Monday, November 13
Laramie, Wyo.
6:30 p.m.
University of Wyoming
vs
Montana
Photo by: UW Photo Service
11/12/2017 12:17:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game is set for 6:30 p.m.
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 12, 2017) -- The Wyoming women's basketball team will continue its homestand by hosting the Montana Lady Griz on Monday night. The game is set to begin at 6:30 p.m. MT in the Arena-Auditorium. Live stats, audio and video can be found on the GoWyo.com website.
Fans may purchase tickets through the Wyoming Athletics Ticket Office at 307-766-7220 or online at GoWyo.com.
Wyoming opened up the regular season on Saturday with a 73-47 victory over the Adams State Grizzlies. Senior Liv Roberts recorded a team-high 14 points along with four rebounds in her season debut. Junior Sladjana Rakovic finished with a career-high 13 points and a team-high five rebounds, while sophomore Taylor Rusk chipped in ten points. The Cowgirls shot 26-of-51 (.510) from the field and 14-of-16 (.875) from the charity stripe. They out rebounded the Grizzlies 30-27 and had 20 assists on 26 made baskets.
Monday's game will be the first regular season contest of the season for Montana. They went 2-0 in exhibition play with wins over Carroll College and Black Hills State. Montana returns all five starters and nine letterwinners to a squad that went 7-23 overall and 4-14 in the Big Sky Conference a year ago.
This will be the 20th meeting between the two schools. Wyoming leads the series 10-9. The last time the two teams met was Dec. 18, 2016 with the Cowgirls coming out on top with a 67-42 victory. The Lady Griz are coached by Shannon Schweyen who is in her second season as the head coach.
Fans may purchase tickets through the Wyoming Athletics Ticket Office at 307-766-7220 or online at GoWyo.com.
Wyoming opened up the regular season on Saturday with a 73-47 victory over the Adams State Grizzlies. Senior Liv Roberts recorded a team-high 14 points along with four rebounds in her season debut. Junior Sladjana Rakovic finished with a career-high 13 points and a team-high five rebounds, while sophomore Taylor Rusk chipped in ten points. The Cowgirls shot 26-of-51 (.510) from the field and 14-of-16 (.875) from the charity stripe. They out rebounded the Grizzlies 30-27 and had 20 assists on 26 made baskets.
Monday's game will be the first regular season contest of the season for Montana. They went 2-0 in exhibition play with wins over Carroll College and Black Hills State. Montana returns all five starters and nine letterwinners to a squad that went 7-23 overall and 4-14 in the Big Sky Conference a year ago.
This will be the 20th meeting between the two schools. Wyoming leads the series 10-9. The last time the two teams met was Dec. 18, 2016 with the Cowgirls coming out on top with a 67-42 victory. The Lady Griz are coached by Shannon Schweyen who is in her second season as the head coach.
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