2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

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.

2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
WNIT, Great 8
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record18–15 (11–7 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ryan Larsen
  • Fallon Lewis
  • Natalie Baker
  • Cameron Tucker
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
Seasons
2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 17 1   .944 30 3   .909
New Mexico 12 6   .667 21 11   .656
Wyoming 11 7   .611 18 15   .545
Nevada 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Colorado State 10 8   .556 20 11   .645
San Diego State 10 8   .556 22 13   .629
Boise State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Air Force 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Fresno State 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Utah State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
San Jose State 2 16   .111 7 24   .226
2024 Mountain West tournament winner

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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) 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
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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 L 61–68  9–7
(4–1)
The Pit (4,744)
Albuquerque, NM
January 20
2:00 pm, MW Network
Colorado State
Border War
W 67–63  10–7
(5–1)
Arena-Auditorium (3,030)
Laramie, WY
January 24
6:30 pm, MW Network
Air Force W 66–63  11–7
(6–1)
Arena-Auditorium (2,333)
Laramie, WY
January 27
2:00 pm, MW Network
at Fresno State W 69–47  12–7
(7–1)
Save Mart Center (1,167)
Fresno, CA
January 31
7:30 pm, MW Network
at UNLV L 51–58  12–8
(7–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (2,059)
Paradise, NV
February 3
2:00 pm, MW Network
Nevada W 59–52  13–8
(8–2)
Arena-Auditorium (2,644)
Laramie, WY
February 7
6:30 pm, MW Network
Utah State W 62–47  14–8
(9–2)
Arena-Auditorium (2,077)
Laramie, WY
February 10
1:00 pm, MW Network
at Boise State L 42–56  14–9
(9–3)
ExtraMile Arena (1,492)
Boise, ID
February 17
12:30 pm, MW Network
at Colorado State L 70–75  14–10
(9–4)
Moby Arena (8,083)
Fort Collins, CO
February 21
6:30 pm, MW Network
UNLV L 60–63 OT 14–11
(9–5)
Arena-Auditorium (2,261)
Laramie, WY
February 24
2:00 pm, MW Network
New Mexico L 58–59  14–12
(9–6)
Arena-Auditorium (3,166)
Laramie, WY
February 28
8:00 pm, MW Network
at San Jose State W 88–73  15–12
(10–6)
Provident Credit Union Event Center 
San Jose, CA
March 2
1:00 pm, MW Network
Fresno State W 62–51  16–12
(11–6)
Arena-Auditorium (2,860)
Laramie, WY
March 5
7:00 pm, MW Network
at San Diego State L 55–58  16–13
(11–7)
Viejas Arena (1,937)
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.

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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. ^ "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.