(Las Vegas, NV) – The Wyoming Cowgirls earned a trip to their second Mountain West Championship Game in program history Tuesday night with a defensive clinic against No. 6 seed Boise State, holding the Broncos to just 38 points and 28 percent shooting in a 53-38 win. It marks the first time since 2002 that Boise State has been held to under 40 points. The win by the Cowgirls also snaps BSU’s 13-game Mountain West Tournament winning streak.
“These guys responded tonight, the effort they put out for 40 minutes, I can’t speak highly enough about them or highly enough about the staff,” said Head Coach
(Las Vegas, NV) – The Wyoming Cowgirls met a familiar foe Sunday night to begin their Air Force Reserve Mountain West Tournament, as the seventh-seeded Cowgirls defeated No. 10 Utah State 69-41 to advance to Monday’s quarterfinal round. Sunday was Wyoming’s first game since February 13, which was also against Utah State. Sunday also marked the third consecutive season that UW and the Aggies have met at the conference tournament.
Alba Sanchez Ramosgot the first five points of the game to help Wyoming knock off the rust early as the Cowgirls jumped out to an early 10-2 lead, forcing an Aggie timeout with 5:05 left in the opening quarter. The Cowgirls opened up their lead to a 19-6 margin at the end of the first, thanks to a late defensive surge in the quarter that led to six points off opponent turnovers.
Cowgirls to tangle with Aggies in first round of MW Tourney
Published: March 5, 2021
Tommi Olson and the Cowgirls will face Utah State in the opening round of the Mountain West Tournament./ UW courtesy photo
LARAMIE The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team begins its postseason journey Sunday in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament as the seventh-seeded Cowgirls face No. 10 seed Utah State in a 5:30 p.m., Mountain Time contest.
All games at the Mountain West Tournament will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network and across the 25 stations of the Cowgirl Radio Network with
Keith Kelley on the call.