2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
The 2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Cowgirls were led by head coach Heather Ezell , in her second season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium , and were 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] WNIT , where they lost in the 2nd round to Kansas State .[ 2]
Offseason
Departures
Arrivals
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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Exhibition
November 2, 2023 *6:30 pm
Western Colorado W 86–72 0–0
Arena-Auditorium 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 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 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 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
Arena-Auditorium (2,939)Laramie, WY
January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, MW Network
at Utah State
W 54–48 7–6
Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 6 1:00 pm, MW Network
at Air Force
W 68–51 8–6
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
January 10 6:30 pm, MW Network
San Diego State W 72–55 9–6
Arena-Auditorium (2,060)Laramie, WY
January 17 7:00 pm, MW Network
at New Mexico
L 61–68 9–7
The Pit Albuquerque, NM
January 20 2:00 pm, MW Network
Colorado State Border War W 67–63 10–7
Arena-Auditorium (3,030)Laramie, WY
January 24 6:30 pm, MW Network
Air Force W 66–63 11–7
Arena-Auditorium (2,333)Laramie, WY
January 27 2:00 pm, MW Network
at Fresno State
W 69–47 12–7
Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 31 7:30 pm, MW Network
at UNLV
L 51–58 12–8
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 3 2:00 pm, MW Network
Nevada W 59–52 13–8
Arena-Auditorium (2,644)Laramie, WY
February 7 6:30 pm, MW Network
Utah State W 62–47 14–8
Arena-Auditorium (2,077)Laramie, WY
February 10 1:00 pm, MW Network
at Boise State
L 42–56 14–9
ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 17 12:30 pm, MW Network
at Colorado State
L 70–75 14–10
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 21 6:30 pm, MW Network
UNLV L 60–63 OT
14–11
Arena-Auditorium (2,261)Laramie, WY
February 24 2:00 pm, MW Network
New Mexico L 58–59 14–12
Arena-Auditorium (3,166)Laramie, WY
February 28 8:00 pm, MW Network
at San Jose State
W 88–73 15–12
Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
March 2 1:00 pm, MW Network
Fresno State W 62–51 16–12
Arena-Auditorium (2,860)Laramie, WY
March 5 7:00 pm, MW Network
at San Diego State
L 55–58 16–13
Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
March 11 8:30 pm, MW Network
(3)
(6) Boise State
L 54–62 16–14
Thomas & Mack Center (2,683)Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 24 *1:00 p.m.
UTSA Second Round W 80–64 17–14
Arena-Auditorium (2,061)Laramie, WY
March 29 *6:30 p.m.
South Dakota Super 16 W 84–52 18–14
Arena-Auditorium (3,342)Laramie, WY
April 1 *6:30 p.m.
Minnesota Great 8 L 54–65 18–15
Arena-Auditorium (3,710)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.
[ 5]
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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