Wyoming UW 9-4,1-1 Mountain West

Utah St. USU 3-10,0-2 Mountain West

Wyoming UW

9-4,1-1 Mountain West

Final

Sep. 28, 2024

Utah St. USU

3-10,0-2 Mountain West

Set Scores
Team	1	2	3	4	5	F
Wyoming UW	25	25	22	25	15	(3)
Utah St. USU	27	20	25	23	12	(2)

Box Score

Utah State volleyball huddles up after a rally during their match against Wyoming

Aggies Endure Another Five-Set Loss to Wyoming

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | 9/28/2024 5:16:00 PM

LOGAN, Utah – In yet another five-set match, Utah State volleyball fell short against Wyoming, 3-2 (25-27, 25-20, 22-25, 25-23, 15-12), on Saturday at the Wayne Estes Center. The Aggies set a new program record by going to five sets in their sixth-consecutive match.

Set One
The first set turned into a battle of runs as the Cowgirls jumped out to an immediate 4-0 lead before the Aggies would respond with a 4-0 run of their own to take a one-point lead. The sides then exchanged 5-0 bursts before Wyoming built a three-point lead late in the set at 22-19. USU then closed the set on a 7-2 run capped off by kills from freshmen Mara Štiglic and Loryn Helgesen to take the opening frame, 27-25.

Set Two
The visitors again opened the set on an immediate run, building a 3-0 lead. Utah State erased the advantage with a 7-1 stretch, building a four-point lead before a 10-2 run from the Cowgirls ultimately proved the difference as Wyoming tied the match with a 25-20 win.

Set Three
In the third set, the Aggies flipped the script with a 4-0 run out of the gates before Wyoming clawed back to tie it at 6-6. After a pair of runs from each team, Utah State blitzed the Cowgirls with a 6-0 spurt to go up 16-11. Wyoming fought back late, trimming USU's lead to two points before a block and kill from senior Adna Mehmedovic completed the 25-22 win for the Aggies.

Set Four
Utah State threatened to close out the match with a 6-0 burst to begin the fourth set. Despite a 4-0 Cowgirl run, the Aggies countered with a 6-1 stretch featuring an ace each from Štiglic and freshman Kate Lijic, to go ahead, 13-6. Wyoming answered with a 6-0 run to come within a point before USU again created separation with a 5-1 run. The Cowgirls built another comeback, however, using a 4-0 run to take their first lead and ultimately force a fifth set with a 25-23 victory.

Set Five
The two sides exchanged points to begin the final set as neither side built a multi-point lead in the early stages before Wyoming slowly made distance during a 10-4 stretch. The Aggies rallied late with a 3-0 run to come within two points before a Cowgirl kill clinched the win for Wyoming at 15-12.

Quick Notes

Mehmedovic led USU with a career-high 19 kills while hitting .289. Mehmedovic also tied for the team-lead alongside junior Tierney Barlow with six blocks apiece.
Helgesen was the most efficient among the Aggie attackers, finishing with a .450 hitting percentage en route to 12 kills alongside three blocks.
Freshman Kaylie Kofe led the Aggies with 36 assists, adding four kills on only six attempts, while Lijic added 15 assists.
Sophomore Kendel Thompson set a new career-high with 23 digs, tying for the most digs by a Utah State player since former Aggie Jordi Holdaway finished with 25 digs against Air Force in 2022. Freshman Andrea Simovski made it two Aggies with double-digit digs, finishing with 10.
Štiglic, Kofe and Simovski all tied for the team-lead with two service aces each.

Up Next
Utah State heads on the road for the first time in conference play to take on San Diego State on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m., before facing UNLV on Saturday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m.

Fans can follow the Aggie volleyball program on Twitter, @USUVolleyball, on Facebook at /USUVolleyball or on Instagram, @usuvolleyball. Aggie fans can also follow the Utah State athletic program on Twitter, @USUAthletics, Facebook at /USUAthletics and on Instagram, @USUAthletics.

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