Oct. 19, 2001

*Colorado State def. Wyoming 3-0 - Box Score

Ft. Collins, Colo. (Oct. 19, 2001) -- The Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball Team (8-8 overall, 3-4 in the MWC) was swept by the 8th ranked Colorado State Rams (16-0, 7-0 in the MWC), on Friday night, 30-13, 30-16 and 30-20.

After a 3-3 early score in the first game, Colorado State would go on a 14-4 run to up the lead to 17-7. They would continue to dominate only allowing the Cowgirls to score six more points and winning game one 30-13.

The Rams started of game two the way they ended the first by scoring points to take a 12-6 lead. The Cowgirls could only get as close as five points down, as CSU took the game 30-16 and a 2-0 lead in the match. The Cowgirls tried to keep it close in the third game and at one point were only down two points, 19-21. But, the Rams were too tough as they closed out the game, 30-20, and the match, 3-0.

Colorado State was led by Soraya Santos, who led the team with 11 kills and a .474 hitting percentage As a team, they recorded 11 total team blocks and hit .452 (47-9-84) for the evening.

Freshman Sara Maytorena was the leader in kills for the Cowgirls with seven. The Cowgirls had a rough night hitting only .065 (28-22-93) and recording three total team blocks.

"It's time for Wyoming to regain our team chemistry," said head coach Susan Steadman. "Over the last couple of weeks, we have been playing as individuals and not working as hard as we usually do in practice.

Tomorrow's practice will be the first step in getting back to being the team we want to finish the season as. Colorado State is a very good team, but we need to enter every match with a fierce attitude and put ourselves on the line. We have a lot left in the second part of the conference season, and we intend accomplishing all of our goals."