Thursday, November 12, 2009

Cowgirls fall to BYU in three

PROVO, Utah -- The Wyoming Cowgirls hung tough on the road, but dropped a three-set match to BYU Thursday night in Mountain West Conference volleyball action.

The Cougars (7-6 MWC, 13-12) came out on top 25-21, 25-20 and 25-19.

The loss dropped the Cowgirls to 2-12 in league play and 12-17 overall.

The Cowgirls were led by freshman Jodi Purdy, who finished with eight kills, four digs and two blocks, while junior Lauren Whitney added eight kills and eight digs. As a team, Wyoming hit just .082 (32-23-110) for the match.

BYU was led by Kayla Walker with 10 kills and a .308 (10-2-26) hitting percentage. She was followed by two players with nine kills each. The Cougars hit .283 (44-14-106) for the match.

The Cowgirls return to action Saturday in Salt Lake City, taking on Utah at 1 p.m.

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