Just a bunch of Cowgirls (FBCB)

[Young Drachma]

I've done every kind of dynasty it seems over the years, but one of my favs in the "modern" era was my women's college basketball coaching dynasty with fictional Nebraska State.

Well I've rebooted my women's league install with a new league (that feeds into the WNBA, actually..) that is now in the year 1991.

I want to take over the University of Wyoming and turn them into a women's basketball power. The game only generates like one Wyoming player per year, so we'll have to generate more prospects but in general, the actual team roster draws almost entirely from the west at the moment. In the past they've done well recruiting foreign players too.

Anyway, we'll see how it goes.

Team is currently rated a 45 and plays in the Mountain West Conference.

[Young Drachma]

I hired a new head coach in the form of former UCLA assistant Chana Bobcock. Since she had roots in the region, I figured she had a good pedigree for us to work with.

COACH DETAILS

 Chana Babcock - Head Coach - Wyoming
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 Age:             41
 High School:     Center High School
 Hometown:        Center, CO
 Alma Mater:      UC Riverside
 
 Current Level:   9
 Career Record:   0 - 0
 
 Recruiting:      100
 Scouting:        53
 Offense:         40
 Defense:         87

 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 1990   UCLA                     Assistant    24  12  11   7  Loss in WNIT Round 2
 1989   UCLA                     Assistant    27  11  10   8  NCAA Champion
 1988   UCLA                     Assistant    27   9  14   4  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1987   UCLA                     Assistant    31   5  15   3  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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          No awards won.
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 1991     Hired by Wyoming (Head Coach)
 1991     Quit job with UCLA
 1987     Hired by UCLA (Recruiting Coordinator)

Here's the past success of the team. In that, there hasn't been very much. Just one post-season appearance ever.

WYOMING TEAM PERFORMANCE

  Season Team        W   L  CW  CL  Rank  RPI  PRS Result                
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    1990 Wyoming    10  20   9  11   297  243   45 No Postseason         
    1989 Wyoming     8  23   6  14   337  319   46 No Postseason         
    1988 Wyoming     9  21   4  16   322  333   48 No Postseason         
    1987 Wyoming    13  18   8  12   231  182   50 No Postseason         
    1986 Wyoming    19  14  11   9   109  144   50 No Postseason         
    1985 Wyoming    11  20   8  12   286  244   48 No Postseason         
    1984 Wyoming    17  13  12   8   117   97   48 No Postseason         
    1983 Wyoming    21  14  12   8    36   48   45 Loss in WNIT Round 3  
    1982 Wyoming    12  18   7  13   241  232   39 No Postseason         
    1981 Wyoming    15  16   7  13   179  143   39 No Postseason         
    1980 Wyoming    11  20   7  13   290  273   39 No Postseason         
    1979 Wyoming    10  21   6  14   311  217   39 No Postseason         
    1978 Wyoming    10  22   6  14   309  281   40 No Postseason         
    1977 Wyoming     7  24   6  14   341  328   41 No Postseason         
    1976 Wyoming     8  22   7  13   330  296   41 No Postseason         
    1975 Wyoming    10  20   6  14   302  280   41 No Postseason         
    1974 Wyoming    11  20   6  14   279  219   43 No Postseason         
    1973 Wyoming    12  19   6  14   269  261   44 No Postseason         
    1972 Wyoming     7  22   4  16   335  317   46 No Postseason         
    1971 Wyoming    11  20   7  13   293  215   47 No Postseason         
    1970 Wyoming    11  21   4  16   281  208   49 No Postseason         

Here's the current roster:



I changed the colors in my game years ago because I couldn't really remember what was what. From best to worst: Black, Gray, Blue, Pink, White.

The roster looks pretty much like a normal Wyoming team in terms of where we're drawing players from at the moment. I don't intend to dramatically alter that save for the occasional foreign player if we're fortunate.

[Young Drachma]

Not a surprise that the first year was terrible, the cupboard was bare and we weren't really working with much. I just ran through and got us to the end of the season.

aWYOMING COWBOYS Schedule

  Date        Opponent              Record  RPI  Result  Score       Record
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  11/11/91    Northern Colorado      17-16  159       L  54-46          0-1
  11/14/91    at Georgia Tech        12-20   92       L  96-87          0-2
  11/17/91    at Vermont             17-13  141       L  57-55          0-3
  11/18/91    Massachusetts          14-17  268       L  69-61          0-4
  11/22/91    vs. Creighton          14-20   58       L  78-72          0-5
  11/24/91    vs. Fairfield          13-18  279       L  88-75          0-6
  11/26/91    vs. Illinois State     13-18  293       L  64-56          0-7
  12/05/91    Montana                13-18  214       L  78-65          0-8
  12/10/91    Northern Arizona       16-14  162       L  69-65          0-9
  12/12/91    at #22 UCLA            24-11   49       L  55-42         0-10
  12/18/91    Fresno State           10-19  290       L  77-75   0-11 (0-1)
  12/21/91    at Boise State         16-16  239       W  73-60   1-11 (1-1)
  12/25/91    at Colorado State      23-10   65       L  77-74   1-12 (1-2)
  12/28/91    at UNLV                17-13  157       L  78-73   1-13 (1-3)
  12/31/91    at Ball State          19-12  201       L  70-60         1-14
  01/04/92    UNLV                   17-13  157       L  67-56   1-15 (1-4)
  01/08/92    at Fresno State        10-19  290       W  66-55   2-15 (2-4)
  01/11/92    Nevada                 20-14   72       W  80-72   3-15 (3-4)
  01/15/92    at Nevada              20-14   72       L  63-61   3-16 (3-5)
  01/22/92    at New Mexico          18-15  181       L  71-52   3-17 (3-6)
  01/29/92    San Jose State         13-18  267       W  62-59   4-17 (4-6)
  02/01/92    New Mexico             18-15  181       L  77-61   4-18 (4-7)
  02/05/92    at San Diego State     19-12  123       W  71-70   5-18 (5-7)
  02/08/92    Air Force              15-16  246       L  81-60   5-19 (5-8)
  02/12/92    at San Jose State      13-18  267       W  65-62   6-19 (6-8)
  02/15/92    at Utah State          10-22  316       L  67-47   6-20 (6-9)
  02/19/92    Utah State             10-22  316       W  76-62   7-20 (7-9)
  02/26/92    San Diego State        19-12  123       L  66-52  7-21 (7-10)
  02/29/92    Boise State            16-16  239       W  58-50  8-21 (8-10)
  03/04/92    at Air Force           15-16  246       L  58-50  8-22 (8-11)
  03/07/92    Colorado State         23-10   65       L  69-54  8-23 (8-12)
  03/10/92    vs. Boise State        16-16  239       L  65-59         8-24

Here's the roster for the upcoming season with new freshman. Wyoming has the top recruiting class in the Mountain West Conference, but that's not saying a lot. We loaded up on 3-stars (5) and that's what did it.

WYOMING COWBOYS General

 Player                #  Pos   Yr    Ht   Wt  Sch  Acd  Status                            Hometown
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 Carissa Hussey       32   PF  Sr*   6-0  240  Yes   57      OK                       Parachute, CO
 Abigail Osborn       10   PF  Sr*   6-0  234   No   21      OK                     Westminster, CO
 Paityn Badger        31   SF   Sr   6-2  207  Yes   29      OK                Glenwood Springs, CO
 Deborah Blizzard     53    C  Jr*   6-4  236  Yes    4      OK                         Salinas, CA
 Ava Wilder           42   SF  Jr*   6-2  245  Yes   56      OK                       Wheatland, WY
 Khloe Lunceford      30   SG   Jr  5-11  173  Yes   46      OK                          Casper, WY
 Stella Evensen       15   SG   Jr   6-6  189  Yes  100      OK                      Tromso, Norway
 Bryleigh Abbys       25   PF   So   5-3  162  Yes   42      OK                      Sioux City, IA
 Lauren Stillman      24   PG   So   5-4  175  Yes   44      OK                          Pierre, SD
 Shelbee Abbott       11   SF   Fr  5-10  183  Yes   90      OK                     Copper City, WY
 Eden Flockhart       56    C   Fr  6-10  244  Yes   90      OK   Southside (Queensland), Australia
 Franjica Stolcer     18   SF   Fr   6-4  198  Yes   88      OK                 Ljubljana, Slovenia
 Elsa Styers          52   SG   Fr  5-11  188  Yes   41      OK                          Fresno, CA
 Ashley Hunsaker      21   PF   Fr   6-4  249  Yes   89      OK                          Denver, CO

[Jon]

Dumb question here: how do you convert to a woman's league?

[Young Drachma]

Here's the champions list up to now. Pretty much all major schools.

NCAA Champs

 Season   Team                        Record Opponent                        Score
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 1991     Villanova Wildcats            34-6 Georgetown Hoyas                66-64
 1990     Kansas Jayhawks               35-3 Vanderbilt Commodores           96-88
 1989     UCLA Bruins                  27-11 Duke Blue Devils                76-64
 1988     Kansas Jayhawks               33-6 Seton Hall Pirates              75-63
 1987     Purdue Boilermakers           36-2 Southern California Trojans     77-60
 1986     Wisconsin Badgers             32-5 Purdue Boilermakers             88-75
 1985     Temple Owls                   32-7 Purdue Boilermakers             81-69
 1984     Oregon Ducks                  34-4 Purdue Boilermakers             86-63
 1983     Oregon Ducks                  31-6 Butler Bulldogs                 66-57
 1982     Tennessee Volunteers          31-7 Michigan State Spartans         77-68
 1981     Evansville Aces               32-5 Seton Hall Pirates              84-56
 1980     Georgetown Hoyas              35-3 Louisville Cardinals            72-67
 1979     Duke Blue Devils              36-3 Vanderbilt Commodores           67-48
 1978     Vanderbilt Commodores         34-4 Michigan Wolverines             74-73
 1977     Ohio State Buckeyes           34-6 Duke Blue Devils                86-68
 1976     Ohio State Buckeyes          29-11 Temple Owls                     71-69
 1975     Louisville Cardinals          30-8 Pittsburgh Panthers            102-90
 1974     North Carolina Tar Heels     27-11 Pittsburgh Panthers             79-66
 1973     Duke Blue Devils              29-7 Michigan Wolverines             97-66
 1972     Kentucky Wildcats             31-6 Vanderbilt Commodores           84-56
 1971     UCLA Bruins                   32-7 Illinois Fighting Illini        74-55
 1970     Purdue Boilermakers          27-10 UCLA Bruins                     69-61

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Jon

Dumb question here: how do you convert to a woman's league?

Not dumb at all.

Fast Break Basketball Forum • View topic - Women's College Basketball Mod

This guy did the main work for us. You have to edit the first name files to be female names, though I have noticed a few dude names have slipped in occasionally, so you can prune his work if you feel like it, tho I haven't recently.

Anyway...you change the first name files, modify your height.ini file and then start a new game and go to town.

You should save the old files in a separate folder (I have one called men) and save the old height.ini file too because if you don't, you'd lose them completely.

Then you start your game and all of the players generated will be female. Obviously everything in-game still references male pronouns but that's minor.

For the pro game, I used the same files -- with some other ones I've made on my own a long time ago when I first got this idea -- to edit that version and allows me to have a WNBA for these players to play in, too. One of these days I'll upload those files.

[Young Drachma]

So that 8-24 season stunk last year, but the bright side I guess is all 8 wins were in conference play. We should surely be better this year. We'll do the season-by-season recaps like I did before and if there's anything to call out I'll do it.

Recruiting will be dull for a while, but I'll highlight who we're bringing in for future classes with this upcoming season.

[Young Drachma]

1992-93

The team was a lot better this year, which I wasn't necessarily anticipating but was glad to see.

WYOMING COWBOYS Schedule

  Date        Opponent                 Record  RPI  Result    Score        Record
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  11/08/92    Alabama State             17-16  209       W    66-56           1-0
  11/12/92    Central Arkansas          11-18  228       W    68-48           2-0
  11/14/92    vs. #3 Colorado            30-5    3       L    70-53           2-1
  11/15/92    vs. Lamar                 18-13  136       W    77-69           3-1
  11/20/92    at Nebraska Omaha         10-20  325       W    60-52           4-1
  11/25/92    at St. Francis PA         12-17  218       L    59-56           4-2
  11/28/92    at McNeese State          13-18  241       W    66-57           5-2
  12/03/92    Maine                      7-24  345       W    64-62           6-2
  12/04/92    Portland                  18-14  128       L    85-50           6-3
  12/05/92    Georgia                   15-16   64       L    69-53           6-4
  12/12/92    at Denver                  9-21  327       L    70-66           6-5
  12/16/92    at UNLV                   17-17  114       L    79-71     6-6 (0-1)
  12/19/92    Boise State               16-15  104       L    83-76     6-7 (0-2)
  12/26/92    San Diego State           24-10   24       W    55-38     7-7 (1-2)
  12/30/92    at Utah State             15-17  141       W    60-59     8-7 (2-2)
  01/02/93    at Air Force              13-18  145       L    78-65     8-8 (2-3)
  01/06/93    Fresno State              11-19  176       W    82-55     9-8 (3-3)
  01/09/93    at Boise State            16-15  104       W    77-73    10-8 (4-3)
  01/13/93    at #16 Colorado State      30-7   11       L    70-67    10-9 (4-4)
  01/16/93    Nevada                    20-12   42       L    93-62   10-10 (4-5)
  01/20/93    at Fresno State           11-19  176       L    75-65   10-11 (4-6)
  01/26/93    vs. Ohio                  11-19  217       W    69-40         11-11
  01/30/93    Utah State                15-17  141       W    55-53   12-11 (5-6)
  02/03/93    New Mexico                16-15   95       W    81-65   13-11 (6-6)
  02/06/93    at Nevada                 20-12   42       W    70-64   14-11 (7-6)
  02/10/93    San Jose State            15-16  215       L    70-56   14-12 (7-7)
  02/13/93    at New Mexico             16-15   95       L    79-58   14-13 (7-8)
  02/20/93    #16 Colorado State         30-7   11       L    68-66   14-14 (7-9)
  02/24/93    at San Diego State        24-10   24       L    81-78  14-15 (7-10)
  02/27/93    Air Force                 13-18  145       L  108-103  14-16 (7-11)
  03/03/93    at San Jose State         15-16  215       W    92-89  15-16 (8-11)
  03/06/93    UNLV                      17-17  114       W    68-60  16-16 (9-11)
  03/09/93    vs. UNLV                  17-17  114       L    77-68    

WYOMING COWBOYS Averages

 Player              Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Khloe Lunceford      SG  33  33  33.2  18.3  1.4  7.0  2.1  0.6  0.1  3.5  2.2  -0.4
 Ava Wilder           SF  33  33  33.3  14.2  3.0  6.8  1.8  0.5  0.2  2.5  2.8  -1.8
 Eden Flockhart        C  33  33  30.1   8.3  1.7  6.7  1.0  0.2  1.2  1.8  3.3   0.2
 Franjica Stolcer     PF  33  33  32.3   6.1  2.2  5.3  1.2  0.4  0.3  1.7  3.4  -0.5
 Lauren Stillman      PG  24  24  29.8   6.0  0.5  2.6  4.3  0.5  0.0  2.1  2.1   0.8
 Bryleigh Abbys       PG  33   9  20.6   6.0  0.8  2.8  1.4  0.5  0.1  1.3  1.8  -2.3
 Elsa Styers          PG  33   0  12.8   4.5  0.4  1.7  0.9  0.2  0.1  1.1  1.2  -1.4
 Paityn Badger        SF  31   0   4.5   2.2  0.4  0.7  0.2  0.1  0.0  0.3  0.6   0.9
 Shelbee Abbott        C  33   0   8.3   1.5  0.4  1.0  0.3  0.2  0.1  0.2  1.3  -0.4
 Carissa Hussey       PF  28   0   5.3   1.2  0.3  1.4  0.3  0.1  0.3  0.2  0.6   0.4
 Stella Evensen       SG  22   0   2.7   1.1  0.0  0.2  0.2  0.0  0.0  0.4  0.2   0.8
 Deborah Blizzard      C  10   0   4.6   0.8  0.0  0.5  0.4  0.0  0.1  0.0  0.2  -0.1
 Ashley Hunsaker      PF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

Signed two players out of Texas in our upcoming recruiting class:

WYOMING COWBOYS Recruiting

 Name                  Pos  Ins  Jps  Fts  3ps  Hnd  Pas  Orb  Drb  Psd  Prd  Stl  Blk
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 Ashley Weatherford      C    C    D    D    D    D    C    C    A    B    C    B    B
 Claire Levesque        PG    F    A    B    C    B    A    F    C    D    D    B    D

[Young Drachma]

We lost our head coach and coaching staff. The head coach headed to USC and the assistants left for other jobs. So now we need to find a new head coach to run the program after just two years, but at least the cupboard isn't totally bare and in theory, we should be able to build on what we've got foundationwise.

In theory.

[Young Drachma]

We hired former Auburn head coach Isabella Castro after she was fired for going 16-43 there, but my thinking is she's a good recruiter and that she'll do better in the Mountain West.

[Tellistto]

I'll follow along, sir.

Good luck!

[Young Drachma]

Stella Evensen will leave us this year and go pro, but the JUCO transfer from Norway literally blacked out and went nuts this year and that explains this result. I think our new coach paid dividends too. But NO ONE saw THIS season coming from this team.

#9 WYOMING COWGIRLS TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        44   Record Vs 1-50:      4-3   Poll Rank:            #9   
Season Record:      33-6   Record Vs 51-100:    6-1   RPI Rank:            #29   
Conference Record:  16-4   Record Vs 101-200:   8-1 
Home Record:        12-3   Record Vs 200+:     15-1 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       72.3   1  89  Points       58.8   1   6  Points       13.5   1   8  
O.Reb         9.9   9 252  O.Reb         9.4   2  54  O.Reb         0.5   5 137  
D.Reb        26.6   2  55  D.Reb        23.3   3  70  D.Reb         3.3   1  19  
Rebounds     36.6   4 128  Rebounds     32.7   2  40  Rebounds      3.9   1  48  
Assists      14.4   2  78  Assists      10.7   1   5  Assists       3.7   2  16  
Steals        3.7  10 348  Steals        5.3   6  99  Steals       -1.6   9 317  
Blocks        2.6   5 174  Blocks        1.6   1   3  Blocks        1.1   4  68  
Turnovers    13.0   3  60  Turnovers    13.6   6 191  Turnovers    -0.7   4 120  
Fouls        18.0   2  52  Fouls        17.6  10 330  Fouls         0.5   8 199  
FG%          .461   2  27  FG%          .390   1   8  FG%          .071   1   7  
FT%          .659   7 264  FT%          .682   5 177  FT%         -.022   6 263  
3P%          .397   1   8  3P%          .272   1   1  3P%          .124   1   1  
PPS          1.32   1  28  PPS          1.10   1  10  PPS          .215   1   5  
Adj. FG%     .553   1   5  Adj. FG%     .437   1   4  Adj. FG%     .116   1   1  

#9 WYOMING COWGIRLS Averages

 Player                Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Stella Evensen         SF  39  39  30.7  19.7  1.1  3.1  2.5  0.6  0.1  1.8  2.9  12.6
 Khloe Lunceford        SG  39  39  32.3  16.6  1.6  7.7  2.5  0.6  0.0  2.8  2.4  12.3
 Eden Flockhart          C  39  39  33.3   9.1  2.2  7.1  1.6  0.5  1.5  1.9  2.7  13.8
 Lauren Stillman        PG  39  34  28.1   7.9  0.4  2.2  3.9  0.4  0.1  2.2  2.6  10.3
 Elsa Styers            SF  39   0  13.5   5.9  0.7  2.2  0.8  0.3  0.2  1.1  1.5   2.4
 Ava Wilder             SF  39   5  12.8   4.7  1.1  2.5  0.6  0.2  0.1  0.7  1.0   3.0
 Ashley Weatherford     PF  39  39  29.8   3.7  1.9  8.4  1.7  0.7  0.6  1.4  2.9  10.2
 Bryleigh Abbys         PG  39   0   9.5   2.7  0.4  1.2  0.6  0.2  0.0  0.5  0.9   2.4
 Franjica Stolcer       PF  39   0   6.7   1.5  0.4  1.1  0.2  0.1  0.1  0.5  0.7   0.5
 Ashley Hunsaker        PF   4   0   1.8   1.0  0.0  0.3  0.0  0.3  0.0  0.0  0.3   0.3
 Claire Levesque        PG   5   0   3.0   0.4  0.0  0.4  0.2  0.4  0.0  0.0  0.2   1.2
 Deborah Blizzard        C  28   0   3.8   0.3  0.1  1.3  0.1  0.1  0.0  0.3  0.4  -0.5
 Shelbee Abbott          C   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Sofia Newberg          SF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0
 Olivia Huseman         PF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

#9 WYOMING COWGIRLS Schedule

  Date        Opponent                       Record  RPI  Result  Score       Record
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  11/08/93    vs. Nebraska                    12-19  241       W  71-67          1-0
  11/11/93    Morehead State                   9-20  326       W  88-68          2-0
  11/14/93    Lamar                           15-16  176       W  87-65          3-0
  11/15/93    at Mississippi Valley State     13-17  255       W  76-49          4-0
  11/20/93    at VMI                           7-22  342       W  86-51          5-0
  11/21/93    at Yale                         12-18  275       W  45-31          6-0
  11/24/93    at Northwestern                  2-28  309       W  75-56          7-0
  11/26/93    at Denver                       13-19  239       W  69-57          8-0
  11/28/93    at Northern Colorado            12-18  298       W  93-52          9-0
  12/02/93    Toledo                          12-20  252       W  73-52         10-0
  12/03/93    Illinois                        15-19  122       W  62-41         11-0
  12/04/93    #8 Southern Methodist            28-7   12       L  76-47         11-1
  12/06/93    at Army                         12-18  254       W  73-62         12-1
  12/15/93    Colorado State                  26-14   47       L  75-64   12-2 (0-1)
  12/22/93    at UNLV                         12-19  188       W  79-75   13-2 (1-1)
  12/25/93    San Jose State                  12-19  228       W  87-59   14-2 (2-1)
  12/29/93    New Mexico                      16-14  139       W  94-66   15-2 (3-1)
  01/01/94    at Air Force                    15-16  140       W  64-29   16-2 (4-1)
  01/05/94    at Boise State                  23-10   71       W  88-80   17-2 (5-1)
  01/08/94    at Utah State                   11-20  223       W  79-57   18-2 (6-1)
  01/15/94    Nevada                          19-14   81       W  86-66   19-2 (7-1)
  01/22/94    Air Force                       15-16  140       W  61-53   20-2 (8-1)
  01/26/94    Utah State                      11-20  223       L  77-68   20-3 (8-2)
  01/29/94    at Colorado State               26-14   47       W  64-57   21-3 (9-2)
  02/02/94    at Nevada                       19-14   81       L  70-58   21-4 (9-3)
  02/05/94    at Fresno State                  6-25  310       W  60-52  22-4 (10-3)
  02/09/94    Boise State                     23-10   71       W  63-48  23-4 (11-3)
  02/12/94    UNLV                            12-19  188       W  61-42  24-4 (12-3)
  02/16/94    at San Diego State              17-14   93       W  68-57  25-4 (13-3)
  02/19/94    at New Mexico                   16-14  139       L  70-55  25-5 (13-4)
  02/23/94    at San Jose State               12-19  228       W  72-47  26-5 (14-4)
  02/26/94    San Diego State                 17-14   93       W  89-54  27-5 (15-4)
  03/05/94    Fresno State                     6-25  310       W  61-44  28-5 (16-4)
  03/09/94    vs. UNLV                        12-19  188       W  69-44         29-5
  03/11/94    vs. Nevada                      19-14   81       W  87-52         30-5
  03/12/94    vs. Colorado State              26-14   47       W  73-65         31-5
  03/17/94    vs. Portland                    23-11   49       W  71-70         32-5
  03/19/94    vs. #2 California                31-5    2       W  83-64         33-5
  03/24/94    vs. #18 Texas                    28-9    3       L  93-70         33-6

FINAL FOUR: TEXAS, UCLA, XAVIER, SYRACUSE.
Despite being power teams, Texas, Xavier and Syracuse hadn't been to Final Fours before. (Syracuse had in the 3rd season of this league) while UCLA is two years removed from losing the national title game.

Xavier beat them for their first title.

Isabella Castro is National Coach of the Year and I'm tempted to do to her what Florida Gulf Coast's coach did after their crazy run and send her to a better program rather than bringing her back for another year and forcing us to figure out what to do with a 3rd coach in 3 years.

COACH DETAILS

 Isabella Castro - Head Coach - Wyoming
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 Age:             40
 High School:     Gladewater High School
 Hometown:        Gladewater, TX
 Alma Mater:      Bowling Green
 
 Current Level:   9
 Career Record:   49 - 49
 
 Recruiting:      100
 Scouting:        62
 Offense:         100
 Defense:         18

 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 1992   Auburn                   Head Coach   10  20   6  12  No Postseason
 1991   Auburn                   Head Coach    6  23   3  15  No Postseason
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 1993     Conference Coach of the Year (Mountain West Conference)
 1993     National Coach of the Year
 1993     Mountain West Conference Champion
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 1993     Hired by Wyoming (Head Coach)
 1993     Fired by Auburn
 1991     Hired by Auburn (Head Coach)

Our recruiting class ironically was the worst one we've had since we took over here, two 2-star kids and a 1-star kid.

#9 WYOMING COWGIRLS Recruiting

 Name               Pos   Ht   Wt   Pts  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To
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 Ashley Lyall        PG  5-4  156  21.1  7.3  6.7  2.0  0.5  1.8
 Ella Badillo        SG  5-9  186  12.3  2.6  3.7  1.8  0.3  3.4
 Milagros Farber     PF  6-0  235   4.1  4.6  1.2  1.2  1.1  1.8

Kind of sad, but it happens. We do have a scholarship left over and so, hopefully we can entice a transfer to come over and play with us and help immediately -- like an actual good one. We'll see.

[Young Drachma]

1994 OFFSEASON
Wyoming coach Isabella Castro leaves the program after just one year. She was wooed for double her salary to join St. Joe's in Philly, a program that's been to the WNIT three straight years but can't quite get back to the tournament after making the Elite 8 for years ago in a fluke. NC State who have missed the tournament 4 straight years also pursued her, but the St. Joe's job had a bit more upside.

So now for the 3rd straight year, Wyoming has to find a new women's basketball coach.

[Young Drachma]

1994 CANDIDATES FOR HEAD COACH AT WYOMING
Here are the finalists for the Women's basketball coaching job at the University of Wyoming:

Eliza Ackerman, 33 (Currently a head coach at Division 2 Metro State in Denver where she's won three straight national titles)

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COACH DETAILS

 Eliza Ackerman
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 Age:             33
 High School:     Enderlin High School
 Hometown:        Enderlin, ND
 Alma Mater:      Holy Cross
 
 Current Level:   10
 Career Record:   0 - 0
 Salary:          $0
 
 Recruiting:      86
 Scouting:        94
 Offense:         100
 Defense:         20
 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 Awards & Achievements:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Season   Award
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          No awards won.
 
 Job Movement:
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Season   Move
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          No job changes.

Claire Cherry, 41, Louisville Assistant

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COACH DETAILS

 Claire Cherry - Recruiting Coordinator - Louisville
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 Age:             41
 High School:     Bonham High School
 Hometown:        Bonham, TX
 Alma Mater:      Southern Illinois
 
 Current Level:   8
 Career Record:   0 - 0
 Salary:          $236,649
 
 Recruiting:      100
 Scouting:        100
 Offense:         26
 Defense:         34
 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 1993   Louisville               Assistant    30   7  14   4  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1992   Louisville               Assistant    20  14   8  10  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1991   Louisville               Assistant    26  10  12   6  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1990   Louisville               Assistant    21  13  11   7  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          No awards won.
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1990     Hired by Louisville (Recruiting Coordinator)

Adeline Cloud, 49, Boise State Assistant

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COACH DETAILS

 Adeline Cloud - Lead Scout - Boise State
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 Age:             49
 High School:     Niobrara County High School
 Hometown:        Lusk, WY
 Alma Mater:      Cincinnati
 
 Current Level:   8
 Career Record:   287 - 254
 Salary:          $105,930
 
 Recruiting:      69
 Scouting:        81
 Offense:         10
 Defense:         100
 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 1993   Boise State              Assistant    23  10  13   7  Loss in WNIT Round 3
 1992   Boise State              Assistant    16  15  10  10  No Postseason
 1991   Boise State              Assistant    16  16   8  12  No Postseason
 1987   San Diego State          Assistant    13  17   7  13  No Postseason
 1986   Colorado                 Head Coach   14  17   8  10  No Postseason
 1985   Colorado                 Head Coach    8  22   3  15  No Postseason
 1984   Colorado                 Head Coach   15  17   7  11  No Postseason
 1983   Colorado                 Head Coach   22  13  11   7  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1982   Colorado                 Head Coach   11  20   5  13  No Postseason
 1981   Colorado                 Head Coach   10  21   4  14  No Postseason
 1980   Colorado                 Head Coach   13  18   6  12  No Postseason
 1979   UTEP                     Head Coach   18  13  10   6  Loss in WNIT Round 1
 1978   UTEP                     Head Coach   16  15   8   8  No Postseason
 1977   UTEP                     Head Coach   25   9  12   4  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1976   Evansville               Head Coach   17  13   8   8  No Postseason
 1975   Evansville               Head Coach   25  12  10   6  WNIT 2nd Place
 1974   Evansville               Head Coach   18  14   9   7  No Postseason
 1973   Princeton                Head Coach   17  12  11   3  No Postseason
 1972   Princeton                Head Coach   16  16   9   5  NCAA Tournament Play-in Game
 1971   Princeton                Head Coach   18  13   9   5  Loss in WNIT Round 1
 1970   Morgan State             Head Coach   24   9  13   3  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 1975     Conference Coach of the Year (Missouri Valley Conference)
 1971     Ivy League Champion
 1970     Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Champion
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 1991     Hired by Boise State (Lead Scout)
 1988     Fired by San Diego State
 1987     Hired by San Diego State (Assistant Coach)
 1987     Fired by Colorado
 1980     Hired by Colorado (Head Coach)
 1980     Quit job with UTEP to pursue a higher position 
 1977     Hired by UTEP (Head Coach)
 1977     Quit job with Evansville to pursue a higher position 
 1974     Hired by Evansville (Head Coach)
 1974     Quit job with Princeton to pursue a higher position 
 1971     Hired by Princeton (Head Coach)
 1971     Quit job with Morgan State to pursue a higher position 
 1970     Hired by Morgan State (Head Coach)

Kamryn McLeod, 51, Oregon Assistant

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COACH DETAILS

 Kamryn McLeod - Coaching Assistant - Oregon
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 Age:             51
 High School:     Independence High School
 Hometown:        Glendale, AZ
 Alma Mater:      San Diego State
 
 Current Level:   8
 Career Record:   295 - 299
 Salary:          $187,073
 
 Recruiting:      79
 Scouting:        8
 Offense:         73
 Defense:         100
 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 1993   Oregon                   Assistant    25  11  11   7  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1992   Oregon                   Assistant    29   6  16   2  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1991   Tulsa                    Head Coach   12  19   4  14  No Postseason
 1990   Tulsa                    Head Coach   10  20   4  14  No Postseason
 1989   Tulsa                    Head Coach   13  20   7  11  No Postseason
 1988   Tulsa                    Head Coach   10  19   4  14  No Postseason
 1987   Tulsa                    Head Coach   16  14   9   9  No Postseason
 1986   Tulsa                    Head Coach   20  11   9   9  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1985   Tulsa                    Head Coach    8  21   4  14  No Postseason
 1984   Tulsa                    Head Coach   17  14   9   9  No Postseason
 1983   Tulsa                    Head Coach   12  18   6  12  No Postseason
 1982   Tulsa                    Head Coach   12  18   6  12  No Postseason
 1981   San Francisco            Head Coach   21  13  13   5  NCAA Tournament Play-in Game
 1980   San Francisco            Head Coach   20  14   9   9  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1979   San Francisco            Head Coach   13  18   8  10  No Postseason
 1978   San Francisco            Head Coach   11  21   6  12  No Postseason
 1977   William & Mary           Head Coach   21  13  12   4  Loss in WNIT Round 2
 1976   William & Mary           Head Coach   16  13  10   6  No Postseason
 1975   William & Mary           Head Coach   14  17   9   7  No Postseason
 1974   William & Mary           Head Coach   25   9  12   4  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1973   William & Mary           Head Coach   24   7  15   1  NCAA Tournament Play-in Game
 1972   Kentucky                 Assistant    31   6  14   4  NCAA Champion
 1971   Kentucky                 Assistant    23  10  14   4  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1970   Kentucky                 Assistant    30   6  16   2  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 1981     Conference Coach of the Year (West Coast Conference)
 1981     West Coast Conference Champion
 1977     Conference Coach of the Year (Colonial Athletic Association)
 1977     Colonial Athletic Association Champion
 1974     Conference Coach of the Year (Colonial Athletic Association)
 1974     Colonial Athletic Association Champion
 1973     Conference Coach of the Year (Colonial Athletic Association)
 1973     Colonial Athletic Association Champion
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 1992     Hired by Oregon (Assistant Coach)
 1992     Fired by Tulsa
 1982     Hired by Tulsa (Head Coach)
 1982     Quit job with San Francisco to pursue a higher position 
 1978     Hired by San Francisco (Head Coach)
 1978     Quit job with William & Mary to pursue a higher position 
 1973     Hired by William & Mary (Head Coach)
 1973     Quit job with Kentucky to pursue a higher position 
 1970     Hired by Kentucky (Assistant Coach)

Tamryn Mundy, 49, Miami Assistant

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COACH DETAILS

 Taryn Mundy - Coaching Assistant - Miami
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 Age:             49
 High School:     King High School
 Hometown:        Chicago, IL
 Alma Mater:      Pepperdine
 
 Current Level:   8
 Career Record:   329 - 281
 Salary:          $230,810
 
 Recruiting:      42
 Scouting:        18
 Offense:         100
 Defense:         100
 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1993   Miami                    Assistant    24  10  11   7  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1992   Miami                    Assistant    14  16   6  12  No Postseason
 1991   Miami                    Assistant    24  10  11   7  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1990   Miami                    Assistant    26  10  12   6  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1989   Michigan State           Assistant    29   5  15   3  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1988   Oregon State             Head Coach   17  14   9   9  No Postseason
 1987   Oregon State             Head Coach   16  15  10   8  No Postseason
 1986   Oregon State             Head Coach   13  19   6  12  No Postseason
 1985   Oregon State             Head Coach   13  18   8  10  No Postseason
 1984   Oregon State             Head Coach   24   9  13   5  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1983   Oregon State             Head Coach   18  15   8  10  No Postseason
 1982   UNLV                     Head Coach   23  11  13   7  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1981   UNLV                     Head Coach   25  10  14   6  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1980   UNLV                     Head Coach   27   7  18   2  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1979   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   16  15   7   9  No Postseason
 1978   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   23   9  12   4  Loss in WNIT Round 2
 1977   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   15  19   6  10  No Postseason
 1976   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   18  14  11   5  Loss in WNIT Round 2
 1975   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   13  17  10   6  No Postseason
 1974   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   11  21   6  10  No Postseason
 1973   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   11  21   4  12  No Postseason
 1972   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   16  15   8   8  No Postseason
 1971   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   18  15   9   7  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1970   UW Milwaukee             Head Coach   12  17   7   9  No Postseason
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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 1982     Mountain West Conference Champion
 1981     Conference Coach of the Year (Mountain West Conference)
 1981     Mountain West Conference Champion
 1980     Conference Coach of the Year (Mountain West Conference)
 1980     Mountain West Conference Champion
 1978     Conference Coach of the Year (Horizon League)
 1978     Horizon League Champion
 1976     Conference Coach of the Year (Horizon League)
 1976     Horizon League Champion
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 1990     Hired by Miami (Assistant Coach)
 1990     Fired by Michigan State
 1989     Hired by Michigan State (Assistant Coach)
 1989     Fired by Oregon State
 1983     Hired by Oregon State (Head Coach)
 1983     Quit job with UNLV to pursue a higher position 
 1980     Hired by UNLV (Head Coach)
 1980     Quit job with UW Milwaukee to pursue a higher position 
 1970     Hired by UW Milwaukee (Head Coach)

I think the fan favorite is Adeline Cloud because she's a Wyoming native (from Lusk) and I did not expect to run into that when I was searching for candidates (basically the top assistants without jobs who had experience...or who I thought might be a good cultural fit.)

There's a pretty loud contingent who want Ackerman because she's young and can relate to players, grow with us and she's from North Dakota so she can understand how to recruit here.

Mundy has a career winning record and has had success before, so she's got some interest too. So not sure who our choice will be, but will report back after the off-season ends to let you know who.

[Brian Swartz]

This is cool and definitely a fairly unique concept. It also catches my eye because for whatever reason, I keep reading the title as 'Just a Bunch of Cowards', then doing a double-take.

[muns]

I'd go with Kamryn McLeod. She can recruit enough, but if she doesn't recruit well, can develop players to put the program in a position to win.

[Young Drachma]

LOL @ Brian Swartz.

Wyoming ended hiring the Wyoming native in Adeline Cloud as head coach, it was the most Wyoming thing to do and hard to resist.

They also managed to hire Eliza Ackerman as an assistant too, with the eye on her being the future of the program potentially.

1994-95 SEASON STATS

#13 WYOMING COWGIRLS Averages

 Player                Pos  GP  GS   Min   Pts  Orb  Reb  Ast  Stl  Blk   To  Fls   +/-
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 Zoe Scheffler          PG  38  38  30.6  19.3  1.2  3.6  3.2  1.4  0.2  2.2  3.1  10.7
 Eden Flockhart          C  38  38  34.1  11.4  2.3  7.7  1.2  0.4  3.1  1.7  2.4  10.4
 Elsa Styers            SF  36  29  21.0  10.6  1.4  4.4  0.7  0.6  0.2  1.8  2.8   6.4
 Lauren Stillman        SG  35  31  27.5   8.9  0.4  2.5  4.4  0.9  0.1  2.1  3.0   9.7
 Bryleigh Abbys         SG  38   0  18.1   7.6  0.8  3.2  1.1  0.6  0.1  1.2  2.0   2.2
 Emily Mix              SF  37   7  11.2   5.3  0.6  1.9  0.8  0.7  0.0  0.9  1.1   3.2
 Franjica Stolcer       SF  38   9  14.6   3.7  0.7  2.2  0.7  0.2  0.1  0.9  1.6   4.1
 Ashley Weatherford     PF  38  38  30.4   3.5  2.3  9.2  1.9  0.6  0.8  1.2  2.5   9.6
 Ashley Hunsaker        PF   8   0  13.5   3.3  0.6  4.1  0.9  0.1  0.3  0.6  1.3   2.3
 Olivia Huseman          C  38   0   6.6   1.9  0.3  1.0  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.2  0.6   2.3
 Claire Levesque        PG  28   0   5.9   1.5  0.2  0.6  0.5  0.2  0.0  0.4  0.5   0.5
 Ella Badillo           SG  18   0   3.1   0.9  0.2  0.3  0.2  0.2  0.0  0.1  0.2   0.5
 Shelbee Abbott          C  17   0   2.4   0.4  0.1  0.5  0.1  0.0  0.0  0.1  0.3  -0.5
 Ashley Lyall           PG   1   0   1.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  1.0  0.0  -1.0
 Lily Falcon            SF   0   0   0.0   0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0  0.0   0.0

The program lucked out getting two transfers, Zoe Scheffer transferred from Texas and Emily Mix, a California native came from Boise State where coach Cloud was before she came to us.

Scheffer was part of a heralded recruiting class at Texas, but got no PT and somehow they managed to get her in tow to replace the lost Stella Evensen who powered the team last year to a surprise Sweet 16 run.

The team had another excellent year and seemed to have arrived as a Mountain West basketball ascendent after years in obscurity, claiming a 2nd straight conference title.

  Date        Opponent               Record  RPI  Result   Score       Record
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  11/07/94    vs. Texas Christian     15-16  145       L   76-60          0-1
  11/08/94    vs. Rutgers             13-19  109       W   74-69          1-1
  11/15/94    Denver                   9-25  342       W   77-45          2-1
  11/20/94    at Loyola Marymount     16-13   77       W   79-63          3-1
  11/27/94    Virginia                 7-25  102       W   78-69          4-1
  12/01/94    UW Milwaukee            19-13  152       W   64-45          5-1
  12/02/94    Auburn                  13-19  154       W   64-53          6-1
  12/03/94    Florida Gulf Coast      20-14  165       W   80-64          7-1
  12/05/94    #6 Michigan State        30-4    4       W   76-59          8-1
  12/07/94    #12 Colorado             27-7    3       L   77-69          8-2
  12/10/94    at UW Green Bay         18-17  139       W   75-65          9-2
  12/14/94    Nevada                  21-12   39       W   81-70   10-2 (1-0)
  12/17/94    at San Jose State       16-14  183       L   69-60   10-3 (1-1)
  12/24/94    Air Force               13-17  174       L   67-63   10-4 (1-2)
  01/04/95    at Utah State           13-19  160       W   60-56   11-4 (2-2)
  01/07/95    at Air Force            13-17  174       L   64-52   11-5 (2-3)
  01/11/95    at Boise State          17-14  111       W   82-62   12-5 (3-3)
  01/15/95    at VCU                  22-11   93       L   84-78         12-6
  01/18/95    Fresno State            14-18  163       W   80-50   13-6 (4-3)
  01/21/95    Boise State             17-14  111       W   69-66   14-6 (5-3)
  01/25/95    Utah State              13-19  160       W   77-69   15-6 (6-3)
  01/28/95    San Diego State         10-20  268       W   80-71   16-6 (7-3)
  02/01/95    New Mexico              10-19  251       W   80-62   17-6 (8-3)
  02/04/95    at Colorado State       22-12   63       W   63-54   18-6 (9-3)
  02/08/95    at Fresno State         14-18  163       W   69-58  19-6 (10-3)
  02/11/95    San Jose State          16-14  183       W  105-61  20-6 (11-3)
  02/15/95    at Nevada               21-12   39       W   87-61  21-6 (12-3)
  02/18/95    Colorado State          22-12   63       W   73-53  22-6 (13-3)
  02/22/95    at UNLV                 19-14   84       W   64-56  23-6 (14-3)
  02/25/95    at New Mexico           10-19  251       W   78-46  24-6 (15-3)
  03/01/95    UNLV                    19-14   84       W   77-73  25-6 (16-3)
  03/04/95    at San Diego State      10-20  268       W   92-61  26-6 (17-3)
  03/08/95    vs. Fresno State        14-18  163       W   76-63         27-6
  03/10/95    vs. Nevada              21-12   39       W   68-56         28-6
  03/11/95    vs. Colorado State      22-12   63       W   76-57         29-6

In the NCAA tournament, the Cowgirls entered as a #5 seed. Their first matchup in the always dangerous 5/12 position is Chicago State from the WAC.

Spoiler

Wyoming 71, Chicago State 50

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Chicago State  (21-12, 8-6):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Emily Barney      C    21   1-4   4-4   2  10   0  3   7
Nola Pulliam      C    25   4-9   0-0   7  11   0  1   8
Sophia Ponton     SF   30  2-11   5-6   0   5   1  2   9
Bella Haley       SG   29  5-14   4-4   0   0   0  3  17
Dania Tea         PG   13   0-3   0-0   0   1   0  5   0
Kiera Haywood     SG   20   1-5   0-1   0   1   2  1   3
Skyla Garces      PG   23   1-4   0-0   3   3   1  5   2
Kylie Faller      PF   16   0-2   0-0   0   1   0  4   0
Brielle Bills     SF   10   0-2   0-0   0   3   0  0   0
Sydney Yantis     PF    3   1-2   0-0   0   0   0  0   2
Esther Dyffryn    C     9   0-1   2-2   2   5   1  1   2

Turnovers: 13 (E.Barney 1, N.Pulliam 1, B.Haley 2, 
 D.Tea 1, K.Haywood 2, S.Garces 2, K.Faller 3, 
 E.Dyffryn 1)
Blocked Shots: 4 (E.Barney 1, N.Pulliam 2, S.Garces 1)
Steals: 5 (S.Ponton 2, K.Haywood 1, S.Garces 1, 
 S.Yantis 1)
3P FGs: 5-23 (E.Barney 1-1, S.Ponton 0-6, B.Haley 3-7, 
 D.Tea 0-3, K.Haywood 1-4, K.Faller 0-1, B.Bills 0-1)

Wyoming  (30-6, 17-3):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Eden Flockhart    C    34   5-9   3-3   3   9   0  2  13
A. Weatherford    PF   31   0-4   4-4   3  10   3  0   4
Franjica Stolcer  SF   21   4-7   0-1   1   3   0  4  10
Emily Mix         PG   33  5-12   1-6   0   4   4  1  12
Zoe Scheffler     PG   14   5-7   1-1   1   2   1  4  13
Ashley Hunsaker   SF   20   2-5   2-4   0   7   2  2   6
Olivia Huseman    C    12   0-2   0-0   0   0   0  3   0
Bryleigh Abbys    SG   19   2-4   3-4   0   2   1  2   8
Elsa Styers       SF    2   1-1   0-0   0   1   0  0   2
Ella Badillo      SG   13   0-1   3-4   0   0   2  1   3

Turnovers: 6 (E.Flockhart 1, A.Weatherford 1, F.Stolcer 
 1, Z.Scheffler 2, A.Hunsaker 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (E.Flockhart 2, A.Weatherford 4, 
 O.Huseman 1)
Steals: 4 (E.Mix 2, Z.Scheffler 1, E.Badillo 1)
3P FGs: 6-21 (E.Flockhart 0-1, A.Weatherford 0-1, 
 F.Stolcer 2-3, E.Mix 1-8, Z.Scheffler 2-3, O.Huseman 
 0-1, B.Abbys 1-3, E.Badillo 0-1)

Player of Game: C Eden Flockhart (WYO)

After knocking off Chicago State easily, they scheduled a date with 13-seed Northern Iowa who were fresh off an upset of 4-seed Arkansas.

Wyoming 62, Northern Iowa 52

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Wyoming  (31-6, 17-3):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Eden Flockhart    C    32   4-9   3-6   2   6   0  3  11
A. Weatherford    PF   31   2-2   0-0   0   9   2  4   4
Franjica Stolcer  SF   31   2-4   3-4   2   3   0  1   7
Emily Mix         SG   34  7-16   3-3   2   6   1  3  18
Zoe Scheffler     PG   34  2-11  9-10   1   6   3  2  13
Ashley Hunsaker   SF   14   1-2   0-0   1   5   1  1   2
Olivia Huseman    C     9   0-2   0-0   0   0   1  2   0
Bryleigh Abbys    SG    8   1-2   0-0   0   2   1  0   3
Elsa Styers       SF    2   1-1   1-1   0   0   0  0   3
Shelbee Abbott    C     1   0-1   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Ella Badillo      SG    3   0-1   1-2   0   0   0  0   1

Turnovers: 13 (E.Flockhart 1, A.Weatherford 3, 
 F.Stolcer 1, E.Mix 3, Z.Scheffler 2, B.Abbys 3)
Blocked Shots: 5 (E.Flockhart 4, A.Weatherford 1)
Steals: 7 (E.Flockhart 1, E.Mix 4, Z.Scheffler 1, 
 A.Hunsaker 1)
3P FGs: 2-16 (F.Stolcer 0-2, E.Mix 1-9, Z.Scheffler 
 0-3, B.Abbys 1-1, S.Abbott 0-1)

Northern Iowa  (21-14, 8-8):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Nevaeh Gustard    C    11   1-3   0-0   0   2   0  4   2
Guadalupe Croce   C    28   0-6   1-2   2   8   0  2   1
Kailyn Corbeil    PF   28  3-11   2-3   4   7   3  3   9
Rosa Cathey       SG   35   2-8   0-1   1   7   3  3   4
Addison Blewett   PG   22   3-6   0-0   0   4   3  4   6
Evelin Borrie     PG   14   3-4   0-0   2   2   0  1   8
Hazel Forman      PG    7   1-1   1-2   0   0   0  1   3
Giselle Sisk      PG    1   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Anna Derringer    SF   27  5-12   2-2   2   2   0  3  13
Evelyn Blanking   PF   13   1-3   2-6   2   4   0  1   4
Claire Leach      PF    2   1-1   0-0   0   1   0  0   2
Olivia Abbs       C    10   0-2   0-0   0   2   0  0   0

Turnovers: 14 (N.Gustard 1, G.Croce 1, K.Corbeil 1, 
 R.Cathey 2, A.Blewett 5, E.Borrie 1, A.Derringer 1, 
 E.Blanking 2)
Blocked Shots: 0 
Steals: 6 (K.Corbeil 1, R.Cathey 1, A.Blewett 3, 
 A.Derringer 1)
3P FGs: 4-20 (G.Croce 0-1, K.Corbeil 1-4, R.Cathey 0-5, 
 A.Blewett 0-2, E.Borrie 2-3, A.Derringer 1-5)

Player of Game: SF Emily Mix (WYO)

Back to back Sweet 16s for the Cowgirls!!

That put them in position for a date with top seed in the Midwest region Ohio State. This did not seem like a game that was going to be in their favor at all.

Wyoming 61, Ohio State 59

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Wyoming  (32-6, 17-3):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Eden Flockhart    C    35  5-10   0-2   5  11   1  5  10
A. Weatherford    PF   36   2-3   1-4   3  12   1  2   5
Franjica Stolcer  SF   32   1-9   0-0   1   4   3  1   2
Emily Mix         SG   25   1-7   0-0   0   4   4  3   3
Zoe Scheffler     PG   37  9-20   6-6   0   4   2  4  28
Ashley Hunsaker   SF   13   1-2   0-1   0   3   1  1   2
Olivia Huseman    C     5   1-1   0-0   1   1   0  0   2
Bryleigh Abbys    SG   10   1-3   0-0   1   1   0  2   3
Ella Badillo      SG    8   2-4   0-0   0   0   0  0   6

Turnovers: 14 (E.Flockhart 2, A.Weatherford 3, 
 F.Stolcer 4, E.Mix 3, Z.Scheffler 1, A.Hunsaker 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (E.Flockhart 4, F.Stolcer 1, 
 Z.Scheffler 1, B.Abbys 1)
Steals: 7 (E.Flockhart 1, A.Weatherford 2, E.Mix 2, 
 Z.Scheffler 1, B.Abbys 1)
3P FGs: 8-24 (E.Flockhart 0-1, F.Stolcer 0-5, E.Mix 
 1-5, Z.Scheffler 4-8, B.Abbys 1-2, E.Badillo 2-3)

Ohio State  (32-4, 15-3):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Amelia Swanberg   C    28  3-12   4-5   3   8   1  2  10
Isabell Hardaway  PF   27   0-4   1-2   2   5   0  3   1
Hallie Baggarley  SF   29   3-9   1-2   3   6   2  2   7
Emily Figg        SG   30  5-12   1-3   1   3   5  4  12
Lillian Badham    PG   36  6-11   5-6   1   5   3  4  18
Rebecca Judkins   SF   31   3-7   2-2   1  11   0  0   9
Kaliyah Glenn     SG   10   1-1   0-0   0   0   0  0   2
Ava Cappleman     SF    3   0-0   0-0   0   0   1  1   0
Aliana Cutten     C     7   0-0   0-0   0   2   1  1   0

Turnovers: 16 (A.Swanberg 3, I.Hardaway 1, H.Baggarley 
 1, E.Figg 1, L.Badham 5, R.Judkins 3, K.Glenn 1, 
 A.Cutten 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (A.Swanberg 2, E.Figg 1, R.Judkins 1, 
 A.Cutten 1)
Steals: 6 (E.Figg 3, L.Badham 2, R.Judkins 1)
3P FGs: 3-13 (I.Hardaway 0-2, E.Figg 1-6, L.Badham 1-2, 
 R.Judkins 1-3)

Player of Game: PG Zoe Scheffler (WYO)

But the ladies pulled it out and head to the Elite 8 for the first time in program history! Their prize? A date with regional rival Colorado. The Buffs are making their 6th straight NCAA appearance and the only other time they made it to the Elite 8 was in 1987 en route to the Final Four appearance in which they lost.

The joke with Colorado is their star player is a Wyoming native, the only legit 4-star recruit to come out of the state since I started playing this version of the league and another quality contributor is also a Wyoming native. So it's funny when we play them because I note "they're just beating us with our own kids."

Wyoming played CU earlier this year and lost 77-69 in Laramie, just a few days after knocking off then #2 Michigan State in a surprise. This game is not a good matchup and I think everyone wants to beat them, but was secretly hoping they'd be upset.

Colorado 85, Wyoming 56

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Colorado  (28-7, 13-5):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Lara Carpenter    C    30   3-5   2-2   0   5   0  2   8
Chloe Bustamante  PF   33   4-8  9-10   0   8   1  3  17
D. Lopez-Rosario  SF   38  5-11   3-4   3   9   4  2  15
Aliza McMonagle   SG   24   4-7   1-2   2   4   3  3  12
Lola Holland      PG   19   4-8   5-5   2   4   2  4  14
G. Abrehart       PG   18   1-4   0-0   0   2   2  1   2
Ava Eldridge      PG    3   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Daisy Rubin       SG    8   2-3   0-0   0   2   0  0   6
Alexis Boggess    SG   10   3-4   2-2   0   2   0  2  10
E. Ballentyne     C     9   0-0   1-2   0   3   2  1   1
Ellie Ewins       PF    9   0-3   0-0   0   3   0  0   0

Turnovers: 12 (L.Carpenter 1, C.Bustamante 3, 
 D.Lopez-Rosario 3, A.McMonagle 3, A.Eldridge 1, 
 D.Rubin 1)
Blocked Shots: 5 (L.Carpenter 1, C.Bustamante 2, 
 G.Abrehart 2)
Steals: 6 (C.Bustamante 1, D.Lopez-Rosario 3, 
 G.Abrehart 1, D.Rubin 1)
3P FGs: 10-25 (D.Lopez-Rosario 2-6, A.McMonagle 3-6, 
 L.Holland 1-4, G.Abrehart 0-3, D.Rubin 2-2, A.Boggess 
 2-3, E.Ewins 0-1)

Wyoming  (32-7, 17-3):
Player            Pos Min Fgm-a Ftm-a Off Reb Ast PF Pts
Eden Flockhart    C    31   2-8   1-2   2   7   1  3   5
A. Weatherford    PF   30   1-3   1-4   1   7   1  2   3
Franjica Stolcer  SF   17   1-4   0-0   0   1   0  3   3
Emily Mix         PG   25  5-13   4-4   1   3   0  4  16
Zoe Scheffler     PG   15   3-7   6-6   1   2   1  4  13
Ashley Hunsaker   SF   22   1-7   0-0   3   5   1  2   2
Olivia Huseman    C    13   0-2   0-0   1   2   0  1   0
Bryleigh Abbys    PG   22   3-7   0-1   0   1   3  1   9
Elsa Styers       SF    4   1-4   0-0   0   1   0  1   3
Shelbee Abbott    C     2   0-0   0-0   0   0   0  0   0
Ella Badillo      SG   17   1-5   0-0   1   3   1  2   2

Turnovers: 14 (E.Flockhart 3, A.Weatherford 1, 
 F.Stolcer 2, E.Mix 1, Z.Scheffler 1, A.Hunsaker 3, 
 B.Abbys 2, E.Badillo 1)
Blocked Shots: 7 (E.Flockhart 4, A.Weatherford 2, 
 Z.Scheffler 1)
Steals: 4 (E.Mix 2, A.Hunsaker 1, O.Huseman 1)
3P FGs: 8-22 (A.Weatherford 0-1, F.Stolcer 1-2, E.Mix 
 2-6, Z.Scheffler 1-2, O.Huseman 0-1, B.Abbys 3-6, 
 E.Styers 1-1, E.Badillo 0-3)

Player of Game: SG Dina Lopez-Rosario (COLO)

There you see why. Outmanned and outgunned, as CU heads to the Final Four for the 2nd time in program history. Still a historic year for the Cowgirls as they make the Elite 8 and with the best recruiting class (albeit just two players) in history makes its appearance this upcoming year, one has to be confident about the prospects for the program given the star players aren't eligible to leave yet. (Sheffler, Mix)

The Final Four was: 1) Pittsburgh 1) South Florida 2) Colorado 5) Georgetown. South Florida knocked off Colorado 89-84 in the Final. It was their first championship ever and their 1st Final Four.

Zoe Scheffler was a Third-Team All American, the first time that's ever happened for this program at any level. Coach Cloud was National Coach of the Year, the 2nd straight year Wyoming has had the national coach of the year, because no one is more surprised than we are about all of this craziness.

I don't think Cloud will leave after one year, however, mostly because of the Wyoming ties and she was just at Boise State and is a bit older.

The recruiting class includes Leah Golla, who was Miss Basketball for Colorado this past year and an All-American, our first HS one ever. The coup felt nice after years of CU stealing Wyoming's best talent provided any existed.

#13 WYOMING COWGIRLS Recruiting

 Name              Pos   Ht   Wt  Rating   Interest       State
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 Leah Golla         PG  5-7  163    ****  Committed    Colorado
 Caroline Maury     PG  5-8  157    ****  Committed  New Jersey

Caroline Maury is a funnier deal because she didn't have any offers at one point, we came in on her late because the scout seemed to think she has a lot of potential. St. Joe's which took our coach was actually on her too at the same time along with three other programs and somehow, she chose us. Not sure why, but it pretty funny to imagine a coach going east and being irate that we came from that far to nab a recruit in their backyard.

So at this point, the training wheels are off and this program has actual expectations.

[Young Drachma]

OTHER NOTES
- Turned off eligibility for players to leave early. Now they have to stay all 4 years.
- Added a 3rd tournament (WBI) to the post-season roster.

[Young Drachma]

The recruits my game was generating were sooo bad because I had the FBCB.ini file depressed pretty low to generate pretty terrible players. I've modified this, so starting next year we're going to get much better players coming out as a result which should make recruiting more interesting for me.

[Young Drachma]

Adeline Cloud left the program after leading the program to the NCAAs for two straight years and took the job at Oregon.

We had to hire elsewhere and took Tennessee's top assistant when she didn't end up getting promoted after their longtime coach retired. She has a career losing record, but we think she's the right fit for us.

COACH DETAILS

 Ashley Selleck - Head Coach - Wyoming
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 Age:             44
 High School:     Hickman County High School
 Hometown:        Centerville, TN
 Alma Mater:      Mount St. Mary's

 Career Record:   46 - 75

 
 Coaching History:
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 Season Team                     Position      W   L  CW  CL  Postseason
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 1995   Tennessee                Assistant    31   6  15   3  NCAA Champion
 1994   Louisville               Assistant    23  10  12   6  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1993   Georgetown               Assistant    30   5  15   3  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 1992   Georgetown               Assistant    32   7  14   4  NCAA Champion
 1991   Liberty                  Head Coach   11  19   7   9  No Postseason
 1990   Liberty                  Head Coach   13  18   5  11  No Postseason
 1989   Liberty                  Head Coach   11  19   5  11  No Postseason
 1988   Liberty                  Head Coach   11  19   7   9  No Postseason
 1987   Vanderbilt               Assistant    30   3  17   1  Loss in NCAA Round 1
 1986   Vanderbilt               Assistant    27   7  15   3  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1985   Vanderbilt               Assistant    25   7  14   4  Loss in NCAA Round of 32
 1984   Vanderbilt               Assistant    29   5  15   3  Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen
 
 Awards & Achievements:
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 Season   Award
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          No awards won.
 
 Job Movement:
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 Season   Move
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 1996     Hired by Wyoming (Head Coach)
 1996     Quit job with Tennessee
 1995     Hired by Tennessee (Recruiting Coordinator)
 1995     Fired by Louisville
 1994     Hired by Louisville (Recruiting Coordinator)
 1994     Fired by Georgetown
 1992     Hired by Georgetown (Recruiting Coordinator)
 1992     Fired by Liberty
 1988     Hired by Liberty (Head Coach)
 1988     Quit job with Vanderbilt to pursue a higher position 
 1984     Hired by Vanderbilt (Recruiting Coordinator)

[Young Drachma]

The last three years have been a far cry from the past of this program. Amazing what a little investment can do.

WYOMING TEAM PERFORMANCE

  Season Team        W   L  CW  CL  Rank  RPI  PRS Result                      
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    1995 Wyoming    32   8  17   3    22   14   70 Loss in NCAA Final Four     
    1994 Wyoming    32   7  17   3    14    9   61 Loss in NCAA Elite Eight    
    1993 Wyoming    33   6  16   4    23   29   52 Loss in NCAA Sweet Sixteen  
    1992 Wyoming    16  17   9  11   189  160   44 No Postseason               
    1991 Wyoming     8  24   8  12   337  323   44 No Postseason               
    1990 Wyoming    10  20   9  11   297  243   45 No Postseason               
    1989 Wyoming     8  23   6  14   337  319   46 No Postseason               
    1988 Wyoming     9  21   4  16   322  333   48 No Postseason               
    1987 Wyoming    13  18   8  12   231  182   50 No Postseason               
    1986 Wyoming    19  14  11   9   109  144   50 No Postseason               
    1985 Wyoming    11  20   8  12   286  244   48 No Postseason               
    1984 Wyoming    17  13  12   8   117   97   48 No Postseason               
    1983 Wyoming    21  14  12   8    36   48   45 Loss in WNIT Round 3        
    1982 Wyoming    12  18   7  13   241  232   39 No Postseason               
    1981 Wyoming    15  16   7  13   179  143   39 No Postseason               
    1980 Wyoming    11  20   7  13   290  273   39 No Postseason               
    1979 Wyoming    10  21   6  14   311  217   39 No Postseason               
    1978 Wyoming    10  22   6  14   309  281   40 No Postseason               
    1977 Wyoming     7  24   6  14   341  328   41 No Postseason               
    1976 Wyoming     8  22   7  13   330  296   41 No Postseason               
    1975 Wyoming    10  20   6  14   302  280   41 No Postseason               
    1974 Wyoming    11  20   6  14   279  219   43 No Postseason               
    1973 Wyoming    12  19   6  14   269  261   44 No Postseason               
    1972 Wyoming     7  22   4  16   335  317   46 No Postseason               
    1971 Wyoming    11  20   7  13   293  215   47 No Postseason               
    1970 Wyoming    11  21   4  16   281  208   49 No Postseason               

I'm still wrestling with what to do with this though. I didn't really meant to replicate the whole "team is bad, now team is good, now team wins all the time" formula that is frankly, not all that fun to read or play out. I'm trying to decide whether I want to follow a coach or follow a player or figure out what kind of program to follow that'll make me want to write about and share with you.

[Young Drachma]

1996-97 SEASON IN REVIEW

The first season of Ashley Selleck at Wyoming resulted in a huge regular season.

#2 WYOMING COWGIRLS TEAM INFO

Current Performance
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Team Prestige:        70   Record Vs 1-50:      2-2   Poll Rank:            #2   
Season Record:      35-4   Record Vs 51-100:   13-1   RPI Rank:             #9   
Conference Record:  19-1   Record Vs 101-200:  13-0 
Home Record:        17-2   Record Vs 200+:      7-1 


Team Stats         CR  NR  Opp. Stats         CR  NR  Margin             CR  NR  
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Points       82.0   1   6  Points       61.2   1  16  Points       20.8   1   2  
O.Reb        12.5   2  41  O.Reb        10.9   6 206  O.Reb         1.6   2  70  
D.Reb        28.1   1   6  D.Reb        21.9   1  20  D.Reb         6.2   1   1  
Rebounds     40.6   1   7  Rebounds     32.8   2  47  Rebounds      7.8   1   2  
Assists      17.7   1  15  Assists      11.9   1  50  Assists       5.8   1   4  
Steals        7.9   1  24  Steals        5.1   5  51  Steals        2.8   1  15  
Blocks        8.2   1   1  Blocks        2.9   4 188  Blocks        5.3   1   1  
Turnovers    12.7   3  34  Turnovers    16.1   1  32  Turnovers    -3.4   1  18  
Fouls        16.6   1   5  Fouls        20.7   1  57  Fouls        -4.1   1   7  
FG%          .488   1   5  FG%          .377   1   1  FG%          .111   1   1  
FT%          .721   1  36  FT%          .711  11 332  FT%          .011   3 131  
3P%          .374   3  54  3P%          .339   3 143  3P%          .035   2  49  
PPS          1.38   1   5  PPS          1.05   1   1  PPS          .336   1   1  
Adj. FG%     .542   2  16  Adj. FG%     .437   1   3  Adj. FG%     .105   1   2  

  Date        Opponent              Record  RPI  Result   Score       Record
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  11/13/96    at Baylor              19-13   66       W   82-73          1-0
  11/14/96    at Central Florida     14-17  195       W  108-58          2-0
  11/19/96    Northern Iowa          20-14   68       W  112-56          3-0
  11/27/96    Northern Colorado      14-17  230       W   90-51          4-0
  12/05/96    Chattanooga            22-10   94       W   87-75          5-0
  12/06/96    Charlotte              12-21  255       W   75-60          6-0
  12/07/96    Buffalo                10-21  202       W   71-41          7-0
  12/12/96    Oregon                 15-14   72       L   90-85          7-1
  12/14/96    Utah                    7-24  191       W   82-52          8-1
  12/17/96    #4 Seton Hall           33-4    2       L   75-72          8-2
  12/21/96    UNLV                   12-20  180       W   74-62    9-2 (1-0)
  12/25/96    Utah State             13-19  190       W   72-52   10-2 (2-0)
  12/28/96    at Colorado State      17-15   88       W   74-59   11-2 (3-0)
  01/01/97    at Siena               21-11   40       W   77-45         12-2
  01/04/97    at Fresno State        14-16  168       W   79-65   13-2 (4-0)
  01/08/97    at New Mexico          21-13   87       W   84-61   14-2 (5-0)
  01/11/97    at Nevada              14-16  252       L   66-64   14-3 (5-1)
  01/15/97    Boise State            12-17  164       W   77-49   15-3 (6-1)
  01/18/97    Air Force              13-17  196       W   82-70   16-3 (7-1)
  01/23/97    Oklahoma State         17-14   75       W   77-65         17-3
  01/25/97    at San Diego State     11-21  271       W   83-79   18-3 (8-1)
  01/29/97    San Jose State         21-13   80       W   83-70   19-3 (9-1)
  02/01/97    at San Jose State      21-13   80       W   80-61  20-3 (10-1)
  02/05/97    at UNLV                12-20  180       W   79-48  21-3 (11-1)
  02/08/97    New Mexico             21-13   87       W   89-43  22-3 (12-1)
  02/12/97    Colorado State         17-15   88       W   82-56  23-3 (13-1)
  02/15/97    Fresno State           14-16  168       W   87-61  24-3 (14-1)
  02/19/97    Nevada                 14-16  252       W   91-61  25-3 (15-1)
  02/22/97    at Utah State          13-19  190       W   96-54  26-3 (16-1)
  02/24/97    at Lipscomb             7-22  332       W   64-38         27-3
  02/26/97    at Air Force           13-17  196       W   97-61  28-3 (17-1)
  03/05/97    at Boise State         12-17  164       W   95-52  29-3 (18-1)
  03/08/97    San Diego State        11-21  271       W   92-91  30-3 (19-1)
  03/12/97    vs. Air Force          13-17  196       W   81-64         31-3
  03/14/97    vs. Colorado State     17-15   88       W   91-67         32-3
  03/15/97    vs. San Jose State     21-13   80       W   83-53         33-3
  03/21/97    vs. Navy               22-11   65       W   71-62         34-3
  03/23/97    vs. #21 Syracuse       23-10   24       W   76-66         35-3
  03/27/97    vs. #4 Seton Hall       33-4    2       L   75-54   

Team lost in the Sweet 16 against an upstart Seton Hall team.

The Final Four:

11th seed Oklahoma (first Final Four)
1 seed Tennessee (6th)
6 seed TCU (2nd)
3 seed Maryland (1st)

Tennessee claimed their 3rd championship by knocking off cinderella club Oklahoma in the national championship, giving their new head coach Zoe Schnee her first-ever national title.

Given that Wyoming only got our coach because she was the top assistant at Tennessee and wanted to get promoted but wasn't, this seems to validate the move that the program made to bring in an established coach to take them to their back-to-back titles.

I'm still kicking around what I want to do with this story, though. I know the teams enough aren't all that interesting. Either going to focus on a player or a conference. Not sure yet.