2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team

2017 Utah Valley Wolverines women's volleyball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	12–13 (7–3 WAC)
Head coach	Sam Atoa (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Dan Corotan (3rd season) Scott Lee (11th season)
Home arena	Lockhart Arena

The 2017 Utah Valley Wolverines volleyball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Wolverines were led by nineteenth year head coach Sam Atoa and played their home games at Lockhart Arena. The Wolverines were members of the WAC.

Utah Valley comes off a season where they finished second in the WAC.[1] For 2017 the Wolverines were picked to finish third in the pre-season WAC poll behind New Mexico State and UTRGV.[2]

2017 Western Athletic Conference volleyball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
New Mexico State  ‍‍‍	8	–	2		.800			17	–	7		.708
UTRGV  ‍‍‍	7	–	3		.700			13	–	10		.565
Utah Valley  ‍‍‍	7	–	3		.700			12	–	13		.480
CSU Bakersfield  ‍‍‍	7	–	4		.636			14	–	12		.538
Seattle  ‍‍‍	5	–	5		.500			9	–	14		.391
Kansas City  ‍‍‍	4	–	7		.364			8	–	16		.333
Grand Canyon  ‍‍‍	3	–	8		.273			8	–	15		.348
Chicago State  ‍‍‍	1	–	10		.091			10	–	17		.370
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of 2017-09-30 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 Utah Valley Wolverines roster[3]
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 3 Lindsey Tagge - Junior 4 Brynnly Ward - Freshman 6 Seren Merrill - Freshman Setters 2 Sierra Starley - Senior 7 Madi Wardle - Sophomore Right Side Hitter 11 Izzie Hinton - Sophomore		Outside hitters 8 Marija Martinovic- Senior 10 Bailey Nixon- Freshman 15 Alexis Davies - Junior 16 Kristen Allred - Freshman 17 Lexi Thompson - Senior		Middle blockers 1 Makayla Pollard - Freshman 5 Megan Boudreaux- Sophomore 9 Brighton Taylor - Senior 12 Jasmine Niutupuivaha - Sophomore 18 Madison Dennison - Senior

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (WAC Record)
8/25 3 p.m.	vs. Pepperdine		Spartan Gym San Jose, CA (SJSU/USF Invitational)		L 3–1 (25–19, 23–25, 25–20, 29–27)	104	0–1
8/25 5:30 p.m.	vs. Fresno State		Spartan Gym San Jose, CA (SJSU/USF Invitational)	MW Net	L 3–1 (25–16, 25–17, 24–26, 25–22)	107	0–2
8/26 3 p.m.	vs. Nevada		The Sobrato Center San Francisco, CA (SJSU/USF Invitational)		L 3–1 (25–17, 20–25, 25–14, 25–19)	96	0–3
8/29 6 p.m.	@ Southern Utah		Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–22)	1,156	1–3
8/31 5:30 p.m.	#9 Kansas		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (Wolverine Invitational)	Flo Volleyball WAC DN	L 3–0 (25–20, 25–19, 25–23)	1,048	1–4
9/01 12 p.m.	Montana		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (Wolverine Invitational)	Flo Volleyball WAC DN	W 3–0 (25–15, 26–24, 25–16)	491	2–4
9/02 12 p.m.	Long Beach State		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (Wolverine Invitational)	Flo Volleyball WAC DN	W 3–1 (25–21, 12–25, 27–25, 25–18)	459	3–4
9/04 6 p.m.	@ Idaho State		Holt Arena Pocatello, ID	Pluto TV Ch. 243	W 3–1 (26–24, 21–25, 25–22, 25–20)	561	4–4
9/05 6 p.m.	@ Utah State		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	W 3–1 (18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15)	718	5–4
9/08 2 p.m.	vs. Lehigh		University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX (TCU Fight in the Fort)		L 3–0 (25–20, 25–17, 25–19)	1,298	5–5
9/09 10 a.m.	vs. Duke		University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX (TCU Fight in the Fort)		L 3–2 (21–25, 25–19, 15–25, 25–23, 15–4)	1,169	5–6
9/09 6 p.m.	@ TCU		University Recreation Center Fort Worth, TX (TCU Fight in the Fort)	Frog Vision	L 3–0 (25–22, 25–16, 25–21)	1,169	5–7
9/13 8 p.m.	@ Weber State		Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	L 3–1 (26–24, 25–20, 14–25, 25–23)	478	5–8
9/15 5 p.m.	#16 Utah		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN	L 3–1 (19–25, 25–18, 25–16, 25–22)	1,081	5–9
9/16 7 p.m.	#14 BYU		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT (UCCU Crosstown Clash)	UVUtv WAC DN	L 3–1 (25–21, 22–25, 26–24, 25–17)	1,726	5–10
9/23 4 p.m.	@ Seattle*		Connolly Center Seattle, WA	WAC DN	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–21, 25–21)	257	6–10 (1–0)
9/28 7 p.m.	@ Grand Canyon*		GCU Arena Phoenix, AZ	GCU TV WAC DN	W 3–1 (25–15, 25–18, 25–27, 25–22)	959	7–10 (2–0)
9/30 1 p.m.	@ CSU Bakersfield*		Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA	WAC DN	L 3–2 (28–26, 22–25, 23–25, 25–16, 17–15)	439	7–11 (2–1)
10/05 7 p.m.	UTRGV*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN	L 3–1 (24–26, 25–21, 25–12, 25–21)	602	7–12 (2–2)
10/07 1 p.m.	New Mexico State*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN	W 3–2 (22–25, 25–17, 22–25, 25–20, 15–10)	487	8–12 (3–2)
10/12 6 p.m.	@ Chicago State*		Dickens Athletic Center Chicago, IL	WAC DN	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–22, 25–19)	52	9–12 (4–2)
10/14 12 p.m.	@ Kansas City*		Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO	WAC DN	W 3–1 (27–29, 25–14, 25–21, 25–18)	179	10–12 (5–2)
10/21 1 p.m.	Seattle*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN	L 3–2 (22–25, 25–22, 25–22, 20–25, 15–10)	527	10–13 (5–3)
10/26 7 p.m.	CSU Bakersfield*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN	W 3–0 (25–14, 27–25, 25–16)	692	11–13 (6–3)
10/28 1 p.m.	Grand Canyon*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN	W 3–0 (25–19, 25–17, 25–18)	459	12–13 (7–3)
11/02 7 p.m.	@ New Mexico State*		Pan American Center Las Cruces, NM	WAC DN
11/04 11 a.m.	@ UTRGV*		UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX	WAC DN
11/09 7 p.m.	Kansas City*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN
11/11 1 p.m.	Chicago State*		Lockhart Arena Orem, UT	WAC DN
11/16 TBA			UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX (WAC Volleyball Tournament)	WAC DN

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*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the WAC Digital Network. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

• Fresno State: No commentary
• Southern Utah: No commentary
• Kansas: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Montana: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Long Beach State: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Idaho State: Cade Vance & Matt Steuart
• Utah State: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
• TCU: Jeff Williams
• Weber State: Kylee Young
• Utah: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• BYU: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Seattle: No commentary
• Grand Canyon: Alex Larson & JP Sar
• CSU Bakersfield: Randy Rosenbloom
• UTRGV: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• New Mexico State: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Chicago State: No commentary
• Kansas City: TJ Jackson
• Seattle: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• CSU Bakersfield: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Grand Canyon: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• New Mexico State:
• UTRGV:
• Kansas City: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer
• Chicago State: Matthew Baiamonte & Kyle Bruderer

References

1. "Wolverines drop WAC Championship match to UT Rio Grand Valley, 3-0". Deseret News. November 19, 2016. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
2. "NM State Favored by Coaches to Win 2017 WAC Volleyball Title". WAC Sports. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
3. "2021 Women's Volleyball Roster".
4. "Utah Valley releases challenging 2017 schedule". Deseret News. June 6, 2017. Archived from the original on June 6, 2017. Retrieved June 6, 2017.