Ashouri and Lomsnes Tally Goals to Beat Utah State 2-1
Cowgirls closeout last home match of the regular season
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 25, 2015) – Sophomore forwards Shaina Ashouri and Kaitlyn Lomsnes tallied goals on Sunday afternoon to help the Cowgirls slide by Utah State 2-1 at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex. The victory over the Aggies moved Wyoming to 9-5-4 on the season and 5-4-1 in Mountain West action.
“I’m proud of the whole team,” Cowgirl soccer head coach Pete Cuadrado said. “I really thought the effort was great today. I thought our defense played well and it was nice to see us rebound after Utah State put one on the board. With no seniors on the team, it was great to see that maturity to grind out the win.”
Ashouri scored the only goal of the first half in the 18th minute off a well-placed cross kick from freshman midfielder Annika Clayton. Ashouri’s goal proved to be her team-leading ninth score of the season. Utah State’s Sydnie Dolzine kicked a ball past freshman goalkeeper Cassidy Entsminger in the 81st minute to tie the score 1-1. Shortly after, UW’s Lomsnes answered back with a goal of her own in the 86th minute after receiving a through ball from Ashouri to pull the Cowgirls ahead 2-1. It was the first goal of the season for Lomsnes.
Wyoming dominated the pitch racking up 13 shots, six corner kicks and four saves on the afternoon. Entsminger played all 90 minutes of the match recording one save in the first stanza and three in the second. Ashouri and Clayton led the Cowgirls in shots, notching three each. Lomsnes and junior forward Laurel Ramer each tallied two shots throughout the match against the Aggies. Defenders Katie Marcheso and Taylor Burton and midfielder Summer Halle each had a shot of their own.
Wyoming will face off against Border War rival Colorado State in Ft. Collins, Colo., for its last regular-season match on Friday. The game is set for a 3 p.m. MT start.
Hill Reaches 1,000 yards Rushing, Cowboys Fall to Boise State, 34-14
He is first 1,000 yard rusher for UW since 2008
BOISE, Idaho (Oct. 24, 2015) – An early deficit for the University of Wyoming Cowboy (1-7 overall 1-3 MW) football team was too much to overcome in a 34-14 loss to Boise State (6-2 overall, 3-1 MW) on Saturday evening in Albertson’s Stadium in Boise, Idaho. The Broncos led 24-7 going into the second half on the way to the win. Sophomore running back Brian Hill made history becoming the fastest Cowboy to reach 1,000 yards rushing in a season.
Hill is Wyoming’s first 1,000 yard rusher since Devin Moore rushed for over 1,301 yards in 2008. He becomes the ninth player in school history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. The feat has been accomplished 11 times in school history. He finished the day with 76 rushing yards on 23 carries. He now has 1,061 rushing yards on the season and ranks eighth in single-season rushing yards in school history.
Boise State jumped on the Cowboys early with 17 points in the first quarter. The Broncos went 75-yards on 14 plays scoring on a 13-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Brett Rypien to wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck on a third-down-play to take a 7-0 lead. After adding a field goal and forcing a Cowboy turnover Boise State’s Jeremy McNichols scored on a one-yard run.
The Cowboys closed out the first half strong forcing a Boise State punt and adding their first tally of the contest. Wyoming scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cameron Coffman to wide receiver Jake Maulhardt. The six play 59-yard drive featured 29 rushing yards from Hill.
Boise State added a touchdown and a field goal in the third quarter to take a 34-7 lead. The Cowboys cut into the lead to open the fourth quarter on a six-yard touchdown run by redshirt freshman Nick Smith. He took over for Coffman, who suffered an injury and led the Pokes on an 11-play 83-yard drive. Neither team could add a score after that with the Broncos taking the contest 34-14.
Coffman finished his day 8-for-13 for 70 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Smith threw for a career-high 53 yards on 4-of-8 passing. He also rushed for 18 yards. Maulhardt had six catches for 76 yards and one touchdown.
Defensively, junior D.J. May led the Cowboys with a career-high 14 tackles. He also added a tackle for loss. Redshirt freshman Andrew Wingard added 11 tackles for his fourth double-digit tackle contest of the season.
The Cowboys return to action next Friday visiting Utah State for an 8:15 p.m. MT kickoff on ESPN2.
UW Falls in Four to Boise State
Cowgirls return home on Thursday to face Nevada
Boise, Idaho (Oct. 24, 2015) – The University of Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team fell in four sets to Boise State on Saturday afternoon. The Cowgirls (16-6, 6-4 MW) continuously battled but ultimately dropped the match 3-1 (19-25, 25-23, 27-25, 15-25).
Courtney Chacon recorded her 10th match of the season with at least 20 assists and fifth with 25 or more. She finished the afternoon two shy of her season-high with 26, and also had seven digs for the Cowgirls. Kayla Slofkiss once again led the team with 12 kills, in addition to her five digs against the Broncos (15-7, 7-5 MW). It was her 14th match with double-digit kills. Allison Waldvogel had a match-high 25 digs for UW. It marked the sixth match this year she has had at least 20 digs.
Laura Beach slammed home nine kills for the match, while freshman Reed Copeland recorded a team-high five blocks and also chipped in six kills for UW. Fellow freshmen Cori Aafedt dished out 15 assists for the Cowgirls, as Mattison DeGarmo tied her career-high with seven kills against the Broncos.
Sophomore Lily Austin scooped up six digs for UW, as senior Kayla Henderson recorded six kills, and Bridget Shanahan added five. Shanahan is inching towards 1,000 kills for her career. She is currently 14th all-time in UW history with 975 for her career. Shanahan and Henderson each had four blocks as well against Boise State.
Beach had four of her kills in the first set, as Slofkiss led the team with five in the second. Waldvogel had nine digs in both the second and third frames, while Chacon had five in set three. Henderson had a team-leading three kills in the fourth and final frame.
Wyoming will return home on Thursday to face Nevada at 6:30 p.m. MT. It will look to extend an eight-match winning streak in the UniWyo Sports Complex. The Cowgirls will also welcome San Diego State on Saturday, with the match set to begin at 1 p.m.
Cowgirls Capture Win Over New Mexico
Coonce posts top-10 in 100 fly to help secure second victory
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Oct. 24, 2015) — Wyoming earned a strong victory over Mountain West rival New Mexico on Saturday afternoon. After the win yesterday against New Mexico State, the Cowgirl swimming and diving team picked up their second victory of the weekend by defeating the Lobos, 170-130 at Seidler Natatorium in Albuquerque, N.M.
“I was very pleased with how the women responded to the challenge today,” UW head coach Tom Johnson said. “We struggled in the first half of the meet, but we had great senior leadership and captains that finished with a tremendous second half. The divers once again did well today and we put a lot of heat on the 400 free relay, which had a great swim to help us win it.”
The Lobos opened the meet by winning the first three events before Abby Sullivan won the 100 backstroke for the Cowgirls. She earned the victory with a time of 56.48. Molly Coonce won her first individual event on the weekend in the 200 butterfly. Coonce recorded a final mark of 2:05.57. She also posted the seventh best time in school history by winning the 100 butterfly with a time of 55.62 against the Lobos.
Halfway through the dual meet, sophomore Keely Bishop won the first of three-consecutive events for the Cowgirls as she claimed the top spot in the 3-meter diving competition. She finished with a score of 296.85, while teammate Kari Campbell took second place before she claimed the 1-meter diving event. Campbell posted a top score of 263.63 in the 1-meter. Emily Ridout continued her successful weekend by taking first place in the 100 freestyle with a final time of 51.91. Emily Stevens won the 200 backstroke by finishing just before Sullivan. Stevens claimed the victory with a 2:03.67 time.
Emily Stucky brought home a first place finish in the 200 IM with a final mark of 2:08.31. Coonce placed second in the event with a time of 2:09.80. Wyoming ended the dual on a high note and brought home its final victory by winning the 400 freestyle relay. A team made up of Samantha Burke, Sarae Dydo, Sullivan and Ridout finished with a time of 3:30.17 for the Cowgirls.
The Cowgirls will return to action next week in Flagstaff, Ariz., to compete against Northern Arizona and Louisiana State.
Cowgirl Swimming and Diving Takes Down New Mexico State
UW will face New Mexico tomorrow
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (Oct. 23, 2015) – The Wyoming women’s swimming and diving team recorded 10 first-place finishes against New Mexico State on Friday afternoon. The Cowgirls came away with the victory by a score of 178-122 at the NMSU Swimming and Diving Complex.
“We have improved a lot from the Brown and Gold and the DU Relays earlier this month,” UW head coach Tom Johnson said. “We still have a few holes that we’ll deal with, but for the most part I thought we raced and swam well today. We had a number of individuals that posted great times for us. Emily (Ridout) seemed to do well in every event and Samantha (Burke) had a breakout meet as a freshman, she looked great and had an outstanding day.”
To open the meet, UW won the 400 medley relay with a team of Abby Sullivan, Emily Ridout, Molly Coonce and Danielle Badger. They claimed UW’s first event with a time of 3:51.64. Nicole Hlavacek brought home her first of two victories in the second event of the dual. She won the 1,000 freestyle with a mark of 10:37.97 and then also the 500 freestyle with a final time of 5:10.79.
Along with the 400 medley relay win, Sullivan won two other events for Wyoming. She won the 100 backstroke with a mark of 57.29 and the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:05.38. Ridout won four total events, two of which were a part of relays for the Cowgirls on the afternoon. Her first title came in the 100 breaststroke with a final time of 1:04.62. With a mark of 52.82, she claimed the 100 freestyle as well. She opened up the 200 freestyle relay that claimed first place with a time of 1:30.55. Ridout was joined in the 200 freestyle relay with Burke, Sarae Dydo and Emily Stucky.
Burke also won the 50 freestyle, as Dydo came in a close second. Burke finished with a time of 24.17, while Dydo posted a 24.58. Sophomore Keely Bishop claimed first place in the 1-meter diving event with a score of 271.05. She also placed third in the 3-meter competition, as Kari Campbell took third in the 1-meter.
“We were able to practice and lift this morning, so I am proud of the effort they put forth today,” Johnson added. “We will need to be a little sharper tomorrow. We have already seen New Mexico once this year, so we know they will be a tough opponent tomorrow.”
The Cowgirls will continue on to face New Mexico tomorrow. The dual is set to begin at 12 p.m., MT at Seidler Natatorium.
Meyer’s Header Pushes Cowgirls Past Broncos 1-0
Wyoming breaks the school’s all-time shutout record
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Oct. 23, 2015) – Junior midfielder Mandy Meyer headed home the game-winner in the 52nd minute to push the Cowgirls past Boise State 1-0 on Friday afternoon at the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex. The young Wyoming team broke the all-time season shutout record as they recorded their eighth shutout of the season. UW now holds an overall record of 8-5-4 and a 4-4-1 Mountain West record.
“I thought the team did a fantastic job of following the game plan,” Cowgirl soccer head coach Pete Cuadrado said. “It’s a great thing to have the most shutouts in school history, especially with having the youngest back line we have ever had.”
Meyer’s goal came off a rebounded save from Boise State’s goalkeeper Janelle Flores. The goal notched Meyer’s first score of the year and second of her career.
The Cowgirl’s dominated both sides of the pitch outshooting the Broncos 18-9 and only allowing four shots on goal. Wyoming also had the upper hand in corner kicks, recording seven to Boise State’s two. Junior forward Laurel Ramer led Wyoming in shots with four, two of which were on goal. Sophomore Kaitlyn Lomsnes recorded three shots, two of which were on goal. Meyer, along with defenders Alisha Bass, Sammi Dunda and Alyssa Murray each tallied two shots throughout the match. Defenders Katie Marcheso and Taylor Burton and midfielder Summer Halle notched one shot of their own. Freshman goalkeeper Cassidy Entsminger, who played all 90 minutes of the match, kept the Broncos scoreless as she recorded four saves on the afternoon.
Wyoming will return to the pitch on Sunday for its last home match of the season to take on the Utah State Aggies. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. MT. The first 100 fans at the game will receive a Poke’s mug.