2020–21 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team
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Mountain West Tournament champions | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
2020–21 record | 14–10 (8–8 Mountain West) |
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Home arena | Arena-Auditorium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | – | 3 | .786 | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | – | 5 | .722 | 15 | – | 9 | .625 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | – | 5 | .688 | 15 | – | 6 | .714 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | – | 6 | .667 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 9 | .591 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming† | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 9 | .609 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | – | 12 | .294 | 7 | – | 17 | .292 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | – | 16 | .111 | 4 | – | 20 | .167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | – | 2 | .333 | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State suspended their season on January 14, 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† winner As of March 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2020–21 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2020–21 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Gerald Mattinson, in his second season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. The beginning of the season was delayed until at least November 25, as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic.[1]
Previous season[]
The Cowgirls finished the 2019–20 season 17–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They defeated [2] in the Mountain West Tournament before losing to Boise State[3] in the semifinals. They didn't play in a postseason tournament.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Karla Erjavec | 1 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Zagreb, CRO | Transferred to Miami[4][5] |
Tereza Vitulova | 2 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Domašov, CZE | Transferred to South Florida[4][6] |
Elisa Pilli | 3 | G | 5'9" | Graduate | Padua, ITA | Graduated |
Taylor Rusk | 4 | F | 5'11" | Graduate | Highlands Ranch, CO | Graduated |
Selale Kepenc | 10 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Istanbul, TUR | Graduated |
Jaeden Vaifaunua | 23 | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Draper, UT | Religious mission[7] |
Arrivals[]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Iris Tsafra | 0 | G | 6'0" | RS Sophomore | Athens, GRE | South Florida |
Grace Ellis | 4 | F | 6'0" | Freshman | Brisbane, AUS | St Peters Lutheran College |
Paula Salazar | 10 | F | 6'3" | Freshman | Barcelona ESP | Institute Vilanova del Valles |
Marta Savic | 15 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Zagreb, CRO | Sport Gymnasium |
Landri Hudson | 21 | G | 5'9" | Freshman | Aurora, CO | Grandview HS |
Lexi Bull | 23 | G/F | 6'0" | Freshman | Pocatello, ID | Century HS |
Ola Ustowska | 30 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Kartuzy, POL | SMS PZKosz Lomianki |
Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir | 33 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Hveragerði, ISL | Niagara |
Roster[]
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Statistics[]
Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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McKinley Bradshaw | 22 | 4 | 22.8 | .462 | .427 | .768 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 11.7 |
Lexi Bull | 9 | 0 | 2.2 | .500 | .500 | — | .3 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .3 |
Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir | 24 | 24 | 24.3 | .505 | .000 | .674 | 5.4 | .6 | .4 | .7 | 9.0 |
Grace Ellis | 24 | 0 | 10.3 | .296 | .292 | .739 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .1 | 2.3 |
Landri Hudson | 10 | 0 | 2.5 | .200 | .250 | — | .1 | .1 | .1 | .0 | .3 |
Jaye Johnson | 24 | 20 | 21.3 | .327 | .282 | .750 | 2.5 | 1.0 | .3 | .3 | 4.3 |
Tommi Olson | 24 | 24 | 33.6 | .393 | .280 | .500 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 2.3 | .2 | 5.8 |
Paula Salazar | 14 | 0 | 5.5 | .212 | .083 | .250 | .9 | .2 | .1 | .4 | 1.1 |
Alba Sanchez Ramos | 24 | 24 | 31.1 | .400 | .299 | .714 | 6.3 | 1.9 | .6 | .4 | 10.3 |
Marta Savic | 21 | 0 | 7.2 | .614 | — | .500 | 1.9 | .2 | .2 | .1 | 3.8 |
Ola Ustowska | 24 | 0 | 14.4 | .348 | .317 | .429 | 1.2 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 3.5 |
Quinn Weidemann | 24 | 24 | 34.9 | .364 | .398 | .897 | 2.3 | 2.9 | .9 | .3 | 11.0 |
Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non–Conference | |||||||||||
December 5* 2:00 PM |
W 79–67 | 1–0 |
Arena-Auditorium (1,045) Laramie, WY | ||||||||
December 8* TBA |
No. 25 Gonzaga | L 50–89 | 1–1 |
Arena-Auditorium (1,003) Laramie, WY | |||||||
December 20* TBA |
at | W 53–50 OT | 3–2 |
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||
February 24* 6:30 PM |
CSU–Pueblo | Cancelled | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
Mountain West Conference | |||||||||||
December 12 2:30 PM |
at | L 46–54 | 1–2 (0–1) |
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV | |||||||
December 14 2:30 PM |
at | W 67–62 | 2–2 (1–1) |
Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV | |||||||
January 2 2:00 PM |
W 65–63 | 4–2 (2–1) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
January 4 6:30 PM |
L 80–83 OT | 4–3 (2–2) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
January 11 2:00 PM |
at | L 61–68 | 4–4 (2–3) |
ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||
January 13 TBA |
at | L 62–68 | 4–5 (2–4) |
ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||
January 16 TBA |
W 55–49 | 5–5 (3–4) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
January 18 6:30 PM |
W 59–46 | 6–5 (4–4) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
January 22 6:00 PM |
at | L 52–60 | 6–6 (4–5) |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||
January 24 1:30 PM |
at | L 50–57 | 6–7 (4–6) |
Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV | |||||||
January 28 6:30 PM |
W 54–36 | 7–7 (5–6) |
Arena-Auditorium (695) Laramie, WY | ||||||||
January 30 1:00 PM |
W 62–41 | 8–7 (6–6) |
Arena-Auditorium (780) Laramie, WY | ||||||||
February 4 6:00 PM |
at | L 61–69 | 8–8 (6–7) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
February 6 1:00 PM |
at | L 65–68 | 8–9 (6–8) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
February 11 6:30 PM |
W 68–56 | 9–9 (7–8) |
Arena-Auditorium (844) Laramie, WY | ||||||||
February 13 2:00 PM |
W 79–42 | 10–9 (8–8) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | ||||||||
February 17 |
Canceled | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
February 19 |
Canceled | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
February 25 |
at | Canceled | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | ||||||||
February 27 |
at | Canceled | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | ||||||||
March 7 5:30 PM |
(7) | vs. (10) Utah State First Round |
W 69–41 | 11–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
March 8 6:30 PM |
(7) | vs. (2) UNLV Quarterfinals |
W 72–56 | 12–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
March 8 8:30 PM |
(7) | vs. (6) Boise State Semifinals |
W 53–38 | 13–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
March 9 9:00 PM, CBSSN |
(7) | vs. (4) Fresno State Championship |
W 59–56 | 14–9 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 22* 8:00 PM, ESPN |
(14 H) | vs. (3 H) No. 9 UCLA Round of 64 |
L 48–69 | 14–10 |
Alamodome San Antonio, TX | ||||||
*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[]
- ^ Potter, Davis (16 September 2020). "College hoops' new start date pushes back Wyoming's seasons to Thanksgiving week". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ Nowlin, Jack (3 March 2020). "Wyoming Cowgirls rally past Utah State in Mountain West quarterfinals". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Cowgirls eliminated from MW Tournament with semifinal loss to Boise State". Casper Star Tribune. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ a b Potter, Davis (7 March 2020). "Two women's basketball players transferring from Wyoming". Casper Star Tribune. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Meier Adds Transfer Guard to 2020-21 Roster". miamihurricanes.com. University of Miami. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "BULLS LAND ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST STANDOUT TEREZA VITULOVA". gousfbulls.com. University of South Florida. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "2020-21 Cowgirl Quick Facts" (PDF). gowyo.com. University of Wyoming. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
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