Wyoming Cowgirls Women's Basketball News

It was a test for both teams. A good early test. No. 11 Hawaii was looking to rebound after last Sunday's disappointing loss to UCLA.

The Broomfield girls basketball team's talented senior class keeps piling up the rewards for its hard work.

The Wyoming athletic department announced the men's and women's 2008-09 basketball schedules on Monday.

Wyoming has released the schedules for its men's and women's basketball teams for the 2008-09 season.

Former Wyoming Cowgirl basketball standout Hanna Zavecz will take her game to the professional level by recently signing with the Bendigo Spirit of the WNBL.

Former University of Wyoming Cowgirl standout forward Hanna Zavecz is taking her young basketball career back to the large island in the South Pacific she calls home.

Coach Fisher helped rejuvenate Wyoming's program, now she has done it at San Diego.

University of Wyoming head volleyball coach Carrie Yerty announced one addition to the 2008 recruiting class on Friday with the signing of Dani Bedore to attend the University of Wyoming beginning in the fall ...

“It was really fun and exciting”

Junior Aimee Stinson, a 2005 Widefield graduate, helped make University of Wyoming history at the Mountain West Conference Swimming Championships earlier this month. via The Gazette

“It is going to be just like a Big East game. I've watched Baylor a lot on TV and they will play real physical and that's how it is day in and day out in the Big East. So I am looking forward to it because they play our style of basketball.”

Pitt's first opponent in the NCAA women's basketball tournament, Wyoming, played a deliberate and patient brand of basketball that took the Panthers out of their comfort zone. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“We don't worry about altitude, we're worried about attitude”

The Pitt women's basketball team enjoys a distinct advantage in size and athleticism over Wyoming, the Panthers' opponent in an NCAA tournament first-round game today at The Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico. via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

“Those players probably don't even know that. I'm sure my players don't know that. So you can't draw anything from it.”

Playing in his own "mile-high" arena and a Mountain West Conference that lives it every day, New Mexico coach Don Flanagan knows a little about altitude. via Waco Tribune-Herald

Wyoming gave Pitt a scare today, but the Panthers found a way to survive as they defeated the Cowgirls, 63-58, in an NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Spokane Regional first round game at The Pit in ... via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Baylor's imposing frontline was the perfect complement for the Bears' biggest weapon: point guard Angela Tisdale. via Knoxville News Sentinel

Pitt survived in The Pit. Shavonte Zellous scored 21 points, Sophronia Sallard had 15 and Mallorie Winn hit a huge 3-pointer with 2:27 remaining to help Pittsburgh beat Wyoming 63-58 on Saturday in the NCAA's ... via The Modesto Bee

“They're fully motivated to be a successful NCAA tournament team.”

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. : After a solid season, West Virginia received a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament. via International Herald Tribune

“I don't know a whole lot about them yet”

After suffering its worst loss of the season during Big East tournament play, Pittsburgh shouldn't expect an easy time in its NCAA tournament opener. via Fox Sports

Wyoming had to wait until the last part of the NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket was unveiled Monday. via Denver Post

“If they truly look at your body of work and your momentum toward the latter part of the year, I think that bodes well [for TCU]”

There's no rest for the wary at TCU.

The hours leading up to tonight's Selection Monday announcement will be anxious ones for coach Jeff Mittie and his Lady Frogs.

Mittie spent half the night Saturday analyzing his team's chances of making the 64-team field for the NCAA Tournament. He did more studying on the three-hour plane ride home from Las Vegas.

The bottom line: It's going to be another manic Monday for the Lady Frogs.

'We wanted our own night [for women's basketball] with Selection Monday, but I think it's a horrible idea now because all it does is extend the agony,' Mittie said. 'You never feel good in this situation. The way I've got it, there's 18 or 19 teams going for nine spots.' Read more

No. 6 San Diego State Aztecs vs. No. 3 Wyoming Cowgirls - When & Where: Wednesday, March 12, 2007, at Thomas & Mack Center , Las Vegas, Nev., 10 p.m. . - TV/Radio/Live Stats: Wednesday's outing will be ... via San Diego Aztecs