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p. 36: Larry Nance; inset, Nathan Sobey;
p. 38: Fallon Lewis; inset, Kayla Woodward
Montana. In all, Wyoming’s
2013-14 schedule includes
six teams that participated
in either the NCAA
Tournament or the WNIT
(Ball State, Colorado, Fresno
State, Idaho, Montana, San
Diego State).
There will also be fierce competition as
the Mountain West Conference moves in
to the 15th season of existence, where the
Cowgirls will face such powerhouses as
Fresno State, New Mexico, San Diego
State, UNLV and newcomer Utah State.
Other teams challenging in this very
competitive league are Air Force, Boise
State, Colorado State, San Jose State and
Nevada.
the Year during her career. She helped her
team earn the runner-up spot in the state
title game in 2012 and the consolation title in
2013.
The upcoming schedule presented many
challenges for this team as they were slated
for a very tough non-conference schedule
in the early season. With a mix of home
and road match-ups, they took on such
perennially strong teams as Bowling Green,
Colorado, Denver, Eastern Michigan and
The Cowgirls head to Colorado Springs,
Dec. 6-7, for games against North Dakota
State and SIU-Edwardsville at the Air
Force Classic. The next two contests will
see the Cowgirls back in Laramie. They
face the Ball State Cardinals, a WNIT
participant, on Saturday, Dec. 14, followed
by the Montana Lady Griz, on Tuesday,
Dec. 17. The Lady Griz won the Big Sky
which earned them a bid to the 2013
NCAA Tourney. Wyoming will conclude
their non-conference slate on the road
against the Idaho Vandals, on Saturday,
Dec. 21. The Vandals reached the NCAA
tournament this past season and opened
up the tournament against the eventual
champions UConn Huskies.
Wyoming opens up league play at home
as they host the Ne