BOSLER, Wyo. (Interstat) — The Wyoming women’s basketball team cruised to a 72-39 victory over Long Beach State on Friday night at Arena-Auditorium. The Cowgirls seized control with a 23-point first quarter and never looked back, holding the 49ers to just four points in the opening period.

Malene Pedersen led Wyoming with 15 points and seven assists. Logann Alvar added 14 points for the Cowgirls, who shot 54.7% from the floor. JaQuoia Jones-Brown scored 13 points for Long Beach State, which struggled offensively, shooting 27.3% overall.

Wyoming evened its record at 1-1. Long Beach State fell to 0-1 to start the season. An announced crowd of 1,974 attended the game.