Cowgirls fall to Lobos

Cowgirls-Lobos stats

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The Wyoming Cowgirls fell behind early and never recovered, losing to New Mexico 63-45 on Saturday in the regular-season finale at The Pit.

The Lobos, 20-9, 9-7 in the Mountain West, ran out to a big early lead and cruised to earn the season split and finish a game ahead of the Cowgirls in the league standings.

Wyoming, which knocked off BYU on he road on Wednesday, finished at 16-13, 8-8.

“New Mexico got off to a great start, hitting their first four shots and got the crowd got into it,” UW head coach Joe Legerski said. “It was a difficult learning experience for this team. The second half we played better, but the game was determined in the first 20 minutes.”

Two Cowgirls finished the game in double figures, led by freshman Emma Langford with 12 points in her 25 minutes of play. She was followed by senior Megan McGuffey with 10 points and seven rebounds. Wyoming shot just 15-of-54 (.278) from the field and didn't hit a 3-pointer in 15 attempts.

New Mexico was led by Amy Beggin and Angela Hartill with 13 points, while Eileen Weissman added 11. Amanda Best finished with a team-high eight rebounds. The Lobos were 22-of-59 (.373) from the field, while out-rebounding Wyoming 46-37.

New Mexico came out on fire to begin the first half, scoring the first 12 points, leading 18-2 before taking a 37-16 halftime lead.

The second half started off very similar to the first as New Mexico went on an 8-2 run to start things off to lad by as much as 27. The Cowgirls would score 10 of the next 14 points but would never really get back in the game.

The Cowgirls will face Colorado State in the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Tuesday in Las Vegas, beginning at 5:30 p.m.