2020–21 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Wyoming Cowgirls
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:Mountain West
Record:14–10
Conf Record:8–8
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Fallon Lewis
Asst Coach3:Ryan Larsen
Champion:Mountain West tournament champions

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.[1]

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[2] in the Mountain West tournament before losing to Boise State[3] 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 Transferred to Miami[4] [5]
Tereza Vitulova 2 F 6'2" Junior Transferred to South Florida[6]
Elisa Pilli 3 G 5'9" Graduate Graduated
Taylor Rusk 4 F 5'11" Graduate Graduated
Selale Kepenc 10 F 6'1" Senior Graduated
Jaeden Vaifaunua 23 F 6'1" Sophomore Religious mission[7]

Arrivals

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Iris Tsafra 0 G 6'0" RS Sophomore
Grace Ellis 4 F 6'0" Freshman St Peters Lutheran College
Paula Salazar 10 F 6'3" Freshman Institute Vilanova del Valles
Marta Savic 15 F 6'1" Freshman Sport Gymnasium
Landri Hudson 21 G 5'9" Freshman Grandview HS
Lexi Bull 23 G/F 6'0" Freshman Century HS
Ola Ustowska 30 G 5'10" Freshman SMS PZKosz Lomianki
33 F 6'1" Senior Niagara

Statistics

PlayerGPGSMPGFG%3FG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
McKinley Bradshaw22 4 22.8 .462 .427 .768 3.8 1.0 .5 .0 11.7
Lexi Bull9 0 2.2 .500 .500 .3 .2 .1 .0 .3
Dagný Lísa Davíðsdóttir24 24 24.3 .505 .000 .674 5.4 .6 .4 .7 9.0
Grace Ellis24 0 10.3 .296 .292 .739 1.5 .5 .0 .1 2.3
Landri Hudson10 0 2.5 .200 .250 .1 .1 .1 .0 .3
Jaye Johnson24 20 21.3 .327 .282 .750 2.5 1.0 .3 .3 4.3
Tommi Olson24 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 Ramos24 24 31.1 .400 .299 .714 6.3 1.9 .6 .4 10.3
Marta Savic21 0 7.2 .614 .500 1.9 .2 .2 .1 3.8
Ola Ustowska24 0 14.4 .348 .317 .429 1.2 .6 .2 .1 3.5
Quinn Weidemann24 24 34.9 .364 .398 .897 2.3 2.9 .9 .3 11.0

Schedule

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References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Potter . Davis . College hoops' new start date pushes back Wyoming's seasons to Thanksgiving week . 20 October 2020 . Casper Star Tribune . 16 September 2020.
  2. News: Nowlin . Jack . Wyoming Cowgirls rally past Utah State in Mountain West quarterfinals . 20 October 2020 . Casper Star Tribune . 3 March 2020.
  3. News: Cowgirls eliminated from MW Tournament with semifinal loss to Boise State . 20 October 2020 . Casper Star Tribune . 4 March 2020.
  4. News: Potter . Davis . Two women's basketball players transferring from Wyoming . 20 October 2020 . Casper Star Tribune . 7 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Meier Adds Transfer Guard to 2020-21 Roster . miamihurricanes.com . University of Miami . 20 October 2020.
  6. Web site: BULLS LAND ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST STANDOUT TEREZA VITULOVA . gousfbulls.com . University of South Florida . 20 October 2020.
  7. Web site: 2020-21 Cowgirl Quick Facts . gowyo.com . University of Wyoming . 20 October 2020.