with a lot of new pieces can be an adventure. Or as BYU men’s volleyball coach Shawn Olmstead described it, weird and funky. During Friday night’s 3-0 (25-22,25-20,25-18) sweep of Saint Francis at the Smith Fieldhouse to open the 2026 season, an attack from ...
BYU freshman AJ Dybantsa is putting up amazingly efficient numbers this season. So is senior Richie Saunders. Saunders scored a career-high 31 points in Wednesday’s 104-76 blowout win against Arizona State, making 10 of 14 from the field, 6 of 8 from the 3-point line and a perfect 5 of 5 ...
At the conclusion of the 2025 season, BYU men's volleyball head coach Shawn Olmstead held a final team meeting. It was a chance for Olmstead to say good-bye to his seniors. “We gave them huge hugs, told them thanks for everything, asked them to be our biggest fans and to continue to ...
BYU moved relatively fast in replacing both Jay Hill and Jenaro Gilford, naming Kelly Poppinga as the team's defensive coordinator, replacing Hill in that capacity, and DeMario Warren as the team's cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator, the positions formerly held by ...
As Rob Neilson takes his first steps as the BYU women’s volleyball head coach, his vault of knowledge has been built on a veritable "Who’s Who" of Cougar greats that came before him. A former Cougar men’s volleyball setter and national champion, Neilson can point to spots on the ...
