BOSLER, Wyo. (Interstat) — The Wyoming women’s basketball team built a large lead and withstood a late surge to defeat Utah State 63-51 in a Mountain West Conference game Wednesday night at Arena-Auditorium.

The Cowgirls led 29-24 at halftime and held the Aggies to just three points in the third quarter to pull away. Utah State scored 24 points in the fourth quarter but could not close the gap.

Henna Sandvik led Wyoming with 14 points. Karyn Sanford and Aaliyah Gayles each scored 14 for Utah State. Wyoming shot 53% from the field and outscored Utah State 38-28 in the paint.

Both teams are now 6-12 overall. They will play again Saturday in Logan.