# 2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

The 2023–24 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls were led by head coach Heather Ezell, in her second season. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium, and were members of the Mountain West Conference.

## Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place in the conference. They lost in the championship of the Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball tournament to UNLV. The Cowgirls were invited to the WNIT, where they lost in the 2nd round to Kansas State.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Grace Ellis | 4 | F | 6'0" | Sr. | Brisbane, AUS | Transferred to Cleveland State |
| Quinn Weidemann | 14 | G | 5'9" | Sr. | Omaha, NE | Graduated |
| Lexi Bull | 24 | G/F | 6'0" | Sr. | Pocatello, ID | Transferred to Tarleton State |
| Tommi Olson | 24 | G | 5'6" | Sr. | Worland, WY | Graduated |

### Arrivals

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Madi Symons | 11 | F | 6'0" | Fr. | Coeur d'Alene, ID | Coeur d'Alene HS |
| Kati Ollilainen | 14 | G | 5'9" | Fr. | Helsinki, FIN | HBA-Marsky |
| Maren McKenna | 21 | G | 5'9" | Fr. | Hyde Park, UT | Green Canyon HS |
| Joslin Igo | 23 | G | 5'6" | Jr. | Douglas, WY | Casper College |
| Mikyn Hamlin | 25 | G | 5'8" | Fr. | Hugoton, KS | Hugoton HS |
| McKinley Dickerson | 42 | G | 5'11" | Sr. | Lyman, WY | Returning from Mission (LDS Church) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:30 pm | | Western Colorado | W 86–72 | 0–0 | Arena-Auditorium (2,022) Laramie, WY |
| Non–Conference ||||||
| November 6* 6:30 pm | | North Dakota | W 77–60 | 1–0 | Arena-Auditorium (2,284) Laramie, WY |
| November 10* 6:30 pm, MW Network | | Nebraska | L 52–71 | 1–1 | Arena-Auditorium (3,460) Laramie, WY |
| November 14* 6:00 pm | | at Denver | W 58–41 | 2–1 | Hamilton Gymnasium (615) Denver, CO |
| November 18* 3:00 pm | | at Gonzaga | L 64–80 | 2–2 | McCarthey Athletic Center (5,059) Spokane, WA |
| November 21* 11:00 am, MW Network | | Chadron State | W 78–32 | 3–2 | Arena-Auditorium (7,550) Laramie, WY |
| November 28* 6:30 pm, MW Network | | BYU | W 86–74 | 4–2 | Arena-Auditorium (2,442) Laramie, WY |
| December 3* 12:00 pm, BIG12/ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State | L 62–78 | 4–3 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (1,862) Stillwater, OK |
| December 10* 1:00 pm, MW Network | | No. 22 Creighton | L 61–73 | 4–4 | Arena-Auditorium (2,204) Laramie, WY |
| December 17* 12:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 55–64 | 4–5 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (1,501) Bozeman, MT |
| December 21* 4:30 pm | | vs. Wright State Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Tournament | W 71–61 | 5–5 | South Point Arena Enterprise, NV |
| December 22* 12:00 pm | | vs. Eastern Washington Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Tournament | L 43–62 | 5–6 | South Point Arena Las Vegas, NV |
| Mountain West Conference ||||||
| December 30 2:00 pm, MW Network | | Boise State | W 61–47 | 6–6 (1–0) | Arena-Auditorium (2,939) Laramie, WY |
| January 3, 2024 6:00 pm, MW Network | | at Utah State | W 54–48 | 7–6 (2–0) | Smith Spectrum (662) Logan, UT |
| January 6 1:00 pm, MW Network | | at Air Force | W 68–51 | 8–6 (3–0) | Clune Arena (511) Colorado Springs, CO |
| January 10 6:30 pm, MW Network | | San Diego State | W 72–55 | 9–6 (4–0) | Arena-Auditorium (2,060) Laramie, WY |
| January 17 7:00 pm, MW Network | | at New Mexico | L 61–68 | 9–7 (4–1) | The Pit (4,744) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 20 2:00 pm, MW Network | | Colorado State Border War | W 67–63 | 10–7 (5–1) | Arena-Auditorium (3,030) Laramie, WY |
| January 24 6:30 pm, MW Network | | Air Force | W 66–63 | 11–7 (6–1) | Arena-Auditorium (2,333) Laramie, WY |
| January 27 2:00 pm, MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 69–47 | 12–7 (7–1) | Save Mart Center (1,167) Fresno, CA |
| January 31 7:30 pm, MW Network | | at UNLV | L 51–58 | 12–8 (7–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (2,059) Paradise, NV |
| February 3 2:00 pm, MW Network | | Nevada | W 59–52 | 13–8 (8–2) | Arena-Auditorium (2,644) Laramie, WY |
| February 7 6:30 pm, MW Network | | Utah State | W 62–47 | 14–8 (9–2) | Arena-Auditorium (2,077) Laramie, WY |
| February 10 1:00 pm, MW Network | | at Boise State | L 42–56 | 14–9 (9–3) | ExtraMile Arena (1,492) Boise, ID |
| February 17 12:30 pm, MW Network | | at Colorado State | L 70–75 | 14–10 (9–4) | Moby Arena (8,083) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 21 6:30 pm, MW Network | | UNLV | L 60–63 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (9–5) | Arena-Auditorium (2,261) Laramie, WY |
| February 24 2:00 pm, MW Network | | New Mexico | L 58–59 | 14–12 (9–6) | Arena-Auditorium (3,166) Laramie, WY |
| February 28 8:00 pm, MW Network | | at San Jose State | W 88–73 | 15–12 (10–6) | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA |
| March 2 1:00 pm, MW Network | | Fresno State | W 62–51 | 16–12 (11–6) | Arena-Auditorium (2,860) Laramie, WY |
| March 5 7:00 pm, MW Network | | at San Diego State | L 55–58 | 16–13 (11–7) | Viejas Arena (1,937) San Diego, CA |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 11 8:30 pm, MW Network | (3) | (6) Boise State | L 54–62 | 16–14 | Thomas & Mack Center (2,683) Paradise, NV |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 24* 1:00 p.m. | | UTSA Second Round | W 80–64 | 17–14 | Arena-Auditorium (2,061) Laramie, WY |
| March 29* 6:30 p.m. | | South Dakota Super 16 | W 84–52 | 18–14 | Arena-Auditorium (3,342) Laramie, WY |
| April 1* 6:30 p.m. | | Minnesota Great 8 | L 54–65 | 18–15 | Arena-Auditorium (3,710) Laramie, WY |
| *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. ||||||