Volleyball

Big 12 Volleyball Preview Show to Air on ESPNU

The Big 12 Volleyball Preview Show on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 6:30 p.m. ET will air on ESPNU and will be produced by BYUtv in advance of the regular season beginning on Saturday, Aug. 23. The show will include Amy Gant, Alex Jean Glover and the host Kristen Kozlowski as they break down all 15 volleyball programs in the Big 12 for the upcoming season.
 
The show will re-air on Wednesday, Aug. 20 at 8 p.m. ET (ESPNU) and Friday, Aug. 22 at 10:30 a.m. ET (ESPNU).
 
Gant, Glover and Kozlowski participated in the inaugural 2025 Big 12 Volleyball Media Days on August 6-7 as they interviewed the head coaches and student athletes of all 15 Conference programs, which can be viewed on the Big 12 Conference YouTube channel here.
 
Gant spent here collegiate career as a member of BYU’s volleyball program, earning AVCA All-American honors in 1995 and 1997. During her time as a Cougar, she led the team in kills (1995, 1996, 1997), hitting percentage (1995, 1997), service aces (1995) and blocks (1994, 1995, 1996, 1997). Glover spent her collegiate career at SMU (2019-23) as a middle blocker for the Mustangs before transitioning to the broadcast side, where she has provided in-depth analysis for ESPN+, the ACC Network, and Big 12 Studios. Kozlowski has served as a color analyst for BYUtv since graduating from BYU in 2005. Kozlowski spent one year at Boise State before transferring to BYU’s women’s basketball team from 2002 to 2005.
 
Six Big 12 teams were named to the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA)/TARAFLEX Preseason Division I Women’s Volleyball Poll. The six teams is a Big 12 record, surpassing the previous high of five teams that the Conference had named to the preseason polls in 1999 and 2000.