2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
WNIT, Third Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	17–13 (11–6 Mountain West)
Head coach	Gerald Mattinson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Heather Ezell; Fallon Lewis; Ryan Larsen;
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium
	Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2021–22 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Gerald Mattinson, in his third season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls finished tied for 3rd in the Mountain West Conference, but exited the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament in the quarterfinal round, losing to Colorado State 51-38 due to an embarrassing 4th quarter performance.^[1]

2021–22 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNLV †	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
New Mexico	14	–	4	.778	26	–	10	.722
Wyoming	11	–	6	.647	17	–	13	.567
Nevada	11	–	6	.647	20	–	13	.606
Air Force	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Colorado State	9	–	9	.500	21	–	12	.636
San Diego State	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Fresno State	7	–	10	.412	11	–	18	.379
Utah State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Boise State	4	–	13	.235	8	–	21	.276
San Jose State	2	–	16	.111	5	–	25	.167

† 2022 MW Tournament winner

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2020–21 season 14–10, 8–8 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place in the conference. They defeated Utah State,^[2] UNLV,^[3] Boise State,^[4] and Fresno State to win the 2021 Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament, the first in program history.^[5] The Cowgirls lost to UCLA in the Round of 64 of the NCAA tournament.^[6]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jaye Johnson	5	F	5'10"	Sr.	Casper, WY	Graduated
Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir	33	F	6'1"	Sr.	Hveragerði, ISL	Graduated

Arrivals

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Emily Mellema	2	G	5'11"	Fr.	Lynden, WA	Lynden Christian HS
Tess Barnes	5	F	6'2"	Fr.	Gisborne, AUS	Maribyrnong College
Allyson Fertig	45	C	6'4"	Fr.	Glendo, WY	Douglas HS

Wyoming was selected to finish fifth in the Mountain West preseason poll, and no Cowgirls were selected to the preseason all-conference team.^[7]

Roster

2021–22 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Emily Mellema	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lynden Christian HS	Lynden, WA
F	4	Grace Ellis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	St Peters Lutheran College	Brisbane,AUS
G/F	5	Tess Barnes	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Maribyrnong College	Gisborne, AUS
F	10	Paula Salazar	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Institute Vilanova del Valles	Barcelona, ESP
G	11	Alba Sanchez Ramos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Colegio Torreyilano	Madrid, ESP
G	12	McKinley Bradshaw	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Lyman HS	Lyman, WY
G	14	Quinn Weidemann	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Westside HS	Omaha, NE
F	15	Marta Savic	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Sport Gymnasium	Zagreb, CRO
G	21	Landri Hudson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Grandview HS	Aurora, CO
G/F	23	Lexi Bull	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Century HS	Pocatello, ID
G	24	Tommi Olson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Highlands Ranch HS	Worland, WY
G	30	Ola Ustowska	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	SMS PZKosz Lomianki	Kartuzy, POL
C	45	Allyson Fertig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Douglas HS	Glendo, WY

Head coach

Gerald Mattinson (Weber State)

Assistant coach(es)

Heather Ezell (Iowa State)
Ryan Larsen (MSU Moorhead)
Fallon Lewis (Wyoming)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2021

Statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Tess Barnes	19	0	8.7	.186	.200	1.000	1.9	.8	.2	.3	1.3
McKinley Bradshaw	29	29	32.3	.390	.340	.763	5.7	1.4	.8	.2	14.9
Lexi Bull	10	0	3.3	.091	.000	.500	1.4	.3	.0	.2	.3
Grace Ellis	30	8	18.9	.381	.174	.859	3.5	.7	.3	.1	5.6
Allyson Fertig	30	23	21.0	.504	.000	.618	8.4	.2	.3	.9	10.8
Landri Hudson	9	0	2.6	.400	.000	1.000	.6	.2	.3	.0	.6
Emily Mellema	30	0	14.7	.350	.244	.730	1.2	1.2	.4	.1	3.6
Tommi Olson	30	30	32.7	.316	.308	.769	4.5	3.3	1.5	.0	4.3
Paula Salazar	25	0	9.6	.456	.200	.714	2.0	.2	.1	.4	3.8
Alba Sanchez Ramos	29	29	29.8	.369	.329	.769	6.4	2.8	.7	.3	7.9
Marta Savic	8	0	4.4	.500	.000	.000	1.6	.1	.1	.1	1.8
Ola Ustowska	13	1	17.2	.450	.432	.643	.8	1.0	.3	.0	6.1
Quinn Weidemann	30	30	34.7	.420	.419	.879	3.0	2.6	.8	.2	11.0

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5* 6:30 pm		UC Colorado Springs	W 66–39	0–0	Arena-Auditorium (2,477) Laramie, WY
Non–Conference
November 9* 11:00 am		CSU Pueblo	W 67–53	1–0	Arena-Auditorium (4,402) Laramie, WY
November 13* 2:00 pm		Wichita State	L 48–57	1–1	Arena-Auditorium (2,521) Laramie, WY
November 18* 5:00 pm		at Kansas City	L 44–53	1–2	Municipal Auditorium (439) Kansas City, MO
November 22* 6:30 pm		Chadron State	W 71–48	2–2	Arena-Auditorium (1,843) Laramie, WY
November 26* 1:00 pm		vs. Tulane Denver Thanksgiving Classic	L 67–73	2–3	Hamilton Gymnasium (84) Denver, CO
November 27* 3:30 pm		at Denver Denver Thanksgiving Classic	W 81–51	3–3	Hamilton Gymnasium (379) Denver, CO
December 3* 7:00 pm		at Gonzaga	L 47–54	3–4	McCarthey Athletic Center (3,171) Spokane, WA
December 12* 1:00 pm		North Dakota State	W 71–45	4–4	Arena-Auditorium (2,085) Laramie, WY
December 22* 11:00 am		at Nebraska	L 61–72	4–5	Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,566) Lincoln, NE
Mountain West Conference
December 28 2:00 pm		at San Diego State	W 62–54	5–5 (1–0)	Viejas Arena (360) San Diego, CA
December 31 3:00 pm		at UNLV	L 60–66	5–6 (1–1)	Cox Pavilion (408) Paradise, NV
January 9 1:00 pm		Fresno State	Cancelled due to COVID-19 protocols		Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
January 13 6:30 pm		New Mexico	L 76–85	5–7 (1–2)	Arena-Auditorium (2,551) Laramie, WY
January 15 2:00 pm		Air Force	W 57–54	6–7 (2–2)	Arena-Auditorium (1,981) Laramie, WY
January 19 6:30 pm		at Boise State	L 59–70	6–8 (2–3)	ExtraMile Arena (542) Boise, ID
January 22 2:00 pm		at Utah State	L 66–76	6–9 (2–4)	Smith Spectrum (432) Logan, UT
January 26 6:30 p.m.		Boise State Rescheduled from January 3	W 61–47	7–9 (3–4)	Arena-Auditorium (2,009) Laramie, WY
January 29 2:00 p.m.		Nevada	W 62–53	8–9 (4–4)	Arena-Auditorium (2,195) Laramie, WY
February 2 6:30 p.m.		at Air Force	L 45–47	8–10 (4–5)	Clune Arena (204) Colorado Springs, CO
February 5 2:00 p.m.		at New Mexico	W 60–59	9–10 (5–5)	The Pit (5,075) Albuquerque, NM
February 9 6:30 p.m.		San Jose State	W 75–54	10–10 (6–5)	Arena-Auditorium (1,520) Laramie, WY
February 12 3:00 p.m.		at Fresno State	W 61–58	11–10 (7–5)	Save Mart Center (1,027) Fresno, CA
February 14 7:00 p.m.		at San Jose State Rescheduled from January 6	W 84–64	12–10 (8–5)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (255) San Jose, CA
February 17 6:00 p.m.		at Colorado State Border War	L 45–56	12–11 (8–6)	Moby Arena (1,433) Fort Collins, CO
February 24 6:30 p.m.		UNLV	W 77–73	13–11 (9–6)	Arena-Auditorium (2,416) Laramie, WY
February 26 2:00 p.m.		San Diego State	W 70–46	14–11 (10–6)	Arena-Auditorium (2,919) Laramie, WY
March 2 6:30 p.m.		Colorado State Border War	W 69–63 ^OT	15–11 (11–6)	Arena-Auditorium (2,375) Laramie, WY
Mountain West Women's Tournament
March 7 9:30 p.m.	(3)	vs. (6) Colorado State Quarterfinals	L 38–51	15–12	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
WNIT
March 17 6:30 p.m.		Idaho State First Round	W 76–73 ^OT	16–12	Arena-Auditorium (1,647) Laramie, WY
March 20 2:30 p.m.		Tulsa Second Round	W 97–90 ^3OT	17–12	Arena-Auditorium (2,412) Laramie, WY
March 24 6:30 p.m.		UCLA Third Round	L 81–82 ^3OT	17–13	Arena-Auditorium (4,297) 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.

References

^ "Rams defense stymies Cowgirls in Mountain West quarterfinals".
^ "Cowgirls open Mountain West tournament with rout of Utah State". Casper Star-Tribune. March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "Cowgirls shoot past UNLV, advance to Mountain West tournament semifinals". Casper Star-Tribune. March 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ "More suffocating defense has Cowgirls playing for the Mountain West tournament title". Casper Star-Tribune. March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Potter, Davis (March 11, 2021). "For Wyoming's own Gerald Mattinson, delivering a historic title is 'extra special'". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Potter, Davis (March 22, 2021). "Cowgirls' historic season ends with first-round loss to UCLA". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
^ Thorburn, Ryan (October 13, 2021). "Wyoming Cowgirls basketball picked to finish fifth in Mountain West Conference". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[1] "Rams defense stymies Cowgirls in Mountain West quarterfinals".

[2] "Cowgirls open Mountain West tournament with rout of Utah State". Casper Star-Tribune. March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[3] "Cowgirls shoot past UNLV, advance to Mountain West tournament semifinals". Casper Star-Tribune. March 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[4] "More suffocating defense has Cowgirls playing for the Mountain West tournament title". Casper Star-Tribune. March 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[5] Potter, Davis (March 11, 2021). "For Wyoming's own Gerald Mattinson, delivering a historic title is 'extra special'". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[6] Potter, Davis (March 22, 2021). "Cowgirls' historic season ends with first-round loss to UCLA". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

[7] Thorburn, Ryan (October 13, 2021). "Wyoming Cowgirls basketball picked to finish fifth in Mountain West Conference". Casper Star-Tribune. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

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