Wyoming Girls Stop Losing Streak, but Montana Wins Three Games in Basketball Series

It wasn’t the weekend Wyoming had in mind against Montana in their annual all-star basketball series, but the highlight was the Wyoming girls snapping a 16-game losing skid in the series. Montana swept the two games in Gillette on Friday night. Wyoming got the split on Saturday in Billings. The Wyoming girls used a late surge to beat Montana 81-75.

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The Cowboy State ladies forced several turnovers in the last three minutes on Saturday, and Pinedale’s Elyn Bowers knocked down nine of 10 free throws to pull out the six-point victory. Bowers finished with a game-high 21 points for Wyoming. Lauren Olsen from Douglas followed with 14, and Karson Tempel of Cheyenne Central added 10 points. Wyoming trailed by four after the first quarter, 25-21, and at halftime, 43-39. They trimmed it to 58-56 at the end of the third quarter. Wyoming outscored Montana 24-17 in the final frame. It was the Wyoming girls’ first win since a victory in Sheridan back in 2016 (71-64).

Friday night in Gillette, the Treasure State girls topped the Cowboy State 91-80. Montana led 47-46 at halftime and 66-62 at the end of the third quarter. They pulled away in the fourth quarter. Jaden Meyer from Douglas led Wyoming with 18 points, and former teammate Lauren Olsen added 17 points. Bowers contributed 15 points.

Montana leads the girls’ series, 42-14.

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Montana won both games over the Wyoming boys

In the first game on Friday night in Gillette, Montana had seven players score in double figures in a 102-90 victory. The Treasure State built a 17-point lead by halftime and held off Wyoming. Laramie’s Jaden Smith led the Cowboy State with 15 points. Former teammate Neil Summers and Campbell County’s Lane Hladky added 14 points apiece. Evanston’s Jordan Mendez chipped in 13 points.

Saturday night at Lockwood (MT) High School, in the Billings area, Montana raced out to a 34-9 lead and never looked back in a 98-73 victory. Wyoming outscored them by six in the second half, but the hole was too deep to mount a comeback. Smith led the Cowboy State with 16 points. Hladky and Natrona County’s Tanner Hagar added 12 points apiece.

Montana holds a 69-29 edge in the overall boys’ series.

WyoPreps has photos from Friday's games in Gillette. Enjoy!