DURHAM, N.H. -- The Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team (8-5 overall) closed out the weekend with a 1-1 record at the Holly Young Invitational on Saturday afternoon.
In their first match of the day, the Cowgirls were defeated by the Arizona State Sun Devils (8-2 overall) in four sets by scores of 25-20, 25-12, 22-25, 25-12, but defeated the Harvard Crimson (3-7 overall) in four sets (20-25, 25-21, 25-23, 26-24).
“Our team was led by Jodi and Dani, who were consistent and aggressive,” said head coach Carrie Yerty. “I’m proud of their effort after this morning’s match that they really battled back against Harvard. We were focused and stayed with our game plan.”
Two Cowgirls finished the match in double digits, led by Purdy, who recorded a double-double with 11 kills and 15 digs. Bedore added 11 kills, while Jessica Kagarsie recorded a career-high 25 digs. Wyoming hit .110 (42-26-146) for the match.
ASU was led by Sarah Reaves and Sofie Schlaginwelt who each had 17 kills while Schlaginwelt added 12 digs. The Sun Devils hit .298 (51-12-131) and recorded 19 total team blocks.
The Cowgirls were again led by Purdy, who had a career-high 25 kills, along with 13 digs and a .352 (25-6-54) hitting percentage. JennaRae Jester added 13 kills and five block assists. Both Purdy and Jester were named to the all-tournament team. Wyoming hit .239 for the (62-20-176) match.
The Crimson were led by Taylor Docter with 14 kills and 10 digs, followed by Mikaelle Comrie with 13 kills. Harvard hit .239 (54-17-155) for the match as well.
Wyoming will begin the 2009 MWC season on Tuesday against the UNLV Rebels. The match is set to begin at 8 p.m. MT in Las Vegas.
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