UW junior Hillary Carlson looks to make a move last week against TCU.
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Wyoming junior Hillary Carlson has been named the Mountain West Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Carlson led the Cowgirls to a 1-1 record in conference play last week, including an upset victory over No. 22 TCU. The Cheyenne native tallied a career-high 29 points, along with 11 rebounds, three blocks and a steal in the 73-67 win over the Horned Frogs.
Carlson was 8-for-13 (.615) from the field and 11-for-15 (.733) from the free throw line. She went on to record nine points against New Mexico in a tough 74-61 loss. Carlson added two rebounds, two assists and two blocks, while shooting 2-for-2 from behind the arc and making 3-of-4 (.750) from the charity stripe.
“Hillary has really become a dominating force offensively for us,” Wyoming coach Joe Legerski said. “People are starting to have to scout towards Hillary because you are not going to be able to slow her down. To get 29 and 11 rebounds against TCU, she just carried this team in the second half when we didn’t have a lot of scoring going on. We just decided to get the ball to Hillary and she did well and answered. You can see the confidence grow in each game.”
Against TCU, Carlson scored 12 straight points for the Cowgirls in the second half when the rest of the team struggled.
Carlson leads the team in scoring at 14.4 points a game and blocked shots (2.1 bpg) and is second in rebounding at 5.9 boards a game. She is shooting .500 (81-of-162) from the field and recently has been shooting well from the outside, hit 10 of 19 3-point attempts.
The biggest impact that Carlson is having on this team is in field goal percentage, Legerski said.
“This is one of the best teams that I have been associated with shooting from the field, at a 43 percent clip,” Legerski said. “That has so much to do with Hillary inside, she shoots the ball so well. More importantly, people on the perimeter get open looks because of Hillary. It just makes life a lot easier for all of us.”
This is Carlson’s first career weekly honor and the first for a Cowgirl this season.
“I think everybody is excited when we get a little bit of individual recognition because they know we have to be able to have success as a team to get individual honors,” Legerski said. “To be able to be recognized, I think that is a tremendous compliment, not only to Hillary, but to her teammates as well.”
By Richard Anderson
Wyoming Sports.org
Wyoming junior Hillary Carlson has been named the Mountain West Conference Women’s Basketball Player of the Week.
Carlson led the Cowgirls to a 1-1 record in conference play last week, including an upset victory over No. 22 TCU. The Cheyenne native tallied a career-high 29 points, along with 11 rebounds, three blocks and a steal in the 73-67 win over the Horned Frogs.
Carlson was 8-for-13 (.615) from the field and 11-for-15 (.733) from the free throw line. She went on to record nine points against New Mexico in a tough 74-61 loss. Carlson added two rebounds, two assists and two blocks, while shooting 2-for-2 from behind the arc and making 3-of-4 (.750) from the charity stripe.
“Hillary has really become a dominating force offensively for us,” Wyoming coach Joe Legerski said. “People are starting to have to scout towards Hillary because you are not going to be able to slow her down. To get 29 and 11 rebounds against TCU, she just carried this team in the second half when we didn’t have a lot of scoring going on. We just decided to get the ball to Hillary and she did well and answered. You can see the confidence grow in each game.”
Against TCU, Carlson scored 12 straight points for the Cowgirls in the second half when the rest of the team struggled.
Carlson leads the team in scoring at 14.4 points a game and blocked shots (2.1 bpg) and is second in rebounding at 5.9 boards a game. She is shooting .500 (81-of-162) from the field and recently has been shooting well from the outside, hit 10 of 19 3-point attempts.
The biggest impact that Carlson is having on this team is in field goal percentage, Legerski said.
“This is one of the best teams that I have been associated with shooting from the field, at a 43 percent clip,” Legerski said. “That has so much to do with Hillary inside, she shoots the ball so well. More importantly, people on the perimeter get open looks because of Hillary. It just makes life a lot easier for all of us.”
This is Carlson’s first career weekly honor and the first for a Cowgirl this season.
“I think everybody is excited when we get a little bit of individual recognition because they know we have to be able to have success as a team to get individual honors,” Legerski said. “To be able to be recognized, I think that is a tremendous compliment, not only to Hillary, but to her teammates as well.”
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