2022–23_Wyoming_Cowgirls_basketball_team
2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team
Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2022–23 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Heather Ezell, in her first season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium, and were members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls finished 2nd in the Mountain West Conference, and lost in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament to UNLV 71–60.[1] The Cowgirls were invited to the WNIT, and lost in the 2nd round to Kansas State 71–55.[2]
Quick Facts Wyoming Cowgirls basketball, WNIT, Second Round ...
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 23–11 (13–5 Mountain West) |
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| Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| No. 22 UNLV† | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 3 | .912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 26 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2023 MW Tournament winner As of March 21, 2023 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Cowgirls finished the 2021–22 season 17–13, 11–6 in Mountain West play to finish tied for third place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament to Colorado State.[3] Head coach Gerald Mattinson announced his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the season, and Heather Ezell was hired as the new head coach the same day.[4]
Departures
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Alba Sanchez Ramos | 11 | G | 6'0" | Sr. | Madrid, ESP | Graduated |
| McKinley Bradshaw | 12 | G | 5'11" | Jr. | Lyman, WY | Mission (LDS Church)[5] |
| Landri Hudson | 21 | G | 5'9" | So. | Aurora, CO | Transferred to CSU Pueblo[6] |
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Arrivals
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| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Bailey Wilborn | 1 | G | 5'8" | So. | Wichita, KS | Maine[7] |
| Grace Moyers | 3 | G | 5'8" | Fr. | Erie, CO | Erie HS |
| Malene Pedersen | 12 | G | 5'11" | Fr. | Aabyhøj, DEN | Kansas State[6] |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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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 | 34 | 2 | 19.1 | .383 | .324 | .727 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 4.6 |
| Lexi Bull | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .500 | — | — | .8 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Grace Ellis | 34 | 34 | 25.8 | .483 | .360 | .723 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .4 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Allyson Fertig | 34 | 34 | 24.3 | .586 | .154 | .697 | 8.7 | .8 | .7 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| Emily Mellema | 34 | 0 | 19.5 | .400 | .353 | .736 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Grace Moyers | 13 | 0 | 4.0 | .188 | — | .750 | .4 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .9 |
| Tommi Olson | 34 | 34 | 26.0 | .378 | .403 | .760 | 3.5 | 2.8 | .7 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Malene Pedersen | 34 | 34 | 28.9 | .467 | .321 | .882 | 4.0 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | 11.0 |
| Paula Salazar | 8 | 0 | 5.4 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 1.4 |
| Marta Savic | 34 | 0 | 12.1 | .500 | 1.000 | .703 | 3.8 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 4.1 |
| Ola Ustowska | 29 | 0 | 11.9 | .228 | .193 | .727 | .9 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 1.9 |
| Quinn Weidemann | 32 | 32 | 32.8 | .397 | .356 | .847 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.9 |
| Bailey Wilborn | 10 | 0 | 6.7 | .313 | .333 | .750 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.8 |
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 28* 6:30 pm |
Colorado Christian | W 68–36 | 0–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (1,504) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 5* 2:00 pm |
Sioux Falls | W 87–40 | 0–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (1,952) Laramie, WY | |||||||
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| November 11* 1:00 pm |
at North Dakota | L 55–67 | 0–1 |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,166) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| November 15* 8:00 pm |
Gonzaga | L 64–66 | 0–2 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,077) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 18* 6:30 pm |
Denver | W 68–45 | 1–2 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,233) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 22* 11:00 am |
Regis | W 64–44 | 2–2 |
Arena-Auditorium (5,792) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| November 25* 3:00 pm |
at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off |
L 53–67 | 2–3 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (227) Stockton, CA | |||||||
| November 26* 1:00 pm |
vs. UC Davis Tiger Turkey Tip-Off |
W 67–48 | 3–3 |
Alex G. Spanos Center (107) Stockton, CA | |||||||
| December 2* 6:30 pm |
Montana State | W 67–59 | 4–3 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,174) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| December 5* 6:30 pm |
New Mexico Highlands | W 80–24 | 5–3 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,075) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| December 11* 6:30 am |
Kansas City | W 72–43 | 6–3 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,286) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| December 18* 2:00 pm |
at Nebraska | L 39–66 | 6–4 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,972) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| December 20* 6:00 pm |
at Wichita State | W 61–56 | 7–4 |
Charles Koch Arena (1,488) Wichita, KS | |||||||
| Mountain West Conference | |||||||||||
| December 29 6:30 pm |
at UNLV | L 67–73 | 7–5 (0–1) |
Cox Pavilion (526) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| December 31 6:00 pm |
Fresno State | W 77–72 2OT | 8–5 (1–1) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,432) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 5 6:30 pm |
New Mexico | W 78–69 | 9–5 (2–1) |
Arena-Auditorium (1,942) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 11 6:30 p.m. |
at Air Force | W 61–60 | 10–5 (3–1) |
Clune Arena (660) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
| January 14 2:00 p.m. |
at San Jose State | W 64–48 | 11–5 (4–1) |
Provident Credit Union Event Center (355) San Jose, CA | |||||||
| January 16 6:30 p.m. |
at Nevada | W 57–53 | 12–5 (5–1) |
Lawlor Events Center (739) Reno, NV | |||||||
| January 19 6:30 p.m. |
UNLV | L 57–71 | 12–6 (5–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,307) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 21 6:00 p.m. |
San Diego State | L 66–73 | 12–7 (5–3) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,647) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| January 26 6:00 pm |
at Utah State | W 64–52 | 13–7 (6–3) |
Smith Spectrum (312) Logan, UT | |||||||
| January 28 2:00 p.m. |
at Boise State | W 69–62 | 14–7 (7–3) |
ExtraMile Arena (1,059) Boise, ID | |||||||
| February 2 6:30 p.m. |
San Jose State | W 68–54 | 15–7 (8–3) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,040) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 4 1:00 p.m. |
at Colorado State Border War |
L 63–66 | 15–8 (8–4) |
Moby Arena (2,141) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| February 9 6:30 p.m. |
Utah State | W 70–48 | 16–8 (9–4) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,227) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 11 2:00 pm |
Air Force | W 62–56 | 17–8 (10–4) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,790) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 16 7:00 p.m. |
at New Mexico | L 62–71 | 17–9 (10–5) |
The Pit (4,668) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| February 18 1:00 pm |
at San Diego State | W 70–58 | 18–9 (11–5) |
Viejas Arena (1,138) San Diego, CA | |||||||
| February 23 6:30 p.m. |
Nevada | W 81–66 | 19–9 (12–5) |
Arena-Auditorium (2,144) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| February 25 7:30 p.m. |
Colorado State Border War |
W 76–60 | 20–9 (13–5) |
Arena-Auditorium (3,603) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| Mountain West Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6 5:00 p.m. |
(2) | vs. (10) San Jose State Quarterfinals |
W 72–57 | 21–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 7 7:30 p.m. |
(2) | vs. (3) Colorado State Semifinals, Border War |
W 65–56 | 22–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
| March 8 7:00 p.m. |
(2) | vs. (1) No. 21 UNLV Championship |
L 60–71 | 22–10 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
| WNIT | |||||||||||
| March 17 6:30 p.m. |
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First Round |
W 75–41 | 23–10 |
Arena-Auditorium (2,820) Laramie, WY | |||||||
| March 21 6:00 p.m. |
at Kansas State Second Round |
L 55–71 | 23–11 |
Bramlage Coliseum (2,350) Manhattan, KS | |||||||
*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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- Thorburn, Ryan (March 8, 2023). "Wyoming Cowgirls lose 71-60 to No. 21 UNLV Rebels in Mountain West championship". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- Thorburn, Ryan (March 21, 2023). "Wyoming Cowgirls' season ends with 71-55 loss at Kansas State in WNIT". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- Thorburn, Ryan (March 25, 2022). "Gerald Mattinson retires, Heather Ezell promoted to Wyoming Cowgirls head coach". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- Thorburn, Ryan (March 30, 2022). "Wyoming Cowgirls' leading scorer McKinley Bradshaw won't return for senior season". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- Thorburn, Ryan (April 21, 2023). "Wyoming Cowgirls sign Kansas State transfer Malene Pedersen". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- Jack, Nowlin (April 28, 2022). "Wyoming Cowgirls basketball adds Bailey Wilborn from Maine as transfer". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wyoming Cowgirls. Retrieved November 8, 2023.