Cowgirls 2025 volleyball practice sessions begin

August 7, 2025 — Wyo4News

Fall practices sessions are officially underway for the Wyoming Cowgirls volleyball team. Head Coach Kaylee Prigge begins her third season at the helm of the Cowgirls, who went 17-13. In the postseason, UW defeated Idaho State and Utah Valley to advance to the “Great Eight of the National Invitational Volleyball Championship tournament (NIVC), losing to Arizona.

UW will host its annual Brown & Gold Scrimmage on Saturday, August 16 at 1 p.m., inside the UniWyo Sports Complex. They will then travel to Cheyenne to face Denver in an exhibition matchup on August 23, before opening the regular season from August 29 to 31 with home matches against Tulsa, Cleveland State, and Colorado.

Wyoming returns a pair of All-Mountain West honorees for 2025 in Sarah Holcomb and Paige Lauterwasser. Also returning are starters Skylar Erickson and Emma Winter, along with 2024 reserves Rya Fingerlin, Abi Milby, Jordan Sandy, Reagan Sharp, Maddy Stucky, Addy Thorington, and Evelyn Udezue. Five incoming freshmen are new to the squad this season: Addy Cook, Jillian Gregory, Lily LaFlesch, Sara Quigley, and Anna Williams.