2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	9–6 (4–0 Mountain West)
Head coach	Heather Ezell (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Ryan Larsen; Fallon Lewis; Natalie Baker; Cameron Tucker;
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium

2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wyoming	4	–	0	1.000	9	–	6	.600
No. 25 UNLV	4	–	0	1.000	14	–	1	.933
Fresno State	3	–	2	.600	10	–	8	.556
Colorado State	2	–	2	.500	11	–	4	.733
Boise State	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
New Mexico	2	–	2	.500	11	–	6	.647
Nevada	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
San Diego State	2	–	3	.400	11	–	7	.611
Air Force	2	–	3	.400	9	–	9	.500
San Jose State	1	–	3	.250	6	–	10	.375
Utah State	0	–	5	.000	3	–	13	.188

† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents the University of Wyoming in the 2023–24 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by head coach Heather Ezell, in her second season. The Cowgirls play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium, and are members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the conference. They lost in the championship of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament to UNLV.^[1] The Cowgirls were invited to the WNIT, where they lost in the 2nd round to Kansas State.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Grace Ellis	4	F	6'0"	Sr.	Brisbane, AUS	Transferred to Cleveland State^[3]
Quinn Weidemann	14	G	5'9"	Sr.	Omaha, NE	Graduated
Lexi Bull	24	G/F	6'0"	Sr.	Pocatello, ID	Transferred to Tarleton State^[4]
Tommi Olson	24	G	5'6"	Sr.	Worland, WY	Graduated

Arrivals

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Madi Symons	11	F	6'0"	Fr.	Coeur d'Alene, ID	Coeur d'Alene HS
Kati Ollilainen	14	G	5'9"	Fr.	Helsinki, FIN	HBA-Marsky
Maren McKenna	21	G	5'9"	Fr.	Hyde Park, UT	Green Canyon HS
Joslin Igo	23	G	5'6"	Jr.	Douglas, WY	Casper College
Mikyn Hamlin	25	G	5'8"	Fr.	Hugoton, KS	Hugoton HS
McKinley Dickerson	42	G	5'11"	Sr.	Lyman, WY	Returning from Mission (LDS Church)

Roster

2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Bailey Wilborn	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Maine	Wichita, KS
G	2	Emily Mellema	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lynden Christian HS	Lynden, WA
G	3	Grace Moyers	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Erie HS	Erie, CO
G/F	5	Tess Barnes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Maribyrnong College	Gisborne, AUS
F	10	Paula Salazar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Institute Vilanova del Valles	Barcelona, ESP
F	11	Madi Symons	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Coeur d'Alene HS	Coeur d'Alene, ID
G	12	Malene Pedersen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Kansas State	Aabyhøj, DEN
G	14	Kati Ollilainen	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	HBA-Marsky	Helsinki, FIN
F	15	Marta Savic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Sport Gymnasium	Zagreb, CRO
G	21	Maren McKenna	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Green Canyon HS	Hyde Park, UT
G	23	Joslin Igo	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Casper College	Douglas, WY
G	25	Mikyn Hamlin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Hugoton, HS	Hugoton, KS
G	30	Ola Ustowska	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	SMS PZKosz Lomianki	Kartuzy, POL
G	42	McKinley Dickerson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Lyman HS	Lyman, WY
C	45	Allyson Fertig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Douglas HS	Glendo, WY

Head coach

Heather Ezell (Iowa State)

Assistant coach(es)

Ryan Larsen (MSU Moorhead)
Fallon Lewis (Wyoming)
Natalie Baker (Wyoming)
Cameron Tucker (Ball State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 6:30 pm	Western Colorado	W 86–72	0–0	Arena-Auditorium (2,022) Laramie, WY
Non–Conference
November 6* 6:30 pm	North Dakota	W 77–60	1–0	Arena-Auditorium (2,284) Laramie, WY
November 10* 6:30 pm, MW Network	Nebraska	L 52–71	1–1	Arena-Auditorium (3,460) Laramie, WY
November 14* 6:00 pm	at Denver	W 58–41	2–1	Hamilton Gymnasium (615) Denver, CO
November 18* 3:00 pm	at Gonzaga	L 64–80	2–2	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,059) Spokane, WA
November 21* 11:00 am, MW Network	Chadron State	W 78–32	3–2	Arena-Auditorium (7,550) Laramie, WY
November 28* 6:30 pm, MW Network	BYU	W 86–74	4–2	Arena-Auditorium (2,442) Laramie, WY
December 3* 12:00 pm, BIG12/ESPN+	at Oklahoma State	L 62–78	4–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,862) Stillwater, OK
December 10* 1:00 pm, MW Network	No. 22 Creighton	L 61–73	4–4	Arena-Auditorium (2,204) Laramie, WY
December 17* 12:00 pm	at Montana State	L 55–64	4–5	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,501) Bozeman, MT
December 21* 4:30 pm	vs. Wright State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Tournament	W 71–61	5–5	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
December 22* 12:00 pm	vs. Eastern Washington Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Tournament	L 43–62	5–6	South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV
Mountain West Conference
December 30 2:00 pm, MW Network	Boise State	W 61–47	6–6 (1–0)	Arena-Auditorium (2,939) Laramie, WY
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, MW Network	at Utah State	W 54–48	7–6 (2–0)	Smith Spectrum (662) Logan, UT
January 6 1:00 pm, MW Network	at Air Force	W 68–51	8–6 (3–0)	Clune Arena (511) Colorado Springs, CO
January 10 6:30 pm, MW Network	San Diego State	W 72–55	9–6 (4–0)	Arena-Auditorium (2,060) Laramie, WY
January 17 7:00 pm, MW Network	at New Mexico			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 20 2:00 pm, MW Network	Colorado State			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 24 6:30 pm, MW Network	Air Force			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 27 TBA, MW Network	at Fresno State			Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 31 7:30 pm, MW Network	at UNLV			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 3 2:00 pm, MW Network	Nevada			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 7 6:30 pm, MW Network	Utah State			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 10 TBA, MW Network	at Boise State			ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 17 12:30 pm, MW Network	at Colorado State			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 21 6:30 pm, MW Network	UNLV			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 24 2:00 pm, MW Network	New Mexico			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
February 28 TBA, MW Network	at San Jose State			Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
March 2 1:00 pm, MW Network	Fresno State			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
March 5 7:00 pm, MW Network	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
March 10-13 TBA	TBA			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*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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References

↑ 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.
↑ "Cleveland State Women's Basketball Announces Additions to the 2023-24 Roster". CSUVikings.com. June 16, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
↑ "Tarleton lands Wyoming transfer, former Idaho prep star Lexi Bull for 2023-24". TarletonSports.com. April 23, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wyoming Cowgirls. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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[1] 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.

[2] 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.

[3] "Cleveland State Women's Basketball Announces Additions to the 2023-24 Roster". CSUVikings.com. June 16, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[4] "Tarleton lands Wyoming transfer, former Idaho prep star Lexi Bull for 2023-24". TarletonSports.com. April 23, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wyoming Cowgirls. Retrieved November 8, 2023.

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