University of Wyoming Athletics

Senior (2017) | Match-By-Match Statistics | Career Statistics
Lily Austin had an exceptional senior season in 2017 • Austin played in 109 sets, making five starts • She was second on the team with 299 digs (2.74 dps) after pacing the Cowgirls in eight matches • She recorded double-figure digs in 14 matches during her final season • She posted a career-high 31 digs against San Diego State (11/15) • Austin led the team with 14 digs against Fresno State (11/18/17) and became the eighth Cowgirl in program history to record 1,000 career digs • As the only four-year senior in 2017, Austin’s 81 career wins is fifth all-time as a class • She closed out her career seventh all-time with 1,027 digs • She also finished ninth all-time with 101 service aces • Additionally, she is fourth in program history having played in 451 sets during her four years in Laramie.

Junior (2016) | Match-By-Match Statistics 

Austin competed in 31 matches for the Brown and Gold during her junior season • She made nine starts in 2016 • Austin led the Cowgirls with 25 service aces (0.23 saps) and was third on the team with 249 digs (2.26 dps) • She had eight matches with double-digit digs, with a career-high of 21 at Idaho (9/15) • She also recorded at least 15 digs in six different matches • Austin represented Wyoming on the all-tournament team after the Purdue Mortar Board Premier • At the tournament, she led the team with 42 digs over the weekend • Austin recorded five service aces at Fresno State (10/20), which was the season-high for the team and one shy of her career-best • An Academic All-MW selection. 

Sophomore (2015) | Match-By-Match Statistics

Austin saw action in all 30 matches, playing in 116 sets • Had five matches in double-figure digs with season-highs of 15 against Idaho State (9/17/15) and UNLV (11/21/15) • Made her 2015 debut against Ohio State (8/28/15), logging 11 digs • Posted 12 digs against Northern Colorado (11/12/15), and ten at Nevada (10/3/15) • Recorded a season-high three service aces against San Diego State (10/1/15) and at Air Force (11/7/15) • Totaled 204 digs, ten assists and finished the season as the team-leader with 25 service aces • Once again an Academic All-MW and Scholar Athlete selection.

Played in all 31 matches along with two starts and 116 sets in her first season • Saw the first action of her career against Washington State (8/29/14), while her first start came against Hampton (9/20/14) • Fourth on the team in digs with 2.37 per set • Recorded 28 service aces (0.24 saps) • In league matches, she averaged 1.84 digs, which was fourth on the team • Finished with a career-high 17 digs against Montana (8/30/14) and South Alabama (9/5/14) • Recorded double-figures in 14 of 31 matches in digs • Led the team in that category ten times during the season • Also an Academic All-MW and Scholar Athlete selection.

A four-year letterwinner at Skyview High School • A three-time First Team All-State selection, as well as a four-time All-Conference honoree • Also a three-time team captain • A member of the Boise Volleyball Club that earned a fifth-place finish at the Junior National Championships • Also lettered in softball earning All-Conference honors and helping lead her team to a State Championship in 2012 • An excellent student, she earned Academic All-Conference in 2011-2013 and was named the Skyview High School Student-Athlete of the Year in 2012.

Majoring in psychology • Born July 24, 1996 in Boise, Idaho • Has one brother, Luke, who played football at Idaho State University • Lily Gail Austin is the daughter of Timothy and Leslie Austin.