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Four UW players earn All-MWC honors

March 8th, 2010

Three Wyoming women’s basketball players and one men’s player were named all-conference Monday by the Mountain West Conference.

Cowgirls junior forward Hillary Carlson of Cheyenne and junior guard Aubrey Vandiver of Laramie both made the Second Team. It was Carlson’s second all-conference honor in as many years.

Sophomore forward Emma Langford made the Third Team.

Cowboys true freshman guard Desmar Jackson made the Third Team on the men’s side.

Here is a complete list of the men’s and women’s teams:

Men

First Team

F Kawhi Leonard, Fr., San Diego State

F Darington Hobson, Jr., New Mexico

G Dairese Gary, Jr., New Mexico

*G Jimmer Fredette, Jr., Brigham Young

G Tre’Von Willis, Jr., UNLV

Second Team

G Jackson Emery, Jr., BYU

G Ronnie Moss, So., TCU

F Andy Ogide, Jr., Colorado State

F Roman Martinez, Sr., New Mexico

F Malcolm Thomas, Jr., San Diego State

Third Team

G Tyler Haws, Fr., BYU

**G/F Jonathan Tavernari, Sr., BYU

G/F Chace Stanback, So., UNLV

G Carlon Brown, Jr., Utah

G Desmar Jackson, Fr., Wyoming

Honorable Mention

G Evan Washington, Jr., Air Force

G Phillip McDonald, So., New Mexico

G D.J. Gay, Jr., San Diego State

F BillyWhite, Jr., San Diego State

F Zvonko Buljan, Sr., TCU

G Oscar Bellfield, So., UNLV

G Luca Drca, Sr., Utah

G Marshall Henderson, Fr., Utah

All-Defensive Team

G Jackson Emery, Jr., BYU

G Dairese Gary, Jr., New Mexico

G/F Chace Stanback, So., UNLV

G Tre’Von Willis, Jr., UNLV

C David Foster, So., Utah

Player of the Year:Darington Hobson, Jr., New Mexico

Defensive Player of the Year: David Foster, So., Utah

Sixth Man Award:Jonathan Tavernari, Sr., BYU

Coach of the Year: Steve Alford, New Mexico

*Number of previous All-Conference selections

 Women

First Team

*#G/F Helena Sverrisdottir, Jr., TCU

*G Emily Carter, Jr., TCU

**F Kalee Whipple, Sr., Utah

**#G Jene Morris, Sr., San Diego State

**G Amy Beggin, Sr., New Mexico

Second Team

*G Mindy Bonham, Jr., BYU

G/F Kim Mestdagh, So., Colorado State

*C Paris Johnson, Jr., San Diego State

C Taryn Wicijowski, Fr., Utah

*F Hillary Carlson, Jr., Wyoming

G Aubrey Vandiver, Jr., Wyoming

Third Team

**G Quenese Davis, Sr., San Diego State

G TK LaFleur, Sr., TCU

G Erica Helms, Jr., UNLV

F Emma Langford, So., Wyoming

Honorable Mention

G Raimee Beck, Jr., Air Force

G Jazmine Foreman, Jr., BYU

G Haley Hall, Jr., BYU

F Kristen Riley, So., BYU

F Coriann Wood, Jr., BYU

G/F Amanda Best, Jr., New Mexico

F Jessica Kielpinski, Jr., New Mexico

F Starr Crawford, Fr., TCU

G Eboni Mangum, Sr. TCU

G/F Jamie Smith, So., UNLV

All-Defensive Team

G Mindy Bonham, Jr., BYU

G Jazmine Foreman, Jr., BYU

G Amy Beggin, Sr., New Mexico

G Jene Morris, Sr., San Diego State

G Eboni Mangum, Sr., TCU

F Halie Sawyer, Sr., Utah

Player of the Year:Helena Sverrisdottir, Jr., TCU

Defensive Player of the Year:Jene Morris, Sr., San Diego State

Freshman of the Year: Taryn Wicijowski, Utah

Newcomer of the Year: Jessika Bradley, San Diego State

Sixth Player Award:Coriann Wood, Jr., BYU

Coach of the Year:Jeff Mittie, TCU

#Unanimous First Team selection

**Three-time All-Conference selection

*Repeat All-Conference selection

Monday morning news and notes

March 8th, 2010

Good morning from Las Vegas. I’ve been here since Friday night and I’m not broke yet.

Getting ready to get on the final Mountain West Conference men’s basketball coaches teleconference. The all-conference teams will be announced later today. Will be interesting to see where, if any where, UW freshman Desmar Jackson ends up.

And who will be the Player of the Year? Darington Hobson of New Mexico or Jimmer Fredette of BYU?

I think it will be Hobson.

Before I left I did some spring football stories, and here is today’s on the Cowboys’ move to a 4-3 defense.

http://www.wyomingnews.com/articles/2010/03/08/sports/19sports_03-08-10.txt

Will live blog the Cowgirls’ game Tuesday at the MWC Tournament against UNLV, as well as the men’s game Wednesday against Air Force. Here are the links for these games. Hope a lot of you join me for some coverage and conversation during the games.

http://wyomingcowboysblog.com/2010/03/08/live-blog-wyoming-vs-unlv-ladies-mwc-tournament/

http://wyomingcowboysblog.com/2010/03/02/live-blog-wyoming-vs-air-force-mwc-tournament/

Live Blog: Wyoming vs UNLV (Ladies MWC tournament)

March 8th, 2010

We’re going to get Robert to live blog the women’s MWC tourney game on Tuesday evening. Wyoming plays UNLV at 8 and Robert will begin live blogging around 7:45pm.

As a quick reminder the men play on Wednesday afternoon. You can follow this link to get to the live blog that Robert will be doing on that game.
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