USAFA, Colo. — The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team prevailed in four sets on the road at Air Force, rebounding to win 27–29, 25–11, 25–18, 27–25 after dropping the opening set.
Wyoming came up just short in a hard-fought marathon opening set, but responded in a big way to win the second and third sets. The Cowgirls led wire-to-wire in winning those two sets in dominant fashion, taking a two-sets-to-one lead in the match. In the fourth, neither team could grab control of the set, but the Falcons appeared to have it in hand late, going up 23–19 late in the set.
Facing set point and trailing 21–24 in the fourth, the Cowgirls had a huge response, going on a 4–0 run to jump ahead 25–24. After Air Force tied the set with a kill, back-to-back kills from Paige Lauterwasser clinched the set and the match for the Brown and Gold.
Lauterwasser ended the night with a match-high 19 kills in the win while hitting an efficient .324. She also tied a career-high with four blocks against the Falcons.
Sarah Holcomb and Abi Milby both ended up with double-digit kills, tallying 10 apiece. Holcomb also recorded her second career double-double as she matched a career best with 11 blocks to lead the way for the Cowgirls defensively at the net. Kayla Mazzocca finished with nine kills and a pair of blocks while Emma Winter added eight kills and set a career-high 12 digs.