The Wyoming Cowgirls jumped out to a 20-4 first quarter lead and never looked back as they cruised to a 73-41 win over Air Force. Â Marleah Campbell lead the Cowgirls with 13 points off the bench. Â Clara Tapia had 11 points and Liv Roberts chipped in with 10 points in limited minutes.
The win ups the Cowgirls’ record to 9-2 in conference (17-5 overall) and keeps them one game behind Colorado State (10-1, 18-5) who narrowly defeated UNLV(6-5, 15-8) 44-41. Â Air Force drops to 1-9 in the MWC and 3-17 overall. Cowgirls are at San Jose State next Wednesday.
The Wyoming Cowboys stopped their two game skid with an 83-74 win at Air Force. Â Once again Justin James came off the bench to lead the Pokes in scoring with 26 points. Â Alan Herndon had 16 points for the Pokes who lead 47-36 at the half. Â Wyoming broke out of their shooting slump hitting 50% of their field goals and 48% of their three point shots.
Wyoming is now 5-6 in the MWC and 15-9 overall. Â Air Force falls to 3-7 and 10-13. Â The Pokes are home Wednesday against San Jose State.