Spring Break
Rams and Cowgirls battle in first round of MWC championship
Justin Warren
Issue date: 3/10/09 Section: Sports
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This year the Rams are a much-improved group with nine overall wins, including four conference wins over Air Force (4-25, 0-16 MWC) and UNLV (12-17, 5-11 MWC) under first year head coach Kristen Holt.
"We are looking for the tenth win of our season, and if we could get the tenth win I think that would be good for us. Not that it stops there because we want to keep going," Holt said.
The Rams enter the tournament as the eighth seed in the MWC and will have to do first round battle against the fifth seed Wyoming Cowgirls (16-13, 8-8 MWC), a team that swept CSU in the regular season.
"Championship game is what I am shooting for and then winning there, and if we come out and play hard, there is no doubt in my mind we will make it there. I am confident enough in myself and my teammates that we can get the job done," senior forward Britney Minor said.
In the history of the MWC tournament, the Rams have faced the Cowgirls four times, with an overall record of 3-1.
CSU managed to outscore Wyoming in the second half of both games this season, but the Rams fell to the Cowgirls twice because of the excellent three-point shooting by Wyoming in the first 20 minutes of each game.
"I think we have played into (Wyoming's) mood and style both times we have played them. Our style has got to be what we did against San Diego State. We have got to run from the beginning," Holt said. "We have got to be sharper defensively. They hurt us the first time, coming off screens and hitting threes, and we put them at the free throw line too many times."
Last time the two teams met on Feb. 25, the Rams defense allowed four Wyoming players to reach double figures.
"We have to come into the game with a totally different game plan than we did the last two games. If we don't, we won't get past (Wyoming)," Minor said.
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