2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–23 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach	Donna Finnie (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Taylor Reed; Grace Daniels; Julija Vujakovic;
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium; (Capacity: 1,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Southeastern Louisiana	14	–	4	.778	19	–	12	.613
Incarnate Word	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Texas A&M–Commerce*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
McNeese	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194
Houston Christian	1	–	17	.056	6	–	23	.207
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

† 2024 Southland tournament winner

The 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represents Houston Christian University in the 2023–24 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh year head coach Donna Finnie, play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.

Media[edit]

Home games are broadcast on ESPN+.

Previous season[edit]

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season with a 11–18 overall record and a 6–12 record and ninth place in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.

Preseason polls[edit]

Southland Conference Poll[edit]

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and 2 first place votes, the Huskies tied with Mcneese to finish fifth in the conference.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Enya Maguire	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	3	Erin Maguire	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	5	Kennedy Wilson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Mansfield, Texas
G	10	Hannah Fields	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	11	Joy Oly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
F	12	Amy Cotton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	North Adelaide, Australia
G	13	Tove Caesar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Stockholm, Sweden
F	14	N'Denasija Collins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Mansfield, Texas
G	22	Makolla Bagayegou	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	23	Lyric Barr	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	24	Cat Hursh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Katy, Texas
C	25	Yasmin Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Wollongong New South Wales, Australia
F	33	Riley Wells	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Montgomery, Ohio
C	40	Elizabeth Matadi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Irving, Texas

Head coach

Donna Finnie (Heriot–Watt)

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Reed (Louisiana Tech)
Grace Daniels (Texas–San Antonio)
Julija Vujakovic

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2023

Preseason Poll[edit]

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	159 (15)
2	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	140 (3)
3	Lamar	132 (2)
4	Incarnate Word	97
T5	Houston Christian	74
T5	McNeese	74
7	Northwestern State	65
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	58
9	New Orleans	56
10	Nicholls	39

Preseason All Conference[edit]

Senior N'Denasija Collins, Forward, was selected to the Preseason All Conference second team.^[1]

Schedule and results[edit]

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference season
Nov 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice	L 38–70	0–1	13 – K. Wilson	8 – H. Fields	2 – A. Cotton	Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, Texas
Nov 11, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston	L 65–67	0–2	23 – E. McGuire	11 – E. McGuire	6 – K. Wilson	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, Texas
Nov 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas	W 79–49	1–2	12 – T. Caesar	8 – E. Matadi	6 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (301) Houston, Texas
Nov 16, 2023* 5:00 pm, ACC	at No. 9 Virginia Tech	L 36–105	1–3	13 – E. McGuire	2 – E. Matadi	1 – A. Cotton	Cassell Coliseum (4,226) Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 35–80	1–4	8 – K. Wilson	5 – N. Collins	2 – E. McGuire	Reed Arena (3,073) College Station, Texas
Nov 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Joseph	W 80–46	2–4	17 – N. Collins	7 – N. Collins	6 – J. Oly	Sharp Gymnasium (205) Houston, Texas
Nov 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Howard Payne	W 79–51	3–4	22 – Collins	8 – Collins	5 – Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, Texas
Dec 1, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 34–79	3–5	14 – N. Collins	6 – A. Cotton	4 – J. Oly	United Supermarkets Arena (4,516) Lubbock, Texas
Dec 4, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	W 49–44	4–5	13 – N. Collins	10 – A. Cotton	4 – K. Wilson	Charles Koch Arena (1,023) Wichita, Kansas
Dec 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Kansas	L 57–79	4–6	16 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	3 – J. Oly	Allen Fieldhouse (2,434) Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Schreiner	W 66–40	5–6	21 – N. Collins	8 – A. Cotton	4 – J. Oly	Sharp Gymnasium (267) Houston, Texas
Southland Conference season
Jan 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 49–73	5–7 (0–1)	8 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	4 – A. Cotton	American Bank Center (678) Corpus Christi, Texas
Jan 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls	L 55–73	5–8 (0–2)	23 – N. Collins	13 – N. Collins	4 – E. Maguire	Sharp Gymnasium (243) Houston, Texas
Jan 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 61–63	5–9 (0–3)	24 – K. Wilson	10 – J. Oly	3 – K. Wilson	Prather Coliseum (824) Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Commerce	L 53–63	5–10 (0–4)	15 – E. Maguire	9 – Tied (2)	4 – Tied (2)	The Field House (241) Commerce, Texas
Jan 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans	L 48–57	5–11 (0–5)	13 – E. Maguire	10 – N. Collins	3 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, Texas
Jan 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar	L 54–65	5–12 (0–6)	20 – N. Collins	8 – Tied (2)	3 – Tied (2)	Sharp Gymnasium (383) Houston, Texas
Jan 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 51–53	5–13 (0–7)	16 – N. Collins	12 – N. Collins	4 – Tied (2)	Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 49–77	5–14 (0–8)	15 – N. Collins	5 – N. Collins	3 – E. Maguire	McDermott Center (181) San Antonio, Texas
Feb 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans	L 61–71	5–15 (0–9)	22 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	5 – E. Maguire	Lakefront Arena (375) New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 50–52	5–16 (0–10)	14 – N. Collins	10 – N. Collins	3 – N. Collins	Stopher Gymnasium (503) Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese	W 56–51	6–16 (1–10)	21 – N. Collins	11 – J. Oly	5 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word	L 40–67	6–17 (1–11)	17 – E. Maguire	7 – H. Fields	1 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (231) Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 40–60	6–18 (1–12)	11 – K. Wilson	6 – J. Oly	3 – K. Wilson	Pride Roofing University Center (644) Hammond, Louisiana
Feb 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 68–42	6–19 (1–13)	14 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	2 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (280) Houston, Texas
Feb 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State	L 55–64	6–20 (1–14)	19 – M. Bagayegou	5 – E. Maguire	4 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (245) Houston, Texas
Feb 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese	L 64–72	6–21 (1–15)	17 – E. Maguire	13 – N. Collins	2 – E. Maguire	The Legacy Center (1,190) Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce	L 63–78	6–22 (1–16)	19 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	5 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (259) Houston, Texas
Mar 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar	L 47–69	6–23 (1–17)	15 – N. Collins	7 – N. Collins	3 – N. Collins	Neches Arena (1,000) Beaumont, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[PrePolls-1] "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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