2023–24 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Idaho Vandals women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15-16 (8–10 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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington162 .889296 .829
Northern Arizona153 .833259 .735
Montana135 .7222310 .697
Montana State108 .5561716 .515
Northern Colorado108 .5561516 .484
Idaho810 .4441516 .484
Idaho State711 .3891119 .367
Sacramento State414 .222625 .194
Weber State414 .222825 .242
Portland State315 .167823 .258
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Jenna Kilty5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrPortland StateOakland, California
G1Sarah Schmitt5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)GSNebraska–KearneySwisher, Iowa
F2Sarah Brans6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoMonte Vista High SchoolDublin, California
G3Ashlyn Wallace5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrClarkston High SchoolLapwai, Idaho
G5Amalie Langer5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)GSSan FranciscoRungsted, Denmark
G10Michala Bork5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoLaramie County Community CollegeGentofte, Denmark
F11Hope Butera6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)GSFIUKigali, Rwanda
G13Jaiden Bea5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoWashougal High SchoolWashougal, Washington
F20Georgia Gray6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrDodge City Community CollegeMelbourne, Australia
G21Kennedy Johnson5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrUC Santa BarbaraHayward, California
G22Madelynn Muniz5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)FrBoulder Creek High SchoolPhoenix, Arizona
G23Asha Phillips5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoNorth Nowra High SchoolNorth Nowra, Australia
G24Aspen Caldwell5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)FrThunder Ridge High SchoolIdaho Falls, Idaho
F25Skylar Bea5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrWashougal High SchoolWashougal, 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#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla WallaW 92–50 1–0
 18  Johnson  9  Butera  5  Caldwell ICCU Arena (333)
Moscow, ID
November 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal PolyL 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 ValleyL 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 StateW 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–CommerceL 71–72 4–3
 23  Butera  16  Butera  6  Schmitt ICCU Arena (1,049)
Moscow, ID
December 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, P12N
at OregonL 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 CanyonL 63–65 OT4–5
 13  Langer  10  Johnson  3  Brans ICCU Arena (1,034)
Moscow, ID
December 19, 2023*
12:30 pm, ESPN+
Saint Martin'sW 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 StateW 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 StateW 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
W 60-51 8-5
 13  Schmitt  12  Butera  3  Johnson Hamilton Gymnasium (302)
Denver, CO
January 6, 2024*
11:00 am
at Chicago StateW 80-52 9-5
 14  Kilty  7  Butera  6  2 Tied Jones Convocation Center (43)
Chicago, IL
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX
Eastern WashingtonL 44-67 9-6
(2-1)
 14  Johnson  6  Johnson  1  3 Tied ICCU Arena (1,045)
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
L 56-61 9-7
(2-2)
 16  Brans  10  Johnson  4  Johnson ICCU Arena (1,153)
Moscow, ID
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber StateL 56-61 9-8
(2-3)
 18  Johnson  8  Johnson  5  Schmitt ICCU Arena (1,109)
Moscow, ID
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ArizonaL 53-65 9-9
(2-4)
 8  4 Tied  3  4 Tied  4  Brans Findlay Toyota Court (667)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ColoradoW 60-56 10-9
(3-4)
 15  Schmitt  7  Phillips  3  Phillips Bank of Colorado Arena (608)
Greeley, CO
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
MontanaL 68-79 10-10
(3-5)
 26  Johnson  6  Caldwell  3  2 Tied ICCU Arena (1,271)
Moscow, ID
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana StateL 46-51 10-11
(3-6)
 18  Phillips  9  Phillips  2  3 Tied ICCU Arena (1,168)
Moscow, ID
February 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento StateW 70-64 11-11
(4-6)
 21  Johnson  7  3 Tied  4  Phillips ICCU Arena (1,237)
Moscow, ID
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN/SWX
at Eastern WashingtonL 52-62 11-12
(4-7)
 16  Schmitt  8  2 Tied  2  Phillips Reese Court (964)
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber StateW 60-47 12-12
(5-7)
 15  Schmitt  8  Caldwell  3  2 Tied Dee Events Center (333)
Ogden, UT
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
W 49-48 13-12
(6-7)
 17  Johnson  7  Johnson  3  Brans Reed Gym (1,037)
Pocatello, ID
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ColoradoL 38-57 13-13
(6-8)
 18  Johnson  9  Johnson  2  2 Tied ICCU Arena (1,069)
Moscow, ID
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ArizonaL 55-60 13-14
(6-9)
 18  Johnson  7  Johnson  3  2 Tied ICCU Arena (1,150)
Moscow, ID
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana StateW 58-53 14-14
(7-9)
 15  Johnson  8  Langer  6  Schmitt Worthington Arena (1,678)
Bozeman, MT
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at MontanaL 48-64 14-15
(7-10)
 19  Johnson  5  2 Tied  4  Schmitt Dahlberg Arena (3,597)
Missoula, MT
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland StateW 60-44 15-15
(8-10)
 19  Johnson  10  Johnson  6  Wallace ICCU Arena (1,218)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Montana
Quarterfinals
L 61-73 15-16
 24  Johnson  9  Johnson  3  2 Tied Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

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