2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 Mountain West)
Head coach	Joe Legerski (14th year)
Assistant coach	Gerald Mattinson
Assistant coach	Bojan Janković
Assistant coach	Heather Ezell
Home arena	Arena-Auditorium

2016–17 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
Utah State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
UNLV	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Nevada	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Air Force	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 MWC Tournament winner As of December 3, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represented the University of Wyoming in the 2016–17 college basketball season. The Cowgirls are led by fourteenth year head coach Joe Legerski. The Cowgirls played their home games at the Arena-Auditorium and were members of the Mountain West Conference.

Roster

2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Handy, DaleyDaley Handy	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Maize HS	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	4	Rusk, TaylorTaylor Rusk	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	1.0 !Fr	ThunderRidge HS	Highlands Ranch, CO
1.5 !G	5	Kujala, RikkaRikka Kujala	65 !5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	2.0 !So	Vimpelin Lukio High School	Vimpeli, Finland
3.5 !F	10	Kepenc, SelaleSelale Kepenc	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	1.0 !Fr	Bostenci Doga College	Istanbul, Turkey
3.5 !F	12	Gomez, MartaMarta Gomez	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	2.0 !So	INS Joaquim Blume High School	Valles, Spain
1.5 !G	13	Roberts, LivLiv Roberts	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	3.0 !Jr	Sentinel HS	Missoula, MT
3.5 !F	14	Baker, NatalieNatalie Baker	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	3.0 !Jr	Chaparral HS	Parker, CO
1.5 !G	22	Tapia, ClaraClara Tapia	67 !5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	2.0 !So	Universitat Pompeu Fabra	Barcelona, Spain
3.5 !F	23	Cotton, BaileeBailee Cotton	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.5 !RS So	Denver School S&T	Denver, CO
1.5 !G	24	Snodgrass, SkylerSkyler Snodgrass	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	3.0 !Jr	Andover Central HS	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	32	Raca, TijanaTijana Raca	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	2.0 !So	Aristoteleio College	Pyles Thessaloniki, Greece
1.5 !G	33	Ligocki, HaileyHailey Ligocki	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Sheridan HS	Sheridan, WY
3.5 !F	40	Labish, CoreenCoreen Labish	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Mead HS	Cheney, WA
3.5 !F	42	Campbell, MarleahMarleah Campbell	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	3.0 !Jr	Shawnee Mission West HS	Lenexa, KS
3.5 !F	44	Tucker, RachelleRachelle Tucker	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	2.0 !So	Pierce HS	Pierce, NE

Head coach

Joe Legerski (Wyoming)

Assistant coach(es)

Gerald Mattinson (Weber State)
Bojan Jankovic (University of Ozarks)
Heather Ezell (Iowa State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 5, 2016

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2016* 6:30 PM	South Dakota Tech	W 62–54		Arena-Auditorium (2,398) Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 5:30 PM	Chadron State	W 74–50	1–0	Arena Auditorium (2,530) Laramie, WY

11/13/2016* 11:00 AM	at Michigan State	L 51–63	1–1	Breslin Center (4,138) East Lansing, MI

11/17/2016* 6:30 PM	Denver	W 59–49	2–1	Arena Auditorium (764) Laramie, WY

11/20/2016* 1:00 PM	Cal State Fullerton	W 61–26	3–1	Arena Auditorium (2,170) Laramie, WY

11/22/2016* 6:30 PM	Adams State	W 79–40	4–1	Arena Auditorium (2,801) Laramie, WY

11/27/2016* 1:00 PM	at Drake	L 50–63	4–2	Knapp Center (2,153) Des Moines, IA

12/02/2016* 6:30 PM	Southern Utah	W 68–48	5–2	Arena Auditorium (2,304) Laramie, WY

12/04/2016* 1:00 PM	South Dakota			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

12/09/2016* 6:30 PM	Idaho			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

12/18/2016* 2:00 PM	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT

12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	at Colorado			Coors Events Center Boulder, CO
Mountain West regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO

12/31/2016 2:00 PM	UNLV			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

01/04/2017 6:30 PM	Fresno State			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

01/11/2016 7:00 PM	at Utah State			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT

01/14/2017 5:00 PM	Nevada			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

01/18/2017 6:30 PM	San Jose State			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

01/21/2017 2:00 PM	New Mexico			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

01/25/2016 7:00 PM	at UNLV			Cox Pavilion Las Vegas, NV

01/28/2017 2:00 PM	at Boise State			Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID

02/01/2017 6:30 PM	San Diego State			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

02/04/2017 2:00 PM	Air Force			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

02/08/2017 8:00 PM	at Fresno State			Save Mart Center Fresno, CA

02/11/2017 2:00 PM	Utah State			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

02/15/2017 7:00 PM	at Colorado State Border War			Moby Arena Fort Collins

02/18/2017 2:00 PM	Boise State			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

02/25/2016 2:00 PM	at New Mexico			The Pit Albuquerque, NM

02/28/2017 6:30 PM	Colorado State Border War			Arena Auditorium Laramie, WY

03/03/2017 8:00 PM	at San Jose State			Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/06–10/2017	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*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.

References

↑ "Wyoming Cowgirls 2016-17 schedule". Retrieved August 1, 2016.

Wyoming Cowgirls basketball

Venues	War Memorial Fieldhouse (1973–1982) Arena-Auditorium (1982–present)

Rivalries	Colorado State

Seasons	1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

Roster

Schedule

References

See also