LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 14, 2018) – The Wyoming volleyball team won its third and fourth-straight matches this weekend inside the UniWyo Sports Complex to wrap up their homestand, knocking off MW foes Utah State and Boise State.
How They Fared
W vs. Utah State, 3-0
The Cowgirls posted their highest hitting percentage since MW play began last month with a .386 mark, while holding the Aggies to a .049 percentage. Nearly doubling up Utah State in kills, 49-25, Wyoming was led offensively by junior
Tara Traphagan who recorded 13 kills on a stifling .684 hitting percentage. Senior
Emily Lewis was also in double-digit kills with 10. Setters
Marissa Hines and
Cori Aafedt both reached 20 assists, as Hines led with a career-high 23 and Aafedt added 20. With her first assist of the night, Aafedt reached 1,000 assists for her career and ended the night with 1,019. Defensively, Wyoming combined to record nine blocks as a team with senior
Reed Copeland posting six to lead the team, followed by Traphagan,
Jackie McBride and
Faith Waitsman who each recorded three. Junior libero
Madi Fields led the team in digs with 13 of the squad's 46.
W vs. Boise State, 3-1
Holding the Broncos to a .161 hitting percentage to their own .248 mark, the Cowgirls (14-6, 6-2 MW) moved to 13-1 this season when holding their opponent under .200. Three Pokes finished the day with double-digit kills in junior
Tara Traphagan (14), junior
Halie McArdle (11) and sophomore
Faith Waitsman (10). Traphagan led all players (with multiple kills) in hitting percentage at .393. Setter
Cori Aafedt led the team in assists with 26, while
Marissa Hines also surpassed the 20-assist mark with 21. Defensively, the Cowgirls combined for 12 blocks, led by sophomore
Jackie McBride with six and followed closely by senior
Reed Copeland with five. Libero
Madi Fields posted her seventh game of 20 or more digs this season with 23 of the team's 61.
Notable Performances
Tara Traphagan
vs. Utah State – 13K, 19TA (.684 hit pct); 3TB, 2DIG
vs. Boise State – 14K, 28TA (.393 hit pct); 4TB, 2DG
Totals: 27K; 7TB, 4DG
Madi Fields
vs. Utah State – 13DG, 2AST
vs. Boise State – 23DG, 5AST
Totals: 36DG, 7AST
By the Numbers
.160 – Wyoming's opponent hitting percentage this season, which ranks first in the MW.
1,000 – Three Cowgirls have reached 1,000 in a number of respective statistical categories over the last two weeks. Last week,
Madi Fields surpassed 1,000 career digs and
Reed Copeland eclipsed 1,000 career points. Against Utah State, setter
Cori Aafedt surpassed 1,000 career assists.
.684 –
Tara Traphagan's hitting percentage against Utah State, which ranks third for any MW player this season.
Social Scene
Up Next
The Cowgirls will head back out on the road next weekend for contests at UNLV and New Mexico. Wyoming will open the weekend on Thursday at 7 p.m. MT against the Rebels before taking on New Mexico at noon MT on Saturday.
