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Anonymous
| Posted: 20 Feb 2010 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
PROVO -- The Cougars posted a balanced attack on offense, a turnover-forcing defensive effort and clutch shooting to give them a 51-48 victory over Wyoming in front of a record-high crowd in the Marriott Center, Saturday.
With the win, the BYU women's basketball team improved their overall record to 18-6, and are tied in first place with No. 23 TCU in the most recent MWC standings with identical 9-3 records.
“I’m real proud of how our team came together tonight,” said BYU head coach Jeff Judkins. “We have really gone through a lot together this season, and during those last three minutes today everyone on the floor significantly contributed in ways that helped the team.”
Three Cougars scored in double digits, including junior Jazmine Foreman with 13, junior Haley Hall with 12, and junior Coriann Wood with 11. Hall also contributed defensively with five of the teams’ eight steals and played all 40 minutes.
The Cougars got things started off quickly in the first half, jumping out to a 9-2 lead and extending it to 15-5 after Wood nailed consecutive three-pointers.
Wyoming got back into the game when BYU went on a 5:40 shooting drought. Hall brought back momentum with a steal and dish to Dani Peterson, who finished with a lay-up to make it 17-13 Cougars.
Both teams played strong to finish the half but BYU remained on top heading into the locker room, 25-22.
The Cougars came out fast in the second half, with four of the five players on the floor scoring within the first five minutes to make the score 36-28.
Wyoming followed BYU’s quick start with a short run, reeling off eight consecutive points to come within one point at 36-35.
Cowgirl leading scorer Aubrey Vandiver then scored five straight points, pushing Wyoming to their first lead of the game with under five minutes to go at 41-40. BYU tied the game at 42 with 4:05 remaining. The score would remain tied, this time at 46, until the last minute of the game.
The Cougars pulled ahead with a clutch three-pointer from Wood, followed by a quick two-point field goal by Hall to bring the score up 51-46 in BYU's favor. Wyoming added a couple free throws, but BYU came away with the three point victory.
“We really struggled shooting the ball at a few points tonight,” Judkins said. “But it was good to see Haley and Cori hit the shots when it really counted. It would have been nice to hit those shots earlier, but to hit them in that situation was great.”
The BYU women will be back in action on February 24, playing at San Diego State. The game will tip off at 8:00 p.m. MT.
Official Basketball Box ScoreWY vs BYU Cougars
2/20/10 2:00 p.m. at Provo, Utah - Marriott Center
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VISITORS: WY 16-9, 7-6
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
14 KENNEDY, Jade....... f 0-3 0-3 0-0 0 2 2 4 0 1 2 0 1 34
21 LANGFORD, Emma...... f 5-14 2-4 3-7 0 1 1 2 15 0 1 0 1 40
41 CARLSON, Hillary.... f 1-5 1-2 4-7 2 3 5 4 7 1 3 0 2 32
03 RICHARDSON, Randi... g 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 9
20 VANDIVER, Aubrey.... g 5-15 3-8 7-7 2 9 11 3 20 2 1 0 4 40
12 SCHEFFLER, Kristen.. 1-5 1-3 3-4 1 3 4 0 6 2 3 1 0 31
15 FITZGERALD, Leah.... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 9
33 SEWELL, Chaundra.... 0-0 0-0 0-3 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 5
TEAM................ 2 6 8
Totals.............. 12-43 7-20 17-28 8 29 37 14 48 7 17 2 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 7-21 33.3% 2nd Half: 5-22 22.7% Game: 27.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 5-12 41.7% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 35.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 14-21 66.7% Game: 60.7% 7
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HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars 18-6, 9-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
35 RILEY,Kristen....... f 2-8 0-2 0-2 3 5 8 5 4 0 2 2 1 28
45 MOEAKI,Keilani...... f 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 2 1 0 3 0 3 0 23
03 FOREMAN,Jazmine..... g 5-13 1-4 2-3 0 1 1 2 13 1 1 0 1 38
22 BONHAM,Mindy........ g 3-8 0-0 2-4 2 5 7 5 8 1 4 0 0 26
33 HALL, Haley......... g 5-13 2-4 0-0 1 5 6 4 12 2 2 1 5 40
10 KAUFUSI, Alexis..... 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 1 0 0 4 0 1 10
23 WOOD,Coriann........ 3-7 3-5 2-2 0 4 4 2 11 1 2 0 0 27
32 PETERSON,Dani....... 1-1 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 8
TEAM................ 2 2 4
Totals.............. 19-53 6-15 7-14 10 27 37 21 51 8 15 6 8 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 35.8% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 2-6 33.3% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 1-4 25.0% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 50.0% 2
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Officials: Eric Larson, Peter Contreras, Nick Marshall
Technical fouls: WY-None. BYU Cougars-None.
Attendance: 1147
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
WY............................ 22 26 - 48
BYU Cougars................... 25 26 - 51
OFFICIAL FINAL
Points in the paint-WY 10,BY 20. Points off turnovers-WY 11,BY 12.
2nd chance points-WY 7,BY 7. Fast break points-WY 0,BY 2.
Bench points-WY 6,BY 14. Score tied-3 times. Lead changed-2 times.
Last FG-WY 2nd-08:20, BY 2nd-00:39.
Largest lead-WY by 2 2nd-04:52, BY by 10 1st-11:50
Norma Bertoch
| Posted: 15 Feb 2010 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
With just six MWC games left, the BYU women’s basketball team is in second place in the latest league standings with a 7-3 record.
The team is at home this week hosting CSU and WY. The Cougars (16-6, 7-3) will battle the Rams on Wed. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Wyoming (15-8, 6-5) comes to the Marriott Center on Sat. Feb. 20 for a 2 p.m. matchup.
BYU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
03 Jazmine Foreman G 5-5 Jr 10.2 3.3
22 Mindy Bonham (Nielson) G 5-10 Jr 11.3 4.1
33 Haley Hall G 5-4 Jr 8.5 3.6
45 Keilani Moeaki F 6-2 Jr 5.2 2.1
35 Kristen Riley C 6-3 So 8.6 5.3
2009-10 Stats Summary
-- Shooting from field: (.439, 566-1290)
-- Shooting from three-point line: (.357, 154-431)
-- Shooting from free-throw line: (.656, 208-317)
-- Average points per game: 67.9
-- Average rebounds per game: 38.0
-- Average assists per game: 17.2
-- Average steals per game: 10.0
-- Average blocks per game: 3.5
-- Average turnovers per game: 17.0
Cougars in the NCAA Stats (as of Feb. 8, 2010)
Team
-- Field Goal Percentage - 26th (.447)
-- Assists Per Game - 10th (17.2)
-- Assist/Turnover Ratio - 19th (0.99)
Player
-- Assist/Turnover Ratio - Haley Hall, 19th (2.15)
Team Has Strong Showing In The MWC 2009-10 Race
With a 7-3 record in league play, the Cougar women continue to have success in the conference. The team is all alone in second place with just six games to go, for a team that was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
The team’s best start in league play was during the 2006-07 campaign when they finished the first half of league play with a 7-1 record, eventually winning the regular season crown with a 12-4 finish. That year they went on to play in the title game of the conference tournament before losing to New Mexico. The team went on to play a first round game in the NCAA Tournament.
Player Injury Report
Freshman guard Kim Parker suffered a season ending injury in the game at Weber State. She has torn ligaments in her left foot.
Sophomore guard Jenteal Jackson will apply for a medical redshirt for this year due to an on-going back problem.
Freshman To Redshirt
Stephanie Vermunt, a 6-0 freshman guard/forward from Airdrie, Alberta, Canada will redshirt the 2009-10 season.
Team Captains
Senior guard Jaime Judkins and junior point guard Haley Hall have been selected by their teammates as co-captains for the 2009-10 season.
THIS WEEK’S MWC OPPONENTS
COLORADO STATE - Wed. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. MST (Provo, Utah) - Marriott Center
Colorado State has compiled a 12-11, 4-6 record to date and are in seventh place in the most updated MWC standings. In their last league game, the Rams beat the Air Force Academy 80-46 in Ft. Collins on Feb. 9. Two players are scoring in double figures for the Rams led by Kim Mestdagh’s 16.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. She’s followed by sophomore forward Chatilla van Grinsven who scores 11.4 points and grabs 6.3 boards per game. Megan Heimstra is the team’s leading rebounder with an average of 8.1 boards per game and she also tops the list in assists dishing out 2.4 per game. Mestdagh has the most steals to date with a total of 48. Head coach Kristen Holt is in her second season at the helm of the women’s basketball team at CSU.
CSU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
01 Chatilla van Grinsven F 6-2 So 11.4 6.3
10 Natalie van den Adel F 6-1 So 7.1 3.0
11 Meghan Heimstra F 6-2 So 8.5 8.1
05 Kim Mestdagh G 5-10 So 16.6 5.1
24 Chantel Kennedy G 5-7 Fr 1.2 3.2
Stat Comparison
Category BYU CSU
FG: .439 .377
3FG: .357 .321
FT: .656 .695
Points: 67.9 61.8
Reb: 38.0 38.5
Series Information
Overall Series Record: BYU leads 50-22
BYU Record in Provo: 25-6
BYU Record in Ft. Collins: 18-14
BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 7-2
BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 14-5
BYU Record in Overtime Games: 0-1
Longest BYU Win Streak: 14 (1982-88)
Longest CSU Win Streak: 6 (1996-2000)
Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 71, 138-67 in ‘80
Largest CSU Margin of Victory: 22, 86-64 in ‘90
First Meeting This MWC Season
In the first match up between these two teams during the 2010 MWC campaign, the visiting Cougars grabbed a 67-58 victory on Jan. 16 in Ft. Collins. When playing in Provo the Rams have compiled a 6-25 record. Their last win at the Marriott Center was on Feb. 14, 2004, a 72-64 decision.
WYOMING - Sat. Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. MST (Provo, Utah) - Marriott Center
Wyoming comes into this week’s MWC action with a 15-8, 6-5 record and are in a three-way tie with New Mexico and San Diego State. This week they host the University of Wyoming on Wed. Feb. 17 before making the trip to Provo for Saturday afternoon’s game. Three Cowgirls are scoring in double digits led by junior forward Hillary Carlson who scores 15.3 points a game and grabs 6.3 boards. She’s followed by Aubrey Vandiver who contributes 13.3 points and grabs a team high 9.8 boards per contest. Rounding out the double figure scoring is sophomore forward Emma Langford’s 11.9 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. She also has the most assists on the team with a total of 76 while Vandiver tops the list in the steals category with a total of 38 to date. Head coach Joe Legerski is in his seventh year with the Wyoming program.
Wyoming Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
14 Jade Kennedy F 6-1 Jr 6.5 5.0
21 Emma Langford F 6-2 So 11.9 4.3
41 Hillary Carlson F 6-3 Jr 15.3 6.3
03 Randi Richardson G 5-7 Jr 4.3 2.2
20 Aubrey Vandiver G 5-11 Jr 13.3 9.8
Stat Comparison
Category BYU WY
FG: .439 .421
3FG: .357 .378
FT: .656 .710
Points: 67.9 68.0
Reb: 38.0 38.8
Series Information
Overall Series Record: BYU leads 46-21
BYU Record in Provo: 17-8
BYU Record in Laramie: 19-13
BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 3-0
BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 10-8
BYU Record in Overtime Games: 1-2
Longest BYU Win Streak: 17 (1978-1987)
Longest Wyoming. Win Streak: 3 (1989-1990)
Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 39, 99-60 in ‘84
Largest Wyoming Margin of Victory: 19, 75-56 in ‘05
First Meeting This MWC Season
In the first match up between these two teams during the 2010 MWC campaign, the teams met in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 19 where the Cowgirls picked up the 69-54 home win. When playing in Provo, Wyoming has an 8-17 record. They last won in Provo on Mar. 4, 2009 a 57-55 (ot) victory.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Colorado State
-- The first 100 fans will receive the Kristen Riley “I AM BYU” poster which is the fifth of eight released during the 2009-10 season.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Wyoming “Pink Zone Game”
-- Fans wearing anything PINK get in free
-- Free pink Face Painting before the game starting at 1 p.m. on the concourse level between portals D and E
-- Free pink shirts, basketballs and other BYU team items to be handed out to the crowd during every media time out (four in each half)
-- The first 100 fans will receive the Mindy Bonham “I AM BYU” poster which is the sixth of eight released during the 2009-10 season
-- The Saturday afternoon game between the Cougars and Cowgirls is the team’s “Pink Zone” game which is part of a nationwide campaign sponsored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to raise breast cancer awareness. BYU is one of over 1,500 teams that have scheduled a Pink Zone game during Feb. 12-21. The WBCA Pink Zone initiative is a global, unified effort for the nation’s coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court.
WHAT’S NEXT
After the two home league games this week, the BYU women’s basketball team will make its final road trip of the MWC campaign. They will take on San Diego State on Wed. Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The Cougars then travel to Albuquerque to take on the New Mexico Lobos on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. That game is scheduled to air live on CBS College Sports at 4 p.m.
