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The Wyoming Cowgirls failed to overcome a 14-point second half deficit, as they lost to the Bowling Green Falcons 79-69 on Sunday in Ohio. A six minute scoring drought in the second half, coupled with an 11-0 run by the Falcons at the same time, led to just the second loss this season for the Cowgirls.

The Wyoming Cowgirls won their fourth straight game by defeating Weber State, 77-62, on Friday night in Laramie. Kayla Woodward tied her season high with 20 points while Kaitlyn Mileto scored 18 to move the Cowgirls to 8-1 on the season.

Wyoming Cowgirl basketball head coach Joe Legerski said redshirt freshman Fatima Thiam suffered a knee injury while jumping up to block a shot in practice earlier this week and will undergo ACL surgery.

For the second straight year, outside hitter Jodi Purdy of the Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball team was selected to the 2012 AVCA Division I Honorable Mention All-America Team, announced on Wednesday, by the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA). It’s the first time school history that a player has been awarded All-American honors twice in her career.

Happy news for Hillary Scott of Lady Antebellum means a change of plans at Cheyenne Frontier Days. The lady in Lady A announced last week that she is expecting her first child. The timing of her pregnancy unfortunately means that Lady Antebellum has cancelled their July 20th show at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

Derrious Gilmore scored 21 points and hit a career-high six 3-pointers to lead four Wyoming Cowboys in double figures, as the Pokes improved to 10-0 this season with a 74-55 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State University Saturday at the Arena-Auditorium. UW used a 25-6 run to close out the game.

The Laramie High School boys basketball team is off to a perfect 4-0 start after defeating Natrona in double overtime, 67-62, on Friday night in Casper.

The rematch of last year's state championship went Natrona's way as the Fillies beat Laramie 64-27 on Friday night in Casper.