Wyoming Opens Mountain West Tournament vs. Hawaii
The No. 2 seed Cowboys face No. 3 Hawaii in the conference semifinal at GCU Stadium in Phoenix on Wednesday.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Soccer
The University of Wyoming soccer team, the No. 2 seed in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, meets No. 3 Hawaii in the semifinal at GCU Stadium in Phoenix on Wednesday. Wyoming returned to the conference tournament for the first time since 2022 after closing the regular season with a 2-0 win over Hawaii.
Why it matters
A win would send Wyoming back to the conference championship match on Saturday for the first time since 2022. The result will also shape how the Cowboys finish a season built on a program-record offense.
Wyoming scored a program-record 39 goals this season with 13 different players finding the net, and Glover's 10 goals and 28 points lead the conference. Hawaii goalkeeper Justin posted 65 saves and allowed 16 goals in the regular season, while the outcome of Wednesday's semifinal remains undecided.
The players
Alyssa Glover
Glover is a Wyoming forward who led the Mountain West this season with 10 goals and 28 points.
University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming is a public research university in Laramie that fields Mountain West soccer teams.
The details
Wyoming secured the No. 2 seed with victories in its final two regular-season matches, scoring three goals from Glover in those games. The other semifinal pits top-seeded Colorado College against No. 4 Air Force at 7 p.m. Wednesday, with the winners meeting in the championship at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Timeline
Wednesday, 3 p.m. local time: Wyoming versus Hawaii semifinal at GCU Stadium in Phoenix.
Wednesday, 7 p.m. local time: Colorado College versus Air Force semifinal.
Saturday, 2 p.m. local time: Conference tournament championship match.
Season Trajectory
Wyoming's return to the conference tournament for the first time since its 2022 championship-match run places this team back among the league's contenders. A semifinal win would match that 2022 advancement and keep the Cowboys in position for a conference title.
A Wyoming win Wednesday would put the Cowboys in the Saturday championship and keep the season alive into its final weekend. A loss would end the tournament run for a team that scored a program-record 39 goals this season.
The takeaway
Wyoming's tournament run depends on turning a record-setting regular-season offense into results in a single elimination match. Readers following the conference can track the semifinal and final results at the tournament's official schedule.
What happens next
Wyoming faces Hawaii in the semifinal Wednesday at 3 p.m., with the conference championship match following Saturday at 2 p.m.
Further reading
For more on the team's season, see Wyoming Soccer coverage.
