(Laramie, WY) – The Wyoming Cowgirls were able to overcome a sluggish first half shooting the ball Thursday night in Laramie, thanks to a big second half on their way to a 54-36 win over San Diego State in game one of the series with the Aztecs.
Wyoming (7-7, 5-6 MW) was powered by its two posts,Dagny DavidsdottirandMarta Savicin the win, as the duo combined for 31 points and 10 rebounds. Both recorded career-highs on the night as Davidsdottir scored 19 points on 8-of-15 shooting while also grabbing eight boards and recording a pair of steals. Savic meanwhile, went a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor, scoring 12 points off the bench in replacement of Davidsdottir. As a team, the Cowgirls outscored SDSU 44-8 in the paint.
(Laramie, WY) – The Wyoming Cowboys could not slow down the high paced offense of the Boise State Broncos falling on Wednesday evening in the Arena-Auditorium by a score of 90-70. The Pokes fall to 7-4 overall and 1-3 in the conference with the Broncos winning their school record 12th straight game and move to 12-1 overall and 8-0 in the MW.
“I thought our response was tremendous tonight,” Linder said. “To only have seven players available and to not have a post player tonight even when we got down I thought the kids really competed. As I told them in the locker room, we don’t ever want to get used to losing, but I wanted them to learn from the experience of playing against a team of the caliber of Boise State and to compete to the end. To understand how hard we had to fight on the defensive end and then offensively the effort you have to make to space properly, to back cut, to create easy baskets, to make the extra pass we’re going to continue to build ourselv
Senior Jaye Johnson’s put-back as time expired capped the Wyoming Cowgirls comeback 65-63 victory over Fresno State Saturday in Laramie.
Wyoming (4-2, 2-1) trailed by as many as 11 points in the first half but rallied for their second Mountain West win of the season. It was their third straight win on the season.
Johnson followed up Quinn Weidemann’s missed 3-pointer with a put-back that hit the rim twice before it fell through with no time on the clock. After a lengthy review, the game officials confirmed the call on the court.
Weidemann led the Cowgirls with 16 points, while Alba Sanchez Ramos scored 14 points.