Wyoming Cowgirls basketball

Wyoming Cowgirls

2016–17 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

University

University of Wyoming

Conference

Mountain West

Location

Laramie, WY

Head coach

Joe Legerski (14th year)

Arena

Arena-Auditorium
(Capacity: 11,612)

Nickname

Cowgirls

Colors

Brown and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA Tournament appearances

2008

Conference regular season champions

1990

The Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team is a women's college basketball team at the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming. Competing in the Mountain West Conference, the organization has a tradition dating back to 1973.^[2]

History

The program began in 1973, with Bonnie Hulstrand leading the charge for her first and only year. Following Hulstrand's tenure, Margie Hunt McDonald led the charge for just under a decade.^[3]

Coaching Records

Tenure	Coach	Seasons	Record	Win Pct.
1973–1974	Bonnie Hulstrand	1	11–4	.733
1974–1983	Margie McDonald	9	123–114	.519
1983–1986	Dan Richards	3	23–60	.277
1986–1998	Chad Lavin	12	175–161	.521
1998–2003	Cindy Fisher	5	59–81	.421
2003–Present	Joe Legerski	14	251–158	.614
Totals	6 coaches	44 seasons	642–578	.526

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

The Cowgirls have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 1 time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Results
2008	#11	Round of 64	#6 Pittsburgh	L 58–63

WNIT

The Cowgirls have appeared in the WNIT 6 times. Their combined record is 12–5. They won the tournament in 2007.

Year	Round	Opponent	Results
2003	First Round Second Round	Montana Colorado State	W 76–74 ^OT L 64–73
2006	Second Round Third Round	Oregon State Nebraska	W 67–49 L 67–72
2007	First Round Second Round Third Round Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship	Nevada Missouri Oregon South Dakota State Kansas State Wisconsin	W 84–56 W 73–67 W 64–62 W 70–59 W 89–79 ^3OT W 72–56
2010	First Round Second Round Third Round	Nevada Texas Tech BYU	W 74–53 W 68–57 ^OT L 63–67
2011	First Round Second Round Third Round	Portland State Oklahoma State Colorado	W 79–44 W 75–71 L 58–70
2013	First Round	Northern Colorado	L 63–71

NWIT

The Cowgirls appeared in the NWIT 1 time. Their record is 0–3.

Year	Opponent	Results
1990	Toledo Fresno State Maine	L 58–75 L 63–67 L 48–68

References

↑ Wyoming Athletics Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved 2016-03-28.
↑ "Wyoming Sports Hall honors McDonald, 2010 class tonight" (PDF). CBS Sports Network. Retrieved 2015-06-28.
↑ "Cowgirl Coaches". Trib.com. 2010-06-26. Retrieved 2015-06-28.

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

University of Wyoming

Colleges	Law

Athletics	Basketball Men Women Football

Facilities	American Heritage Center Arena-Auditorium Half Acre Gym Old Main Red Buttes Observatory War Memorial Stadium Wyoming Infrared Observatory Wyoming Territorial Prison State Historic Site

Media	Owen Wister Review

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