2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

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.

2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record22–11 (13–5 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Boise State †14–4 .77823–10  .697
UNLV14–4 .77819–12  .613
Wyoming13–5 .72222–11  .667
Colorado State11–7 .61121–12  .636
Fresno State11–7 .61117–15  .531
New Mexico10–8 .55625–11  .694
Nevada7–11 .38919–17  .528
San Diego State5–13 .27811–19  .367
Utah State5–13 .2787–23  .233
Air Force5–13 .2786–25  .194
San Jose State4–14 .2227–23  .233
† 2018 MW Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster
2017–18 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Elisa Pilli Current redshirt 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS SoLiceo Scientifico Parini Padova, ITA
F 4 Taylor Rusk 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoThunderRidge HS Highlands Ranch, CO
G 5 Sladjana Rakovic 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrWestern Nebraska Bijelo Polje, MNE
F 10 Selale Kepenc 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoBostenci Doga College Istanbul, TUR
F 12 Marta Gomez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrINS Joaquim Blume Valles, ESP
G 13 Liv Roberts 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrSentinel HS Missoula, MT
F 14 Natalie Baker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrChaparral HS Parker, CO
G 22 Clara Tapia 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrUniversitat Pompeu Fabra Barcelona, ESP
F 23 Bailee Cotton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS JrDenver School S&T Denver, CO
G 24 Skyler Snodgrass 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrAndover Central HS Wichita, KS
F 32 Tijana Raca 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoAristoteleio College Pyles, GRC
F 40 Coreen Labish 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SoMead HS Cheney, WA
F 42 Marleah Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrShawnee Mission West HS Lenexa, KS
F 44 Rachelle Tucker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrPierce HS Pierce, NE
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2017

Statistics
Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG BPG SPG PPG
Natalie Baker323223.0.377.303.7254.31.20.20.67.0
Marleah Campbell1906.3.419.714.7501.20.30.10.21.9
Bailee Cotton323226.9.421.000.7236.21.10.51.38.3
Marta Gomez32021.8.467.483.7422.71.20.20.38.7
Selale Kepenc2408.3.410.370.5001.20.20.20.23.5
Coreen Labish305.3.000.000.0001.00.00.00.00.0
Tijana Raca1306.1.375.167.0000.60.60.00.11.5
Sladjana Rakovic32115.6.345.188.7673.91.10.00.34.0
Liv Roberts313132.5.474.367.8196.01.70.50.714.1
Taylor Rusk323233.5.455.429.7303.43.00.31.010.2
Skyler Snodgrass1205.8.176.200.0000.50.20.00.30.7
Clara Tapia323231.5.356.217.8252.34.30.00.64.6
Rachelle Tucker804.9.417.000.0000.90.00.30.31.3

Schedule

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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

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