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RENO, NEV. (Nov. 10,
2016) – The University of Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team fell short in
three sets (16-25, 23-25, 12-25) to Nevada on Thursday night.
"We tried to compete throughout the match but were unable to
get anything going," UW head coach Chad Callihan said. "We were competing against a team that just played better than us tonight."
Senior Laura Beach paced Wyoming (17-10, 10-4 MW) with nine
kills while sophomore Emily Lewis added five. Beach also had three digs and two
blocks against the Wolf Pack (17-9, 9-5 MW). Senior Courtney Chacon directed
the offensive attack to record a team-high 26 assists. She also had six digs
and two total blocks for the Brown and Gold. It was Chacon's 21st match of the
season with at least 25 assists.
Sophomore Reed Copeland and both freshmen Tara Traphagan and
Halie McArdle each had four kills for UW. Copeland added a team-high four total
blocks while McArdle posted three digs. Three of the four kills from McArdle
came in the final set. Senior Kayla Slofkiss chipped in three kills for
Wyoming, in addition to a team-best ten digs. Junior Shelby Johnson recorded eight
digs for UW as freshman Madi Fields and junior Lily Austin had six and five, respectively.
Set breakdown:
Set one: The opening set was back and forth to begin with.
Wyoming called a timeout after the Wolf Pack were able to break away and hold a
15-11 lead. Out of the first timeout, Nevada went on a 5-1 run and a balanced
attack ultimately gave Nevada the set, 25-15. Lewis recorded four of UW's first
five kills to pace the Brown and Gold early and ultimately had five kills for
the set. Chacon dished out her first eight assists during the opening frame.
Set two: Slofkiss recorded her first kill of the night to
start the second set. The Wolf Pack held a lead of 9-6 before the Cowgirls
fought back to tie it at nine. Nevada called its first timeout with UW up 11-9.
They then posted four of the next five points to take a 13-12 lead. Slofkiss
tied things at 13 with a kill, before the Pack made a run. UW was able to tie
the second set score at 23 immediately after a Nevada timeout, but the Wolf
Pack then claimed the final two points for a 2-0 advantage into intermission.
S3: The Nevada momentum continued well into the third and
final set. The Wolf Pack were able to cruise to a 14-3 lead before UW called
timeout. The Cowgirls received three-straight points thanks in part to two
kills from McArdle and an error, but Nevada followed with a 7-5 run to close
out the match. McArdle had three of her four kills to pace UW in the final set
as Chacon had her final eight assists.
Wyoming will travel to San
Diego State for its next match. First serve is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT on
Saturday night. There will be no live video stream for Saturday's match. Live stats can be found at the link above.
Notes:
-Kayla Slofkiss' ten digs tonight moves her
past Courtney Chacon for 11th all-time with 910 digs. Anna Parmely (1995-98)
holds the tenth spot with 914 career digs. It was the tenth match of the year
for Slofkiss with double-digit digs.
-Laura Beach is still sixth all-time
with 415 total blocks. Katie Donahue (1984-88) is fifth all-time with 419
blocks. Beach is now 56 kills away from 1,000 for her career.
-Courtney Chacon remains in sixth place
in Cowgirl history with 3,204 career assists. As mentioned above, she is 12th
all-time with 907 career digs. She also moved past former teammate Bridget Shanahan for sixth all-time with 425 sets played.
-The Cowgirls finished tonight's
match with 30 total kills. Only twice this season Wyoming has recorded less
than 30 kills during a match. UW recorded 27 against Kentucky on Aug. 26 and
had 25 kills against Ohio State on Sept. 7.
-UW's 30 assists tonight is the
lowest it had recorded since the beginning of MW play. The Cowgirls swept San
Jose State at home while recording 24 assists.
