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2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

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2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–11 (13–5 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Larsen
  • Fallon Lewis
  • Brooke Atkinson
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
2022–23 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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

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]

Previous season

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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]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
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]

Arrivals

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Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
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]

Roster

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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) So Maine Wichita, KS
G 2 Emily Mellema 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Lynden Christian HS Lynden, WA
G 3 Grace Moyers 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Erie HS Erie, CO
F 4 Grace Ellis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St Peters Lutheran College Brisbane, AUS
G/F 5 Tess Barnes 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Maribyrnong College Gisborne, AUS
F 10 Paula Salazar 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Institute Vilanova del Valles Barcelona, ESP
G 12 Malene Pedersen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Kansas State Aabyhøj, DEN
G 14 Quinn Weidemann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Westside HS Omaha, NE
F 15 Marta Savic 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Sport Gymnasium Zagreb, CRO
G/F 23 Lexi Bull 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Century HS Pocatello, ID
G 24 Tommi Olson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Sr Highlands Ranch HS Worland, WY
G 30 Ola Ustowska 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr SMS PZKosz Lomianki Kartuzy, POL
C 45 Allyson Fertig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Douglas HS Glendo, WY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Statistics

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Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
Non–Conference
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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References

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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. ^ "Rams defense stymies Cowgirls in Mountain West quarterfinals".
  4. ^ Thorburn, Ryan (March 25, 2022). "Gerald Mattinson retires, Heather Ezell promoted to Wyoming Cowgirls head coach". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  5. ^ Thorburn, Ryan (March 30, 2022). "Wyoming Cowgirls' leading scorer McKinley Bradshaw won't return for senior season". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Thorburn, Ryan (April 21, 2023). "Wyoming Cowgirls sign Kansas State transfer Malene Pedersen". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  7. ^ Jack, Nowlin (April 28, 2022). "Wyoming Cowgirls basketball adds Bailey Wilborn from Maine as transfer". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule". Wyoming Cowgirls. Retrieved November 8, 2023.