# 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2019–20 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by first-year head coach Gerald Mattinson, hired following the retirement of longtime coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and were members of the Mountain West Conference.

## 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 and San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament before losing to Boise State in the championship game. 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.

## Offseason

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

## Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| McKinley Bradshaw | 29 | 0 | 12.5 | .361 | .390 | .756 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 4.7 |
| Emily Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 5.6 | .333 | .000 | 1.000 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 |
| Karla Erjavec | 22 | 18 | 26.9 | .331 | .309 | .821 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 6.3 |
| Jaye Johnson | 24 | 0 | 7.0 | .275 | .231 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| Selale Kepenc | 27 | 0 | 8.6 | .426 | .378 | .818 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.1 |
| Tommi Olson | 29 | 11 | 20.4 | .350 | .107 | .250 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
| Elisa Pilli | 6 | 0 | 3.0 | .500 | .000 | .000 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Paige Powell | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | .714 | .500 | .000 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| Taylor Rusk | 29 | 29 | 33.1 | .450 | .406 | .647 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 |
| Alba Sanchez-Ramos | 29 | 29 | 30.7 | .344 | .257 | .628 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
| Jaeden Vaifanua | 29 | 0 | 12.9 | .487 | .235 | .870 | 4.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| Tereza Vitulova | 29 | 29 | 25.1 | .548 | .442 | .870 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 14.2 |
| Quinn Weidemann | 29 | 29 | 32.0 | .421 | .397 | .878 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 10.2 |

## 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 | 17–12 | 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. ||||||