byu entered the 2014 season with two new assistants. at the end of the 2013 season assistant coach vaughn alvey announced his retirement after 11 seasons with the cougars. meanwhile ianeta le'i left byu to pursue other interests after 7 seasons with the cougars. to replace the departing assistants, gordon eakin would interview and hire former cougar alum kristin delahoussaye, who had been serving as an assistant softball and strength coach at dixie state college and salt lake city pitching academy head coach peter meredith.