# 2020–21 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2019–20 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 didn't play in a postseason tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Karla Erjavec | 1 | G | 5'10" | Junior | Zagreb, CRO | Transferred to Miami |
| Tereza Vitulova | 2 | F | 6'2" | Junior | Domašov, CZE | Transferred to South Florida |
| 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 |

### Arrivals

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| 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 |

## Statistics

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3FG% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| 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 |
| Non–Conference ||||||
| December 5* 2:00 pm | | Denver | 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 Northern Colorado | W 53–50 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| February 24* 6:30 pm | | CSU–Pueblo | Cancelled | Cancelled | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West Conference ||||||
| December 12 2:30 pm | | at UNLV | L 46–54 | 1–2 (0–1) | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| December 14 2:30 pm | | at UNLV | W 67–62 | 2–2 (1–1) | Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV |
| January 2 2:00 pm | | Fresno State | W 65–63 | 4–2 (2–1) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| January 4 6:30 pm | | Fresno State | L 80–83 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 (2–2) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| January 11 2:00 pm | | at Boise State | L 61–68 | 4–4 (2–3) | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| January 13 TBA | | at Boise State | L 62–68 | 4–5 (2–4) | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID |
| January 16 TBA | | Air Force | W 55–49 | 5–5 (3–4) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| January 18 6:30 pm | | Air Force | W 59–46 | 6–5 (4–4) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| January 22 6:00 pm | | at Nevada | L 52–60 | 6–6 (4–5) | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| January 24 1:30 pm | | at Nevada | L 50–57 | 6–7 (4–6) | Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV |
| January 28 6:30 pm | | San Diego State | W 54–36 | 7–7 (5–6) | Arena-Auditorium (695) Laramie, WY |
| January 30 1:00 pm | | San Diego State | W 62–41 | 8–7 (6–6) | Arena-Auditorium (780) Laramie, WY |
| February 4 6:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 61–69 | 8–8 (6–7) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| February 6 1:00 pm | | at Colorado State | L 65–68 | 8–9 (6–8) | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO |
| February 11 6:30 pm | | Utah State | W 68–56 | 9–9 (7–8) | Arena-Auditorium (844) Laramie, WY |
| February 13 2:00 pm | | Utah State | W 79–42 | 10–9 (8–8) | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| February 17 | | New Mexico | Canceled | Canceled | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| February 19 | | New Mexico | Canceled | Canceled | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY |
| February 25 | | at San Jose State | Canceled | Canceled | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| February 27 | | at San Jose State | Canceled | Canceled | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 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. ||||||