Last time out...    
Colorado State stuck with Wyoming in front of a crowd of 4,100 through the first half, but costly fouls allowed the Cowgirls to pull away in the second to win, 69-52, at the Arena Auditorium on Saturday.

Sophomores Kim Mestdagh and Natalie van den Adel registered double figures on the afternoon, scoring 12 and 10 points, respectively. Freshman Chantel Kennedy grabbed a career-high nine rebounds, three of which were offensive boards.

The Rams shut out the Cowgirls for almost 5 minutes at the start of the contest. Junior Randi Richardson hit a three-pointer at the 15:09 mark for Wyoming’s first score.

Colorado State applied a full-court press the entire game, taking seconds off Wyoming’s shot clock, but the Cowgirls were able to make half-time adjustments and found Emma Langford and Aubrey Vandiver, who were able to put up quick layups, to maintain their lead.

Wyoming’s Hilary Carlson and Vandiver both recorded double-doubles in the matchup. Carlson hit eight of nine free throws.

Building a program of excellence... 
The Rams, now 11-11, are sitting in seventh place in the Mountain West Conference. With seven games remaining, the Rams have already surpassed their win total from last season. CSU hasn't won 11 games in one season since the 2004-05 campaign, when the team went 15-13 and finished in fifth place.

From the line...    
Junior guard Zoi Simmons is second in the conference in free-throw percentage (.820). In the Rams' final non-conference game this season vs. South Dakota, Simmons hit six free throws in the final minute, when the Rams were clinging to a one-point lead and had not made a field goal since the 6:49 mark, to ice the win. She was 8-8 on the afternoon.

Heimstra well-balanced...   
In 22 games this season sophomore forward Meghan Heimstra has scored a total of 191 points and has 179 rebounds. She leads the team in rebounds per game with 8.1 and is third in points with 8.7 per game. Defensively, the sophomore averages 5.7 boards per game, which puts her in third place in the conference. Heimstra has four double-doubles this season, and she recorded a career-high 14 rebounds in the Jan. 5 game vs. Wyoming.

Mestdagh sets record highs...  
Sophomore Kim Mestdagh leads the Mountain West in both scoring and three-point field goals made. In 22 games this season, Mestdagh has 369 points, averaging 16.8 per game. She has hit 65 three pointers averaging 3.0 per game above second-place Amy Beggin of New Mexico, who has 51 beyond the arc.

In the Rams' matchup vs. South Dakota on Jan. 2, Mestdagh recorded six steals, a career-high, season team high, and tied for first in the conference this season.

Mestdagh’s 30 points Dec. 6 vs. Southern Illinois were the most by a CSU player in a 40-minute regulation game since Becky Hammon poured in 30, March 14, 1999, to lead the Rams to an 86-70 win over Southwest Missouri State in the second round of the NCAA tournament, in front of 8,741 Moby Arena fans. Sara Hunter had 41 in a 101-96 overtime loss vs. San Francisco on Nov. 13, 2007. Hammon scored 30 or more in eight games that season.

Additional TV matchup...   
The Colorado State women's basketball contest at BYU in Provo, Utah, on Feb. 17 will be televised on BYU-TV live at 7 p.m. MT and then re-aired on The Mtn. Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. MT.

This marks the fourth game the Rams will be televised this season, not including the Mountain West Conference championships in March.

Rams TV games...   

• 1/05/10 vs. Wyoming (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. (live)
• 1/27/10 at TCU (The Mtn.) 5:30 p.m. (tape delay)
• 2/09/10 vs. Air Force (The Mtn.) 6 p.m. (live)
• 2/17/10 at BYU  7 p.m.   (live BYU-TV; tape delay The Mtn.)

Coors Light Coaches’ Show...  
The Coors Light Basketball Coaches’ Show airs Mondays at 7 p.m. MT, live from the Stonehouse Grille in Old Town Fort Collins, and will continue throughout the season until March 1.  Shows air live on the Colorado State Sports Network’s Flagship, KLZ (560 AM).  A complete schedule can be found on the bottom of Page 4 of this release. 

Up next...    
Colorado State travels to Provo, Utah, Feb. 17. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT. The game will be televised live on BYU-TV and broadcast on a tape delay on The Mtn.