WWyomingyoming CCowgirlowgirl BBasketballasketball Twitter: @wyo_wbb / @wyoathletics Media Contact: Amy Dambro, Director of Media Relations Facebook: Facebook.com/wyowbb Phone: (307) 760-1736 or (307) 766-2269 Website: GoWYO.com Email: [email protected] Date Opponent Time (MT) Game Five- Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, 10 a.m. MT (CFE Arena, Orlando, Fla.) November Live Stats/Audio: www.gowyo.com Radio: 1240 AM KFBC (Cheyenne)/1290 KOWB (Laramie) Fri., Nov. 3 Chadron State (Exh.) W 77-25 Wyoming Cowgirls Northern Iowa Panthers Sat., Nov. 11 Adams State W 73-47 (4-0 overall, 0-0 MW) (1-2 overall) Mon., Nov. 13 Montana W 67-62 Thur., Nov. 16 @Denver W 61-51 Game Six - Sunday, Nov. 26, 2017, 9 a.m. MT (CFE Arena, Orlando, Fla.) Tues., Nov. 21 Drake W 75-61 Live Stats/Audio: www.gowyo.com Radio: 1240 AM KFBC (Cheyenne)/1290 KOWB (Laramie) UCF Thanksgiving Classic Wyoming Cowgirls IUPUI Jaguars Sat., Nov. 25 Northern Iowa^ 10:00 a.m. (4-0 overall, 0-0 MW) (3-0 overall) Sun., Nov. 26 IUPUI^ 9:00 a.m. Wed., Nov. 29 @Montana State 11:00 a.m. Wyoming Cowgirls (4-0 overall, 0-0 MW) December Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Stats Sun., Dec. 3 Idaho State 1:00 p.m. 4 Taylor Rusk F 5-11 So. 1L Highlands Ranch, Colo. 8.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg Sat., Dec. 9 @Idaho 7:00 p.m. 13 Liv Roberts G 5-11 Sr. 3L Missoula, Mont. 15.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg Tues., Dec. 12 Colorado Christian 4:00 p.m. 14 Natalie Baker F 6-0 Sr. 3L Parker, Colo. 8.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg Thurs., Dec. 21@Duke 5:00 p.m. 22 Clara Tapia G 5-7 Jr. 1L Barcelona, Spain 4.8 ppg, 4.0 aspg Thurs., Dec. 28@San Diego State* 7:30 p.m. 23 Bailee Cotton F 6-2 Jr. 2L Denver, Colo. 7.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg January Off The Bench Pos. Ht. Yr. Exp. Hometown Stats Wed., Jan. 3 Nevada* 6:30 p.m. 3 Elisa Pilli G 5-7 RSo. HS Padova, Italy Has not played this year Sat., Jan. 6 @Boise State* 2:00 p.m. Wed., Jan. 10 New Mexico* 6:30 p.m. 5 Sladjana Rakovic F 6-0 Jr. TR Bijelo Polje, Montenegro 8.5 ppg, 3.8 rpg Sat., Jan. 13 @Colorado State* 2:00 p.m. 10 Selale Kepenc F 6-2 So. 1L Istanbul, Turkey 4.3 ppg, 0.5 rpg Sat., Jan. 20 Utah State* 2:00 p.m. 12 Marta Gomez F 6-1 Jr. 2L Valles, Spain 9.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg Wed., Jan. 24 @Nevada* 7:30 p.m. 24 Skyler Snodgrass G 5-10 Sr. 3L Wichita, Kan. Has played in one game Sat., Jan. 27 San Jose State* 2:00 p.m. 32 Tijana Raca F 6-0 Jr. 2L Pylea Thessaloniki, Greece 4.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg Wed., Jan. 31 Colorado State* 6:30 p.m. 40 Coreen Labish F 6-2 RSo. 1L Cheney, Wash. Has played in one game 42 Marleah Campbell F 6-2 Sr. 3L Lenexa, Kan. 0.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg February 44 Rachelle Tucker F 6-2 Jr. 2L Pierce, Neb. 2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg Sat., Feb. 3 @Fresno State* 3:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 7 @Utah State* 7:00 p.m. Head Coach: Joe Legerski (Wyoming, ‘79), 15th Year Sat., Feb. 10 UNLV* 2:00 p.m. Wed., Feb. 14 San Diego State* 6:30 p.m. Assoc. Head Coach: Gerald Mattinson (Weber State, '81), 15th Year Sat., Feb. 17 @San Jose State* 3:00 p.m. Assistant Coaches: Bojan Jankovic (University of the Ozarks, ’06), Third Year Wed., Feb. 21 @New Mexico* 7:00 p.m. Heather Ezell (Iowa State, ‘09), Third Year Sat., Feb. 24 Fresno State* 2:00 p.m. Asst. Dir. of Player Dev.: Fallon Lewis (Wyoming, '14), Third Year Tues., Feb. 27 @Air Force* 7:00 p.m. March Northern Iowa Panthers (1-2 overall) Fri., March 2 Boise State* 6:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Stats 10 Ellie Howell G 5-9 Jr. Manson, Iowa 11.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg MW Championships 23 Kennedy Kirkpatrick G 5-10 Sr. Lawrence, Kan. 14.3 ppg, 2.3 rpg Mon., March 5 First Round 3, 5:30, 8 p.m. 24 Mikaela Morgan G 5-10 Jr. Coralville, Iowa 5.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg Tues., March 6 Quarterfi nals 1, 3:30, 7, 9:30 p.m. Wed., March 7 Semifi nals 7:30, 10 p.m. 32 Heidi Hillyard F 6-0 So. Burlington, Iowa 4.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg Fri., March 9 Championship Game 1 p.m. 50 Megan Maahs F 6-1 So. Epworth, Iowa 11.0 ppg, 14.3 rpg * Indicates MW Game Off The Bench Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Stats ^games to be played in Orlando, Fla. 3 Karli Rucker G 5-6 Fr. Eldridge, Iowa 2.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg All times listed are Mountain Time 5 Nicole Kroeger G 5-10 Fr. Palmyra, Mo. 2.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg All games and times are subject to change 11 Bre Gunnels F 6-1 Fr. Kansas City, Mo. Has played in two games 15 Dariann Garrison-Nickerson F 5-10 Jr. West Des Moines, Iowa Has played in one game 21 Riley Wheatcraft G 5-11 Fr. Prior Lake, Minn. Has not played this year 22 Rose Simon-Ressler G 5-10 So. Epworth, Iowa 2.0 ppg, 2.7 rpg 34 Taylor Hagen F 6-1 Jr. Blooming Prairie, Minn. 5.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg 41 Abby Gerrits G 5-10 So. Pewaukee, Wis. 2.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg 42 Marissa Robson F 6-1 Fr. Oregon, Wis. 1.0 ppg, 0.5 rpg Head Coach: Tanya Warren (Creighton, '88), 11th Year Associate Head Coach: Brad Nelson Assistant Coaches: KK Armstrong, Steven Fennelly 2017-18 Cowgirl Basketball Opponent Information/Recap Scouting the Panthers: The Cowgirls are on the road IUPUI Panthers (3-0 overall) following the Thanksgiving break and will face the Northern Probable Starters Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Stats Iowa Panthers, on Friday, at the UCF Thanksgiving Classic. 11 Tamya Sims F 6-2 RJr. Milwaukee, Wis. 9.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg UNI enters the weekend with a 1-2 record overall. Kennedy 14 Danielle Lawrence G 5-9 Sr. Louisville, Ky. 10.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg Kirkpatrick leas the way with 14.3 points while Megan Maahs 32 Jenna Gunn F 6-0 Sr. Mason, Ohio 6.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg is bringing down a team-high 14.3 rebounds while adding 11.0 42 Sydney Hall G 5-6 Jr. Fishers, Ind. 11.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg points per contest. The Panthers return two starters and nine letterwinners to a squad that went 24-9 overall and 15-3 in 50 Macee Williams F/C 6-2 Fr. Veedersburg, Ind. 8.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg the Missouri Valley a year ago. This will be the sixth meeting between the two schools. Wyoming leads the series 3-2. The Off The Bench Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown Stats last time the two teams met was Nov. 25, 2011 with Northern 4 Holly Hoopingarner G 5-5 So. Greenwood, Ind. 10.3 ppg, 1.3 rpg Iowa defeating the Cowgirls 60-46. UNI is coached by Tanya 5 Taylor Drake C 6-3 So. Round Lake Heights, Ill. 5.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg Warren who is in her 11th year with the program. 15 Sydney Roule G 5-11 Fr. Amherst, Ohio 1.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg 20 Agatha Beier G 5-9 Fr. Hartford, Iowa 5.0 ppg, 4.7 rpg General Information Location Cedar Falls, Iowa 22 Brittany Welch G 5-10 Fr. Sheridan, Ind. 5.0 ppg, 1.0 rpg Enrollment 11,907 24 Anaiah Williams F 6-2 RFr. Cincinnati, Ohio Has not played this year Founded 1876 30 Morgan Allen F/C 6-2 Fr. Greenville, Wis. 5.0 ppg, 2.3 rpg Nickname Panthers 34 Katelyn O'Reilly F 6-0 So. Noblesville, Ind. Has not played this year School Colors Purple & Old Gold 35 Allex Brown F 6-1 Jr. Perrysburg, Ohio 1.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg Conference Missouri Valley Arena (Capacity) McLeod Center (6,650) Head Coach: Austin Parkinson (Purdue, '04), Eighth Year President Dr. Mark Nook Athletics Director David Harris Associate Head Coach: Latrell Flemming Assistant Coaches: Colleen Day, Victoria Lipscomb Coaching Staff Head Coach Tanya Warren Alma Mater Creighton '88 Last Time Out: TThe Wyoming basketball team (4-0 overall) remained undefeated on the season with Record at School 186-139 (Ten Years) a 75-61 victory over the Drake Bulldogs (2-2 overall) on Tuesday night. Career Record Same Team Information Four Cowgirls fi nished the night in double-fi gures led by senior Liv Roberts and junior Marta Gomez. 2016-17 Overall Record 24-9 Roberts fi nished her night with 16 points and a game-high nine rebounds as did Gomez with 16 points 2016-17 Conference Record/Finish 15-3 (2nd) while shooting 4-of-6 (.667) from three. Sophomore Taylor Rusk recorded a career-high 15 points and Postseason NCAA-First Round three steals, while junior Sladjana Rakovic chipped in ten points. Wyoming shot 27-of-60 (.450) from Letterwinners Ret./Lost 9/3 the fi eld and a season-high 14-of-32 (.438) from beyond the arc.