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Anonymous
| Posted: 17 Feb 2010 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
PROVO -- Thanks to a 19-0 run in the first half, the BYU women’s basketball team defeated Colorado State 72-54 on Wednesday night in the Marriott Center. With the win the Cougars improve to 17-6 on the season and 8-3 in Mountain West Conference play.
“I thought we played some of our best basketball tonight,” said BYU head coach Jeff Judkins. “I’ve got to give Colorado State a lot of credit, getting down and fighting back. You saw how our team can play when they click.”
Coriann Wood led all scorers with 18 points. Other Cougars scoring in double figures were Mindy Nielson Bonham and Kristen Riley with 14 and 11 points, respectively. Riley also pulled down a game-high nine rebounds.
Bonham started things off for the Cougars with an early three-pointer and running layup. Keilani Moeaki hit a trey with 17:27 to play to give BYU a four-point lead, but the Rams made two consecutive baskets to tie the score at 8-8.
Again tied at 11-11 after trading three-pointers, the Cougars put together a 19-point run, during which the defense held CSU scoreless for seven minutes. During that stretch Alexis Kaufusi scored six points, including a converted three-point play. Jazmine Foreman recorded a fast-break layup with to put BYU up 26-11, while Riley hit a jumper with 7:57 to play in the half.
“This team has to realize that they’re very good when they do things together,” said Judkins. “When they do that they’re fun to watch.”
Bonham, Dani Peterson and Haley Hall all knocked down jumpers for the Cougars as the Rams managed to pull within 11 points heading into the halftime break.
The second half started with an 11-0 by BYU run, sparked by back-to-back makes from Moeaki. Wood hit a three-pointer with 16:04 to play, followed by consecutive baskets from Riley. The Rams scored their first points of the half on a pair of free throws made with 14:36 to play in the game.
Leading 52-38, Bonham knocked down her second trey of the night, but CSU recorded two of its own as it cut the deficit to 10 points with just under five minutes on the clock. The Rams came within eight points before Wood and Hall scored back-to-back three-point shots. On BYU’s next possession, Hall drove to the basket for a score with 1:16 remaining on the game clock.
The Cougars return to action on Saturday for at matchup against Wyoming at 2 p.m. MT. The game will be broadcast live on BYU-TV.
Official Basketball Box ScoreColorado State vs BYU Cougars
2/17/10 7 p.m. at Marriott Center
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VISITORS: Colorado State 12-12, 4-7
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
05 MESTDAGH, Kim....... f 2-8 2-6 6-6 0 4 4 3 12 1 2 0 1 26
10 VAN DEN ADEL, Natali f 3-8 0-1 2-4 0 5 5 0 8 0 3 1 0 23
03 HEMMINGS, Sara...... g 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 21
23 SIMMONS, Zoi........ g 3-6 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 0 1 0 1 30
24 KENNEDY, Chantel.... g 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 4 6 0 2 2 1 0 2 25
01 VAN GRINSVEN, Chatil 5-10 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 3 11 3 3 1 0 23
02 BARBEE, Bonnie...... 1-8 1-5 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 2 0 0 1 16
11 HEIMSTRA, Meghan.... 4-6 1-2 1-5 0 5 5 5 10 2 2 1 0 24
32 PORTER, Meixandra... 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 12
TEAM................ 3 3
Totals.............. 20-54 5-17 9-15 5 28 33 11 54 14 15 4 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-29 37.9% 2nd Half: 9-25 36.0% Game: 37.0% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-9 11.1% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 29.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-2 100 % 2nd Half: 7-13 53.8% Game: 60.0% 2
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HOME TEAM: BYU Cougars 17-6, 8-3
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
35 RILEY,Kristen....... f 5-8 1-2 0-0 1 8 9 2 11 2 3 0 0 24
45 MOEAKI,Keilani...... f 3-8 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 3 7 0 1 1 0 14
03 FOREMAN,Jazmine..... g 1-5 0-1 2-2 1 1 2 3 4 3 2 1 2 33
22 BONHAM,Mindy........ g 5-14 2-3 2-4 1 2 3 0 14 5 2 0 2 37
33 HALL, Haley......... g 4-9 1-5 0-0 2 6 8 2 9 9 4 0 2 33
10 KAUFUSI, Alexis..... 2-6 0-0 3-5 2 2 4 0 7 0 1 0 0 16
13 JUDKINS,Jaime....... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
23 WOOD,Coriann........ 7-9 4-4 0-0 0 8 8 2 18 1 3 2 1 21
32 PETERSON,Dani....... 1-5 0-0 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 12
TEAM................ 3 4 7
Totals.............. 28-65 9-19 7-11 12 33 45 13 72 21 16 4 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-33 45.5% 2nd Half: 13-32 40.6% Game: 43.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 5-10 50.0% Game: 47.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 63.6% 1
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Officials: Scotty Hermann, Brenda Pantoya, Gator Parrish
Technical fouls: Colorado State-None. BYU Cougars-None.
Attendance: 807
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Colorado State................ 25 29 - 54
BYU Cougars................... 36 36 - 72
OFFICIAL FINAL
Points in the paint-CS 18,BY 26. Points off turnovers-CS 11,BY 12.
2nd chance points-CS 2,BY 5. Fast break points-CS 0,BY 6.
Bench points-CS 24,BY 27. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-0 times.
Last FG-CS 2nd-01:04, BY 2nd-00:08.
Largest lead-CS None, BY by 22 2nd-14:40.
Norma Bertoch
| Posted: 15 Feb 2010 | Updated: 8 Nov 2020
With just six MWC games left, the BYU women’s basketball team is in second place in the latest league standings with a 7-3 record.
The team is at home this week hosting CSU and WY. The Cougars (16-6, 7-3) will battle the Rams on Wed. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. Wyoming (15-8, 6-5) comes to the Marriott Center on Sat. Feb. 20 for a 2 p.m. matchup.
BYU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
03 Jazmine Foreman G 5-5 Jr 10.2 3.3
22 Mindy Bonham (Nielson) G 5-10 Jr 11.3 4.1
33 Haley Hall G 5-4 Jr 8.5 3.6
45 Keilani Moeaki F 6-2 Jr 5.2 2.1
35 Kristen Riley C 6-3 So 8.6 5.3
2009-10 Stats Summary
-- Shooting from field: (.439, 566-1290)
-- Shooting from three-point line: (.357, 154-431)
-- Shooting from free-throw line: (.656, 208-317)
-- Average points per game: 67.9
-- Average rebounds per game: 38.0
-- Average assists per game: 17.2
-- Average steals per game: 10.0
-- Average blocks per game: 3.5
-- Average turnovers per game: 17.0
Cougars in the NCAA Stats (as of Feb. 8, 2010)
Team
-- Field Goal Percentage - 26th (.447)
-- Assists Per Game - 10th (17.2)
-- Assist/Turnover Ratio - 19th (0.99)
Player
-- Assist/Turnover Ratio - Haley Hall, 19th (2.15)
Team Has Strong Showing In The MWC 2009-10 Race
With a 7-3 record in league play, the Cougar women continue to have success in the conference. The team is all alone in second place with just six games to go, for a team that was picked to finish sixth in the conference.
The team’s best start in league play was during the 2006-07 campaign when they finished the first half of league play with a 7-1 record, eventually winning the regular season crown with a 12-4 finish. That year they went on to play in the title game of the conference tournament before losing to New Mexico. The team went on to play a first round game in the NCAA Tournament.
Player Injury Report
Freshman guard Kim Parker suffered a season ending injury in the game at Weber State. She has torn ligaments in her left foot.
Sophomore guard Jenteal Jackson will apply for a medical redshirt for this year due to an on-going back problem.
Freshman To Redshirt
Stephanie Vermunt, a 6-0 freshman guard/forward from Airdrie, Alberta, Canada will redshirt the 2009-10 season.
Team Captains
Senior guard Jaime Judkins and junior point guard Haley Hall have been selected by their teammates as co-captains for the 2009-10 season.
THIS WEEK’S MWC OPPONENTS
COLORADO STATE - Wed. Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. MST (Provo, Utah) - Marriott Center
Colorado State has compiled a 12-11, 4-6 record to date and are in seventh place in the most updated MWC standings. In their last league game, the Rams beat the Air Force Academy 80-46 in Ft. Collins on Feb. 9. Two players are scoring in double figures for the Rams led by Kim Mestdagh’s 16.6 points and 5.1 rebounds. She’s followed by sophomore forward Chatilla van Grinsven who scores 11.4 points and grabs 6.3 boards per game. Megan Heimstra is the team’s leading rebounder with an average of 8.1 boards per game and she also tops the list in assists dishing out 2.4 per game. Mestdagh has the most steals to date with a total of 48. Head coach Kristen Holt is in her second season at the helm of the women’s basketball team at CSU.
CSU Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
01 Chatilla van Grinsven F 6-2 So 11.4 6.3
10 Natalie van den Adel F 6-1 So 7.1 3.0
11 Meghan Heimstra F 6-2 So 8.5 8.1
05 Kim Mestdagh G 5-10 So 16.6 5.1
24 Chantel Kennedy G 5-7 Fr 1.2 3.2
Stat Comparison
Category BYU CSU
FG: .439 .377
3FG: .357 .321
FT: .656 .695
Points: 67.9 61.8
Reb: 38.0 38.5
Series Information
Overall Series Record: BYU leads 50-22
BYU Record in Provo: 25-6
BYU Record in Ft. Collins: 18-14
BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 7-2
BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 14-5
BYU Record in Overtime Games: 0-1
Longest BYU Win Streak: 14 (1982-88)
Longest CSU Win Streak: 6 (1996-2000)
Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 71, 138-67 in ‘80
Largest CSU Margin of Victory: 22, 86-64 in ‘90
First Meeting This MWC Season
In the first match up between these two teams during the 2010 MWC campaign, the visiting Cougars grabbed a 67-58 victory on Jan. 16 in Ft. Collins. When playing in Provo the Rams have compiled a 6-25 record. Their last win at the Marriott Center was on Feb. 14, 2004, a 72-64 decision.
WYOMING - Sat. Feb. 20 at 2 p.m. MST (Provo, Utah) - Marriott Center
Wyoming comes into this week’s MWC action with a 15-8, 6-5 record and are in a three-way tie with New Mexico and San Diego State. This week they host the University of Wyoming on Wed. Feb. 17 before making the trip to Provo for Saturday afternoon’s game. Three Cowgirls are scoring in double digits led by junior forward Hillary Carlson who scores 15.3 points a game and grabs 6.3 boards. She’s followed by Aubrey Vandiver who contributes 13.3 points and grabs a team high 9.8 boards per contest. Rounding out the double figure scoring is sophomore forward Emma Langford’s 11.9 points and 4.3 rebounds a game. She also has the most assists on the team with a total of 76 while Vandiver tops the list in the steals category with a total of 38 to date. Head coach Joe Legerski is in his seventh year with the Wyoming program.
Wyoming Probable Starters
No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. PPG RPG
14 Jade Kennedy F 6-1 Jr 6.5 5.0
21 Emma Langford F 6-2 So 11.9 4.3
41 Hillary Carlson F 6-3 Jr 15.3 6.3
03 Randi Richardson G 5-7 Jr 4.3 2.2
20 Aubrey Vandiver G 5-11 Jr 13.3 9.8
Stat Comparison
Category BYU WY
FG: .439 .421
3FG: .357 .378
FT: .656 .710
Points: 67.9 68.0
Reb: 38.0 38.8
Series Information
Overall Series Record: BYU leads 46-21
BYU Record in Provo: 17-8
BYU Record in Laramie: 19-13
BYU Record in Neutral Sites: 3-0
BYU Record under Jeff Judkins: 10-8
BYU Record in Overtime Games: 1-2
Longest BYU Win Streak: 17 (1978-1987)
Longest Wyoming. Win Streak: 3 (1989-1990)
Largest BYU Margin of Victory: 39, 99-60 in ‘84
Largest Wyoming Margin of Victory: 19, 75-56 in ‘05
First Meeting This MWC Season
In the first match up between these two teams during the 2010 MWC campaign, the teams met in Laramie, Wyoming on Jan. 19 where the Cowgirls picked up the 69-54 home win. When playing in Provo, Wyoming has an 8-17 record. They last won in Provo on Mar. 4, 2009 a 57-55 (ot) victory.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Colorado State
-- The first 100 fans will receive the Kristen Riley “I AM BYU” poster which is the fifth of eight released during the 2009-10 season.
GAME PROMOTIONS
Wyoming “Pink Zone Game”
-- Fans wearing anything PINK get in free
-- Free pink Face Painting before the game starting at 1 p.m. on the concourse level between portals D and E
-- Free pink shirts, basketballs and other BYU team items to be handed out to the crowd during every media time out (four in each half)
-- The first 100 fans will receive the Mindy Bonham “I AM BYU” poster which is the sixth of eight released during the 2009-10 season
-- The Saturday afternoon game between the Cougars and Cowgirls is the team’s “Pink Zone” game which is part of a nationwide campaign sponsored by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) to raise breast cancer awareness. BYU is one of over 1,500 teams that have scheduled a Pink Zone game during Feb. 12-21. The WBCA Pink Zone initiative is a global, unified effort for the nation’s coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court.
WHAT’S NEXT
After the two home league games this week, the BYU women’s basketball team will make its final road trip of the MWC campaign. They will take on San Diego State on Wed. Feb. 24 at 7 p.m. The Cougars then travel to Albuquerque to take on the New Mexico Lobos on Feb. 27 at 2 p.m. That game is scheduled to air live on CBS College Sports at 4 p.m.
