LARAMIE, Wyo. (11/12/22) – The University of Wyoming volleyball team had a comeback in it Saturday. Unfortunately, it wasn't a large enough rally.

The Cowgirls fell to New Mexico, 3-2 (20-25, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23, 10-15) at the UniWyo Sports Complex. The loss drops Wyoming to 10-18 overall and 6-10 in Mountain West Conference play, while the victory pushes the Lobos to 16-10 overall and 7-9 in league action.

Wyoming began the turnaround Saturday during the third set. But it wasn't from the outset.

New Mexico jumped out to a 9-4 edge before the Cowgirls began to climb back in it. A kill by freshman Rylee Schulz gave Wyoming its first lead at, 14-13, and a 5-0 run soon after vaulted the Cowgirls ahead for good en route to a 25-22 win.

Wyoming started relatively slow in the fourth but utilized a 4-0 run to take a 15-11 lead midway through. The Cowgirls withstood a couple Lobo 3-0 runs to eek out a 25-23 victory and force a fifth set.

Wyoming took the first three points of the deciding set and enjoyed a 3-0 run, which gave it a 6-3 advantage. However, New Mexico outscored the Cowgirls 12-4 the rest of the way to earn the five-set victory.

Schulz paced Wyoming with 17 kills, while fellow freshman Tierney Barlow and senior KC McMahon logged 13 and 10 kills, respectively. Barlow also registered a team-best two blocks, and senior Hailey Zuroske led the way with 21 digs.  

The Cowgirls remain at home, playing host to Colorado State on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. They close the regular season at UNLV next weekend.