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.
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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