2025–26 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team

2025–26 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record10–20 (7-13 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Candace Thornton
  • Fallon Lewis
  • Natalie Baker
  • Taylor Ignoto
  • Monica Brooks
Home arenaArena-Auditorium
2025–26 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
San Diego State 19 – 1   .950 25 – 5   .833
UNLV 15 – 5   .750 21 – 11   .656
Colorado State † 15 – 5   .750 27 – 7   .794
New Mexico 14 – 6   .700 22 – 10   .688
Boise State 14 – 6   .700 25 – 9   .735
Grand Canyon 11 – 9   .550 13 – 19   .406
Fresno State 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Wyoming 7 – 13   .350 10 – 20   .333
Air Force 7 – 13   .350 16 – 18   .471
Nevada 6 – 14   .300 10 – 21   .323
Utah State 2 – 18   .100 6 – 24   .200
San Jose State 2 – 18   .100 4 – 28   .125
† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 10, 2026

The 2025–26 Wyoming Cowgirls basketball team represents the University of Wyoming during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cowgirls, led by fourth-year head coach Heather Ezell, play their home games at the Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming, as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Cowgirls finished the 2024–25 season 22–12, 14–4 in Mountain West play, to finish in second place.[1] They defeated Air Force,[2] and Fresno State,[3] before falling to San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament championship game.[4] They received an at-large bid to the WBIT,[5] where they would be defeated by Texas Tech in the First Round.[6]

Preseason

On October 22, 2025, the Mountain West Conference released their preseason poll. Wyoming was picked to finish sixth in the conference.[7]

Preseason rankings

MW Preseason Poll
Place Team Votes
1 UNLV 281 (19)
2 San Diego State 240 (3)
3 Colorado State 236 (1)
4 Boise State 210 (1)
5 New Mexico 207 (2)
6 Wyoming 194
7 Grand Canyon 177 (1)
8 Air Force 132
9 Fresno State 95
10 Nevada 92
11 Utah State 54
12 San Jose State 44
(#) first-place votes

Source:[7]

Preseason All-MW Team

Preseason All-MW Team
Position Player Year
Guard Malene Pedersen Senior

Source:[8]

Roster

2025–26 Wyoming Cowgirls women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Logann Alvar 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Casper College Casper, Wyoming
F 2 Jane Rumpf 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Regis Jesuit High School Denver, Colorado
G 3 Payton Muma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Gonzaga Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F/C 5 Liv Blomkvist 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr RIG Luleå Stockholm, Sweden
G 6 Aurore Eyango 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. Bonaventure Lille, France
G 10 Lana Beslic 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Western Reserve Academy Split, Croatia
F 11 Madi Symons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Coeur d'Alene High School Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
G 12 Malene Pedersen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Kansas State Aabyhøj, Denmark
G/F 13 Karoline Lundin 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Marbo Basket Copenhagen, Denmark
G 14 Kati Ollilainen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr HBA-Märsky Helsinki, Finland
F/C 15 Heidur Karlsdottir 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Fjölnir Reykholt, Iceland
G 21 Katie Harrington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr ATC Academy Melbourne, Australia
F 22 Peyton Wohlford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Smithville High School Smithville, Missouri
G 25 Mikyn Hamlin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Hugoton High School Hugoton, Kansas
G 26 Henna Sandvik 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Indiana Helsinki, Finland
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 22, 2026

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 24, 2025*
6:30 pm 		Fort Lewis W 54–51  –
   –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
October 31, 2025*
6:30 pm 		Colorado Christian W 62–45  –
   –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2025*
6:30 pm, MWN 		Saint Mary's L 47–56  0–1
  14 – Pedersen   6 – Sandvik   2 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (1,970)
Laramie, WY
November 7, 2025*
6:30 pm, MWN 		Long Beach State W 72–39  1–1
  15 – Pedersen   8 – Pedersen   7 – Pedersen  Arena-Auditorium (1,974)
Laramie, WY
November 11, 2025*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington L 44–64  1–2
  11 – Pedersen   7 – Symons   4 – Symons  College Park Center (695)
Arlington, TX
November 14, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Santa Clara L 45–76  1–3
  16 – Pedersen   8 – Beslic   5 – Muma  Leavey Center (415)
Santa Clara, CA
November 21, 2025*
11:00 am, SLN/Midco Sports+ 		at North Dakota L 45−65  1−4
  19 – Pedersen   6 – Sandvik   2 – Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,575)
Grand Forks, ND
November 25, 2025*
11:00 am, MWN 		Chadron State W 75−38  2−4
  26 – Pedersen   7 – Beslic   6 – Beslic  Arena-Auditorium (5,179)
Laramie, WY
November 29, 2025*
1:00 pm, MWN 		South Dakota W 66–59  3–4
  25 – Pedersen   6 – Symons   6 – Symons  Arena-Auditorium (2,080)
Laramie, WY
December 7, 2025*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colorado L 46–58  3–5
  11 – Tied   5 – Tied   4 – Symons  CU Events Center (2,394)
Boulder, CO
December 14, 2025*
4:00 pm, B1G+ 		at Minnesota L 34–80  3–6
  10 – Pedersen   4 – Sandvik   3 – Sandvik  Williams Arena (3,266)
Minneapolis, MN
Mountain West regular season
December 17, 2025
6:30 pm, MWN 		San Jose State W 83–60  4–6
(1–0) 		 21 – Tied   7 – Tied   6 – Muma  Arena-Auditorium (2,369)
Laramie, WY
December 20, 2025
3:00 pm, MWN 		at Fresno State L 36–53  4–7
(1–1) 		 17 – Pedersen   3 – Tied   3 – Muma  Save Mart Center (1,210)
Fresno, CA
December 31, 2025
1:00 pm, MWN 		at New Mexico L 48−62  4−8
(1–2) 		 22 – Pedersen   10 – Karlsdottir   4 – Beslic  The Pit (4,844)
Albuquerque, NM
January 3, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		San Diego State L 55–72  4–9
(1–3) 		 17 – Tied   6 – Pedersen   6 – Beslic  Arena-Auditorium (2,713)
Laramie, WY
January 7, 2026
7:30 pm, MWN 		at Nevada L 60–70 OT 4–10
(1–4) 		 18 – Sandvik   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Lawlor Events Center (1,344)
Reno, NV
January 10, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		UNLV L 53–82  4–11
(1–5) 		 16 – Tied   10 – Rumpf   5 – Muma  Arena-Auditorium (1,981)
Laramie, WY
January 14, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN 		at Boise State L 40–77  4–12
(1–6) 		 14 – Pedersen   7 – Karlsdottir   3 – Karlsdottir  ExtraMile Arena (1,861)
Boise, ID
January 17, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		Air Force W 67–44  5–12
(2–6) 		 24 – Pedersen   12 – Rumpf   5 – Sandvik  Arena-Auditorium (1,915)
Laramie, WY
January 21, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN 		at Utah State W 63–51  6–12
(3–6) 		 14 – Sandvik   8 – Rumpf   4 – Rumpf  Smith Spectrum (1,872)
Logan, UT
January 24, 2026
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah State W 74-56  7-12
(4-6) 		  –      –      –    Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
January 28, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN 		Fresno State W 47-42  8-12
(5-6) 		  –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
January 31, 2026
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Grand Canyon L 47-57  8-13
(5-7) 		  –      –      –    Global Credit Union Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 4, 2026
6:30 pm, MWN 		New Mexico L 51-58  8-14
(5-8) 		  –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
February 7, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		at Colorado State
Border War 		L 53-84  8-15
(5-9) 		  –      –      –    Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
February 11, 2026
7:30 pm, MWN 		at UNLV W 82-72  9-15
(6-9) 		  –      –      –    Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
February 14, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		Boise State L 54-56  9-16
(6-10) 		  –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
February 21, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		Colorado State
Border War 		L 48-62  9-17
(6-11) 		  –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
February 25, 2026
11:00 am, MWN 		at Air Force L 61-69  9-18
(6-12) 		  –      –      –    Clune Arena 
Air Force Academy, CO
February 28, 2026
2:00 pm, MWN 		at San Diego State L 51-70  9-19
(6-13) 		  –      –      –    Viejas Arena 
San Diego, CA
March 3, 2026
5:00 pm, MWN 		Grand Canyon W 59-57  10-19
(7-13) 		  –      –      –    Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
March 7–10, 2026
 (8) vs. (9) Air Force L 53-60  10-20
   –      –      –    Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[9][10]

References

  1. ^ "Women's Basketball Standings 2024-25". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  2. ^ "Cowgirls advance to MW semifinals with dominant 2nd half against Air Force". WyoSports. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  3. ^ "Bulldogs postseason run ends in semifinal matchup to Cowgirls". Fresno State. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  4. ^ "SDSU women win Mountain West title game in 3 OTs, earn spot in NCAA Tournament". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  5. ^ "WBIT 2025 schedule, bracket: Game times, TV, streaming for women's tournament". USA Today. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  6. ^ "Lady Raiders advance in WBIT with win over Wyoming, 65-48". KCBD. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  7. ^ a b "UNLV Collects the 2025-26 Mountain West Basketball Preseason Favorite Nod". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  8. ^ "MW Announces 2025-26 Preseason Women's Basketball Honors". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  9. ^ "2025–26 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Wyoming Athletics. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
  10. ^ "Wyoming Cowgirls 2025–26 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
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