2021–22_Wyoming_Cowgirls_basketball_team
2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents the University of Wyoming in the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by head coach Gerald Mattinson, in his third season. The Cowgirls play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls finished tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference, but exited the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament in the quarterfinal round, losing to Colorado State 51-38 due to an embarrassing 4th quarter performance.[1]
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 17–13 (11–6 Mountain West) |
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| Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| UNLV † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 7 | .788 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 17 | – | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 4 | – | 13 | .235 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cowgirls finished the 2020–21 season 14–10, 8–8 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place in the conference. They defeated Utah State,[2] UNLV,[3] Boise State,[4] and Fresno State to win the 2021 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament, the first in program history.[5] The Cowgirls lost to UCLA in the Round of 64 of the NCAA tournament.[6]
Departures
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Jaye Johnson | 5 | F | 5'10" | Sr. | Casper, WY | Graduated |
| Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir | 33 | F | 6'1" | Sr. | Hveragerði, ISL | Graduated |
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Arrivals
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Emily Mellema | 2 | G | 5'11" | Fr. | Lynden, WA | Lynden Christian HS |
| Tess Barnes | 5 | F | 6'2" | Fr. | Gisborne, AUS | Maribyrnong College |
| Allyson Fertig | 45 | C | 6'4" | Fr. | Glendo, WY | Douglas HS |
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Wyoming was selected to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll, and no Cowgirls were selected to the preseason all-conference team.[7]
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More information Player, GP ...
| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| Tess Barnes | 19 | 0 | 8.7 | .186 | .200 | 1.000 | 1.9 | .8 | .2 | .3 | 1.3 |
| McKinley Bradshaw | 29 | 29 | 32.3 | .390 | .340 | .763 | 5.7 | 1.4 | .8 | .2 | 14.9 |
| Lexi Bull | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | .091 | .000 | .500 | 1.4 | .3 | .0 | .2 | .3 |
| Grace Ellis | 30 | 8 | 18.9 | .381 | .174 | .859 | 3.5 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 5.6 |
| Allyson Fertig | 30 | 23 | 21.0 | .504 | .000 | .618 | 8.4 | .2 | .3 | .9 | 10.8 |
| Landri Hudson | 9 | 0 | 2.6 | .400 | .000 | 1.000 | .6 | .2 | .3 | .0 | .6 |
| Emily Mellema | 30 | 0 | 14.7 | .350 | .244 | .730 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .4 | .1 | 3.6 |
| Tommi Olson | 30 | 30 | 32.7 | .316 | .308 | .769 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 1.5 | .0 | 4.3 |
| Paula Salazar | 25 | 0 | 9.6 | .456 | .200 | .714 | 2.0 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 3.8 |
| Alba Sanchez Ramos | 29 | 29 | 29.8 | .369 | .329 | .769 | 6.4 | 2.8 | .7 | .3 | 7.9 |
| Marta Savic | 8 | 0 | 4.4 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 1.6 | .1 | .1 | .1 | 1.8 |
| Ola Ustowska | 13 | 1 | 17.2 | .450 | .432 | .643 | .8 | 1.0 | .3 | .0 | 6.1 |
| Quinn Weidemann | 30 | 30 | 34.7 | .420 | .419 | .879 | 3.0 | 2.6 | .8 | .2 | 11.0 |
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| November 5* 6:30 pm |
UC Colorado Springs | W 66–39 | 0–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,477) Laramie, WY | |||||||
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| November 9* 11:00 am |
CSU Pueblo | W 67–53 | 1–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,402) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 13* 2:00 pm |
Wichita State | L 48–57 | 1–1 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,521) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 18* 5:00 pm |
at Kansas City | L 44–53 | 1–2 |
Municipal Auditorium (439) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| November 22* 6:30 pm |
Chadron State | W 71–48 | 2–2 |
Arena-Auditorium (1,843) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 26* 1:00 pm |
vs. Tulane Denver Thanksgiving Classic |
L 67–73 | 2–3 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (84) Denver, CO | |||||||
| November 27* 3:30 pm |
at Denver Denver Thanksgiving Classic |
W 81–51 | 3–3 |
Hamilton Gymnasium (379) Denver, CO | |||||||
| December 3* 7:00 pm |
at Gonzaga | L 47–54 | 3–4 |
McCarthey Athletic Center (3,171) Spokane, WA | |||||||
| December 12* 1:00 pm |
North Dakota State | W 71–45 | 4–4 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,085) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| December 22* 11:00 am |
at Nebraska | L 61–72 | 4–5 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,566) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
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| December 28 2:00 pm |
at San Diego State | W 62–54 | 5–5 (1–0) |
Viejas Arena (360) San Diego, CA | |||||||
| December 31 3:00 pm |
at UNLV | L 60–66 | 5–6 (1–1) |
Cox Pavilion (408) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 9 1:00 pm |
Fresno State | Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
| January 13 6:30 pm |
New Mexico | L 76–85 | 5–7 (1–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,551) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 15 2:00 pm |
Air Force | W 57–54 | 6–7 (2–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (1,981) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 19 6:30 pm |
at Boise State | L 59–70 | 6–8 (2–3) |
ExtraMile Arena (542) Boise, ID | |||||||
| January 22 2:00 pm |
at Utah State | L 66–76 | 6–9 (2–4) |
Smith Spectrum (432) Logan, UT | |||||||
| January 26 6:30 p.m. |
Boise State Rescheduled from January 3 |
W 61–47 | 7–9 (3–4) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,009) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 29 2:00 p.m. |
Nevada | W 62–53 | 8–9 (4–4) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,195) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 2 6:30 p.m. |
at Air Force | L 45–47 | 8–10 (4–5) |
Clune Arena (204) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| February 5 2:00 p.m. |
at New Mexico | W 60–59 | 9–10 (5–5) |
The Pit (5,075) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| February 9 6:30 p.m. |
San Jose State | W 75–54 | 10–10 (6–5) |
Arena-Auditorium (1,520) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 12 3:00 p.m. |
at Fresno State | W 61–58 | 11–10 (7–5) |
Save Mart Center (1,027) Fresno, CA | |||||||
| February 14 7:00 p.m. |
at San Jose State Rescheduled from January 6 |
W 84–64 | 12–10 (8–5) |
Provident Credit Union Event Center (255) San Jose, CA | |||||||
| February 17 6:00 p.m. |
at Colorado State Border War |
L 45–56 | 12–11 (8–6) |
Moby Arena (1,433) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| February 24 6:30 p.m. |
UNLV | W 77–73 | 13–11 (9–6) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,416) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 26 2:00 p.m. |
San Diego State | W 70–46 | 14–11 (10–6) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,919) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| March 2 6:30 p.m. |
Colorado State Border War |
W 69–63 OT | 15–11 (11–6) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,375) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| Mountain West Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7 9:30 p.m. |
(3) | vs. (6) Colorado State Quarterfinals |
L 38–51 | 15–12 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
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| March 17 6:30 p.m. |
Idaho State First Round |
W 76–73 OT | 16–12 |
Arena-Auditorium (1,647) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| March 20 2:30 p.m. |
Tulsa Second Round |
W 97–90 3OT | 17–12 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,412) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| March 24 6:30 p.m. |
UCLA Third Round |
L 81–82 3OT | 17–13 |
Arena-Auditorium (4,297) Laramie, WY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change. | |||||||||||
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- "Cowgirls shoot past UNLV, advance to Mountain West tournament semifinals". Casper Star-Tribune. March 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- "More suffocating defense has Cowgirls playing for the Mountain West tournament title". Casper Star-Tribune. March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
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