Wyoming loses for 13th straight time to Buffaloes
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Tera Bjorklund had 16 points and six
rebounds to lead No. 13 Colorado to its sixth straight victory,
71-39 over Wyoming on Sunday.
Kate Fagan added 11 points, hitting three 3-pointers, for
Colorado (9-1). The Buffalos defeated Wyoming for the 13th
consecutive time.
Ashley Elliot led Wyoming (1-7) with 12 points. Kristen Lenhardt
had 10 points and the Cowgirls, who last beat Colorado on Dec. 13,
1989, shot a dismal 29 percent.
Bjorklund played only 12 minutes in the second half and scored
five points early in the period as Colorado maintained a 29-point
lead. With the Buffaloes sitting down most of their starters and
Elliott sinking two 3-pointers and scoring 11 points for Wyoming,
the Cowgirls got as close as 53-27 with 11:15 left.
Fagan had nine points with three 3-pointers and Colorado shot 55
percent in building a 43-12 lead by halftime. Wyoming was 5-for-24
shooting in the first period and managed only a 3-pointer by
Lenhardt in the first eight minutes.
Game Information
2023-24 Mountain West Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
UNLV | 17-1 | - | 30-3 |
New Mexico | 12-6 | 5 | 21-11 |
Wyoming | 11-7 | 6 | 18-15 |
Colorado State | 10-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
San Diego State | 10-8 | 7 | 22-13 |
Boise State | 10-8 | 7 | 21-14 |
Nevada | 10-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Air Force | 8-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
Fresno State | 7-11 | 10 | 15-18 |
San José State | 2-16 | 15 | 7-24 |
Utah State | 2-16 | 15 | 5-25 |
2023-24 Big 12 Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Oklahoma | 15-3 | 2 | 23-10 |
Texas | 14-4 | 3 | 33-5 |
Kansas State | 13-5 | 2 | 26-8 |
Baylor | 12-6 | 3 | 26-8 |
West Virginia | 12-6 | 3 | 25-8 |
Iowa State | 12-6 | 3 | 21-12 |
Kansas | 11-7 | 4 | 20-13 |
Oklahoma State | 7-11 | 8 | 14-16 |
TCU | 6-12 | 9 | 21-12 |
BYU | 6-12 | 9 | 16-17 |
Texas Tech | 5-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Houston | 5-13 | 10 | 14-16 |
Cincinnati | 5-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
UCF | 3-15 | 12 | 12-17 |