Aubrey Vandiver

Seniors Aubrey Vandiver and Hillary Carlson combined for 46 points to propel the Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team past the Portland State Vikings, 79-44, in the first round of the WNIT on Wednesday night in the Arena-Auditorium.

The Mountain West Conference (MWC) announced its 2010-11 men's and women's basketball awards Monday. Six University of Wyoming athletes earned recognition with the highest honor going to Cowgirl senior Aubrey Vandiver who was chosen as the MWC Women's Player of the Year.

The four senior players on the Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team were honored before the final regular season game in Laramie on Saturday, March 5.

A balanced attack led the University of Wyoming Cowgirl basketball team past the UNLV Lady Rebels, 77-56, in the Arena Auditorium on Saturday.

Three Wyoming Cowgirls scored in double-figures Wednesday night which helped UW secure a 59-50 win over the Utah Utes at the Double-A.

Behind 28 points and 10 rebounds from Aubrey Vandiver and a career-high tying 23 points from Jade Kennedy, the Wyoming Cowgirls grinded out a hard fought Mountain West Conference victory over the New Mexico Lobos, 78-65 Tuesday night at the Arena-Auditorium.

Hillary Carlson scored 20 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked six shots to lead the Wyoming Cowgirls to a 70-to-51 non-conference victory over the Seattle Redhawks Wednesday night at the Arena-Auditorium.