Cougar Confab with BYU Volleyball's Alex Bower

We continue our Cougar Confab series with BYU Volleyball's Junior setter Alex Bower. Alex is excited for the fresh energy surrounding the 2026 squad - a new coaching staff, new offensive schemes, and a reloaded roster of transfers and freshmen. Alex shares what it's like learning creative new plays under head coach Rob Neilson and the staff, how she's pushing herself to be less readable and more confident as a setter, and what being selected to the Big 12 preseason team means to her (hint: she credits her passers and hitters). The conversation also covers building team chemistry with a brand-new squad, the culture foundation the team is laying, and what it means to step into an upperclassman leadership role.