2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 18–12 (9–9 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Dan Chapla |
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Home arena | Western Hall |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Indiana* † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2024 OVC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, who were led by 13th-year head coach JD Gravina, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Leathernecks finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 5–13 in Summit League play to finish in ninth place.[1] They were defeated by St. Thomas in the first round of the Summit League tournament.[2] This was the Leathernecks' final season as a member of the Summit League, as they moved to the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2023–24 season.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Mount Mercy | W 81–57 | 1–0 | Western Hall (721) Macomb, IL | |||||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+ | at Wisconsin | L 52–74 | 1–1 | Kohl Center (3,058) Madison, WI | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | W 95–62 | 2–1 | Western Hall (677) Macomb, IL | |||||||
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Hannibal–LaGrange | W 101–23 | 3–1 | Western Hall (521) Macomb, IL | |||||||
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Valparaiso | W 76–54 | 4–1 | Athletics–Recreation Center (277) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | Stephens | W 80–51 | 5–1 | Western Hall (1,725) Macomb, IL | |||||||
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Chicago State | W 86–72 | 6–1 | Western Hall (566) Macomb, IL | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | St. Thomas | W 82–78 | 7–1 | Western Hall (623) Macomb, IL | |||||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Omaha | W 78–75 | 8–1 | Western Hall (539) Macomb, IL | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, SLN | at Kansas City | L 60–68 | 8–2 | Swinney Recreation Center (561) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Cornell College | W 116–55 | 9–2 | Western Hall (429) Macomb, IL | |||||||
Ohio Valley regular season | |||||||||||
December 31, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | W 81–75 | 10–2 (1–0) | First Community Arena (1,021) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | L 66–72 | 10–3 (1–1) | Western Hall (570) Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 74–58 | 11–3 (2–1) | Western Hall (581) Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 11, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 49–68 | 11–4 (2–2) | Skyhawk Arena (1,112) Martin, TN | |||||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | L 63–72 | 11–5 (2–3) | Groniger Arena (727) Charleston, IL | |||||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | W 79–71 OT | 12–5 (3–3) | Western Hall (861) Macomb, IL | |||||||
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | L 61–81 | 12–6 (3–4) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,365) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | W 65–59 | 13–6 (4–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (845) Morehead, KY | |||||||
February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | W 75–68 | 14–6 (5–4) | Hyland Performance Arena (407) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
February 3, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | W 70–59 | 15–6 (6–4) | Show Me Center (415) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
February 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 41–50 | 15–7 (6–5) | Western Hall (796) Macomb, IL | |||||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | W 71–61 | 16–7 (7–5) | Western Hall (786) Macomb, IL | |||||||
February 15, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 66–77 | 16–8 (7–6) | Eblen Center (910) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 71–84 | 16–9 (7–7) | Gentry Complex (709) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 85–87 2OT | 16–10 (7–8) | Western Hall (550) Macomb, IL | |||||||
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | L 89–96 OT | 16–11 (7–9) | Western Hall (880) Macomb, IL | |||||||
February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | W 64–54 | 17–11 (8–9) | Western Hall (811) Macomb, IL | |||||||
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | W 84–56 | 18–11 (9–9) | Western Hall (798) Macomb, IL | |||||||
Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) Tennessee Tech First round | L 69–78 | 18–12 | Ford Center (464) Evansville, IN | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Leathernecks Fall in Summit League Tournament". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Western Illinois Officially Becomes an OVC Member". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Western Illinois Leathernecks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2024.