2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season

2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball

WNIT, Second Round

Conference| Mountain West Conference
Record| 22–11 (13–5 Mountain West)
Head coach|

* Joe Legerski (15th season)

Assistant coaches|

* Gerald Mattinson
* Bojan Janković
* Heather Ezell

Home arena| Arena-Auditorium

Seasons

<- 2016–17

2018–19 ->

2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Boise State † | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 23 | - | 10  |  | .697
UNLV | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 19 | - | 12  |  | .613
Wyoming | 13 | - | 5 |  | .722 |  |  | 22 | - | 11  |  | .667
Colorado State | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 21 | - | 12  |  | .636
Fresno State | 11 | - | 7 |  | .611 |  |  | 17 | - | 15  |  | .531
New Mexico | 10 | - | 8 |  | .556 |  |  | 25 | - | 11  |  | .694
Nevada | 7 | - | 11 |  | .389 |  |  | 19 | - | 17  |  | .528
San Diego State | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 11 | - | 19  |  | .367
Utah State | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 7 | - | 23  |  | .233
Air Force | 5 | - | 13 |  | .278 |  |  | 6 | - | 25  |  | .194
San Jose State | 4 | - | 14 |  | .222 |  |  | 7 | - | 23  |  | .233
† 2018 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represent the University of Wyoming in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by fifteenth year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and are members of the Mountain West Conference. They Finished the season 22-11, 13-5 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West tournament to Nevada. They were invited to the 2018 Women's National Invitation Tournament where they won in the first round against New Mexico State, but lost in the second round.

## Roster[edit]

2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team

Players | Coaches
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G | 3  | Elisa Pilli | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | RS So | Liceo Scientifico Parini  | Padova, ITA
F | 4  | Taylor Rusk | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | So | ThunderRidge HS | Highlands Ranch, CO
G | 5  | Sladjana Rakovic | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Jr | Western Nebraska | Bijelo Polje, MNE
F | 10  | Selale Kepenc | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | So | Bostenci Doga College  | Istanbul, TUR
F | 12  | Marta Gomez | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Jr | INS Joaquim Blume  | Valles, ESP
G | 13  | Liv Roberts | 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) | Sr | Sentinel HS | Missoula, MT
F | 14  | Natalie Baker | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Sr | Chaparral HS | Parker, CO
G | 22  | Clara Tapia | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) | Jr | Universitat Pompeu Fabra | Barcelona, ESP
F | 23  | Bailee Cotton | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | RS Jr | Denver School S&T | Denver, CO
G | 24  | Skyler Snodgrass | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | Sr | Andover Central HS | Wichita, KS
F | 32  | Tijana Raca | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | So | Aristoteleio College  | Pyles, GRC
F | 40  | Coreen Labish | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | RS So | Mead HS | Cheney, WA
F | 42  | Marleah Campbell | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Sr | Shawnee Mission West HS | Lenexa, KS
F | 44  | Rachelle Tucker | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | Jr | Pierce HS  | Pierce, NE

Head coach

* Joe Legerski (Wyoming)

Assistant coach(es)

* Gerald Mattinson (Weber State)
* Bojan Janković (Ozarks)
* Heather Ezell (Iowa State)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible
* (W) Walk-on

* Injured
* Current redshirt

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Roster
Last update: December 4, 2017

## Statistics[edit]

Player  | GP  | GS  | MPG  | FG%  | 3FG%  | FT%  | RPG  | APG  | BPG  | SPG  | PPG

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Natalie Baker | 32 | 32 | 23.0 | .377 | .303 | .725 | 4.3 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 7.0
Marleah Campbell | 19 | 0 | 6.3 | .419 | .714 | .750 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 1.9
Bailee Cotton | 32 | 32 | 26.9 | .421 | .000 | .723 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 8.3
Marta Gomez | 32 | 0 | 21.8 | .467 | .483 | .742 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 8.7
Selale Kepenc | 24 | 0 | 8.3 | .410 | .370 | .500 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 3.5
Coreen Labish | 3 | 0 | 5.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0
Tijana Raca | 13 | 0 | 6.1 | .375 | .167 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.5
Sladjana Rakovic | 32 | 1 | 15.6 | .345 | .188 | .767 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 4.0
Liv Roberts | 31 | 31 | 32.5 | .474 | .367 | .819 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 14.1
Taylor Rusk | 32 | 32 | 33.5 | .455 | .429 | .730 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 10.2
Skyler Snodgrass | 12 | 0 | 5.8 | .176 | .200 | .000 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7
Clara Tapia | 32 | 32 | 31.5 | .356 | .217 | .825 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.6
Rachelle Tucker | 8 | 0 | 4.9 | .417 | .000 | .000 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3

## Schedule[edit]

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Date
time, TV  | Rank# | Opponent# | Result  | Record  | Site (attendance)
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Exhibition
11/03/2017*
5:30 pm |  | Chadron State | W 77–25 |
| Arena-Auditorium (3,351)
Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2017*
2:00 pm |  | Adams State | W 73–47 | 1–0
| Arena-Auditorium (2,608)
Laramie, WY
11/13/2017*
6:30 pm |  | Montana | W 67–62 | 2–0
| Arena-Auditorium (2,484)
Laramie, WY
11/16/2017*
7:00 pm |  | at Denver | W 61–51 | 3–0
| Hamilton Gymnasium (284)
Denver, CO
11/21/2017*
6:30 pm |  | Drake | W 75–61 | 4–0
| Arena-Auditorium (2,453)
Laramie, WY
11/25/2017*
10:00 am |  | vs. Northern Iowa
UCF Thanksgiving Classic | L 40–55 | 4–1
| CFE Arena
Orlando, FL
11/27/2016*
9:00 am |  | vs. IUPUI
UCF Thanksgiving Classic | L 59–65 | 4–2
| CFE Arena
Orlando, FL
11/29/2017*
11:00 am |  | at Montana State | L 46–50 | 4–3
| Worthington Arena (6,012)
Bozeman, MT
12/03/2017*
1:00 pm |  | Idaho State | W 61–53 | 5–3
| Arena-Auditorium (2,460)
Laramie, WY
12/09/2017*
1:00 pm |  | at Idaho | W 70–64 | 6–3
| Memorial Gym (454)
Moscow, ID
12/12/2017*
4:00 pm |  | Colorado Christian | W 62–33 | 7–3
| Arena-Auditorium (1,374)
Laramie, WY
12/21/2017*
5:00 pm |  | at No. 16 Duke | L 40–63 | 7–4
| Cameron Indoor Stadium (3,021)
Durham, NC
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2017
7:30 pm |  | at San Diego State | L 62–68 | 7–5
(0–1)  | Viejas Arena (2,029)
San Diego, CA
01/03/2018
6:30 pm |  | Nevada | W 66–60 | 8–5
(1–1)  | Arena-Auditorium (2,207)
Laramie, WY
01/06/2018
2:00 pm |  | at Boise State | W 66–51 | 9–5
(2–1)  | Taco Bell Arena (1,025)
Boise, ID
01/10/2018
6:30 pm |  | New Mexico | W 66–55 | 10–5
(3–1)  | Arena-Auditorium (2,105)
Laramie, WY
01/13/2018
2:00 pm |  | at Colorado State
Border War | W 53–49 | 11–5
(4–1)  | Moby Arena (2,678)
Colorado Springs, CO
01/20/2018
2:00 pm |  | Utah State | W 61–44 | 12–5
(5–1)  | Arena-Auditorium (2,563)
Laramie, WY
01/24/2018
7:30 pm |  | at Nevada | W 65–62 | 13–5
(6–1)  | Lawlor Events Center (1,109)
Reno, NV
01/27/2018
2:00 pm |  | San José State | W 58–46 | 14–5
(7–1)  | Arena-Auditorium (3,248)
Laramie, WY
01/31/2018
6:30 pm |  | Colorado State
Border War | L 53–64 | 14–6
(7–2)  | Arena-Auditorium (3,158)
Laramie, WY
02/03/2018
3:00 pm |  | at Fresno State | L 47–60 | 14–7
(7–3)  | Save Mart Center (2,174)
Fresno, CA
02/07/2018
7:00 pm |  | at Utah State | W 64–46 | 15–7
(8–3)  | Smith Spectrum (794)
Logan, UT
02/10/2018
2:00 pm |  | UNLV | W 69–57 | 16–7
(9–3)  | Arena-Auditorium (3,223)
Laramie, WY
02/14/2018
6:30 pm |  | San Diego State | W 70–50 | 17–7
(10–3)  | Arena-Auditorium (3,026)
Laramie, WY
02/17/2018
3:00 pm |  | at San José State | W 66–64 | 18–7
(11–3)  | Event Center Arena (629)
San Jose, CA
02/21/2018
7:00 pm |  | at New Mexico | W 63–62 | 19–7
(12–3)  | The Pit (4,769)
Albuquerque, NM
02/24/2018
2:00 pm |  | Fresno State | W 74–57 | 20–7
(13–3)  | Arena-Auditorium (3,021)
Laramie, WY
02/27/2018
7:00 pm |  | at Air Force | L 47–57 | 20–8
(13–4)  | Clune Arena (237)
Colorado Springs, CO
03/03/2018
6:30 pm |  | Boise State | L 63–67 | 20–9
(13–5)  | Arena-Auditorium (6,312)
Laramie, WY
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06/2018
9:30 pm | (3)  | vs. (6) New Mexico
Quarterfinals | W 69–66 | 21–9
| Thomas & Mack Center (2,273)
Paradise, NV
03/07/2018
10:00 pm | (3)  | vs. (7) Nevada
Semifinals | L 63–67 | 21–10
| Thomas & Mack Center (3,298)
Paradise, NV
WNIT
03/15/2018
6:30 pm |  | New Mexico State
First round | W 67–59 | 22–10
| Arena-Auditorium (2,788)
Larime, WY
03/18/2018
1:00 pm |  | UC Davis
Second round | L 64–72 | 22–11
| Arena-Auditorium (5,493)
Larime, 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.

## See also[edit]

* 2017–18 Wyoming Cowboys basketball team

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wyoming Cowgirls 2017-18 schedule". Retrieved August 1, 2016.

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