Wyoming Game Notes | Game Center

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Feb. 26, 2017) – The Wyoming women’s basketball team will host its regular season finale on Tuesday against the Colorado State Rams. The game is set for a 6:30 p.m. MT tip time at Arena-Auditorium. Live stats, video and audio can be found on the GoWyo.com website. It will also be the final home game for senior Hailey Ligocki who will be honored prior to the contest.

The Cowgirls enter the contest with a 19-8 overall record and are 11-5 in league play after a 60-58 win against New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. Freshman Selale Kepenc finished the day with a career-high 12 points and six rebounds off the bench. She was 4-8 from the field and 4-7 beyond the arc in 15 minutes of play. Sophomores Marta Gomez and Clara Tapia each added 12 points followed by freshman Taylor Rusk with nine points. Junior Natalie Baker tied her season-high with 11 rebounds. The Cowgirls were 20-52 (.385) from the field and 12-28 (.429) from beyond the arc. UW recorded 15 assists on 20 field goals and had 26 points off the bench.

UW is shooting 630-1442 (.437) from the field and 201-540 (.372) from beyond the arc. The Cowgirls are also outscoring opponents 65.3-54.0 and out rebounding teams 35.9-32.2. Wyoming ranks first in field goal percentage as well as three-point field goal percentage, free throw percentage and assists.  

Colorado State enters the game 22-6 overall and 14-2 in MW play. Last time out, the Rams defeated San Diego State, 80-46. Senior Ellen Nystrom leads the way with 15.1 points and 7.9 rebounds. Fellow senior Elin Gustavsson follows with 13.5 points and 6.4 boards. As a squad, the Rams are shooting 676-1582 (.427) from the field, averaging 65.5 points and 36.7 rebounds per contest.

This will be the 98th meeting between the two schools. CSU leads the series 49-48. The last time the two teams met was February 15, 2017 with the Rams earning a 61-54 win in Ft. Collins. Colorado State is coached by Ryun Williams who is in his fifth season with the program.