2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds volleyball team

2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds women's volleyball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
DivisionSouth
Record5–7 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Annie Stradling Stephens (3rd season)
  • Shane Tye (2nd season)
Home arenaCentrum Arena
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Southern Utah Thunderbirds volleyball team represented Southern Utah University in the 2017 NCAA Division I women's volleyball season. The Thunderbirds were led by third year head coach Craig Choate and played their home games at Centrum Arena. The Thunderbirds were members of the Big Sky.

Southern Utah came off a season where they finished 2–14 in conference, 4–24 overall, good for sixth place in the South Division and tied for 11th overall. For 2017 the Thunderbirds were picked to finish sixth in the South, 12th overall, in the pre-season Big Sky poll.[1]

2017 Big Sky Conference volleyball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
North Dakota  ‍‍‍ 4 0   1.000 19 2   .905
Idaho  ‍‍‍ 3 1   .750 8 7   .533
Northern Colorado  ‍‍‍ 2 2   .500 9 8   .529
Eastern Washington  ‍‍‍ 2 2   .500 5 8   .385
Montana State  ‍‍‍ 1 3   .250 5 8   .385
Montana  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000 5 12   .294
South
Sacramento State  ‍‍‍ 4 0   1.000 13 7   .650
Portland State  ‍‍‍ 3 1   .750 12 4   .750
Northern Arizona  ‍‍‍ 2 2   .500 6 10   .375
Weber State  ‍‍‍ 2 2   .500 4 12   .250
Idaho State  ‍‍‍ 1 3   .250 4 13   .235
Southern Utah  ‍‍‍ 0 4   .000 5 11   .313
† – Conference champion
  1. ^ "NORTH DAKOTA HIGHLY FAVORED IN #BIGSKYVB PRESEASON COACHES' POLL". Big Sky Sports. Retrieved August 11, 2017.