LARAMIE — The Wyoming Cowgirls close their 2026 home schedule this week with a two-match series against UC Davis at the UniWyo Sports Complex. The teams meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, while Saturday’s match is scheduled for 7 p.m. and will be Senior Night.
Wyoming (13-12, 6-8 Mountain West) is coming off a split against UNLV last week in Laramie. Both teams earned four-set victories in the series. Paige Lauterwasser averaged 5.13 kills per set against the Rebels and has recorded at least 20 kills in three consecutive matches and four of her last five.
Lauterwasser ranks fourth in Mountain West matches this season with 3.62 kills per set. She is averaging 4.9 kills per set over her last five matches.
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Sara Quigley ranks sixth in the conference with 6.68 assists per set, while Rylee Heinz is seventh with 0.96 blocks per set. Wyoming also has two players, Peyton Carruth and Anna Melgren, averaging 0.30 service aces per set, tied for seventh in the Mountain West.
As a team, the Cowgirls rank fourth in the conference in service aces, averaging 1.41 per set, and assists, averaging 11.80. Wyoming also ranks fourth with a .212 hitting percentage and fifth with 12.76 kills per set.
UC Davis features three hitters among the conference leaders. Isabella Umpierre ranks eighth with 3.13 kills per set, while Brooke Hibino is 10th at 2.89. Ally Chandler leads the Mountain West with a .408 hitting percentage and ranks fourth in points per set at 3.79.
Chandler also ranks third in the conference with 0.34 service aces per set and fourth with 1.06 blocks per set. Mia Starr leads the Mountain West with 10 assists per set, while Ximena Cordero Barr ranks fourth with 3.88 digs per set.
As a team, the Aggies rank third in opponent hitting percentage, holding opponents to .195. UC Davis also ranks third in assists, at 11.85 per set, and kills, at 12.95 per set. The Aggies average 1.45 service aces per set, third in the conference, and 2.14 blocks per set, fourth in the league.
Lauterwasser, Evelyn Udezue and Emma Winter will be honored before Saturday’s match as Wyoming celebrates Senior Night.
