2017 Utah State Aggies volleyball team

The 2017 Utah State Aggies volleyball team represented Utah State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Aggies were led by twelfth year head coach Grayson DuBose and played their home games at the Wayne Estes Center. The Aggies were members of the Mountain West.

2017 Utah State Aggies women's volleyball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	12–10 (4–6 MW)
Head coach	Grayson DuBose (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Taubi Palmer (11th season) Sammi Stuart (3rd season)
Home arena	Wayne Estes Center

Utah State came off a season where they finished 8–10 in conference, 14–16 overall, good for seventh in the conference. Coming into 2017 the Aggies were picked to finish sixth in the pre-season Mountain West poll.

2017 Mountain West Conference volleyball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Colorado State  ‍‍‍	11	–	0		1.000			21	–	2		.913
Wyoming  ‍‍‍	7	–	4		.636			12	–	11		.522
San Jose State  ‍‍‍	6	–	4		.600			14	–	7		.667
Boise State  ‍‍‍	5	–	5		.500			12	–	10		.545
San Diego State  ‍‍‍	5	–	5		.500			11	–	12		.478
Utah State  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			12	–	10		.545
Fresno State  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			9	–	13		.409
UNLV  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			8	–	15		.348
Nevada  ‍‍‍	4	–	6		.400			6	–	16		.273
New Mexico  ‍‍‍	3	–	7		.300			11	–	12		.478
Air Force  ‍‍‍	3	–	7		.300			10	–	14		.417
† – Conference champion y- Invited to the NCAA volleyball tournament As of 2017-10-26 Rankings from AVCA

Season highlights

Season highlights will be filled in as the season progresses.

Roster

2017 Utah State Aggies roster
	Defensive Specialist/Libero 2 Tasia Taylor - Junior 8 Madi Olson - Freshman 3 Thamires Cavalcanti - Senior Setters 5 Jaysa Funk - Freshman 6 Kassidy Johnson - Junior 10 Halle Evans - Sophomore		Outside hitters 3 Lauren Anderson - Senior 4 Ashlee Thornock - Freshman 7 Ally Packard - Junior 26 Rachel Gale-Hammond - Senior 39 Gabbi Shumway - Freshman		Middle blockers 9 Bailey Downing - Freshman 10 Lauren O'Brien - Junior 13 Carly Lenzen - Senior 14 Ashley Wesenberg - Sophomore Opposite hitter 11 Kayla DeCoursey - Senior

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Rank	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Result	Attendance	Record (MWC Record)
8/25 3 p.m.	vs. UL Monroe		Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas Classic)		W 3–0 (25–17, 25–15, 25–20)	175	1–0
8/26 11:00 a.m.	vs. CS Bakersfield		Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas Classic)		W 3–1 (25–16, 21–25, 25–20, 26–24)	563	2–0
8/26 6 p.m.	@ Arkansas		Barnhill Arena Fayetteville, AR (Arkansas Classic)	SEC+	L 3–0 (25–23, 25–15, 25–19)	832	2–1
9/01 7 p.m.	Pacific		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT (Utah State Invitational)	MW Net	W 3–2 (23–25, 25–19, 25–20, 22–25, 15–10)	562	3–1
9/02 12 p.m.	Montana State		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT (Utah State Invitational)	MW Net	L 3–1 (25–20, 25–18, 27–29, 25–19)	480	3–2
9/02 7 p.m.	UC Santa Barbara		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT (Utah State Invitational)	MW Net	W 3–0 (25–20, 25–15, 25–19)	550	4–2
9/05 7 p.m.	Utah Valley		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT (Utah State Invitational)	MW Net	L 3–1 (18–25, 25–18, 26–24, 25–15)	718	4–3
9/08 1 p.m.	@ Northern Arizona		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (Lumberjack Classic)	Pluto TV Ch. 239	W 3–1 (23–25, 25–18, 25–23, 25–18)	302	5–3
9/08 5 p.m.	vs. CS Bakersfield		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (Lumberjack Classic)		W 3–0 (25–23, 25–22, 25–18)	125	6–3
9/09 11 a.m.	Arizona State		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ (Lumberjack Classic)		L 3–0 (28–26, 25–20, 25–15)	153	6–4
9/12 7 p.m.	@ Weber State		Swenson Gym Ogden, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 235	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–20, 25–16)	436	7–4
9/15 7 p.m.	@ Southern Utah		Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV Ch. 236	W 3–1 (26–24, 25–18, 29–25, 25–17)	1,447	8–4
9/21 7 p.m.	San Diego State*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	W 3–1 (25–21, 23–25, 25–14, 25–19)	815	9–4 (1–0)
9/23 1 p.m.	Fresno State*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	W 3–1 (25–21, 19–25, 25–18, 25–16)	901	10–4 (2–0)
9/28 7 p.m.	@ UNLV*		Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV	MW Net	W 3–1 (25–18, 25–17, 24–26, 25–18)	366	11–4 (3–0)
9/30 2 p.m.	@ New Mexico*		Johnson Gymnasium Albuquerque, NM	MW Net	L 3–0 (25–20, 25–22, 25–17)	825	11–5 (3–1)
10/05 7 p.m.	Wyoming*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	L 3–0 (25–20, 25–18, 25–12)	832	11–6 (3–2)
10/07 8 p.m.	#23 Colorado State*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	L 3–0 (25–19, 25–19, 26–24)	646	11–7 (3–3)
10/10 7 p.m.	Boise State*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net	W 3–0 (25–17, 25–19, 25–19)	809	12–7 (4–3)
10/12 6:30 p.m.	@ Air Force*		Cadet East Gym Colorado Springs, CO		L 3–1 (26–24, 25–21, 24–26, 25–17)	319	12–8 (4–4)
10/19 8 p.m.	@ Fresno State*		Save Mart Center Fresno, CA	MW Net	L 3–1 (25–17, 18–25, 25–23, 25–17)	712	12–9 (4–5)
10/21 2 p.m.	@ San Diego State*		Peterson Gym San Diego, CA	MW Net	L 3–1 (25–24, 25–23, 21–25, 25–14)	279	12–10 (4–6)
10/26 7 p.m.	New Mexico*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net
10/28 12 p.m.	UNLV*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net
11/02 7 p.m.	@ Colorado State*		Moby Arena Ft. Collins, CO	MW Net
11/04 7 p.m.	@ Wyoming*		Uniwyo Sports Complex Laramie, WY	MW Net
11/07 7:30 p.m.	@ Boise State*		Bronco Gym Boise, ID	MW Net
11/11 7 p.m.	Air Force*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net
11/16 7 p.m.	Nevada*		Wayne Estes Center Logan, UT	MW Net
11/18 3 p.m.	@ San Jose State*		Spartan Gym San Jose, CA	MW Net

*-Indicates Conference Opponent

y-Indicates NCAA Playoffs

Times listed are Mountain Time Zone.

Announcers for televised games

All home games will be on the MW Network powered by Stadium. Select road games will also be televised or streamed.

• Arkansas: Brett Dolan & Caitlin Donahoe
• Pacific: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
• Montana State: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
• UC Santa Barbara: Braden Clark & Trevor Porath
• Utah Valley: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
• Northern Arizona: Zach Lorhap?
• Weber State: Kylee Young
• Southern Utah: Bryson Lester
• San Diego State: Braden Clark & Trevor Porath
• Fresno State: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
• UNLV: Wyatt Tomchek & Elli Woinowsky
• New Mexico: Adam Diehl
• Wyoming: Daniel Hansen & Meagan Nelson
• Colorado State: Braden Clark & Trevor Porath
• Boise State: Braden Clark & Jaden Johnson
• Fresno State: Stephen Trembley
• San Diego State: Chris Ello
• New Mexico:
• UNLV:
• Colorado State:
• Wyoming:
• Boise State:
• Air Force:
• Nevada:
• San Jose State: