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2023–24 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–5 (2–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Carrie Eighmey (1st season)
Associate head coachArthur Moreira
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Muscatell
  • Devin Eighmey
Home arenaICCU Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington † 16 – 2   .889 29 – 6   .829
Northern Arizona 15 – 3   .833 25 – 9   .735
Montana 13 – 5   .722 23 – 10   .697
Montana State 10 – 8   .556 17 – 16   .515
Northern Colorado 10 – 8   .556 15 – 16   .484
Idaho 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Idaho State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 6 – 25   .194
Weber State 4 – 14   .222 8 – 25   .242
Portland State 3 – 15   .167 8 – 23   .258
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vandals, led by first-year head coach Carrie Eighmey, play their home games at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in sixth place.[1] As the #6 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by #3 seed and eventual tournament champions Sacramento State in the quarterfinals.[2]

On April 6, 2023, the school announced that they agreed to mutually part ways with head coach Jon Newlee, ending his 15-year tenure with the team.[3] On April 28, Nebraska–Kearney head coach Carrie Eighmey was named the Vandals' next head coach.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jenna Kilty 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Portland State Oakland, California
G 1 Sarah Schmitt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Nebraska–Kearney Swisher, Iowa
F 2 Sarah Brans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Monte Vista High School Dublin, California
G 3 Ashlyn Wallace 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Clarkston High School Lapwai, Idaho
G 5 Amalie Langer 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS San Francisco Rungsted, Denmark
G 10 Michala Bork 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Laramie County Community College Gentofte, Denmark
F 11 Hope Butera 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS FIU Kigali, Rwanda
G 13 Jaiden Bea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Washougal High School Washougal, Washington
F 20 Georgia Gray 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Dodge City Community College Melbourne, Australia
G 21 Kennedy Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr UC Santa Barbara Hayward, California
G 22 Madelynn Muniz 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Boulder Creek High School Phoenix, Arizona
G 23 Asha Phillips 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So North Nowra High School North Nowra, Australia
G 24 Aspen Caldwell 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Thunder Ridge High School Idaho Falls, Idaho
F 25 Skylar Bea 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Washougal High School Washougal, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Walla Walla W 92–50  1–0
  18 – Johnson   9 – Butera   5 – Caldwell  ICCU Arena (333)
Moscow, ID
November 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly L 55–65  1–1
  14 – Phillips   5 – Johnson   3 – Langer  ICCU Arena (186)
Moscow, ID
November 17, 2023*
2:00 pm 		vs. Cal State Fullerton
Bank of Hawaii Classic 		W 56–48  2–1
  13 – Wallace   10 – Butera   3 – 3 Tied  Stan Sheriff Center (100)
Honolulu, HI
November 19, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawaii
Bank of Hawaii Classic 		W 50–40  3–1
  12 – Brans   12 – Johnson   2 – Langer  Stan Sheriff Center (1,620)
Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Valley L 59–66  3–2
  14 – Butera   14 – Butera   2 – 3 Tied  ICCU Arena (1,057)
Moscow, ID
November 29, 2023*
10:00 am, MWN 		at Utah State W 70–43  4–2
  16 – Langer   8 – Johnson   8 – Schmitt  Smith Spectrum (3,225)
Logan, UT
December 1, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Texas A&M–Commerce L 71–72  4–3
  23 – Butera   16 – Butera   6 – Schmitt  ICCU Arena (1,049)
Moscow, ID
December 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon L 51–59  4–4
  15 – Johnson   6 – Johnson   5 – Langer  Matthew Knight Arena (5,153)
Eugene, OR
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon L 63–65 OT 4–5
  13 – Langer   10 – Johnson   3 – Brans  ICCU Arena (1,034)
Moscow, ID
December 19, 2023*
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Martin's W 63–44  5–5
  20 – Johnson   12 – Schmitt   5 – Schmitt  ICCU Arena (2,155)
Moscow, ID
December 28, 2023
6:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 88–51  6–5
(1–0) 		 17 – Johnson   10 – Butera   4 – 2 Tied  Hornets Nest (347)
Sacramento, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 61–55  7–5
(2–0) 		 16 – Johnson   9 – Schmitt   5 – Schmitt  Viking Pavilion (368)
Portland, OR
January 3, 2024*
4:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		      Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
January 6, 2024*
11:00 am 		at Chicago State       Jones Convocation Center 
Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX 		Eastern Washington       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State
Battle of the Domes 		      ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona       Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado       Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN/SWX 		at Eastern Washington       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes 		      Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana       Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9–13, 2024
 ESPN+ 		vs.        Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Vandal Women's Hoops End Season with Loss to Sacramento State". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Idaho parts ways with longtime women's basketball coach Jon Newlee". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Idaho picks Eighmey as new women's basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Idaho Vandals 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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