Cowgirls Win First Exhibition

The Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team opened up the 2013-14 exhibition season with an impressive 92-35 victory over the Chadron State Eagles, on Friday night, in Laramie.

Three Cowgirls finished the evening in double-figures led by junior Kaitlyn Mileto and true freshman Kaylie Rader. They each recorded 22 points while Rader led the way with eight rebounds. She was 10-18 from the field and had three assists. Fallon Lewisadded 14 points plus six boards. Wyoming shot 35-73 (.479) from the field and recorded 21 assists and eight steals.

Chadron State was led by Kayli Rageth with ten points. Kattie Ranta followed with eight points and a team high seven rebounds. The Eagles were 13-52 (.250) from the field.

"It was great to be on the court against a different opponent besides seeing the same people in practice," said head coach Joe Legerski. "It was also nice to play in front of all of these fans. People showed up tonight, cheered on our players which motivates us and makes it a great atmosphere. I thought with only returning two starters from a year ago there were a lot of questions about this team over the next couple of months to see how we play. There were some nerves early and it showed, but overall we had great contributions from everyone."