Cowgirls fall in double OT; swimmers win

by Wyoming Sports.org

SALT LAKE CITY -- On television for the first time in school history, the Wyoming soccer team dropped a tough 1-0 decision to Utah in double overtime on Sunday. The goal for the Utes came very late in the second overtime period at the 108:00 minute.

The lossed dropped the Cowgirls to 8-9-1 overall and 2-4 in the Mountain West Conference. Utah advances to 9-8-2 and 4-2 in MWC play.

In the first half the Cowgirls and Utes battled back and forth and seemed to have equal possession. Utah took nine shots in the first half, but senior goalkeeper Jamie Scarcliff made four saves to keep the score tied at zero at halftime.

“I felt like our effort was tremendous today. I am disappointed for the girls because they played very well on both sides of the ball,” said UW head coach Danny Sanchez. “We took more corner kicks then Utah did, but we didn’t have a lot of chances that weren’t from set pieces.”

In the second half, Utah continued to be aggressive on the offensive attack and took seven shots to the Cowgirls three, but Scarcliff and the rest of the Cowgirl defense kept the game scoreless.

The two teams fought for possession in the first overtime period, but again the score stayed tied at zero. Utah controlled the ball in the second overtime and Lauren Hair got past Scarcliff and scored the game winning goal with less than two minutes left.

The Cowgirls will return to Laramie to play their final home game of the season Saturday against BYU. The game will also be “Senior Day” for six Cowgirls. The game is scheduled for 11 a.m. from the Louis S. Madrid Sports Complex.

Swimmers sweep in Gillette meet
GILLETTE --The Wyoming swimming and diving tams were absixally perfect in sweeping and winning all of the events Saturday against North Dakota, South Dakota and South Dakota state.

The Cowboys went 6-0 on the weekend, picking up a pair of dual wins over North Dakota, South Dakota and South Dakota State. The Cowgirls went 4-0 picking up two wins over both North Dakota and South Dakota.

"There was a great atmosphere today and great to hear fans cheer. All the schools had fans show up and a lot of parents got to see their kid’s swim today. I know it helped our swimmers to know they had that support," said UW head coach Tom Johnson. "Lesley Young was awesome today winning both the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke. Kelsey Conci was great again today, as she was yesterday. The men were fired up and Matt Jones and Christian Johnson were great winning events."

Cowboys winning multiple second day events were Tommy Gregory (200 freestyle, 1 minute, 44.88 seconds and 100 freestyle, 47.02) and Marshall Dilworth (400 IM, 4:14.75 and 100 backstroke, 52.64). Single event winners were Brett Henehan (1650 freestyle, 16:44.58), Christian Johnson (50 freestyle, 22.05), Tyler Miller (one-meter diving, 297.35), Eli Bell (500 freestyle 4:44.69) and Alex Larkin (100 breaststroke 57.63). The Cowboys won both relay events, the 200 medley relay (1:36.05) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:26.07).

For the Cowgirls, winning two second day events were Aimee Stinson (1650 freestyle, 17:45.94 and 100 freestyle, 53.74), Stephanie Vint (200 freestyle, 1:55.33 and 500 freestyle, 5:11.20) and Lesley Young (100 butterfly, 59.26 and 100 breaststroke 1:05.84). Single event winners were Cassie Stelow (50 freestyle, 24.02), Megan Evans (400 IM, 4:36.50), Stephanie Ortiz (three-meter diving, 289.80) and Kelsey Conci (100 backstroke, 58.36). The Cowgirls also won both relays, the 200 medley relay (1:47.55) and the 200 freestyle relay (1:38.06).
Cowgirl Stephanie Ortiz qualified for the NCAA Zone "E" Diving Championships with her three-meter score.

"We had good wins for our program and we are on the right track. Once again, the community of Gillette was wonderful with their turnout and support," said Johnson.

The Wyoming swimmers return home Nov. 7 as the Cowgirls will take on New Mexico at 5 p.m. in Corbett Pool. On Nov. 8, both the Cowboys and Cowgirls will host the Colorado School of Mines at 1 p.m.