Matt Underwood
Opposite Hitter #11
Ht
6'
6"
Class
Senior
Hometown
San Diego, 
California
Last School
Rancho Bernardo High School
Roster Years
2010 | 2013-2016


Personal

  • Son of Tom and Lorie
  • Married wife Jayci after 2014 season
  • Has two brothers and three sisters
  • Member of the school honor roll
  • Participated in the Best Buddies program
  • Majoring in exercise science
  • Served an LDS mission in Guatemala

Before BYU

  • Three-year varsity letterwinner at Rancho Bernardo HS under head coach Rachel Dixon
  • RBHS Male Athlete of the Year
  • All-CIF First Team selection in 2008 and 2009
  • 2009 CIF Division I Player of the Year
  • All-Palomar League in 2008 and 2009
  • 2009 Palomar League MVP
  • 2009 All-North County First Team selection
  • Member of Palomar League championship teams in 2007 and 2009
  • Named to Volleyball Magazine's Fab 50
  • Played with the Epic Volleyball Club under head coach Darrel Dillmore

Mission

  • Guatemala City North
BYU Hall of Fame

Freshman Year 2013

  • Played in 6 sets and 5 matches
  • Finished the season with 3 kills, 7 digs and 6 blocks
  • Recorded a season-high 2 blocks Mar. 9 vs. Cal Baptist and April 12 at Pacific
  • Recorded 3 kills April 12 at Pacific
Sophmore Year 2014

  • Played in 18 matches for the Cougars
  • Started eight matches in 2014
  • Recorded 10 kills, .389 clip, four blocks vs. Cal State Northridge (Jan. 10)
  • Recorded seven kills, seven digs vs. No. 1 Long Beach State (Jan. 11)
  • Had 9 kills, two aces (career high), eight digs (career high), four blocks (tied career high) at UC San Diego (Jan. 18)
  • Recorded 15 kills (career high) on .542 clip, 24 attempts (career high), three digs vs. No. 7 USC (Feb. 28)
  • Had 6 kills, .556 clip vs. UC San Diego (Mar. 15)
  • Had 11 kills, .625 clip (career high), three digs vs. No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Mar. 28)
  • Recorded five blocks (career high), four kills, four digs at No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (Apr. 11)
  • Had eight kills, five digs at No. 10 UCLA
Junior Year 2015

  • Contributed four kills, four digs, two service aces and two blocks vs. Loyola (1/9)
  • Added a .375 clip vs. UCSB (1/23)
  • Had eight kills and 20 attempts vs. UCSB (1/24)
  • Contributed a .429 clip vs. UCSD (1/30)
  • Added 10 kills a .450 clip and four blocks vs. Cal Baptist (2/6)
  • Had 10 kills and a career-high seven blocks vs. Cal Baptist (2/7)
  • Collected his first two solo blocks of his career while adding 14 kills and five digs vs. USC (2/13)
  • Added 17 kills and 37 attempts vs. LBSU (2/20)
  • Contributed nine kills, a season-high seven digs and career-high three assists vs. LBSU (2/21)
  • Had a team-high 11 kills, six blocks and five digs vs. Ball State (2/28)
  • Collected a career-high 18 kills and 40 attempts vs. STAN (3/7)
  • Added 15 kills and five digs vs. UCI (3/28)
  • Had a team-high 13 kills and five blocks vs. CSUN (4/10)
  • Contributed 17 kills and a .500 clip vs. CSUN (4/11)
  • Added a career-high tying 18 kills vs. USC (4/25)
  • Added to the All-MPSF Second Team
Senior Year 2016

  • Added three kills on three attempts vs. CSUN (2/27)
Graduate Year

Redshirt Year 2010

Redshirted

Medical Redshirt Year 2010



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    M Volleyball | May, 11

    2015 men's volleyball season review

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    M Volleyball | Apr, 17

    Cougars upset No. 1 Hawai'i at home

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    M Volleyball | Apr, 17

    Cougars upset No. 1 Hawai'i at home

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    M Volleyball | Mar, 01

    BYU waves goodbye to Pepperdine, 3-0

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