Rally falls short on Saturday

Saturday, February 12

Fresno, CA

2 P.M. PT

Fresno State

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Wyoming

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Wyoming

Fresno St.

Rally falls short on Saturday

2/12/2022 7:25:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Josh Mitchell / Assistant Director of Strategic Communications

FRESNO, Calif. – Following a furious second-half comeback after facing a double-digit deficit after 20 minutes, Fresno State came up just short on Saturday at the Save Mart Center, falling 61-58. The Bulldogs led by as a much as one on two occasions during the fourth quarter.

Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder led Fresno State with 11 points each. Wytalla Motta and Tamia Stricklin chipped in nine points while Jessica Peterson had a season-high eight off the bench. Wyoming had three in double figures led by Quinn Weidemann's 12 points. Like the Bulldogs, eight of their nine players who saw the court scored.

How It Happened
Fresno State went into the locker room trailing 37-24 as Wyoming shot 52 percent in the opening 20 minutes. The Bulldogs jumped on Wyoming to start the second half, scoring seven unanswered to pull back within six. With four minutes left, the 'Dogs got the deficit down to four before the Cowgirls closed the period 5-2 to extend their lead back to seven at 47-40.

Like the third, the 'Dogs came out the aggressor, upping its pressure on defense. Fresno State held Wyoming without a point until 3:58 when a corner 3 from Tommi Olson ended an 8-0 run that had given the Bulldogs their first lead of the game. Less than 90 seconds later, Daylee Dunn connected from the right corner to regain the lead for the Bulldogs at 51-50. But Wyoming answered again on back-to-back possessions, first finding an open look from the elbow for Alba Sanchez Ramos before Quinn Weidemann found space from 3 on the wing to put the Cowgirls up 55-51. A hard-earned bucket from Jessica Peterson at the other end halved the deficit but a baseline drive by McKinley Bradshaw led to an and-1 with 45 seconds that put the game out of reach.

Team Notes

Fresno State outrebounded Wyoming 37-32. It was the seventh time in 11 conference games that the 'Dogs have won the battle on the glass.
The Bulldogs held advantages in points off turnovers (10-9), points in the paint (28-22), second chance points (11-3) and fast break points (7-3). It was the second time this season, and first against a DI opponent, in which they led in all four of those categories in a game.
Fresno state is 2-5 in conference play when being outscored at the free throw line (12-7).
Fresno state dropped to 0-5 on the year when being held to less than 60 points.

Player Notes

Haley Cavinder and Hanna Cavinder reached double figures for the 19^th and 18^th time this season.
Haley moved up to No. 7 on Fresno State's all-time scoring list with 1,487 points, passing Maddi Utti.
Hanna moved up to No. 14 on the list with 1,296 points, passing Taylor Thompson.
Jessica Peterson played a season-high 16+ minutes, scoring a season-best eight points.
The freshman center also tied her season high on the glass with eight rebounds.
Tamia Stricklin was 3-of-4 from 3. It was the third time this year she has made at least three 3's in a game.
Wytalla Motta collected 11 rebounds, the fifth time this season she has reached double figures on the glass.

Up Next
Fresno State faces a quick turnaround, hosting Nevada on Monday at 6 p.m. PT. The contest was originally scheduled last month before being postponed.

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