Wednesday, January 31
Laramie, WY
6:30 p.m. MT
Colorado State
64
at
53
Wyoming
Ryun Williams becomes winningest coach in program history with 64-53 victory at Wyoming
1/31/2018 10:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Tvrdy paces Rams with 25 points, eight rebounds as Ryun Williams passes Tom Collen with 130th win at CSU
LARAMIE, Wyo. – Head coach Ryun Williams became the all-time wins leader in Colorado State women's basketball history as the Rams defeated the Wyoming Cowgirls, 64-53, in a Wednesday night Border War matchup from Arena Auditorium.
Williams, the sixth-year Ram head coach and two-time Mountain West Coach of the Year, earns his 130th win at the helm of CSU women's basketball to pass former CSU coaching great Tom Collen, who won 129 games as head coach of the Rams from 1997-2002. Williams is only the third coach in school history with 100 or more wins at CSU, and has by far the most conference wins in program history (77).
Colorado State (15-7, 7-4 MW) was paced offensively once again by senior guard Hannah Tvrdy, who poured in 25 points on 10-for-14 shooting (4-for-4 three-point shooting) and corralled eight rebounds. Freshman center Liah Davis tallied 12 points off the bench on 6-for-7 shooting, while freshman guard Jordyn Edwards added 10 bench points. For the game, CSU shot 50 percent and held a 30-5 advantage in bench scoring as well as a 36-16 scoring edge in the paint. The Rams held Wyoming to 36.2 percent shooting on the defensive end.
CSU led Wyoming (14-6, 7-2 MW) for the vast majority of the game, holding the lead for 34:11 on Wednesday compared to just 1:32 of lead time for the Cowgirls. The Rams led for the entirety of the first quarter and much of the second; however, the game was close throughout and the lead changed hands once in the second quarter and three times in the third before a dominant closing period for CSU.
The Rams retook the lead for the final time on a layup by Lore Devos to beat the third quarter buzzer and gave CSU a 44-43 advantage heading to the fourth. CSU missed its first two shots to open the final period, but made its next four from there, as Devos, Edwards and Tvrdy combined for a 10-0 run to put the Rams up, 54-43, with six minutes to play.
Wyoming looked to be back in the mix after cutting the CSU lead to 58-53 with 2:10 remaining, but Tvrdy responded with a layup on the Rams' next possession and turned over the Cowgirls on their next respective possession to tack on a second layup and make it 62-53 with 1:27 to go. Wyoming was forced to foul late after missed field goals on its next two possessions, and Edwards sunk both free throws on the other end to seal the 64-53 win.
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Ryun Williams
On the team's defensive performance:
"Our kids were just locked into their defensive assignments tonight. The assignments change so much throughout each possession, too, from guarding a shooter to non-shooter or a penetrator. Our kids were outstanding defensively. I think JoJo (Jordyn Edwards) was the big key defensively. No. 22 (Wyoming's Clara Tapia) is the kid that when they really spread you out – because they've got all those shooters – where you're kind of on an island. Our individual defense on that young lady was pretty impressive. Jordyn Edwards scored 10 points and was so outstanding driving the ball, but her defense was beautiful."
On becoming CSU's all-time wins leader:
"A coach gets credit for the victories, but I've got really good assistant coaches and we've had good assistant coaches over the years. We've recruited and have had good players that have made the baskets and the passes and the rebounds - I've never done any of that. It's them."
NOTES
- Wednesday night's contest marked the 100th Border War meeting between Colorado State and Wyoming in women's basketball.
- With Wednesday's result, Colorado State and Wyoming are now tied, 50-50, in the all-time Border War series.
- Over the past three games, Hannah Tvrdy is averaging 23.0 points and nine rebounds per game. Over that same stretch, Tvrdy is shooting .622 from the floor (28-for-45).
UP NEXT
The Colorado State women's basketball team remains on the road for an away contest at Nevada. Opening tip from the Lawlor Events Center on Saturday is slated for 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT.
Williams, the sixth-year Ram head coach and two-time Mountain West Coach of the Year, earns his 130th win at the helm of CSU women's basketball to pass former CSU coaching great Tom Collen, who won 129 games as head coach of the Rams from 1997-2002. Williams is only the third coach in school history with 100 or more wins at CSU, and has by far the most conference wins in program history (77).
Colorado State (15-7, 7-4 MW) was paced offensively once again by senior guard Hannah Tvrdy, who poured in 25 points on 10-for-14 shooting (4-for-4 three-point shooting) and corralled eight rebounds. Freshman center Liah Davis tallied 12 points off the bench on 6-for-7 shooting, while freshman guard Jordyn Edwards added 10 bench points. For the game, CSU shot 50 percent and held a 30-5 advantage in bench scoring as well as a 36-16 scoring edge in the paint. The Rams held Wyoming to 36.2 percent shooting on the defensive end.
CSU led Wyoming (14-6, 7-2 MW) for the vast majority of the game, holding the lead for 34:11 on Wednesday compared to just 1:32 of lead time for the Cowgirls. The Rams led for the entirety of the first quarter and much of the second; however, the game was close throughout and the lead changed hands once in the second quarter and three times in the third before a dominant closing period for CSU.
The Rams retook the lead for the final time on a layup by Lore Devos to beat the third quarter buzzer and gave CSU a 44-43 advantage heading to the fourth. CSU missed its first two shots to open the final period, but made its next four from there, as Devos, Edwards and Tvrdy combined for a 10-0 run to put the Rams up, 54-43, with six minutes to play.
Wyoming looked to be back in the mix after cutting the CSU lead to 58-53 with 2:10 remaining, but Tvrdy responded with a layup on the Rams' next possession and turned over the Cowgirls on their next respective possession to tack on a second layup and make it 62-53 with 1:27 to go. Wyoming was forced to foul late after missed field goals on its next two possessions, and Edwards sunk both free throws on the other end to seal the 64-53 win.
IN THEIR WORDS
Colorado State head coach Ryun Williams
On the team's defensive performance:
"Our kids were just locked into their defensive assignments tonight. The assignments change so much throughout each possession, too, from guarding a shooter to non-shooter or a penetrator. Our kids were outstanding defensively. I think JoJo (Jordyn Edwards) was the big key defensively. No. 22 (Wyoming's Clara Tapia) is the kid that when they really spread you out – because they've got all those shooters – where you're kind of on an island. Our individual defense on that young lady was pretty impressive. Jordyn Edwards scored 10 points and was so outstanding driving the ball, but her defense was beautiful."
On becoming CSU's all-time wins leader:
"A coach gets credit for the victories, but I've got really good assistant coaches and we've had good assistant coaches over the years. We've recruited and have had good players that have made the baskets and the passes and the rebounds - I've never done any of that. It's them."
NOTES
- Wednesday night's contest marked the 100th Border War meeting between Colorado State and Wyoming in women's basketball.
- With Wednesday's result, Colorado State and Wyoming are now tied, 50-50, in the all-time Border War series.
- Over the past three games, Hannah Tvrdy is averaging 23.0 points and nine rebounds per game. Over that same stretch, Tvrdy is shooting .622 from the floor (28-for-45).
UP NEXT
The Colorado State women's basketball team remains on the road for an away contest at Nevada. Opening tip from the Lawlor Events Center on Saturday is slated for 3 p.m. MT/2 p.m. PT.