The women’s volleyball team will start conference play this weekend against Wyoming.The Horned Frogs enter conference games following a disappointing tournament loss to Mississippi Saturday that snapped a five-game winning streak.

“We competed hard and played great,” head coach Prentice Lewis said.

“It was really the most solid we have ever played,” said senior middle blocker Anna Vaughn said. “There were no pushover games. Each team was competitive.”

Vaughn said she was disappointed about the loss to Ole Miss, but it showed the team things it needed to improve on going into conference play.

“We always need to work on blocking,” Vaughn said.

Freshman outside hitter Lauren Otto believes that the team’s biggest weakness right now is their consistency.

Overall, Vaughn says she is happy with the way the season is going so far.

“We have really good chemistry and are communicating really well,” she said.

Vaughn also said she was excited about how the defense has been playing, but said that is something they will have to continue to improve on.

“Our record shows we’ve been playing hard,” Otto said.

Lewis said the team is taking each game one at a time and not looking toward any match past the current one.

The players also insisted they weren’t going to disregard any team until it’s all over.

“Any night, any team can beat another,” Vaughn said. “You just have to show up and play the game.”

Vaughn said the team is ready to start conference play and are looking to improve on last year.

“Wyoming will be a good starting point,” Vaughn said.

Lewis, however, isn’t worried about any particular team but her own.

“As a program you can’t worry about what’s going on outside,” Lewis said. “We just focus on what we need to do as a team.”

The Horned Frogs open conference play Saturday when they host the 6-3 Wyoming Cowgirls at 2 p.m. in the University Recreation Center.