Cowgirls topple Adams State in three

by Bobby Abplanalp
Wyoming Sports.org

The Wyoming Cowgirls earned a straight-set victory over the Adams State Grizzlies Tuesday night at the UniWyo Sports Complex to get back on the winning terack.

with the 25-15, 25-21 and 28-26 victory, Wyoming, 9-8, broke a three-match losing streak. Adams State fell to 7-7.

The Cowgirls have had things rough as of late, not only losing three straight matches, but several players struggling with the flu.

The show went on, tough and the Cowgirls gave one to the fans Tuesay night, although the pesky Grizzlies did not make it easy. Wyoming took the first set by 10 points and it was a battle after that.

The Cowgirls held off Adams State in the second set by four, but were trailing when junior Dani Bedore jumped into the scorers table to save her team's possession, which ultimately led to a Wyoming score.

The final set would be a back-and-forth fight throughout, as the Cowgirls trailed 24-21 and rallied back to tie things up. Adams State would score on the next possession and Wyoming countered with a score of their own to keep the match going. The Cowgirls led 27-26 when freshman Jodi Purdy got her final kill of the evening to shut the door on the Grizzlies for good.

Purdy led the team with 12 kills and two digs, while Bedore had 10 kills and four digs.

Adams State was led by Darcy Jennings and Dominique Davis, with 11 kills and 10 kills respectively.

Wyoming head coach Carrie Yerty is happy with the win, but feels there is room for improvement, as border war rival Colorado State comes to town next.

“Right now we obviously need to focus on ourselves,” she said. “We need to be disciplined blockers and disciplined defenders or we’re not going to be a good team. Until we figure that out, we’re going to always struggle. Obviously for the next few days, we’re going to work on defense and every aspect of the game.”

The Cowgirls will have three days to get things figured out when they conclude their four-game homestand against the Colorado State Lady Rams Friday at 7 p.m., in the UniWyo Sports Complex.