Oct. 5, 2001

LARAMIE, Wyo. -

*BYU def. Wyoming 3-0 - Box Score

Despite a good effort, the Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball Team (6-5, 1-2) fell in three games to the 14th ranked Brigham Young Cougars (10-1, 4-0), on Friday night, in Laramie.

Game one saw the Cowgirls fall behind early, 7-2. But they would run off six straight points to take the lead, 8-7. The game stayed close throughout until BYU took the lead 19-18, went on a 11-6 run and took the game 30-24.

The second game almost mirrored the first with BYU taking the early advantage. The Cowgirls would tie the score three times during the game, but couldn't finish it out going down 30-27.

Wyoming wouldn't give up, hanging tough in the third game, but it wouldn't be enough as the Cougars took the game 30-24 and the match 3-0.

Brigham Young was led by junior outside hitter Sunny Mahe, who finished with a team leading 15 kills and a .542 hitting percentage (15-2-24). The Cougars hit .211 on the night, along with 12 total team blocks.

Rachel Lau and Michele Rauter paced the way for the Cowgirls with 10 kills each. Unfortunately, Wyoming struggled hitting only .053 (37-31-114) on the evening.

"Tonight was really a matter of us sleeping on defense," said head coach Susan Steadman. "Against a team like BYU that can attack the ball so well, you can't do that. We had a tendency to relax, some blocking assignments were missed and it was a matter of a few points that we missed in order to take a game. We did some good things, but our blocking wasn't were it needed to be. Overall, I was proud of the way they competed and it was a good effort. We just need to continue building on the intensity we are bringing to the court and our outcome may be different against these ranked teams."