PROVO -- BYU recorded its second victory in the Smith Fieldhouse in as many days as the Cougars defeated the Wyoming Cowgirls 24-30, 30-20, 20-28, 30-24 Saturday night. With the win, BYU improves to 15-6 overall and 7-4 in Mountain West Conference play.

"I'm very pleased that we won," said head coach Jason Watson. "Our identity has always been being good over time. It was good to see that identity return tonight, especially in games two, three and four."

BYU did indeed find success as Rachel Dyer recorded a team-high 18 kills and 10 blocks, which marks her third double-double of the season. Ashton Hansen set a new career high with 12 kills, and Bryn Porter's five aces broke her previous career-high. Chelsea Goodman continued to dominate the court, recording her 15th double-double of the season and 49th of her career with 16 kills and a match-high 17 digs.

The Cougars came out strong in game one, getting out to an early 12-7 lead before Wyoming scored five consecutive points to tie the score. Both teams struggled to string together back-to-back points, and Dyer's eight kills, including three consecutive scores, were not enough to give BYU the victory.

Game two was short and sweet, as the Cougars never trailed. Two early aces by Porter gave BYU a five-point lead, and later, Hansen's three kills put the Cougars up 24-17. A Wyoming blocking error gave the Cougars the win and tied the match.

In a third game that was tied 11 times, neither team was able to create a comfortable lead. The Cowgirls dominated the beginning of game three, scoring five consecutive points, bringing the score to 1-7. A Porter kill ended the BYU scoring drought and sparked a run that would tie the game, 8-8. The match was kept close by good offensive play from both teams, but the Cougars were able to clinch the win with yet another kill by Goodman.

The momentum continued to build for BYU in game four as the Cougars jumped out to an early 5-0 lead. However, the Cowgirls refused to give up and battled back to tie the score at 5-5. The Cougars steadily began to build a lead with growing support from the crowd. Fans roared when the 23rd BYU point came on an unconventional kick-assist from Annie Pinegar to Goodman.

Up next the Cougars will travel to Fort Worth, Texas, to take on the TCU Horned Frogs on Thursday before visiting New Mexico on Friday.

                              Volleyball Box Score
                                  BYU Cougars
         Wyoming Cowgirls vs BYU Cougars (Oct 27, 2007 at Provo, Utah)
    Wyoming Cowgirls       |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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 1  GOVIER, Kayla.......  2|  1   3   6 -.333|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  2  0|  0|   2.0
 3  WHITNEY, Lauren.....  4|  9   9  32  .000|  1|  0   0|  4| 11| 0  0  1|  0|   9.0
 7  SMITH, Rachel.......  4| 20   8  50  .240|  1|  0   3|  0|  8| 0  2  0|  1|  21.0
 9  WEISHAHN, Tasha.....  4|  1   0   4  .250| 53|  3   1|  0| 11| 1  2  0|  0|   6.0
 10 HELLBAUM, Angie.....  4| 22   6  49  .327|  0|  0   0|  4|  7| 0  2  0|  0|  23.0
 15 SCOTT, Lauren.......  4|  9   3  18  .333|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  2  0|  0|  10.0
 6  KAGARISE, Jessica...  4|  0   0   0  .000|  0|  1   0|  0|  2| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
 8  WATSON, Chantilly...  2|  1   1   6  .000|  0|  0   0|  0|  0| 0  2  1|  0|   2.0
 11 LEE, Carissa........  4|  0   0   0  .000|  5|  0   2|  1| 19| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
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    Totals..............  4| 63  30 165  .200| 60|  4   6|  9| 59| 1 12  2|  1|  74.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 7.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  20  6  38  .368   GAME SCORES               1  2  3  4  TEAM RECORDS
   2  11  8  46  .065   Wyoming Cowgirls.... (1) 30 20 28 24  10-11, 4-8 MWC
   3  17  9  44  .182   BYU Cougars......... (3) 24 30 30 30  15-6, 7-4 MWC
   4  15  7  37  .216
    BYU Cougars            |     ATTACK      |SET| SERVE |SRV|DEF|  BLOCK |GEN
 ## Name                 GP|  K   E  TA   PCT|  A| SA  SE| RE|DIG|BS BA BE|BHE|POINTS
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 1  GOODMAN, Chelsea....  4| 16   7  42  .214|  0|  3   2|  3| 17| 0  1  1|  0|  19.5
 4  HANSEN, Ashton......  4| 12   4  24  .333|  1|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  7  1|  0|  15.5
 10 LOTT, Erica.........  3|  2   3  14 -.071|  2|  0   2|  1|  6| 0  1  1|  0|   2.5
 13 PORTER, Bryn........  4| 15   3  38  .316|  0|  5   2|  0|  2| 0  4  0|  0|  22.0
 15 SCHLAUDER, Amy......  4|  2   0   4  .500| 54|  0   2|  0|  9| 0  8  0|  2|   6.0
 44 DYER, Rachel........  4| 18   2  28  .571|  0|  0   2|  0|  3| 0 10  0|  1|  23.0
 11 PINEGAR, Annie......  4|  0   0   0  .000|  2|  1   0|  0| 12| 0  0  0|  0|   1.0
 12 PARKER, Catherine...  2|  2   0   6  .333|  0|  0   0|  0|  1| 0  3  1|  0|   3.5
 20 JUDKINS, Jenna......  2|  0   0   0  .000|  1|  0   0|  0|  2| 0  0  0|  0|   0.0
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    Totals..............  4| 67  19 156  .308| 60|  9  10|  4| 54| 0 34  4|  3|  93.0
 TEAM ATTACK PER GAME                               TOTAL TEAM BLOCKS: 17.0
 Game  K  E  TA   Pct
   1  15  5  34  .294   Site: Provo, Utah (Smith Fieldhouse)
   2  18  4  39  .359   Date: Oct 27, 2007   Attend: 1220   Time: 2h 10m
   3  16  6  50  .200   Referees: KEN TAYLOR, MAILE JEWKES, KAREN MARSHALL/AU/SN
   4  18  4  33  .424

PROVO -- After playing on the road over the last two weeks, the BYU women's volleyball team will return home this weekend as the Cougars host Air Force on Friday and Wyoming on Saturday in the Smith Fieldhouse. At 13-6 overall and 5-4 in the Mountain West Conference, BYU will be looking to get on a roll heading into the crucial month of November.

"November is a very important month for us so we want to play well this weekend and hopefully get some momentum on our side," said BYU head coach Jason Watson. "It will be nice to be back in the Fieldhouse. We have some of the best fans in the country and look forward to playing in a fun atmosphere."

The Cougars have played just seven matches at home this season, going 5-2 in those contests, while posting an 8-4 mark in 12 matches away from Provo, Utah. BYU is coming off a loss at league-leader and No. 21 Colorado State last Thursday.

Senior outside hitter Chelsea Goodman continues to play a large role in the Cougars' success as she ranks among the top 10 in the MWC in kills, points and digs. She broke the league's career double-double record with 20 kills and 16 digs at CSU, marking her 48th career double-double. Junior middle blocker Rachel Dyer has also been a consistent contributor for BYU as she ranks seventh in the nation inn hitting percentage.

BYU will begin the weekend with a contest Friday night at 7 p.m. against Air Force, whom the Cougars swept earlier this season. The Falcons are 7-17 so far this year and 0-10 in the Mountain West Conference. Air Force began the year winning four of its first six matches to tie the second-best start in school history. With seven victories this year, the Falcons have more than doubled their win total from last year (3-25). Air Force is led by sophomore outside hitter Katie Batchelder with 2.78 kills and 2.49 digs per game.

The weekend will conclude with a match against Wyoming Saturday at 7 p.m., another one of BYU's eight three-game wins this year. The Cowgirls are 10-9 so far this year including a 4-6 mark in the Mountain West Conference coming off back-to-back wins against New Mexico and TCU. The Cowgirls are led by senior outside hitter Rachel Smith, who ranks second in the league with 4.60 kills per game while adding 2.44 digs per contest.

Both matches will be available live via GameTracker, and the Cougar-Falcon matchup will be streamed live over the Internet on BYU All-Access. Links for both can be found by going to the schedule page of the BYU women's volleyball homepage at http://www.byucougars.com/volleyball_w/.