2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Big West Conference |
Record | 18–14 (13–7 Big West) |
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Home arena | SRC Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hawai'i | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Irvine † | 16 | – | 4 | .800 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Riverside | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal Poly | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Davis | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC Santa Barbara | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UC San Diego* | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Long Beach State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Fullerton | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Bakersfield | 5 | – | 15 | .250 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cal State Northridge | 1 | – | 19 | .050 | 3 | – | 27 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big West tournament winner |
The 2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by fourth-year head coach Nicole Powell, played their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California, as members of the Big West Conference.
Previous season
The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 6–26, 3–17 in Big West play to finish in a tie for last (10th) place.[1] As the #10 seed in the Big West tournament, they upset #7 seed Cal Poly in the first round,[2] before falling to #2 seed Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at SMU | L 55–78 | 0–1 | 24 – Webster | 11 – Bryant | 7 – Walters | Moody Coliseum (541) University Park, TX | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N | at No. 4 UCLA | L 52–90 | 0–2 | 18 – Webster | 8 – Bryant | 6 – 2 Tied | Pauley Pavilion (1,431) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
November 15, 2023* 5:30 pm, MWN | at Boise State | L 55–63 | 0–3 | 17 – Webster | 9 – Bryant | 6 – Walters | ExtraMile Arena (689) Boise, ID | ||||
November 18, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Antelope Valley | W 69–47 | 1–3 | 16 – Webster | 7 – Bryant | 5 – Walters | SRC Arena (117) Riverside, CA | ||||
November 22, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | Utah State | W 52–51 | 2–3 | 21 – Bryant | 15 – Bryant | 4 – Bryant | SRC Arena (97) Riverside, CA | ||||
December 1, 2023* 8:00 am, NEC Front Row | at Merrimack | W 65–53 | 3–3 | 20 – Tillery | 9 – Bryant | 3 – Tillery | Hammel Court (296) North Andover, MA | ||||
December 4, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Dartmouth | W 57–38 | 4–3 | 18 – Jackson | 7 – 2 Tied | 4 – Tillery | Leede Arena (305) Hanover, NH | ||||
December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, P12N | at No. 6 USC | L 53–85 | 4–4 | 20 – Webster | 4 – Bryant | 4 – Webster | Galen Center (4,201) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 19, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Santa Clara | L 46–76 | 4–5 | 16 – Webster | 6 – Bryant | 4 – Tillery | SRC Arena (113) Riverside, CA | ||||
December 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal Lutheran | W 82–49 | 5–5 | 17 – Webster | 8 – Bryant | 8 – Marshall | SRC Arena (83) Riverside, CA | ||||
Big West regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Irvine | L 52–67 | 5–6 (0–1) | 19 – Webster | 9 – Webster | 4 – Jackson | SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA | ||||
December 30, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Santa Barbara | L 56–64 | 5–7 (0–2) | 13 – Bryant | 13 – Bryant | 2 – Bryant | The Thunderdome (422) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||
January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Davis | L 59–63 | 5–8 (0–3) | 21 – Jackson | 6 – 2 Tied | 6 – Walters | University Credit Union Center (602) Davis, CA | ||||
January 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Long Beach State | W 49–43 | 6–8 (1–3) | 27 – Webster | 8 – Bryant | 3 – Walters | SRC Arena (121) Riverside, CA | ||||
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal Poly | W 64–53 | 7–8 (2–3) | 21 – Webster | 6 – 2 Tied | 2 – 2 Tied | Mott Athletics Center (752) San Luis Obispo, CA | ||||
January 13, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hawaii | W 66–58 | 8–8 (3–3) | 28 – Webster | 10 – Bryant | 6 – Bryant | SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA | ||||
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Bakersfield | W 64–62 | 9–8 (4–3) | 31 – Webster | 10 – Webster | 2 – 2 Tied | SRC Arena (122) Riverside, CA | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Northridge | W 57–46 | 10–8 (5–3) | 27 – Webster | 8 – Bryant | 3 – Webster | Premier America Credit Union Arena (131) Northridge, CA | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC San Diego | L 43–51 | 10–9 (5–4) | 17 – Bryant | 17 – Bryant | 2 – 2 Tied | SRC Arena (121) Riverside, CA | ||||
January 27, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | L 52–54 | 10–10 (5–5) | 19 – Webster | 12 – Bryant | 3 – Jackson | Walter Pyramid (775) Long Beach, CA | ||||
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Northridge | W 70–46 | 11–10 (6–5) | 20 – Bryant | 7 – Webster | 6 – 2 Tied | SRC Arena (310) Riverside, CA | ||||
February 8, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 54–48 | 12–10 (7–5) | 24 – Webster | 7 – Webster | 4 – Walters | Icardo Center (2,894) Bakersfield, CA | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | L 53–62 | 12–11 (7–6) | 16 – Webster | 8 – Bryant | 5 – Matarranz | Bren Events Center (789) Irvine, CA | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | W 67-56 | 13–11 (8–6) | 18 – Webster | 8 – Matarranz | 3 – 2 Tied | SRC Arena (149) Riverside, CA | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Davis | W 50–41 | 14–11 (9–6) | 12 – Webster | 10 – Bryant | 3 – Walters | SRC Arena (123) Riverside, CA | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | W 63–48 | 15–11 (10–6) | 23 – Webster | 7 – Bryant | 6 – Matarranz | LionTree Arena (471) La Jolla, CA | ||||
February 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cal Poly | W 62–60 OT | 16–11 (10–6) | 16 – Matarranz | 4 – Bryant | 6 – Bryant | SRC Arena (157) Riverside, CA | ||||
March 2, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Hawaii | L 51–62 | 16–12 (11–7) | 20 – Jackson | 7 – Jackson | 3 – Walters | Stan Sheriff Center (4,204) Honolulu, HI | ||||
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | W 65–50 | 17–12 (12–7) | 18 – Bryant | 13 – Bryant | 5 – Walters | Titan Gym (288) Fullerton, CA | ||||
March 9, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | UC Santa Barbara | W 53-46 | 18–12 (13–7) | 14 – Bryant | 8 – Bryant | 4 – Walters | SRC Arena Riverside, CA | ||||
Big West tournament | |||||||||||
March 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (7) Long Beach State Quarterfinals | L 75–83 OT | 18–13 | 25 – Jackson | 15 – Webster | 3 – 2 Tied | Dollar Loan Center (580) Henderson, NV | |||
WNIT | |||||||||||
March 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN | at South Dakota First Round | L 57–72 | 18–14 | 19 – Webster | 8 – Bryant | 3 – Bryant | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD | ||||
Sources:[4][5]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "UC Riverside Battles Through a Close Game to Advance In Henderson". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "Big West Tournament: Long Beach State women rally to avoid upset against UC Riverside". Press-Telegram. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
- ^ "UC Riverside Highlanders 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.