# 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

The 2019–20 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's 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 in Laramie, Wyoming and were members of the Mountain West Conference.
The Cowgirls finished the season 17–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play, to finish in third place. They defeated Utah State in the Mountain West tournament before losing to Boise State in the semifinals. They did not play in a postseason tournament.

## 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 ||||||
| November 1, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | Adams State | W 81–45 | 0–0 | Arena-Auditorium (2,384) Laramie, WY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | Colorado Christian | W 70–31 | 1–0 | Arena-Auditorium (2,246) Laramie, WY |
| November 10, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Saint Mary's | W 69–67 | 2–0 | Arena-Auditorium (2,402) Laramie, WY |
| November 14, 2019* 7:00 p.m. | | at Denver | L 57–71 | 2–1 | Magness Arena Denver, CO |
| November 17, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Colorado | L 56–66 | 2–2 | Arena-Auditorium (2,531) Laramie, WY |
| November 23, 2019* 5:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota State | L 40–67 | 2–3 | Frost Arena (1,499) Brookings, SD |
| November 25, 2019* 6:00 p.m. | | at North Dakota State | W 66–57 | 3–3 | Scheels Center (449) Fargo, ND |
| November 30, 2019* 2:00 p.m. | | New Mexico Highlands | W 64-56 | 4-3 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| December 12, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | Mississippi Valley State | W 95–22 | 6–3 | Arena-Auditorium (2,270) Laramie, WY |
| December 15, 2019* 1:00 p.m. | | Northern Colorado | L 44–46 | 6–4 | Arena-Auditorium (2,334) Laramie, WY |
| December 17, 2019* 6:30 p.m. | | No. 17 Gonzaga | L 54–65 | 6–5 | Arena-Auditorium (2,432) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West regular season ||||||
| December 4, 2019 6:30 p.m. | | at Air Force | W 65–63 | 4–3 (1–0) | Clune Arena (252) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 7, 2019 2:00 p.m. | | at New Mexico | W 73–66 | 5–3 (2–0) | Dreamstyle Arena (5,495) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 1, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | Boise State | W 73–68 | 7–5 (3–0) | Arena-Auditorium (2,395) Laramie, WY |
| January 4, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Colorado State Border War | L 49–56 | 7–6 (3–1) | Arena-Auditorium (3,257) Laramie, WY |
| January 8, 2020 7:30 p.m. | | at San Diego State | L 60–67 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (3–2) | Viejas Arena (347) San Diego, CA |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 p.m. | | at UNLV | L 53–65 | 7–8 (3–3) | Cox Pavilion (998) Paradise, NV |
| January 15, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | Nevada | W 83–59 | 8–8 (4–3) | Arena-Auditorium (2,270) Laramie, WY |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 p.m. | | at Fresno State | L 59–89 | 8–9 (4–4) | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA |
| January 22, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | San Diego State | W 81–67 | 9–9 (5–4) | Arena-Auditorium (2,404) Laramie, WY |
| January 29, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Utah State | W 65–54 | 10–9 (6–4) | Smith Spectrum (437) Logan, UT |
| February 1, 2020 1:00 p.m. | | San Jose State | W 80–45 | 11–9 (7–4) | Arena-Auditorium (2,851) Laramie, WY |
| February 5, 2020 7:00 p.m. | | at Boise State | L 48–67 | 11–10 (7–5) | ExtraMile Arena (912) Boise, ID |
| February 8, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | New Mexico | L 71–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (7–6) | Arena-Auditorium (2,713) Laramie, WY |
| February 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 |
| February 19, 2020 6:30 p.m. | | Utah State | W 64–45 | 13–11 (9–6) | Arena-Auditorium (2,430) Laramie, WY |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 p.m. | | Air Force | W 68–52 | 14–11 (10–6) | Arena-Auditorium (2,838) Laramie, WY |
| February 24, 2020 7:30 p.m. | | at Nevada | W 84–79 | 15–11 (11–6) | Lawlor Events Center (998) Reno, NV |
| February 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 ||||||
| March 2, 2020 9:30 p.m., MWN | (3) | vs. (11) Utah State Quarterfinals | W 64–59 | 17–11 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 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. ||||||
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