LARAMIE, Wyo. – Utah State volleyball (14-6, 6-3 Mountain West) recorded a 3-1 road victory against Wyoming (8-13, 4-5 MW) on Thursday.
Utah State's opposite side hitters came up big for the Aggies as senior
Kylee Stokes had a match-high-tying 14 kills and sophomore
Adna Mehmedovic followed suit with 12 hammers to go along with a team-best five blocks.
Sophomore setter
Beatriz Rodrigues led USU with 21 assists, while freshman setter
Leah Wilton-LaBoy added 19. Three Aggies finished the match with double-digit digs as redshirt sophomore libero
Jordi Holdaway had 21, while both starting outside hitters had 10 apiece in senior
Shelby Capllonch and junior
Tatum Stall.
Set one stayed close until an 8-2 Utah State run gave USU the 15-10 edge. After a Cowgirl kill, another 4-0 Aggie spurt, capped by kills from Stall and Stokes, extended the margin to 19-11. Another Stall hammer would put USU at set point and a Wyoming service error gave Utah State the 25-21 victory.
Utah State led for the entirety of set two for the 25-17 win. Kills from Stall and Mehmedovic, service aces from Capllonch and Holdaway, and a Wyoming attacking error put Utah State on top 6-1 early in the set. After the Cowgirls trimmed the lead to two, a 5-0 Aggie run fueled by a Wyoming service error, kills from senior middle blocker
Kennedi Boyd and Capllonch, Stall service ace and solo block from Stokes extended the margin to 22-15. Another Wyoming attack error put USU at set point and the Aggies won the set once again on a Cowgirl service error.
The third was a set of runs as Wyoming won 25-20.
After the Cowgirls took a three-point edge in set four, a 4-0 Aggie run, capped by a Capllonch kill, gave USU its first lead 8-7. The teams went back and forth until a block from Capllonch and redshirt freshman middle blocker
Bella Wooden gave USU the 19-16 advantage. Wyoming came back to tie it and the back and forth continued until the Cowgirls took a 23-22 lead. The Aggies closed out the set with three-straight points, highlighted by kills from Mehmedovic and Stokes, for the 25-23 win.
Overall, USU hit .162 (54-31-142), while Wyoming hit .147 (40-21-129).
Utah State returns to Logan hosting Colorado State (14-6, 7-2 MW) for Spectrum Magic Night inside the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Saturday, Oct. 22, at 7 p.m.
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