North Dakota State
4-4
Wyoming
6-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | F |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 22 | 29 | 51 |
| Wyoming | 33 | 35 | 68 |
12/13/2008 6:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
CASPER, Wyo.--The University of Wyoming received a shot in the arm from Kristen Scheffler down the stretch to pull away late and post a 68-51 win over North Dakota State University in the BlueCross BlueShield of Wyoming Shootout played Saturday, Dec. 13, in the Casper Events Center. It was the first meeting between the two schools in women's basketball.
North Dakota State (4-4) scheduled to play the University of Denver (4-4) at 8 p.m. (Central) on Monday, Dec. 15, at Magness Arena. The Pioneers defeated Florida Atlantic 76-66 in overtime on Saturday.
Scheffler scored 13 points, all in the second half, including seven in the game's final three minutes as the host Cowgirls pulled away.
North Dakota State, which trailed by as many as 17 points in the first half, cut the deficit to five points several times. Abby Plucker's jumper in the lane cut the deficit to 54-49 with 3:23 left. Plucker scored nine of final 10 points in the second half.
Enter Scheffler, who knocked down a three-pointer and a pair of long range jumpers.
Wyoming (6-3) took advantage early as the Bison went scoreless for 7-1/2 minutes midway in the first half. The Cowgirls built a 25-8 lead on Megan McGuffey layup with 5:25 left remaining. Emma Langford scored 13 of her 21 game-high points in the opening period.
However, North Dakota State came back and went on a 12-4 run over a three minute span that trimmed the deficit to single-digits sparked by Inger Hodgson and Katie Birkel.
Hodgson scored nine of her team-high 17 points in the points in the first half. She pulled down seven of her game-high nine rebounds in the opening period.
Ashley Samuelson found a cutting Hodgson for a layup and Whitney Trecker hit one of two free throws with 1:55 left to make it 29-20. Wyoming led 33-22 at halftime.
North Dakota State shot 31 percent from the field compared to 45.3 percent for the Cowgirls. Wyoming overcame 22 turnovers and held a 43-35 advantage on the glass.
