BYU Men To Begin 2018 Season With Home Matches

Press Release courtesy of BYU Athletics

No. 3 BYU men’s volleyball opens the 2018 season a home, hosting No. 13 Loyola-Chicago and No. 6 Lewis.

The Cougars will face the Ramblers Friday, Jan. 5, at 7 p.m. MST, followed by the Flyers Saturday, Jan. 6, at 7 p.m. MST.

Additionally, UC Irvine will travel to Elaine Michaelis Court to compete against Lewis on Jan. 5, at 4:30 p.m. MST, and Loyola-Chicago on Saturday, Jan. 6, at 4:30 p.m. MST.

No. 13 Loyola-Chicago

• BYU faces the Ramblers for the 10th time on Friday with the Cougars holding a 5-4 advantage in the overall series history.
• Loyola-Chicago won the last matchup a season ago in four sets in Chicago.
• BYU is a perfect 2-0 against the Ramblers when playing at the Smith Fieldhouse, including beating the then-defending national champions to begin the 2016 season.

No. 6 Lewis

• The Cougars are 14-3 all-time against Lewis.
• BYU swept the Flyers in last season’s meeting and have won the past two matchups.
• The Cougars are 8-1 when playing Lewis at home, but the Flyers won the last meeting in Provo in five sets.
• BYU will complete against Lewis again later in the season as part of the Outrigger Resorts Invitational.

There will be free admission for the 4:30 p.m. matches featuring UC Irvine and Lewis/Loyola-Chicago on bothFriday and Saturday.

Friday’s match featuring BYU and Loyola-Chicago will be televised live nationally on BYUtv. All three other matches over the weekend will be streamed live on TheW.tv. Live stats will also be available for all matches. Links can be found on the BYU men’s volleyball schedule page.