University of Wyoming Women's Basketball

Ezell Position: Assistant Coach College: Iowa State '09 Heather Ezell enters her first season with the Cowgirl basketball program. Ezell comes to Wyoming after spending the past four seasons at Southeast Missouri State. She joined the staff in 2011 and was responsible for working with the guards along with organizing practices, game day preparation and running summer camps. In 2012-13, she helped mentor Kara Wright to an Ohio Valley Conference All-Newcomer selection, marking the first Redhawk to earn postseason honors since the 2008-09 season. Ezell spent the 2010-11 season as an assistant coach at Fairfield University, where the Stags posted a 17-13 overall record and a 10-8 mark in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. She worked primarily with perimeter players while assisting in the day-to-day operations of the program, including practice and game planning, recruiting and coordinating the team's community service efforts. Ezell had a highly decorated career both collegiately and professionally which began as a four-year letterwinner at Iowa State University (2005-09). She finished her career tied for the Cyclones' career record with 287 made three-point field goals and finished 10th in program history with 1,339 points. In her senior season, Ezell earned Second Team All-Big 12 honors. She ranked 27th nationally with 2.5 three-point field goals made per game and eighth in the Big 12 with 3.5 assists per contest. Ezell also earned a spot on the 2008 Big 12 All-Tournament Team and helped the Cyclones to three NCAA appearances including the Elite Eight in 2009. Ezell moved onto the professional level in 2009-10, playing in Iceland for Haukar where she was named Best Player in the Iceland Express League. She led the league in points and steals while finishing second in assists and rebounds. She also earned Most Valuable Player recognition in the league's All-Star Game. A native of Springfield, Mo., Ezell led her Kickapoo High School team to two state championships and a 113-7 record during her prep years. She was named Miss Show Me Basketball as Missouri's top player in 2005. Ezell graduated from Iowa State in 2009 with bachelor's degrees in management and marketing.

Lewis Position: Director of Recruiting College: Wyoming '14 Fallon Lewis joined the Cowgirl staff as the Director of Recruiting beginning in September 2015. Lewis returns to her alma mater after spending eight months playing for CB Arxil in Pontevedra, Spain. In 24 games, she averaged 11.9 points and 6.5 rebounds in 27.8 minutes per contest. She also spent time over the summer as a private basketball trainer. Lewis had a highly successful two-year career (2013-14) with the Cowgirls. An Honorable Mention All-Conference selection during her senior campaign, she played in 62 games with 31 starts. In her final season with Wyoming, she averaged 14.3 points and a team-leading 8.9 rebounds. Lewis also recorded 20 points and 21 rebounds in a game becoming only the second player in school history to achieve that. As a junior, she came off the bench and averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 boards in 31 contests. Prior to UW, she spent two seasons at Sheridan College from 2011-12. Lewis was an Honorable Mention NJCAA All-American selection in 2012 and a two-time Region IX All-Conference selection. She helped the Lady Generals to a 45-21 mark and a NJCAA North Sub-Region IX title over her two years. A Dayton, Wyoming native, Lewis graduated with her degree in business administration from the UW in May of 2014 and was a two-time Academic All-Mountain West selection.

Monica Brooks is in her fourth season with UW in 2026-27 and came to Wyoming after an illustrious playing career at Central Community College and Colorado Mesa. While at CCC, Brooks was a Third Team All-America selection and was named First Team Region IX, while also being the region’s Player of the Year. In her final season at CMU, Brooks was an Honorable Mention All-RMAC performer after averaging 11 points and seven rebounds per game for the Mavericks, while starting in all 29 contests. Brooks graduated with her degree in Exercise Science from Colorado Mesa in 2022 and received her Master’s in Sports Management in June of 2023.

Natalie Baker is entering her fifth season overall with the Cowgirls in 2026-27 and her fourth as an assistant coach. Baker was elevated to assistant in July 2023, after spending the 2022-23 season as the Cowgirls' Director of Operations. Baker graduated in 2018 with her degree in Business Management and Consulting before earning her Master’s in Business Administration from Colorado Mesa in 2020. A multiple-time letterwinner and Mountain West All-Academic honoree, Baker closed her Cowgirl career 18th in program history with 109 career made 3-pointers while her 522 career rebounds ranked 23rd all-time. Prior to her return to Laramie, Baker spent time coaching at Regis Jesuit High School in Colorado.

Taylor Ignoto is in her third season with the program in 2026-27. Ignoto spent the previous two seasons before UW at South Dakota, where she helped lead the Coyotes to a WNIT appearance. Prior to her arrival at USD, the Thousand Oaks, California, native spent two seasons on staff at Utah State. Previous stops for Ignoto include two seasons at Western Illinois and one at Omaha. At WIU, she was a part of the Leathernecks’ 2016-17 Summit League championship team. Before that, Ignoto spent a year as a head coach as well, helming Rock Valley College in the 2018-19 season. Under Ignoto, the Golden Eagles went 25-6 and won the North Central Community College Conference (N4C) and was one win away from advancing to the NJCAA National Tournament. Ignoto was named both the N4C and Region IV Coach of the Year. Ignoto is a 2016 graduate from Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and has her degree in social work.