LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 16, 2021) – The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team hits the road for their final two regular season matches of the season. UW faces Boise State Thursday at 7 p.m., before closing the 2021 regular season at Utah State, Saturday at noon.
Wyoming (16-12, 8-8 MW) closed its 2021 home slate with a pair of comeback wins last week. The Cowgirls opened the week with an incredible five-set victory over Border Rival Colorado State. Wyoming rallied from a two sets to none deficit to defeat the Rams. It was the Cowgirls' first win after trailing 2-0 since 2018.
UW finished the week with a four-set win over Fresno State on Senior Night, winning the final three sets of the match. Naya Shimé led the Cowgirls with a career-high 21 kills in the comeback over CSU, while against Fresno, KC McMahon led the squad with 12 kills. Faith Waitsman added 11 and hit .526 against the Bulldogs in her last-ever match inside the UniWyo.
The Cowgirls are currently seventh in the Mountain West standings and looking to jump up into the top-six. The top six in the standings qualify for next week's Mountain West Tournament in Las Vegas. UW is still in contention to make it to the tourney, as it currently trails both Boise State and New Mexico by one match in the standings.
UW lost at home to both Boise and Utah State earlier this season in Laramie to begin conference play.
Boise State leads the Mountain West with 2.73 blocks per set during league play. The Broncos rank third in the MW in hitting percentage (.265) and fifth in opponent hitting percentage (.214).
Alyssa Wissinger leads the conference in blocks per set at 1.31 and Jessica Donahue is fifth at 1.22 per set. Wissinger and Donahue rank fifth and sixth, respectively in the league in hitting percentage at .376 and .373, while Paige Barsch is 10th with a .337 clip.
Lauren Ohlinger ranks fifth in the conference with 3.52 kills per set and is fourth averaging 4.20 points per. Ohlinger's 0.38 aces per set is fifth-best. Danielle Boss' 9.77 assists per set ranks third in the Mountain West.
Kennedi Boyd is the league-leader in hitting percentage for Utah State, hitting an incredible .477 during league play this season. Tatum Stall is ninth in the league averaging 3.06 kills per set and is 10th in points per at 3.42.
Inka Mehtola's 1.27 blocks per set ranks third, while Corinne Larsen is 10th averaging a block per set. Larsen also ranks seventh in service aces at .34. Abby Peterson ranks fourth in the MW with 3.58 digs per set.
USU is holding opponents to a .199 hitting percentage, a mark that ranks second in the league. The Aggies rank in the top-half of the conference in most team statistical categories.
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