on March 8, 2021 at 11:45 am
It was an abrupt end to the season for the Utah State women’s basketball team as they fell to Wyoming 69 to 41 in the opening round of the Mountain West tournament Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas.
The Aggies struggled to make baskets all game long, shooting just 13 of 60 (21.7 percent) from the field and 2 of 16 (12.5 percent) from three. Freshman Kinley Falslev led the way, scoring 10 points on 3 of 10 shooting. Senior Emmie Harris had a team-high 7 rebounds and 4 points. Sophomore Faith Bradley had a team-high 2 assists to go with 5 points. Senior Jessica Chapman, the Aggies second-leading scorer (11.3 points per game), had just two points, shooting 1 of 8 from the field.
on February 15, 2021 at 7:58 pm
Saturday’s trip to Laramie for the Utah State women’s basketball team didn’t end all that well for the Aggies.
A failure to execute on both sides of the court especially on the defensive end where the team gave up 17 three-pointers resulted in an ugly 79-42 defeat at the hands of Wyoming in the final game of the weekend series. It’s the ninth straight loss for the 4-13 Aggies, who had a promising start to their campaign.
The physical tenacity necessary to slow down the hot-handed Cowgirls was lacking all game long. The Aggie defenders were continually impeded by screens set at the high post to open up shooters and failed to play tight on-ball defense. Both issues resulted in open shots for UW, which took full advantage, shooting 17-32 (53.1 percent) from beyond the arc.