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Cowboys and Pioneers Finish Tied in First Dual

UW won six of 15 events

LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 16, 2015) — The University of Wyoming Cowboy swimming and diving team battled the Denver Pioneers in its first dual of the season which ended in a rare tie (140.5-140.5) on Friday afternoon. The last time the Pokes had tied with another team came against UNLV on Feb. 1, 2014.

The Cowboys won six of the 15 events at the Laramie Recreation Center, including the 50 breaststroke, 50 freestyle, 1-meter diving, 500 freestyle, 3-meter diving and 200 breaststroke. A number of swimmers contributed to the victory, but Gabe Rooker and Bryce Carter stood out, winning the 50 breaststroke and 50 freestyle, respectively.

“I felt like we swam better as the meet went on this afternoon,” UW head coach TJ Johnson said. “The best events for us today were the last events. We were able to hang with their 400 relay, but with freshmen and sophomores, it’s a learning experience. We will work on some technical stuff during practice and continue to get better every day.”

Rooker claimed the top time in the 50 breaststroke with a final mark of 25.90, while Carter swam the 50 freestyle with a 21.10. Sophomore Ryan Ball had an impressive meet for UW as well, winning the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:42.62. Liam Holt and Wade Nelson went one-two for the Pokes in the 200 breaststroke. Holt finished with a time of 2:08.32, as Nelson finished close behind with a time of 2:08.34.

The Cowboy divers also did their part in helping UW on Friday evening. Ryan Russi took home the title in the 3-meter event, while Austin Rettinghouse won the 1-meter. Russi won with a score of 335.93 and Rettinghouse earned a 316.95 on the 1-meter. Russi also finished second on the 1-meter event, while Rettinghouse claimed second place on the 3-meter. Jacob Rehmeier took third in both the 1 and 3-meter events for the Pokes.

“Wade (Nelson) had a great day.  Kyle (Scalise) raced hard for us, really no different than he ever does,” Johnson added. Bryce (Carter) had an unbelievable meet as well. The divers did great also, they took all three top spots in both boards and helped our team tremendously today.”

Senior Kyle Scalise finished second behind Rooker in the 50 breaststroke and Sam Loescher claimed second in the 50 free behind Carter. Rooker took home the third place finish in the 50 freestyle and Eric Oleson took second in the 1,000 freestyle. Wade Nelson also claimed second in the 50 butterfly, while Slade Sheaffer finished second in the 200 freestyle with a final mark of 1:42.14.

The Cowboys will take two weeks to continue practice before they hit the road to face Northern Arizona and Louisiana State on Oct. 30-31.

Wyoming Rolls the Rebels 2-1

Cowgirls will continue conference play against Nevada

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 16, 2015) – Defender Alisha Bass and forward Shaina Ashouri each scored one goals to help Wyoming roll over the Rebels by a score of 2-1 on Friday night at Johann Memorial Field in Las Vegas, Nev. Bass got her second goal of the season in the 48th minute as she kicked the ball in the back of the net off an assist from junior forward Laurel Ramer. Ashouri received a cross pass from freshman defender Taylor Burton to score the game-winning goal in the 68th minute. That score proved to be Ashouri’s eighth goal of the season and helped the Cowgirls improve their Mountain West record to 3-3-1 and overall record to 7-4-4 this season.

“I thought we had a slow start to the game,” Cowgirl soccer head coach Pete Cuadrado said. “The team managed some half-time adjustments very well and picked up the tempo in the second half. It was great to get a win on the road, which is not easy to do in this conference.”

Goalkeepers Georgia Rowntree and Cassidy Entsminger tallied eight saves throughout the match. Rowntree recorded five saves in the first stanza as Entsminger notched three in the second. The Wyoming defense only gave up one score as UNLV’s Chidera Akubuilo scored the first goal of the night off a header from a corner kick in the 22nd minute.

The Rebels outshot the Cowgirls 21-14 and also in corner kicks 4-3. Ashouri led UW in shots with six, as sophomore forward Kaitlyn Lomsnes tallied two shots on the evening. Defenders Sammi Dunda, Alyssa Murray and Bass each had one shot on goal. Forwards Laurel Ramer and Jessie Gentle also had one shot of their own for the Cowgirls.

Wyoming will continue its MW schedule by traveling to Reno, Nev. to battle the Nevada Wolfpack on Sunday. Kickoff is set to start at 2 p.m. MT.

Nevada Holds on to Trump Cowgirls 1-0

UW will return home Friday to face Boise State

Reno, Nev. (Oct. 18, 2015) – The University of Wyoming women’s soccer team fell to the Nevada Wolfpack 1-0 on Sunday afternoon at Mackay Stadium in Reno, Nev. Nevada’s Erin Saxton scored the only goal of the match in the 42nd minute from a rebound off sophomore goalkeeper Georgia Rowntree’s initial save. UW is now 3-4-1 in Mountain West play and 7-5-4 overall this season.

Forwards Kaitlyn Lomsnes, Shaina Ashouri, Laurel Ramer and Jessie Gentle each tallied one shot on Sunday afternoon. Defender Kimmy Burbank also notched a shot during the match, although the Cowgirls were outshot by the Wolfpack 10-5 on the afternoon. Both shots from Lomsnes and Gentle were on goal.

Goalkeepers Rowntree and Cassidy Entsminger totaled three saves on the afternoon. Rowntree recorded two saves in the first stanza as Entsminger notched one in the second.

Wyoming remains seventh in the MW standings. UW will return to the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex to face the Boise State Broncos on Friday at 3 p.m. MT.

Fast Times Not Enough for Wyoming in Louisville

Full Results: http://results.flotrack.org/2015/10-17-PreNats/Web/

 

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Oct. 17, 2015) – Several Cowboys and Cowgirls ran record times at Saturday’s Louisville Pre-National Invite, but it wasn’t enough for the University of Wyoming men’s and women’s cross country teams against multiple ranked squads at Tom Sawyer State Park.

Sophomore Kerry White ran 20:49 over the 6-kilometer course for the third-fastest time in Cowgirl history, but the Wyoming women finished 38th in the 45-team field. No. 5 Michigan edged out No. 2 Colorado and No. 4 Oregon for the team title. Junior Megan Brunette also had a race for the ages, as she ran 21:08 for 11th in Cowgirl history and 99th on Saturday. She was followed by sophomore Lauren Hamilton in 21:51 for 219th, while junior Cassidy Meade was 238th in 22:00. Freshmen Isabella Pape and Kiah Leonard rounded out UW’s runners in 22:09 and 22:33 for 262nd and 290th, respectively. The Cowgirls were without senior Audra DeStefano due to illness and junior Ali Walker, who didn’t finish the race due to a leg injury.

It was more of the same for Wyoming in the men’s race. Senior Aaron Derner completed the 8-kilometer course in 24:24, good for 10th in Cowboy history, but the Cowboys placed 34th of 42 in the team race. No. 1 Colorado won the team title over No. 3 Oregon and No. 13 Arkansas. Sophomore Jonah Henry was UW’s second runner at 24:40 for 155th, while senior Amos Bowen was one second behind in 159th. Senior Dylan Morin placed 168th in 24:43, redshirt freshman Ricky Faure was 203rd in 24:57, junior Alex Pawlak 222nd in 25:03 and redshirt freshman Jesse Gray 275th in 25:45. Several of Wyoming’s runners fell around the 400-meter mark, as a large group of runners went down early in the race.

Wyoming returns to action at the Mountain West Championships on Oct. 30 in Reno, Nev.

2015 Louisville Pre-National Invite

Men’s Team Results

  1. No. 1 Colorado – 89
  2. No. 3 Oregon – 151
  3. No. 13 Arkansas – 164
  4. No. 13 UTEP – 197
  5. No. 10 Georgetown – 214
  6. Wyoming – 804

Wyoming Men Individual Results

  1. Aaron Derner – 24:24
  2. Jonah Henry – 24:40
  3. Amos Bowen – 24:41
  4. Dylan Morin – 24:43
  5. Ricky Faure – 24:57
  6. Alex Pawlak – 25:03
  7. Jesse Gray – 25:45

Women’s Team Results

  1. No. 5 Michigan – 131
  2. No. 2 Colorado – 151
  3. No. 4 Oregon – 175
  4. No. 9 Stanford – 244
  5. RV Mississippi State – 247
  6. Wyoming – 852

Wyoming Women Individual Results

  1. Kerry White – 20:49
  2. Megan Brunette – 21:08
  3. Lauren Hamilton – 21:51
  4. Cassidy Meade – 22:00
  5. Isabella Pape – 22:09
  6. Kiah Leonard – 22:33

Wyoming Captures 28-21 Victory Over Nevada

Cowboys Lead Wire-to-Wire for First Win of Season

Laramie, Wyo. (Oct. 17, 2015) —  Wyoming quarterback Cameron Coffman was near perfect on the day throwing the football.  Running back Brian Hill rushed for 188 yards, and the Cowboy defense came up with the big play at the end of the game as Wyoming captured a 28-21 home win over Nevada for its first win of the season.  The Cowboys led wire-to-wire in the victory before a Homecoming day crowd.

Coffman ended the day completing 18 of 20 passes (90.0 percent) for 213 yards and three touchdown passes to three different receivers.  The redshirt senior concluded his outstanding day with a quarterback rating of 229.0.  He threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to junior tight end Jacob Hollister for Wyoming’s first score of the game with 10:28 remaining in the second quarter.  Then with 1:30 remaining in the second quarter, Coffman connected with the Mountain West’s leading receiver, Tanner Gentry, on a 27-yard TD strike.  Coffman concluded the first half with a 12-yard pass to junior wide receiver Jake Maulhardt with 12 seconds remaining to put the Pokes up 21-7 at halftime.  On that final drive of the half, Coffman was 3-for-3 passing for 29 yards and had an 18-yard run to account for all 47 yards on the drive.

A big part of Coffman’s success on Saturday was the fact that the Cowboy offense did not allow a single sack to the Wolf Pack.  It was the first time this season that Coffman was not sacked at least once in a game.

On the first possession of the second half, Coffman guided his Cowboys on an eight-play, 76-yard scoring drive that included a key 46-yard pass to Gentry.  Hill carried the ball five times on the drive for 19 yards, and freshman running back Kellen Overstreet scored his first career touchdown on a five-yard run to finish off the touchdown drive and put Wyoming up 28-7.

Hill was again impressive on Saturday, rushing for 188 yards on 33 carries for an average of 5.7 yards per carry.  It was his ninth 100-yard rushing game in his last 12 outings and the fifth 100-yard rushing game for him in seven games this season.  Hill now has run for 985 yards this season — only 15 shy of a 1,000-yard season.  He entered the game ranked 10th in the nation, averaging 132.8 yards per game.  After today’s effort, he is averaging 140.7 yards rushing per game.

Nevada’s only score of the first half came with 6:10 remaining on a seven-yard run by running back Don Jackson.  The Wolf Pack’s second score wouldn’t come until the end of the third quarter when quarterback Tyler Stewart hit tight end Jarred Gipson on a 12-yard TD pass to cut the Wyoming lead to 28-14 with 56 seconds remaining in the third.

The Cowboys defense did an excellent job of containing the talented running-back tandem of Jackson and James Butler.  The Wolf Pack entered the game averaging 222.3 rushing yards per game.  Wyoming held them to 118 rushing yards on the day.

Nevada cut the lead to 28-21 with 6:36 remaining in the game on a seven-yard pass from Stewart to wide receiver Jerico Richardson.  On the ensuing kickoff, Nevada pinned Wyoming deep in their own territory at the Cowboys’ own 13-yard line following an illegal block by the Pokes.  The Cowboys tried to run as much time off the clock as possible on the possession.  Hill carried four times for 12 yards, and Coffman was able to connect with Hollister for 13 yards on a critical third down and two situation to gain a first down.  UW was able to run three minutes and 17 seconds off the clock, but was forced to punt.  Cowboy junior Ethan Wood hit a big 50-yard punt that was downed at the Nevada 14-yard line.

The Wolf Pack had 3:19 remaining to try and tie the game.  They moved the ball down to the Wyoming 36, but on a fourth and five from the 36, the Cowboy defense came up with perhaps the play of the game.  Junior D.J. May forced Stewart out of the pocket on a blitz, he was joined by fellow linebacker Eric Nzeocha.  May tripped up Stewart for a sack of 18 yards as Nzeocha hit Stewart forcing a fumble and ending the Nevada drive back at the Nevada 46-yard line.

“We sent a blitz on the last play,” said May.  “I tried to make the tackle.  Eric (Nzeocha) and Eddie (Yarbrough) came in an tried to force the fumble.  I kept with it, and went for the tackle.  It wasn’t the first time our defense has been faced with adversity.  We never change our mentality, and our fight has always been there.”

Hill would break a 33-yard run on a second and eight play on the final drive and time ran out as the Cowboys captured their first win of the season and ended a nine-game losing streak dating back to last season.

Following the game, Wyoming head coach Craig Bohl was extremely happy for his team.  “It was a really good effort by our players,” said Bohl.  “We are very pleased.  We knew Nevada had an explosive offense and would make a comeback.  I thought it was Cam’s (Coffman) best game.  Tanner (Gentry) made some great plays, as well, and our line did a great job protecting.  We also had our running game going.

“It was gratifying to see a lot of young players come out and play well.  I couldn’t be happier for our players.  I thought the first half we played about as good a football as we have played all year.

Wyoming’s offense was extremely balanced on the day, rushing for 272 yards and passing for 213 for 485 yards of total offense.  In addition to Coffman’s and Hill’s big numbers, Gentry had four catches for 86 yards and a touchdown before he suffered a shoulder injury in the second half.  Maulhardt caught six passes for 54 yards and one score.

The Cowboy defense forced Nevada away from what it likes to do, which is run the ball, and forced the Wolf Pack to throw the football.  Nevada ended the day with 287 passing yards to go with its 118 rushing yards for 405 yards of total offense.

Leading the Cowboy “D” was May, who had nine tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, 1.0 sack and two pass breakups.  Freshman cornerback C.J. Jennings, who made his first career start, also recorded nine tackles as did freshman free safety Andrew Wingard.

The Cowboys will travel to Boise, Idaho, next Saturday to take on the Boise State Broncos in a game that will kick off at 8:15 p.m., Mountain Time.  The game will be televised on either ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Cowgirl Tennis Finishes Play at ITA Championships  

UW returns to action on Nov. 6 at the Red and Blue Challenge

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Oct. 17, 2015) – The Wyoming tennis team wrapped up play on Saturday with consolation singles action at the ITA Mountain Regional Championships in Las Vegas.

“We had a very up and down week,” UW head coach Dean Clower said. “We can’t pick and choose what days we show up to play. If we are going to be successful as a team we have to be consistent with our progress.”

On Friday play was pushed back due to weather in the Las Vegas. When play resumed, the Cowgirls had four players in singles action. Senior Nastya Tokareva won her match in straight sets, 6-1, 7-5, over Alice Patch of Utah State while sophomore Magdalena Stencel was also a winner over Margo Pletcher of Utah, 6-0, 7-5. Other players in action were Miranda Talbert who lost 6-2, 6-1 against Lea Krajcovicova and freshman Tessa van Der Ploeg was defeated by Celine Koets, 6-3, 6-2.

Play was concluded on Saturday with six players on the court. Tokareva needed three sets but defeated Emelia Box of Northern Arizona, 6-1, 7-6, 10-6. Stencel won, 6-2, 6-2, over Jeannez Daniels of Colorado. Freshman Elisa Koonik won her opening match of the day, 6-4, 6-3 over Laura Middel of Montana State but lost to Monika Magusiak of Nevada, 6-7, 6-4, 1-0.

Dorottya Jonas fell to Lexi Turley, 7-6, 6-2 followed by Talbert with a 6-1, 6-1 loss against Kyra Wojcik. Freshman Sanne Hoekstra closed it out with a two-set loss, 6-1, 7-6, against Shelby Cerkovnik.

Wyoming will close out the fall season on Nov. 6 at the Red and Blue Challenge in Dallas.