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2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
WBIT, Semifinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 30 – 6   .833
No. 5 USC † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 6   .829
No. 10 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794
No. 8 Oregon State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771
No. 15 Colorado 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
No. 22 Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
California 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 21 – 15   .583
Washington 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
Arizona State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
Oregon 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT as a number one seeded team.[1] This would be final season as Pac-12 member as they will join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years.

Previous season

The Cougars 23–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a seventh place. They defeated California, Utah, Colorado and UCLA to win their first ever Pac-12 women's tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They received the number 5 seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They were upset in the first round by number 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.

Offseason

Departures

Washington State Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaia Woods 0 G 5'3" Sophomore Tiffin, OH Transferred to Akron
Emma Nankervis 3 G 6'3" Senior Mount Eliza, Australia Graduated
Ula Motuga 15 F 6'0" GS Senior Logan, Australia Graduated
Grace Sarver 20 G 5'8" Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Lauren Glazier 25 F/C 6'4" Freshman North Bend, WA Transferred to Pacific

Incoming

Washington State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Beyonce Bea 25 G/F 6'1" GS Senior Washougal, WA Idaho

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jenna Villa
G 		Arlington, WA Arlington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tara Wallack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Semiahmoo Secondary South Surrey, BC
C 3 Candace Kpetikou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Saint Joseph HS Niamey, Niger
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand
G 10 Eleonora Villa 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Costa Masnaga Lissone, Italy
G 11 Astera Tuhina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Deportivo Promete Pristina, Kosovo
G 12 Kyra Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Raymond HS Raymond, WA
C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, BC
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Audentese spordigümnaasium
South Plains College 		Tartu, Estonia
G/F 25 Beyonce Bea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Washougal HS
Idaho 		Washougal, WA
C 33 Alex Covill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Hellgate HS Missoula, MT
G 34 Jenna Villa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arlington HS Arlington, WA
G 45 Cia Eklöf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Mäkelänrinteen Lukio Helsinki, Finland
C 55 Bella Murekatete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Genesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Montana Western W 92–51 
 17 – Leger-Walker   11 – Murekatete   7 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 7, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Cal Poly W 78–61  1–0
  18 – Murekatete   9 – Bea   9 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (468)
Pullman, WA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Gonzaga W 77–72 OT 2–0
  26 – Leger-Walker   11 – Bea   4 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,587)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2023*
2:30 p.m. 		No. 24 Idaho State W 64–47  3–0
  16 – Murekatete   8 – Covill   5 – Wallack  Beasley Coliseum (924)
Pullman, WA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 at Montana W 61–49  4–0
  22 – Murekatete   11 – Murekatete   3 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,359)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 at Prairie View A&M W 81–43  5–0
  17 – Leger-Walker   9 – Murekatete   4 – Tuhina  William J. Nicks Building (426)
Prairie View, TX
November 23, 2023*
8:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 vs. Maryland
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 		W 87–67  6–0
  17 – Murekatete   15 – Leger-Walker   13 – Leger-Walker  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (150)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023*
8:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 vs. UMass
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 		W 90–48  7–0
  15 – E. Villa   9 – Leger-Walker   10 – Tuhina  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (71)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2023*
10:30 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 vs. Green Bay
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 		L 48–59  7–1
  17 – Leger-Walker   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (136)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 111–50  8–1
  22 – Murekatete   18 – Murekatete   13 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (805)
Pullman, WA
December 1, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		UC Davis W 77–52  9–1
  19 – Tuhina   10 – Leger-Walker   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (840)
Pullman, WA
December 5, 2023*
4:00 p.m., Midco 		No. 21 at South Dakota State W 69–64  10–1
  18 – Tuhina   7 – Murekatete   4 – Leger-Walker  Frost Arena (1,827)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 21 Washington L 55–60  10–2
(0–1) 		 19 – Murekatete   6 – Murekatete   5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,455)
Pullman, WA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., P12N 		Houston W 95–48  11–2
  21 – Wallack   14 – Murekatete   11 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (956)
Pullman, WA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Auburn L 62–69  11–3
  15 – Tuhina   9 – Leger-Walker   10 – Leger-Walker  Neville Arena (2,341)
Auburn, AL
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 8 Stanford L 65–74  11–4
(0–2) 		 22 – Leger-Walker   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at California L 72–73 OT 11–5
(0–3) 		 20 – Leger-Walker   8 – Murekatete   5 – Wallack  Haas Pavilion (1,249)
Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington W 72–59  12–5
(1–3) 		 16 – E. Villa   10 – Bea   5 – Leger-Walker  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,104)
Seattle, WA
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona State W 79–64  13–5
(2–3) 		 16 – Tied   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,042)
Pullman, WA
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona W 78–57  14–5
(3–3) 		 20 – Wallack   11 – Murekatete   11 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,232)
Pullman, WA
January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 11 USC L 62–70  14–6
(3–4) 		 21 – Wallack   7 – Murekatete   7 – Leger-Walker  Galen Center (2,671)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 2 UCLA W 85–82  15–6
(4–4) 		 20 – Murekatete   7 – Murekatete   4 – Murekatete  Pauley Pavilion (7,241)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Colorado L 57–63  15–7
(4–5) 		 19 – Wallack   10 – Murekatete   3 – Murekatete  Beasley Coliseum (1,154)
Pullman, WA
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 20 Utah L 61–73  15–8
(4–6) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Wallack   3 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,700)
Pullman, WA
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		California L 59–66  15–9
(4–7) 		 17 – E. Villa   6 – Bea   4 – Bea  Beasley Coliseum (1,023)
Pullman, WA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Stanford L 58–73  15–10
(4–8) 		 16 – E. Villa   7 – Bea   3 – Wallack  Beasley Coliseum (1,304)
Pullman, WA
February 16, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona L 45–64  15–11
(4–9) 		 16 – E. Villa   9 – Bea   3 – Wallack  McKale Center (7,383)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N 		at Arizona State W 73–46  16–11
(5–9) 		 23 – Wallack   13 – Bea   5 – Tuhina  Desert Financial Arena (2,021)
Tempe, AZ
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 9 Oregon State L 52–65  16–12
(5–10) 		 14 – Murekatete   8 – Murekatete   5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,853)
Pullman, WA
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon W 71–61  17–12
(6–10) 		 24 – Tuhina   9 – Murekatete   5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,331)
Pullman, WA
February 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 18 Utah L 67–82  17–13
(6–11) 		 14 – Murekatete   4 – Tied   4 – E. Villa  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,691)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 13 Colorado W 72–63  18–13
(7–11) 		 20 – E. Villa   7 – Bea   5 – Wallack  CU Events Center (7,491)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
2:30 p.m., P12N 		(9) vs. (8) California
First Round 		L 44–65  18–14
  17 – Villa   9 – Bea   3 – Tuhina  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) Lamar
First round 		W 66–46  19–14
  15 – Wallack   10 – Bea   6 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (490)
Pullman, WA
March 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (4) Santa Clara
Second round 		W 73–47  20–14
  14 – Tuhina   11 – Bea   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (674)
Pullman, WA
March 28, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (2) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 63–61  21–14
  15 – Villa   12 – Bea   4 – Villa  Beasley Coliseum (901)
Pullman, WA
April 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(1) vs. (4) Illinois
Semifinals 		L 58–81  21–15
  20 – Tuhina   9 – Murekatete   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,748)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP242423RV21RVRVRV———RVRV———————Not released
CoachesRVRV25RV22RVRV—————RV———————

See also

References

  1. ^ Matt Newton (March 17, 2024). "Complete 2024 WBIT Bracket - Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament". Fan Nation - Part of the Sports Illustrated Media Group. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_Washington_State_Cougars_women%27s_basketball_team