University of Wyoming
14-13,7-9Mountain West
UC Davis
14-13,10-6Mountain West
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Davis | 23 | 25 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 |
| Wyoming | 25 | 20 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 3 |
11/14/2026 10:21:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 14, 2026) – It was a special and thrilling Senior Night for the Wyoming Cowgirls Saturday evening as they rallied to win a thrilling five-set match against UC Davis. Set scores went 25-23, 20-25, 28-30, 25-15 and 15-11. With the win, the Cowgirls remain in contention to advance to the Mountain West Volleyball Championship Thanksgiving Week.
The night started by honoring three Cowgirl seniors in Paige Lauterwasser, Evelyn Udezue and Emma Winter and closed with Wyoming scoring 4-of-5 points down the stretch in the fifth set to secure the victory. Lauterwasser accounted for three kills during the stretch, which was ended by a Sara Quigley service ace.
Wyoming (14-13, 7-9 MW) came out strong on the night, controlling much of the opening set. After the Aggies (14-13, 10-6 MW) narrowed the deficit late in the frame, UW was able to hold them off to take an early match lead. In the second, the Cowgirls got off to another strong start, but this time, UC Davis was able to overcome its slow start to the set and eventually overtake Wyoming to even the match at one set each.
The third was a wild affair, as the Aggies held a six-point advantage early in the set. However, the Cowgirls were able to battle back and even staved off four UC Davis set points to get a set point of their own at 28-27. But the Aggies were able to score the final three points of the third, to push ahead on the evening. However, the fourth was all the Brown & Gold, as it dominated the fourth, leading by as many as eight points early on and eventually closing on a 4-1 run to force the decisive fifth set. The fifth set looked like it would be an easy UW victory, as it took a 8-1 lead before the Aggies came storming back, eventually closing the margin to just one, twice, before Wyoming locked in late to pull out the match win.
UW hit .213 on the night, including .368 and .381 in the fourth and fifth sets, respectively. The Aggies hit .163 overall and just .100 in the fourth and .160 in the fifth. The Cowgirls also enjoyed a big advantage defensively at the net, out-blocking UC Davis 17-9 overall. Wyoming also had four aces to UC Davis' three, a big turnaround from Thursday's loss.
Rylee Heinz had a sensational night on both sides of the net for UW in the win. The freshman led the Cowgirls with a career-high 18 kills while hitting .486 and on defense, accounted for a career-best 13 total blocks in the victory. Heinz had just one attack error on the evening as well.
The two seniors, Lauterwasser and Winter, added 16 and 14 kills, respectively. While on defense, Lauterwasser's six total blocks are a career-high for her and Winter's seven blocking assists tie a career best. Lauterwasser also notched a double-double with 19 digs in the victory.
In the back row, Peyton Carruth was all over the place, registering a career-high 25 digs on the night. Carruth also had a pair of service aces. Anna Melgren had 14 off the bench. Sara Quigley, meanwhile, tallied a match-high 55 assists to go along with 16 digs, four kills, two aces and three blocks.
Next up, the Cowgirls close out the regular season in hopes of extending 2026 to postseason play. In order to make the four-team Mountain West tournament, Wyoming must win both matches at New Mexico next week and then get some help around the league with other results. Matches against the Lobos are Wednesday, November 18 and Thursday the 19th.
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