SAN JOSE, Calif. (Oct. 1, 2026) \u2013 The Wyoming Cowgirls suffered four-set road loss Thursday evening, dropping their Mountain West road-opener, 25-23, 24-26, 25-19 and 25-23.<\/p>\n
Thursday’s match was a back-and-forth, tight affair as it featured a total of 33 ties and 15 lead changes across the four sets. San Jose State was the stronger team late in sets Thursday. The Spartans ended the first set with a 5-2 run to take an early lead in the match. After the Cowgirls (7-7, 0-3 MW) rallied in the second set, staving off a pair of set points and ending the frame on a 4-0 run, San Jose State was strong once again late in the third and fourth sets.<\/p>\n
SJSU went on a 5-1 run to end the third set and then went 8-3 to close the fourth and decisive set. The Spartans also scored the final three points of the frame, turning a 23-22 deficit into the 25-23 comeback victory.<\/p>\n
San Jose State hit .299 on the night while the Cowgirls hit .250. Wyoming held the edge in service aces, 7-6, but committed 20 serving errors to the Spartans’ 12. SJSU held a 7-5 advantage into team blocks Thursday night.<\/p>\n
Emma Winter<\/a> led the UW offense with 14 kills on the night and hit .367. Addy Thorington<\/a> recorded her first-career double-double in the loss, recording 10 kills and 10 digs against the Spartans. Ruby Jensen<\/a> added nine kills and hit .333 while tying for the team lead with three total blocks. Abi Milby<\/a> also had three blocks in the contest.<\/p>\n Sara Quigley<\/a> led Wyoming in the loss with 21 assists. Maddy Stucky<\/a> chipped in with 15 assists. Paige Lauterwasser<\/a> paced the Cowgirls with three service aces while Thorington added a pair of aces.<\/p>\n The Cowgirls and Spartans will face off for a second time this week in the next match up. Wyoming faces SJSU at 2 p.m., Mountain Time Saturday on the road.<\/p>\n