Cowgirls cold in loss to Lady Frogs

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by Wyoming Sports.org

FORTH WORTH, Texas -- The Wyoming Cowgirls reverted to some previous offensive struggles and fell to TCU 60-47 on Saturday.

The Cowgirls, 13-12, 5-7 in the Mountain West, were cold from the field in the first half and trailed by 14 at halftime. While Wyoming did cut the TCU lead in half early in the second half, they couldn't complete the comeback.

“I think some nights you shoot the ball really well and others, it’s just average. Tonight, we had a very difficult time getting anything to fall,” UW coach Joe Legerski said. “The frustrating part was that we got the ball exactly where we wanted it, and for whatever reason things didn’t go down. Hillary (Carlson) having 18 points showed we got her the basketball, and Elisabeth Dissen did a good job scoring. We just have to do a better job shooting than we did.”

Carlson also had seven rebounds for the Cowgirls, with Emma Langford finishing with 11 points and five assists. Megan McGuffey tied her career high with 13 rebounds. The Cowgirls shot 16-of-57 (.281) from the field.

The Lady Frogs, 18-8, 10-3, were led by TK LaFleur with 17 points and five rebounds, with Helena Sverrrisdottir adding 15 points and five rebounds. TCU didn't shoot much better 18-of-55 (.327) from the field, but did 20 of 24 free throws.

The Cowgirls came out ice cold, going the first four minutes without scoring until a pair of free throws by senior Rebecca Vanderjagt ended the drought. TCU took advantage by opening with nine unanswered points and led 20-9. TCU ended the first half on a 9-3 run for a 34-20 halftime lead.

The Cowgirls stormed out to begin the second half with the first seven points but could get no closer. It was still just a nine-point game before the Lady Fongs went on a 10-2 run to end Wyoming's hopes.

The Cowgirls will close their home season next week, hosting Colorado State on Wednesday (7 p.m.) and air Force on Saturday (2 p.m.).