The University of Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team started the Mountain West Tournament with a 69-66 comeback win over New Mexico.
Sophomore Taylor Rusk led the Cowgirls in scoring with 21 points. Senior Natalie Baker had 14 points and junior Marta Gomez put up 13 points.
“I didn’t expect it all to happen in the third quarter,” head coach Joe Legerski said. “We talked about being more aggressive to the basket. I thought Taylor Rusk played exceptional tonight. She was the player out there that seemed very calm, got things going, and really went to the basket, had a career high in points, but more importantly showed tremendous leadership.