Cowgirls crush Fighting Sioux

UW-North Dakota box score

GRAND FORKS, N.D. --The Wyoming Cowgirls remained unbeaten in a big way, crushing North Dakota 85-59 on Wednesday night.

The Cowgirls, 3-0, have now won their two games by an average of 28 points. The loss dropped the Fighting Sioux to 0-3.

“We played with a great deal of confidence tonight,” UW coach Joe Legerski said. “When you execute as well as we did on the offensive side of the ball and played the way we did on defense, it results in a victory. It was important for us to shoot well and we did in both halves."

Four Cowgirls finished the game in double-figures, led by sophomore Kristen Scheffler's 19 points, three rebounds and three steals. Junior Jade Kennedy had 14 points and a team high eight rebounds. Sophomore Emma Langford also chipped in 14 points, while junior Aubrey Vandiver added 10 points. The Cowgirls shot 29-of-52 (.558) from the field and 20-of-26 (.769) from the charity stripe, while out-rebounding North Dakota 35-27.

“Kristen Scheffler really gave us a lift off the bench in first half with her scoring and really stepped it up as a defender," Legerski said. "Leah Fitzgerald also did an outstanding job after Hillary (Carlson) got into foul trouble. She had an impressive line with six points, six rebounds and four blocked shots. Also, I thought Emma Langford had a good second half defensively against Bagaason, and Jade Kennedy continues to be impressive with 14 points, eight rebounds and six assists.”

UND was led by Kayla Bagaason with a game high 25 points, while Whitney Ledger recorded a team high seven rebounds and eight points. The Fighting Sioux shot 20-of-54 (.370) from the field and 12-of-15 (.800) from the free-throw line.

Wyoming will wrap up its road trip against the North Dakota State Bison on Friday, beginning at 5 p.m.