LARAMIE — The Wyoming Cowgirls return home for a pair of Mountain West volleyball matches against conference leader Hawai’i, with both contests scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Saturday at the UniWyo Sports Complex.

Wyoming (10-7, 3-3 Mountain West) enters the week on a three-match winning streak after earning a pair of four-set victories against Air Force last week. The Cowgirls opened the week with a home win Thursday before rallying to win three consecutive sets in Saturday’s victory at the academy.

Paige Lauterwasser led Wyoming in both matches, averaging 3.75 kills and 4.38 digs per set. She recorded a season-high 20 kills in Saturday’s win and finished the week with two double-doubles.

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Lauterwasser ranks 10th in the Mountain West with 2.75 kills per set overall and averages 3.05 kills per set in conference play. Rylee Heinz ranks sixth in the league with 0.97 blocks per set and eighth with a .322 hitting percentage. At the service line, Addy Thorington ranks seventh in the conference with 0.32 aces per set, while Peyton Carruth ranks eighth at 0.31. Sara Quigley ranks ninth with 5.42 assists per set.

As a team, Wyoming ranks third in the conference with 11.72 assists per set. The Cowgirls rank fourth in service aces at 1.51 per set, kills at 12.68 per set and team hitting percentage at .217. Wyoming also ranks fifth in opponent hitting percentage, allowing opponents to hit .217.

Thursday’s match is designated as Autism Awareness Night at the UniWyo Sports Complex. Saturday’s match will be Kid’s Day.

Hawai’i enters the week atop the Mountain West standings after winning 13 of its last 14 matches. The Rainbow Wahine rank third in the conference with a .236 team hitting percentage and lead the league in opponent hitting percentage, holding opponents to .141. Hawai’i also leads the Mountain West with 13.10 kills per set and ranks second in assists, blocks, service aces and digs per set.

Panna Ratkai ranks second in the conference with 4.05 kills per set and fourth with 3.46 kills per set. Adrianna Arquette ranks second in the Mountain West with 9.76 assists per set, while Miliana Sylvester leads the conference with 1.15 blocks per set.

Hawai’i also has two players among the conference’s top five in service aces per set. Ratkai ranks fourth at 0.43, while Cameron Holcomb ranks fifth at 0.36.