LARAMIE, Wyo. (Aug. 7, 2025) – The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team's Fall Camp is underway in preparation for year three under Head Coach Kaylee Prigge.
Fans will get the chance to get their first glimpse at the 2025 Cowgirls, as UW will host its annual Brown & Gold Scrimmage August 16 at 1 p.m., inside the UniWyo Sports Complex. Wyoming will travel to Cheyenne to face Denver in an exhibition matchup Aug. 23 at 3 p.m. That contest will be held at LCCC. The regular season opens with the first of two home tournaments for the Cowgirls Aug. 29 -31 as Tulsa, Cleveland State and Colorado come to Laramie. That weekend will be hosted inside the Arena-Auditorium.
Wyoming returns a pair of All-Mountain West honorees for 2025 in Sarah Holcomb and Paige Lauterwasser. Lauterwasser, who was named to the All-Mountain West Team in 2024, ranked ninth in the league in kills per set with 3.31 and was eighth in points per, averaging 3.65 a set. Lauterwasser led the Cowgirls in both categories with 404 kills and 445 points while playing in every set. Holcomb, meanwhile, was named Honorable Mention All-MW after leading the league in both total blocks (167) and blocks per set (1.37). The 167 blocks are the eighth-most for a single season in program history. Holcomb's .339 hitting percentage ranked eighth in the conference.
The Cowgirls also return starters Skylar Erickson and Emma Winter to the squad. Erickson played in all 122 sets a season ago and tallied 203 digs while tying for the team lead with 36 service aces. Winter was second on the team with 286 kills and 2.4 per set last season. Claire Wagstaff also saw time as a starter last season during conference play. She averaged two kills and just under one block per set in 2024.
Also returning to the 2025 edition of the Cowgirls are Rya Fingerlin, Abi Milby, Jordan Sandy, Reagan Sharp, Maddy Stucky, Addy Thorington and Evelyn Udezue. Five incoming freshmen are new to the squad this season in Addy Cook, Jillian Gregory, Lily LaFlesch, Sara Quigley and Anna Williams.
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