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Wyoming Cowgirl Chaundra Sewell Earns Rare Distinction

KOWB Staff — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 15:46:01 +0000

For the first time in her career, senior Chaundra Sewell has been selected to the 2013 WBCA Division I Coaches’ Honorable Mention All-America Team. She is one of four Cowgirls in school history to earn the honor and the first since 2008.

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Wyoming Cowboy Basketball Tied to ESPN Special on NCAA Tournament

David Settle — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:24:49 +0000

The only player to have his number retired and hanging in the rafters at the Arena-Auditorium will be part of an ESPN special celebrating the 75th year of the NCAA Tournament. Former Wyoming Cowboy great and College Basketball Hall of Famer Kenny Sailors is part of the network's look back at some the great moments in the tournament's history.

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Gorrell and Boehme Leave Wyoming Cowgirl Basketball Program

David Settle — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:23:30 +0000

In a bit of a surprising move, the Wyoming Cowgirls are losing two more players than was originally expected after the 2012-13 season wrapped up on March 21st. University of Wyoming head women’s basketball coach Joe Legerski announced Tuesday that forward Aubry Boehme and guard Alison Gorrell have decided not to return to the Wyoming basketball program next season to pursue other opportunities.

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Leonard Washington Garners All-District Honor

KOWB Staff — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:53:45 +0000

Wyoming senior forward Leonard Washington has been named to the All-District 17 Second Team, as announced by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). The award is voted on by member coaches of the NABC and this year a total of 242 student-athletes from 24 districts were honored. Washington earned the accolade for a second-straight season.

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Wyoming Cowboys Season Ends in Overtime Defeat

David Settle — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:00:25 +0000

It was another nail-biter for the Wyoming Cowboys, but this time the heroics came from the opponent. The Western Michigan Broncos left Laramie with a 75-67 overtime victory over UW in the CBI Quarterfinals Monday night at the Arena-Auditorium. Western Michigan's David Brown buried a right corner 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left that tied the game at 59 and forced overtime. Then the Broncos out-scored the Pokes 16-8 in the extra session to advance on to the CBI semifinals.

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Bears Bounce Cowgirls From WNIT

David Settle — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 04:06:25 +0000

Behind three players in double figures, the Northern Colorado Bears stunned the Wyoming Cowgirls 71-63 Thursday night in the first round of the WNIT at the Arena-Auditorium. Northern Colorado knocked down 12-of-15 free throws in the final 4:25 to hold on for the victory. The Bears tied a school record with their 21st win of the season.

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Wyoming Cowgirl Chaundra Sewell Earns Big Distinction

KOWB Staff — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:51:39 +0000

For the first time in her career, senior Chaundra Sewell was among four individuals selected to the WBCA All-Region VII Team announced Tuesday by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. This is the first time a Cowgirl has garnered this honor since Hanna Zavecz in 2008.

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Sobey's 3 at the Buzzer Propels Cowboys Past Lehigh, 67-66

David Settle — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:20:34 +0000

Nathan Sobey buried a 3-pointer from the deep left corner off a pass from Josh Adams at the buzzer, and the Wyoming Cowboys topped the Lehigh Mountain Hawks 67-66 in the first round of the CBI Tuesday night at the Arena-Auditorium. The Pokes rallied from a 7-point deficit with five minutes left and closed the game on a 10-2 run for the stunning victory.

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Wyoming Cowgirls Host WNIT First Round Game Thursday

David Settle — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 14:23:00 +0000

The Wyoming Cowgirls are back in the post-season in 2013. For the seventh time in school history, UW received an invitation to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) on Monday evening. Wyoming will host the Northern Colorado Bears, on Thursday, March 21, in a WNIT First Round Game at 7 p.m. This is the fifth time in the last eight years Wyoming has made an appearance in the WNIT.

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Wyoming Cowboys Post-Season Bound in CBI with Home Game Tuesday

KOWB Staff — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:13:51 +0000

The University of Wyoming men's basketball team has earned a second-straight postseason berth for just the 11th time in program history, as the Cowboys accepted an invitation on Sunday to play in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) presented by Buick. UW will face Lehigh on Tuesday at 7 p.m. MT in Wyoming's Arena-Auditorium.

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Bulldogs Nip Cowgirls 63-62 in MW Tournament Semis

David Settle — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:05:27 +0000

Ki-Ki Moore hit the game-winning jumper with 2.5 seconds left to lift the Fresno State Bulldogs past the Wyoming Cowgirls 63-62 in the semifinals of the 2013 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships in Las Vegas Friday afternoon. Chelan Landry's desperation heave from three-quarter court just missed off to the right. The heart-breaking loss means UW has to wait to find out its' post-season fate on Monday night.

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Cowgirls Rally for Dramatic 60-58 Win Over CSU

David Settle — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 14:47:41 +0000

Junior Chelan Landry hit the game-winning shot on a drive to the basket with 19 seconds left, and the Wyoming Cowgirls survived and advanced with a 60-58 victory over Colorado State in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Reese's Mountain West Women's Basketball Championships in Las Vegas Thursday night. The Cowgirls rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half with a 20-3 run and made the critical plays in the final minute to move on to the semifinals against Fresno State Friday afternoon.

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Cowboys Fall Short Against New Mexico 59-46 in MW Tournament

David Settle — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:26:39 +0000

A lack of offensive firepower hampered the Wyoming Cowboys, as they lost to the #14 New Mexico Lobos 59-46 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Basketball Championships in Las Vegas Wednesday night. UW shot only 32 percent from the field and could never mount a serious challenge to the Lobos, who ended the game on a 12-4 run to advance to the MW tournament semifinals Friday night.

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Big Second Half Propels Cowboys Past Nevada in MW Tournament, 85-81

David Settle — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:09:21 +0000

Larry Nance, Jr. scored 19 points and grabbed 8 rebounds to lead the Wyoming Cowboys to a 85-81 victory over the Nevada Wolfpack in the opening game of the 2013 Reese's Mountain West Basketball Championships in Las Vegas Tuesday night. Nance was one of four UW players in double figures, as the Pokes survived a late push by Nevada and advance to face top seed New Mexico in quarterfinals Wednesday night.

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Cowgirls Cruise Past Air Force 88-63

David Settle — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 04:56:40 +0000

Four Wyoming Cowgirls scored in double figures, and they punished the Air Force Falcons 88-63 Wednesday night in Mountain West action at the Arena-Auditorium. The Cowgirls jumped to a 21-6 lead thanks to tough early defense and never looked back.

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Cowboys Fall Short at Air Force 72-66

David Settle — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:24:08 +0000

Nathan Sobey scored a career-high 22 points, and Leonard Washington returned to the line-up and posted a double-double, but it wasn't enough. The Wyoming Cowboys lost their third straight game in Mountain West Conference action at Air Force Tuesday night by a final of 72-66. UW suffered through a six-and-a-half minute stretch without a field goal in the second half and couldn't overcome that dry spell.

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UNLV Runs Past Pokes 65-42

David Settle — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 02:25:58 +0000

The Wyoming Cowboys were no match for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels Saturday night in a 65-42 loss at the Arena-Auditorium. The Rebels built a double figure lead midway through the first half and were never threatened by the Pokes.

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Cowgirls Fall Short to Aztecs 57-51

David Settle — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 04:43:28 +0000

The Wyoming Cowgirls hung tough all game long, but didn't have enough to overcome the potent 1-2 punch of Courtney Clements and Chelsea Hopkins of San Diego State in a 57-51 loss Wednesday night at the Arena-Auditorium. The league-leading Aztecs took the lead for good with an 11-3 run at the start of the second half and held off any Cowgirl challenge. Clements and Hopkins combined for 41 of SDSU's 57 points.

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Cowboys Crushed at San Diego State, 79-51

David Settle — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 06:29:51 +0000

The two-game win streak in Mountain West play was short-lived for the Wyoming Cowboys, as they got pasted by the Aztecs in San Diego Tuesday night, 79-51. Without their leading scorer and rebounder, Leonard Washington, the Pokes were no match for SDSU, who shot 68 percent in the game and built a 24-point lead by halftime.

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Cowboys Fight Past Fresno State 55-51 in Overtime

David Settle — Sun, 17 Feb 2013 01:33:49 +0000

To say the game was physical does it no justice. In another defensive slug fest, the Wyoming Cowboys out-lasted the Fresno State Bulldogs 55-51 in overtime Saturday at the Arena-Auditorium. The Cowboys out-scored Fresno State 14-2 over the final 8:20 of game action, including the overtime period.

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