LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 21, 2022) – The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team closes its three-game homestand Tuesday morning as UW welcomes Regis for an 11 a.m., Education Day contest.
Tuesday's game will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network and can be heard across the Cowgirl Radio Network with Keith Kelley on the call.
ABOUT THE COWGIRLS
Wyoming (1-2) is coming off its first win of the season and the first win of the Heather Ezell Era Friday with a 68-45 victory over Denver. Allyson Fertig recorded a career-high 21 rebounds in the win, the fourth-most for a single game in program history. It is also the first time since current Wyoming assistant, Fallon Lewis, that a Cowgirl has recorded 20-plus rebounds in a game in nearly nine years.
Fertig, who had 13 points in the game, was one of four Cowgirls in double figures in the win. Quinn Weidemann led the way with 18 points and hit a season-best four 3-pointers while Grace Ellis added 11 points and Ola Ustowska added 10 off the bench, a season-high for her. Tommi Olson also added season-bests against the Pioneers as she grabbed eight rebounds, had three assists and three steals. The three steals from Olson, moved her into a tie for 10th-place on the all-time career steals list in program history with 151 and moved her past her mother, Elsa (1981-84), on the all-time list at Wyoming.
The Cowgirls made a season-high seven 3-pointers in the contest, as well as compiling season-highs with 14 assists and eight steals. UW held DU to just 26.4-percent shooting from the floor and forced 15 turnovers, leading to 16 points. The Cowgirls also outscored Denver 38-20 in the paint Friday.
IN THE RECORD BOOK
Olson and Weidemann continue to climb up the career rankings for the Brown & Gold. Olson, in addition to her steal prowess, is also 14th in program history with 288 career assists. Weidemann, meanwhile, moved up to 19th on the career scoring list Friday and now has 1,153 career points. Weidemann's 204 career 3-pointers is eighth all-time while her 41-percent from 3-point range ranks fourth all-time at UW. Weidemann has also tallied 247 career assists, good for 18th in program history. The duo have combined to play in 217 career games together while Weidemann's 120 career games are 12th in program history.
SCOUTING REGIS
The Rangers are 3-1 overall this season and 0-1 in true road contests this season. Tuesday's contest will be an exhibition for Regis, while it will count for the Cowgirls. RU is led by Sam Deem, who is averaging a double-double in 2022-23, leading the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game and in rebounding at 11 per contest. Deem is shooting nearly 47-percent from the floor and is 4-of-7 from 3-point range and is a perfect 11-of-11 at the free-throw line. Deem also leads the team with 11 blocks.
Erin Fry is second on the team averaging 13 points per game and is averaging six assists per contest and is second on the team with nine steals. Josey Ryan leads the team with 10 steals in 2022-23 and is averaging 11 points per contest. As a team, Regis is scoring at a 71.8 point per game clip and is allowing opponents to score 64.5 points per. The Rangers are shooting 41.3-percent from the floor and 34.4-percent from beyond-the-arc. RU opponents are shooting 38.3-percent overall and 32.8-percent from 3-point land.
Regis is averaging 45 rebounds per game as a team, a plus-10.5 margin over its opponents. RU is averaging 16.5 assists and 7.3 steals per contest and is at nearly five blocks a game. Molly Marrin is in her eighth season leading Regis.
TUESDAY PROMOTION
Tuesday will be Education Day at 7220 as local elementary schools will be attending the contest. Just under 4,000 local students will be in attendance for the 11 a.m., tip.
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