2008–09 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

2008-09 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
Mountain West Conference Tournament, Lost First Round
Conference Mountain West Conference
2008-09 record 16-14 ( Mountain West)
Head coach Joe Legerski
Home arena Arena-Auditorium

The 2008–09 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2008–2009 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Cowgirls were coached by, as the Cowgirls will play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. The Cowgirls are a member of the Mountain West Conference and participated in the Mountain West Conference Tournament.

Exhibition

Nov. 4/08 Laramie CU – Colorado Springs 93 48 1-0
Nov. 7/08 Laramie Metro State 79 49 2-0

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Regular season

Roster

Number Name Height Position Class
41 Hillary Carlson 6-3 Forward Sophomore
45 Mallory Cline 6-4 Center Junior
33 Elisabeth Dissen 6-1 Center Senior
15 Leah Fitzgerald 6-2 Center Freshman
22 Brenna Freeze 5-11 Guard Freshman
14 Jade Kennedy 6-1 Forward Sophomore
4 Gemma Koehler 6-1 Forward Junior
21 Emma Langford 6-2 Forward Freshman
24 Megan McGuffey 5-11 Guard Senior
3 Randi Richardson 5-7 Guard Redshirt Sophomore
12 Kristen Scheffler 5-11 Guard Freshman
13 Ashley Sickl 6-1 Forward Freshman
10 Rebecca Vanderjagt 6-3 Forward Senior
20 Aubrey Vandiver 5-11 Guard Junior

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Schedule

Date Location Opponent Cowgirls Points Opp. Points Record
Nov. 14/08 Denver, CO Denver 61 54 1-0
Nov. 16/08 Missoula Montana 64 71 1-1
Nov. 20/08 Laramie North Dakota 100 75 2-1
Nov. 23/08 Laramie Gonzaga 58 68 2-2
Nov. 25/08 Laramie Boise State 62 55 3-2
Nov. 29/08 Eugene, OR Oregon 45 51 3-3
Dec. 4/08 Ogden, Utah Weber State 78 75 4-3
Dec. 6/08 Pocatello, Idaho Idaho State 61 55 5-3
Dec. 13/08 Casper, Wyo. North Dakota State 68 51 6-3

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MWC Tournament

The Cowgirls opened up play at the Mountain West Conference Tournament Tuesday, March 10, in Las Vegas. Their first-round opponent was the Colorado State Rams. The game started at 5:30 p.m. Mountain Time at the Thomas and Mack Center. The Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team (16-14 overall, 8-8 MWC) lost in the first round of the MWC Tournament by the final of 64-56 to the Colorado State Rams (10-20 overall, 4-12 MWC).

Three players finished the game by scoring in double-figures. Sophomore Hillary Carlson had 17 points and four rebounds. Emma Langford followed with 16 while Megan McGuffey added 13 in her final game as a Cowgirl. Kristen Scheffler had a team high six rebounds. Wyoming shot 19-54 (.352) from the field, 1-14 (.071) from the three-point line and 17-23 (.739) from the free throw line.

Amaka Uzomah, Bonnie Barbee and Zoi Simmon each finished with 11 points, while Uzomah led the way with nine rebounds. The Rams were 23-56 (.411) from the field, 14-21 (.667) from the free throw line and out rebounded the Cowgirls 39-29. [5]

Player stats

Player Games Played Minutes Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the WNBA

Round Pick Player WNBA Club

See also

References

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