2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team will represent the University of Wyoming in the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by first-year head coach Gerald Mattinson, hired following the retirement of longtime coach Joe Legerski.[1][2] The Cowgirls will play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference.

2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2019–20 record18–12 (12–6 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2019–20 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Fresno State16–2 .889  24–6  .800
Boise State †13–5 .722  22–9  .710
Wyoming12–6 .667  16–11  .593
San Jose State12–6 .667  19–11  .633
San Diego State9–9 .500  14–17  .452
UNLV9–9 .500  13–17  .433
Nevada7–11 .389  15–16  .484
Air Force7–11 .389  10–21  .323
New Mexico6–12 .333  15–17  .469
Colorado State6–12 .333  12–18  .400
Utah State2–16 .111  8–22  .267
† 2020 MW Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2018–19 season 25–9, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated Utah State[3] and San Diego State[4] in the Mountain West Tournament before losing to Boise State in the championship game.[5] They advanced to the quarterfinals of the WNIT before losing to the eventual champion, Arizona. Longtime head coach Joe Legerski retired at the end of the season after 16 years as head coach.[6]

Offseason

Wyoming was picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference by coaches and media.[7]

Roster
2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Karla Erjavec 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSport Gymnasium Zagreb, CRO
F 2 Tereza Vitulova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoSportovni Gymnazium L Danka Domašov, CZE
G 3 Elisa Pilli 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SrLiceo Scientifico Parini Padova, ITA
F 4 Taylor Rusk 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
F 5 Jaye Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNatrona County HS
Casper College		 Casper, WY
F 10 Selale Kepenc 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrBostenci Doga College Istanbul, TUR
G 11 Alba Sanchez Ramos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoColegio Torrevilano Madrid, ESP
G 12 McKinley Bradshaw 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLyman HS Lyman, WY
G 14 Quinn Weidemann 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWestside HS Omaha, NE
F 22 Paige Powell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrCody HS Cody, WY
F 23 Jaeden Vaifanua 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrCorner Canyon HS Draper, UT
G 24 Tommi Olson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoHighlands Ranch HS Worland, WY
G 32 Emily Buchanan 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrSoutheast HS
Eastern Wyoming College		 Yoder, WY
F 40 Coreen Labish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrMead HS Cheney, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 14, 2019

Statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
McKinley Bradshaw29012.5.361.390.7562.20.70.30.14.7
Emily Buchanan505.6.333.0001.0000.81.00.20.00.6
Karla Erjavec221826.9.331.309.8213.03.20.40.16.3
Jaye Johnson2407.0.275.231.5001.20.10.30.11.1
Selale Kepenc2708.6.426.378.8181.60.10.10.03.1
Tommi Olson291120.4.350.107.2503.42.51.20.11.6
Elisa Pilli603.0.500.000.0000.20.50.20.00.7
Paige Powell306.7.714.500.0002.00.00.00.33.7
Taylor Rusk292933.1.450.406.6474.92.61.00.210.2
Alba Sanchez-Ramos292930.7.344.257.6284.91.60.70.47.2
Jaeden Vaifanua29012.9.487.235.8704.10.10.30.67.1
Tereza Vitulova292925.1.548.442.8705.60.50.50.714.2
Quinn Weidemann292932.0.421.397.8782.61.81.00.210.2

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1, 2019*
6:30 p.m.		 Adams State W 81–45  0–0
 Arena-Auditorium (2,384)
Laramie, WY
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 6, 2019*
6:30 p.m.		 Colorado Christian W 70–31  1–0
 Arena-Auditorium (2,246)
Laramie, WY
Nov 10, 2019*
1:00 p.m.		 Saint Mary's W 69–67  2–0
 Arena-Auditorium (2,402)
Laramie, WY
Nov 14, 2019*
7:00 p.m.		 at Denver L 57–71  2–1
 Magness Arena 
Denver, CO
Nov 17, 2019*
1:00 p.m.		 Colorado L 56–66  2–2
 Arena-Auditorium (2,531)
Laramie, WY
Nov 23, 2019*
5:00 p.m.		 at South Dakota State L 40–67  2–3
 Frost Arena (1,499)
Brookings, SD
Nov 25, 2019*
6:00 p.m.		 at North Dakota State W 66–57  3–3
 Scheels Center (449)
Fargo, ND
Nov 30, 2019*
2:00 p.m.		 New Mexico Highlands W 64-56  4-3
 Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
Dec 12, 2019*
6:30 p.m.		 Mississippi Valley State W 95–22  6–3
 Arena-Auditorium (2,270)
Laramie, WY
Dec 15, 2019*
1:00 p.m.		 Northern Colorado L 44–46  6–4
 Arena-Auditorium (2,334)
Laramie, WY
Dec 17, 2019*
6:30 p.m.		 No. 17 Gonzaga L 54–65  6–5
 Arena-Auditorium (2,432)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West regular season
Dec 4, 2019
6:30 p.m.		 at Air Force W 65–63  4–3
(1–0)		 Clune Arena (252)
Colorado Springs, CO
Dec 7, 2019
2:00 p.m.		 at New Mexico W 73–66  5–3
(2–0)		 Dreamstyle Arena (5,495)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 1, 2020
6:30 p.m.		 Boise State W 73–68  7–5
(3–0)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,395)
Laramie, WY
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 p.m.		 Colorado State
Border War		 L 49–56  7–6
(3–1)		 Arena-Auditorium (3,257)
Laramie, WY
Jan 8, 2020
7:30 p.m.		 at San Diego State L 60–67 OT 7–7
(3–2)		 Viejas Arena (347)
San Diego, CA
Jan 11, 2020
4:00 p.m.		 at UNLV L 53–65  7–8
(3–3)		 Cox Pavilion (998)
Paradise, NV
Jan 15, 2020
6:30 p.m.		 Nevada W 83–59  8–8
(4–3)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,270)
Laramie, WY
Jan 18, 2020
3:00 p.m.		 at Fresno State L 59–89  8–9
(4–4)		 Save Mart Center 
Fresno, CA
Jan 22, 2020
6:30 p.m.		 San Diego State W 81–67  9–9
(5–4)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,404)
Laramie, WY
Jan 29, 2020
7:00 p.m.		 at Utah State W 65–54  10–9
(6–4)		 Smith Spectrum (437)
Logan, UT
Feb 1, 2020
1:00 p.m.		 San Jose State W 80–45  11–9
(7–4)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,851)
Laramie, WY
Feb 5, 2020
TBD		 at Boise State L 48–67  11–10
(7–5)		 ExtraMile Arena (912)
Boise, ID
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 p.m.		 New Mexico L 71–74 OT 11–11
(7–6)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,713)
Laramie, WY
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 p.m.		 at Colorado State
Border War		 W 43–40  12–11
(8–6)		 Moby Arena (2,298)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 19, 2020
6:30 p.m.		 Utah State W 64–45  13–11
(9–6)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,430)
Laramie, WY
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 p.m.		 Air Force W 68–52  14–11
(10–6)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,838)
Laramie, WY
Feb 24, 2020
7:30 p.m.		 at Nevada W 84–79  15–11
(11–6)		 Lawlor Events Center (998)
Reno, NV
Feb 27, 2020
6:30 p.m.		 Fresno State W 64–55  16–11
(12–6)		 Arena-Auditorium (2,724)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West Women's Tournament
Mar 2, 2020
9:30 p.m., MWN		 (3) vs. (11) Utah State
Quarterfinals		 W 64–59  17–11
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Mar 3, 2020
9:30 p.m., MWN		 (3) vs. (2) Boise State
Semifinals		 L 71–79  18–12
 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.

See also

References
  1. Foster, Brandon (24 April 2019). "Joe Legerski retires as Wyoming women's basketball coach". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  2. Potter, Davis (8 May 2019). "Gerald Mattinson promoted to head women's basketball coach". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. Renshaw, Dalton (12 March 2019). "Aggies handled by Wyoming in MW quarterfinals". ThenUtah Statesman. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  4. Settle, David (13 March 2019). "Cowgirls Will Play For A Title And NCAA Bid Wednesday". kowb1290.com. KOWB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  5. Potter, Davis (14 March 2019). "Despite loss, Wyoming eager to keep 'enjoying the ride' in postseason". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. Auclair, Noah (31 March 2019). "And then there were four: Wildcats overpower Wyoming en route to WNIT Final Four". Arizona Daily Wildcat. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. "Mountain West Announces 2019-20 WBB Preseason Honors". themw.com. Mountain West Conference. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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