LOS ANGELES — You never quite know what BYU men's volleyball coach Shawn Olmstead is going to bring up during a post-match press conference. Not if you're the media, certainly, nor if you're one of the players sitting alongside the coach after a big win or even a brutal loss.
Late Thursday night, following the Cougars' disappointing four-set loss to UCLA at the NCAA semifinals, Olmstead related a story regarding the first time he met graduating senior Brenden Sander. While Sander had never heard the story before, it underscored just how impactful his time at BYU has been, and how much Olmstead cherishes the relationship the two have formed.