Cowgirls Sweep San Diego State
The Wyoming Cowgirls got back on the winning track with two wins over San Diego State in Laramie. Back on Thursday night, the Cowgirls stifled the Aztecs 54-36 as Dagny Davidsdottir threw in 19 points and Marta Savic added a dozen. Wyoming owned the paint to the tune of 44-8 and overcame a cold shooting 1st quarter when they went 3-17 from the field. The Cowgirls defense saved the night considering that they were just 1-21 from the three-point line.
On Saturday, Wyoming beat SDSU 62-41 with another solid defensive performance, holding the Aztecs to 31% from the field. One game after making just a single three-pointer, the Cowgirls hit 10 of them on Saturday out of 23 attempts. Lyman native McKinley Bradshaw hit 3 of them and finished with 11 points, Casper native Jaye Johnson chipped in 10 points.
Cowgirls Swept by Nevada in Reno
The Wyoming Cowgirls road trip to Reno wasn t exactly memorable as the team suffered two losses to Nevada, including a 57-50 decision on Sunday afternoon. UW endured a cold shooting day as they made just 4 three-pointers out of 21 attempts and shot 32% from the field. The Cowgirls managed just 16 points in the 1st half but we re far more proficient in the 2nd half.
Quinn Weideman was the only Wyoming player in double figures with 18 and connected on a trio of three-pointers. Tommi Olsen had 8 points, with McKinley Bradshaw and Alba Sanchez-Ramos chipping in 7 points each. Nevada was led by Amaya West with 18.
Cowgirls Drop Road Decision to Nevada
The Wyoming Cowgirls absorbed a 60-52 loss to Nevada in Reno on Friday night to drop to 6-6 overall and 5-5 in Mountain West play. Nevada was red-hot from the field to start the game hitting 9 of 12 shots in the first quarter to take a 10 point lead. The Cowgirls trailed by 12 at the intermission and had a nice 3rd quarter, outscoring the Wolfpack 17-11. But Nevada never relinquished the lead to win just their 2nd conference game of the year against 5 losses with an overall record of 6-6.
UW was led in scoring by Alba Sanchez-Ramos with 15 points on 4-8 from the floor with Quinn Weidemann and McKinley Bradshaw each chipping in 10 points apiece. Wyoming was badly outrebounded by Nevada to the tune of 36-24 and the Wolfpack were led by Megan Ormiston with 14 and Nia Alexander had 11.
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Cowgirls Pull Away From Falcons For Second Straight Win
Dagny Davidsdottir scored 16 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Wyoming Cowgirls to a sweep of Air Force with a 59-46 victory Monday night in Laramie.
Davidsdottir tied both of her career-highs in points and rebounds. She added a pair of blocked shots, as well. Jaye Johnson and Alba Sanchez Ramos scored 11 and 10 points, respectively.
Wyoming (6-5, 4-4) used a 17-5 run to start the second half to take control of the game. That turned a 24-23 halftime advantage into a 41-28 lead for the Cowgirls.
UW held Air Force to 26 percent shooting for the game. The Falcons made eight triples but also had 17 turnovers.