# 2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

The 2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2022–23 college basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by first-year head coach Heather Ezell. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming and were members of the Mountain West Conference. The Cowgirls finished second in the Mountain West Conference, and lost in the championship game of the Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament to UNLV. The Cowgirls were invited to the WNIT, and lost in the second round to Kansas State.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2021–22 season 17–13, 11–6 in Mountain West play, to finish tied for third place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament to Colorado State. Head coach Gerald Mattinson announced his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the season, and Heather Ezell was hired as the new head coach the same day.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Alba Sanchez Ramos | 11 | G | 6' 0" | Sr. | Madrid, Spain | Graduated |
| McKinley Bradshaw | 12 | G | 5' 11" | Jr. | Lyman, WY | Mission (LDS Church) |
| Landri Hudson | 21 | G | 5' 9" | So. | Aurora, CO | Transferred to CSU Pueblo |

### Arrivals

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Bailey Wilborn | 1 | G | 5' 8" | So. | Wichita, KS | Maine |
| Grace Moyers | 3 | G | 5' 8" | Fr. | Erie, CO | Erie HS |
| Malene Pedersen | 12 | G | 5' 11" | Fr. | Aabyhøj, Denmark | Kansas State |

## Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Tess Barnes | 34 | 2 | 19.1 | .383 | .324 | .727 | 2.6 | 1.2 | .6 | .5 | 4.6 |
| Lexi Bull | 4 | 0 | 2.3 | .500 | — | — | .8 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .5 |
| Grace Ellis | 34 | 34 | 25.8 | .483 | .360 | .723 | 4.5 | 1.7 | .4 | .2 | 8.7 |
| Allyson Fertig | 34 | 34 | 24.3 | .586 | .154 | .697 | 8.7 | .8 | .7 | 2.0 | 13.3 |
| Emily Mellema | 34 | 0 | 19.5 | .400 | .353 | .736 | 1.6 | 1.7 | .9 | .2 | 6.3 |
| Grace Moyers | 13 | 0 | 4.0 | .188 | — | .750 | .4 | .0 | .2 | .0 | .9 |
| Tommi Olson | 34 | 34 | 26.0 | .378 | .403 | .760 | 3.5 | 2.8 | .7 | .1 | 4.4 |
| Malene Pedersen | 34 | 34 | 28.9 | .467 | .321 | .882 | 4.0 | 2.4 | .5 | .1 | 11.0 |
| Paula Salazar | 8 | 0 | 5.4 | .500 | .000 | .750 | 1.5 | .0 | .1 | .3 | 1.4 |
| Marta Savic | 34 | 0 | 12.1 | .500 | 1.000 | .703 | 3.8 | .9 | .6 | .4 | 4.1 |
| Ola Ustowska | 29 | 0 | 11.9 | .228 | .193 | .727 | .9 | .8 | .3 | .2 | 1.9 |
| Quinn Weidemann | 32 | 32 | 32.8 | .397 | .356 | .847 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.0 | .2 | 10.9 |
| Bailey Wilborn | 10 | 0 | 6.7 | .313 | .333 | .750 | .3 | .1 | .1 | .0 | 1.8 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 28, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | Colorado Christian | W 68–36 | 0–0 | Arena-Auditorium (1,504) Laramie, WY |
| November 5, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Sioux Falls | W 87–40 | 0–0 | Arena-Auditorium (1,952) Laramie, WY |
| Non-conference ||||||
| November 11, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | at North Dakota | L 55–67 | 0–1 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,166) Grand Forks, ND |
| November 15, 2022* 8:00 p.m. | | Gonzaga | L 64–66 | 0–2 | Arena-Auditorium (2,077) Laramie, WY |
| November 18, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | Denver | W 68–45 | 1–2 | Arena-Auditorium (2,233) Laramie, WY |
| November 22, 2022* 11:00 a.m. | | Regis | W 64–44 | 2–2 | Arena-Auditorium (5,792) Laramie, WY |
| November 25, 2022* 3:00 p.m. | | at Pacific Tiger Turkey Tip-Off | L 53–67 | 2–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (227) Stockton, CA |
| November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. UC Davis Tiger Turkey Tip-Off | W 67–48 | 3–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (107) Stockton, CA |
| December 2, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | Montana State | W 67–59 | 4–3 | Arena-Auditorium (2,174) Laramie, WY |
| December 5, 2022* 6:30 p.m. | | New Mexico Highlands | W 80–24 | 5–3 | Arena-Auditorium (2,075) Laramie, WY |
| December 11, 2022* 6:30 a.m. | | Kansas City | W 72–43 | 6–3 | Arena-Auditorium (2,286) Laramie, WY |
| December 18, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | at Nebraska | L 39–66 | 6–4 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,972) Lincoln, NE |
| December 20, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | at Wichita State | W 61–56 | 7–4 | Charles Koch Arena (1,488) Wichita, KS |
| Mountain West Conference ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:30 p.m. | | at UNLV | L 67–73 | 7–5 (0–1) | Cox Pavilion (526) Paradise, NV |
| December 31, 2022 6:00 p.m. | | Fresno State | W 77–72 $^{2OT}$ | 8–5 (1–1) | Arena-Auditorium (2,432) Laramie, WY |
| January 5, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | New Mexico | W 78–69 | 9–5 (2–1) | Arena-Auditorium (1,942) Laramie, WY |
| January 11, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | at Air Force | W 61–60 | 10–5 (3–1) | Clune Arena (660) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at San Jose State | W 64–48 | 11–5 (4–1) | Provident Credit Union Event Center (355) San Jose, CA |
| January 16, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | at Nevada | W 57–53 | 12–5 (5–1) | Lawlor Events Center (739) Reno, NV |
| January 19, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | UNLV | L 57–71 | 12–6 (5–2) | Arena-Auditorium (2,307) Laramie, WY |
| January 21, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | San Diego State | L 66–73 | 12–7 (5–3) | Arena-Auditorium (2,647) Laramie, WY |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Utah State | W 64–52 | 13–7 (6–3) | Smith Spectrum (312) Logan, UT |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | at Boise State | W 69–62 | 14–7 (7–3) | ExtraMile Arena (1,059) Boise, ID |
| February 2, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | San Jose State | W 68–54 | 15–7 (8–3) | Arena-Auditorium (2,040) Laramie, WY |
| February 4, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at Colorado State Border War | L 63–66 | 15–8 (8–4) | Moby Arena (2,141) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 9, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | Utah State | W 70–48 | 16–8 (9–4) | Arena-Auditorium (2,227) Laramie, WY |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | Air Force | W 62–56 | 17–8 (10–4) | Arena-Auditorium (2,790) Laramie, WY |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico | L 62–71 | 17–9 (10–5) | The Pit (4,668) Albuquerque, NM |
| February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m. | | at San Diego State | W 70–58 | 18–9 (11–5) | Viejas Arena (1,138) San Diego, CA |
| February 23, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | Nevada | W 81–66 | 19–9 (12–5) | Arena-Auditorium (2,144) Laramie, WY |
| February 25, 2023 7:30 p.m. | | Colorado State Border War | W 76–60 | 20–9 (13–5) | Arena-Auditorium (3,603) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West women's tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 5:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (10) San Jose State Quarterfinals | W 72–57 | 21–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2023 7:30 p.m. | (2) | vs. (3) Colorado State Semifinals, Border War | W 65–56 | 22–9 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 8, 2023 7:00 p.m. | (2) | vs. (1) No. 21 UNLV Championship | L 60–71 | 22–10 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 17, 2023 6:30 p.m. | | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi First round | W 75–41 | 23–10 | Arena-Auditorium (2,820) Laramie, WY |
| March 21, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | at Kansas State Second round | L 55–71 | 23–11 | Bramlage Coliseum (2,350) Manhattan, KS |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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