Mountain West Volleyball Standings
Conference record first followed by overall record
Wyoming 2-0, 12-2
Colorado State 2-0, 9-3
UNLV 1-0, 8-5
San José State 1-1, 9-6
New Mexico 1-1, 8-6
Air Force 1-1, 8-9
Nevada 1-1, 6-8
SDSU 1-1, 4-10
Fresno State 0-1, 8-7
Boise State 0-2, 8-6
Utah State 0-2, 4-12
Chacon Joins 2,000 assist club as UW Downs Utah State in Four Sets
Slofkiss, Shanahan record double-digit kills
LARAMIE – Junior setter Courtney Chacon became just the ninth Cowgirl in school history to record at least 2,000 career assists, while Kayla Slofkiss and Bridget Shanahan each had double-digit kills to lead Wyoming past Utah State 3-1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-19, 25-19) on Saturday night for its sixth-consecutive victory.
With the win against the Aggies, Wyoming (12-2 overall, 2-0 MW) begins MW play 2-0 for the first time since 2004.
The match, played in the UniWyo Sports Complex in front of a crowd of 1,313, saw Slofkiss tie a season high in kills with 14, as Shanahan added 11 for the Cowgirls. Slofkiss was one dig away from her team-leading seventh double-double of the season.
Chacon recorded her fourth double-double of the year as she included 14 digs for UW. She finished the night with 22 assists and currently ranks ninth all-time with 2,014 career assists with the Cowgirls. It was also Chacon’s seventh match of the season with at least 20 assists.
Senior Allison Waldvogel once again led Wyoming in digs as she posted a team-high 17 on the night. Every match this season, Waldvogel has either tied for the team lead or led Wyoming in digs. She also led the team with two service aces.
Junior Laura Beach led UW with seven total blocks and blistered six kills for the Cowgirls against the Aggies, while freshman Mattison DeGarmo had a career-high six.
Freshman Cori Aafedt notched 20 assists for her fifth match with 20 or more assists this year. Reed Copeland and Emily Hines each added four kills for UW. DeGarmo and Copeland also had three blocks a piece for the Cowgirls.
Cowgirls Race Past Broncos in MW Opener
LARAMIE – The University of Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team opened MW play with a 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-19) victory over Boise State Thursday in the UniWyo Sports Complex.
Senior Kayla Henderson and junior Laura Beach each recorded season-highs in blocks for UW against the MW leaders in hitting percentage. Beach recorded eight blocks on the evening, as Henderson had seven.
Offensively, the Cowgirls (11-2 overall, 1-0 MW) were led by senior Bridget Shanahan with a team-high nine kills, while Beach chipped in eight. Henderson and junior Kayla Slofkiss each added seven kills for UW. Slofkiss also recorded nine digs for UW. Not only did Beach have a stellar defensive night, she also hit a season-high .667 (8-0-12) against the Broncos.
Junior Courtney Chacon and freshman Cori Aafedt ran the offensive attack for Wyoming. They each had 16 assists, as Chacon added seven digs and Aafedt contributed with four.
Senior Allison Waldvogel again led the team in digs with 18. Every match this season, Waldvogel has either tied for the team lead or led Wyoming in digs. Chacon now needs eight assists to become the ninth Cowgirl with 2,000 assists in their career.
Redshirt freshman Emily Hines added four kills for Wyoming and also two blocks. Freshman Reed Copeland had five blocks tonight, to go along with two kills. Sophomore Lily Austin also recorded nine digs for the Cowgirls.
UW set the tone in the first set and was paced by six of Shanahan’s kills and five digs from Waldvogel. Beach recorded six blocks to move the Broncos hitting percentage to -.075 (11-14-40) in the second set. Boise State came into tonight’s match leading the MW with a .302 (615-185-1424) hitting percentage.
The Broncos hit .031 (37-33-131) against the Cowgirls compared to .261 (37-13-92) for Wyoming. In the final frame, Beach had four kills, as Waldvogel recorded ten digs for UW to seal the victory.
