Blue and White Game previews 2021-22 season

PROVO, Utah – The BYU women's basketball team will play its annual blue and white scrimmage game Thursday night at the Marriott Center at 7 p.m. to preview the 2021-22 season. 

Admission is free and masks are required inside the Marriott Center. 

BYU was picked to win the West Coast Conference under head coach Jeff Judkins, entering his 21st season. The Cougars received eight of the 10 first-place votes.

BYU returns nearly its entire roster one year removed from a 19-6 record and advancing to the second round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament where it took eventual NCAA Runner-Up Arizona to the brink. 

The Cougars host Westminster in an exhibition game Thursday, Nov. 4 before officially starting the regular season against Lipscomb at the Marriott Center on Nov. 9.

MASK REQUIREMENT

Consistent with current Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and BYU requirements, BYU Athletics will require masks in indoor venues when physical distancing isn’t maintained. This includes a requirement for those attending indoor athletic events, such as volleyball in the Smith Fieldhouse, basketball inside the Marriott Center and inside the loges at LaVell Edwards Stadium. Wearing a mask will be required for entry to indoor BYU venues. Masks will not be required for outdoor BYU venues.

BYU strongly urges students, employees and campus guests to follow recent counsel from the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to get vaccinated and wear masks.

The university will continue to monitor the situation and will reevaluate mask requirements based on several factors, including the immunization rate of the campus community, COVID-19 transmission and hospitalization rates, and guidance from health and government officials.