Cowgirls Welcome Regis Wednesday
Photo courtesy University of Wyoming Athletics
Wyoming looks to surge into the win column
LARAMIE, Wyo. (Nov. 11, 2024) – The Wyoming Cowgirls look to get into the win column Wednesday evening as Regis comes to town for a 6:30 contest inside the Arena-Auditorium.
Wednesday’s contest will be broadcast live on the Mountain West Network and can be heard across the Cowgirl Radio Network with David Settle on the call.
ABOUT THE COWGIRLS
Wyoming is coming off a 76-63 loss on the road Saturday at BYU. A poor third quarter from the Cowgirls doomed them in the loss to the Cougars, as BYU came out of the locker room and outscored UW 31-6 in the frame, turning a 13-point halftime deficit into a 13-point victory in the end. Allyson Fertig led the Cowgirls with 22 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks in the loss. It marks the 15th time in her career that Fertig has scored 20-plus in a game. Malene Pedersen and Tess Barnes also finished in double figures in the loss, scoring 15 and 11, respectively.
On the young season, Fertig is averaging 20 points, 11.5 rebounds and three blocks per game on 56-percent shooting. Barnes, who has scored in double figures in both contests this season, is averaging 12 points per game and has a team-best five made 3-pointers. Emily Mellema and Pedersen are both averaging 8.5 points per game while Mellema leads Wyoming with six assists and six steals this season.
With her two games played this season, Ola Ustowska surpassed 100 career games played. Fertig and Mellema are both at 99 career games. The duo has played in every game in their Wyoming careers.
SCOUTING REGIS
Regis is led by 20-point per game scorer, Erin Fry, who is averaging 22 shot attempts per game. Fry leads the team with six made 3-pointers and eight assists this season. She is also second on the squad averaging 6.5 rebounds per game. Jessica Bollwahn’s 7.5 boards per contest leads the Rangers. Athena Saragoza is averaging 17.5 points per game while Taylin Serlen is scoring 11 a contest and is shooting 50-percent from the floor.
The Rangers are averaging 67.5 points per game this season on 35-percent shooting from the field. Regis is making eight 3-pointers per contest. Defensively, opponents are averaging 71 points per game and are shooting 46-percent from the floor. Regis has a minus-4.5 rebound margin per game but has forced 10 more turnovers from its opponents in the early campaign. Wednesday’s contest is an exhibition contest for Regis.
SERIES HISTORY AGAINST REGIS
Wyoming won the only other contest all-time between the two programs, a 64-44 victory in November of 2022. All five projected starters in Wednesday's contest played in that 2022 game. Pedersen scored 12 points in the victory.