2022–23 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

The Cowgirls finished the 2021–22 season 17–13, 11–6 in Mountain West play, to finish tied for third place in the conference. They lost in the quarterfinal round of the Mountain West Conference women's basketball tournament to Colorado State.{{Cite web |date=2022-03-08 |title=Rams defense stymies Cowgirls in Mountain West quarterfinals |url=https://www.wyomingnews.com/wyosports/rams-defense-stymies-cowgirls-in-mountain-west-quarterfinals/article_33364117-bf8e-541a-8523-0b5ce08ffffb.html |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=Wyoming Tribune Eagle |language=en}} Head coach Gerald Mattinson announced his retirement from coaching at the conclusion of the season, and Heather Ezell was hired as the new head coach the same day.{{cite web|last=Thorburn|first=Ryan|url=https://trib.com/sports/college/wyoming/wbb/gerald-mattinson-retires-heather-ezell-promoted-to-wyoming-cowgirls-head-coach/article_a841448d-1591-5731-b3e9-efcba83236e9.html|title= Gerald Mattinson retires, Heather Ezell promoted to Wyoming Cowgirls head coach |work=Casper Star-Tribune|date=March 25, 2022|access-date=April 28, 2022}}

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{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

• Heather Ezell ({{college|Iowa State}})

|asst_coach=

• Ryan Larsen ({{college|Minnesota State University Moorhead}})
• Fallon Lewis ({{college|Wyoming}})
• Brooke Atkinson ({{college|Wichita State}})

|roster_url=https://gowyo.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2022-23

|accessdate=November 7, 2023

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wyoming Cowboys}}| Exhibition

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = October 28, 2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Colorado Christian

| score = 68–36

| record = 0–0

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 1,504

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 5, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Sioux Falls

| score = 87–40

| record = 0–0

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 1,952

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wyoming Cowboys}}| Non-conference

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 11, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = North Dakota

| away = yes

| score = 55–67

| record = 0–1

| site_stadium = Betty Engelstad Sioux Center

| attend = 1,166

| site_cityst = Grand Forks, ND

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 15, 2022

| time = 8:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Gonzaga

| score = 64–66

| record = 0–2

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,077

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 18, 2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Denver

| score = 68–45

| record = 1–2

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,233

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 22, 2022

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Regis

| score = 64–44

| record = 2–2

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 5,792

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 25, 2022

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Pacific

| away = yes

| gamename = Tiger Turkey Tip-Off

| score = 53–67

| record = 2–3

| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center

| attend = 227

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 26, 2022

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = UC Davis

| neutral = yes

| gamename = Tiger Turkey Tip-Off

| score = 67–48

| record = 3–3

| site_stadium = Alex G. Spanos Center

| attend = 107

| site_cityst = Stockton, CA

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 2, 2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Montana State

| score = 67–59

| record = 4–3

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,174

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 5, 2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = New Mexico Highlands

| score = 80–24

| record = 5–3

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,075

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 11, 2022

| time = 6:30 a.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Kansas City

| score = 72–43

| record = 6–3

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,286

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 18, 2022

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Nebraska

| away = yes

| score = 39–66

| record = 6–4

| site_stadium = Pinnacle Bank Arena

| attend = 4,972

| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 20, 2022

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Wichita State

| away = yes

| score = 61–56

| record = 7–4

| site_stadium = Charles Koch Arena

| attend = 1,488

| site_cityst = Wichita, KS

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wyoming Cowboys}}| Mountain West Conference

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 29, 2022

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = UNLV

| score = 67–73

| record = 7–5

| conference = 0–1

| site_stadium = Cox Pavilion

| attend = 526

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 31, 2022

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| opponent = Fresno State

| score = 77–72

| overtime = 2OT

| record = 8–5

| conference = 1–1

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,432

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 5, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = New Mexico

| score = 78–69

| record = 9–5

| conference = 2–1

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 1,942

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 11, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Air Force

| score = 61–60

| record = 10–5

| conference = 3–1

| site_stadium = Clune Arena

| attend = 660

| site_cityst = Colorado Springs, CO

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 14, 2023

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = San Jose State

| away = yes

| score = 64–48

| record = 11–5

| conference = 4–1

| site_stadium = Provident Credit Union Event Center

| attend = 355

| site_cityst = San Jose, CA

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 16, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = Nevada

| away = yes

| score = 57–53

| record = 12–5

| conference = 5–1

| site_stadium = Lawlor Events Center

| attend = 739

| site_cityst = Reno, NV

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 19, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = UNLV

| score = 57–71

| record = 12–6

| conference = 5–2

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,307

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 21, 2023

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| opponent = San Diego State

| score = 66–73

| record = 12–7

| conference = 5–3

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,647

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 26, 2023

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| opponent = Utah State

| away = yes

| score = 64–52

| record = 13–7

| conference = 6–3

| site_stadium = Smith Spectrum

| attend = 312

| site_cityst = Logan, UT

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 28, 2023

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = Boise State

| away = yes

| score = 69–62

| record = 14–7

| conference = 7–3

| site_stadium = ExtraMile Arena

| attend = 1,059

| site_cityst = Boise, ID

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 2, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = San Jose State

| score = 68–54

| record = 15–7

| conference = 8–3

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,040

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 4, 2023

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| opponent = Colorado State

| away = yes

| gamename = Border War

| score = 63–66

| record = 15–8

| conference = 8–4

| site_stadium = Moby Arena

| attend = 2,141

| site_cityst = Fort Collins, CO

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 9, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = Utah State

| score = 70–48

| record = 16–8

| conference = 9–4

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,227

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 11, 2023

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| opponent = Air Force

| score = 62–56

| record = 17–8

| conference = 10–4

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,790

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 16, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = New Mexico

| score = 62–71

| record = 17–9

| conference = 10–5

| site_stadium = The Pit

| attend = 4,668

| site_cityst = Albuquerque, NM

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 18, 2023

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = San Diego State

| score = 70–58

| record = 18–9

| conference = 11–5

| site_stadium = Viejas Arena

| attend = 1,138

| site_cityst = San Diego, CA

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 23, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = Nevada

| score = 81–66

| record = 19–9

| conference = 12–5

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,144

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 25, 2023

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| opponent = Colorado State

| gamename = Border War

| score = 76–60

| record = 20–9

| conference = 13–5

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 3,603

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wyoming Cowboys}}| Mountain West women's tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 6, 2023

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| seed = 2

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 10

| opponent = San Jose State

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 72–57

| record = 21–9

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| attend =

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 7, 2023

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| seed = 2

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 3

| opponent = Colorado State

| gamename = Semifinals, Border War

| score = 65–56

| record = 22–9

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| attend =

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 8, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| seed = 2

| neutral = yes

| oppseed = 1

| opprank = 21

| opponent = UNLV

| gamename = Championship

| score = 60–71

| record = 22–10

| site_stadium = Thomas & Mack Center

| attend =

| site_cityst = Paradise, NV

}}

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!colspan=9 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wyoming Cowboys}}| WNIT

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 17, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| opponent = Texas A&M–Corpus Christi

| gamename = First round

| score = 75–41

| record = 23–10

| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium

| attend = 2,820

| site_cityst = Laramie, WY

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 21, 2023

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| opponent = Kansas State

| gamename = Second round

| away = yes

| score = 55–71

| record = 23–11

| site_stadium = Bramlage Coliseum

| attend = 2,350

| site_cityst = Manhattan, KS

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP poll|timezone=Mountain}}

Source:{{cite web|url=https://gowyo.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2022-23|title=2022-23 Women's Basketball Schedule|website=Wyoming Cowgirls|access-date=November 8, 2023}}

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