Cowgirls Beat Colorado Christian 75-50 in First Home Exhibition

The Wyoming Cowgirls beat Colorado Christian 75-50 on Monday night at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie. It was the first of two exhibitions for Wyoming this season. The Cowgirls trailed at halftime before pulling away after the break.

Norah Clark scored the game's first seven points and Wyoming led 11-6 at the first media timeout. Clark continued to score, but Colorado Christian hit from outside and kept the game close. The score was even at the end of the first quarter.

Colorado Christian opened the second quarter with the lead. Kati Ollilainen then began to produce for the Cowgirls. The Cougars led at the second media timeout and again at halftime.

Wyoming hit three 3-pointers in the first two minutes of the third quarter to take the lead back. Taylor Donaldson made two of them. Donaldson scored 10 points in the quarter, and Colorado Christian called timeout with 5:28 left in the period. Wyoming carried a double-digit lead into the fourth.

Colorado Christian scored early in the fourth before the Cowgirls' defense tightened. A timeout midway through the quarter steadied Wyoming's offense. All available Cowgirls played in the final 10 minutes.

Clark led Wyoming in scoring and Donaldson was second, both in double figures. Liv Blomkvist led the team in rebounding and neared a double-double. Ollilainen, playing her first game since the 2024-25 season, led the Cowgirls in assists. Wyoming's bench contributed 27 points, and the Cowgirls held an 18-2 edge in second-chance points. Wyoming scored 20 points off 15 Colorado Christian turnovers.

The Cowgirls shot 46 percent from the field and made 11 of 14 free throws. Colorado Christian shot 31.3 percent from the floor and 5 of 16 from 3-point range. Wyoming was plus-11 on the boards with 17 assists. South Dakota Mines visits the Arena-Auditorium on Friday at 6 p.m. for Wyoming's final exhibition.

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