Cowgirls fall to Rams in five

By Wyoming Sports.org

FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- In thrilling match on both sides, the Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team took the 13th-ranked Colorado State Rams to the brink, but came up short in five sets Friday night at Moby Arena.

The Rams, now 3-0 in league play and 11-1 overall, escaped with a 22-25, 25-13, 25-18, 21-25 and 15-9 victory. The loss dropped the Cowgirls to m1-2 in league play and 2-10 overall.

“I think our team played very hard against a very good team,” said UW head coach Carrie Yerty. “Our team is strong as long as we play as a team. We don’t have the big go-to person, but we have a lot of ankle bitters, and this team believes that they can win. They have pride of being a student-athlete at the University of Wyoming, for this team and I think that goes a long way. Tasha (Weishahn) set a wonderful match against a team that was ranked 13th in the country. We struggled in a few areas, but I think we can really grow and improve as a team from this.”

Two players finished the night in double-figures for the Cowgirls, led by sophomore Lauren Whitney, who had a team-high 14 kills, while hitting .303 and recording five digs. Dani Bedore followed with 10 kills and five total blocks, while Jenna Arneson added nine kills and five blocks. Weishahn had 45 assists as Wyoming hit .148 (48-27-142) and had 8.5 total team blocks.

Jaime Strauss led the way for Rams with 19 kills, seven digs and two blocks. Jacque Davisson added 12 kills and 12 digs followed by Tessa Nelson with 11 kills and Mekana Barnes with ten. CSU hit .294 for the matches and had 13 total team blocks.

Wyoming will be on the road for their next match as they travel to Colorado Springs to take on the Air Force Academy Falcons, on Oct. 4, beginning at 7 p.m.

Cowboy golfers seventh at Tucker Invitational
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.-- After the opening two rounds of the William H. Tucker Invitational on Friday, the Cowboys found themselves in seventh place of 16 teams. The 54th annual invitational, which has historically featured some of the top golfers in the nation, is at the University of New Mexico’s Championship Course.

The Cowboys fired opening rounds of 293 (+5) and 299 (+11) for a two-round total of 592 (+16). The Cowboys trail New Mexico (-12), UNLV (-7), Ohio State (-3), Pepperdine (E), Colorado (+2) and BYU (+15).

Individually, sophomore Phil Henzlik is leading the Cowboys and sits in a tie for 20th place with a two-round total of 146 (+2). Sophomore Aaron Johnson trails Henzlik by just one stroke and is currently three-over par with a two round total of 147. Both Henzlik and Johnson shot season best rounds on the day, Henzlik with a second round 70 and Johnson with a first round 69. Henzlik’s 70 is a career best and Johnson’s 69 ties his career low.

“Through the first two rounds, we have been very competitive in a premier national field,” said UW head coach Joe Jensen. “With that said, I am a little disappointed with the way we closed. We left some big strokes out there down the stretch of the second round. We even had two guys triple bogey their last hole. If we would have finished a little better, we could easily be as many as 10 strokes better.

“Tomorrow will be a huge day for us as we have a real chance to do some great things in this tournament. If we come out and play like we are capable, we have a chance to beat some very good programs.”

The Tucker Invite will conclude Saturday with 18 holes, beginning at 7:30 a.m.