2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 5th season.[3] The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record10–19 (5–15 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Wardenburg (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Shreeve (2nd season)
  • Xojian Harry (2nd season)
Home arenaUCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
California Baptist182 .900284 .875
Grand Canyon164 .800248 .750
Stephen F. Austin146 .7002112 .636
Utah Tech*128 .6001814 .563
UT Arlington119 .5501716 .515
Abilene Christian1010 .5001416 .467
Tarleton State*713 .3501220 .375
Seattle614 .300623 .207
Southern Utah614 .300822 .267
UT Rio Grande Valley515 .250623 .207
Utah Valley515 .2501019 .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 WAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 6–24, 3–15 in WAC play to finish in twelfth place. In the 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament, they lost to Utah Tech in the first round.[4]

Offseason

Departures

NamePositionHeightYearReason for departure
Jaeden BrownF6'1"SophomoreTransferred to Southern Utah[5]
Shay FanoF6'0"JuniorTransferred to Grand Canyon[6]
Kayla AndersonF5'7"SeniorGraduated
Mae AfoaF6'1"FreshmanTransferred to USC Upstate[7]

Incoming transfers

NamePositionHeightYearPrevious school
Amanda BarcelloG/F5'11"SophomoreBYU[8]
Jenna DickG5'8"SeniorTarleton[9]
Liana Kaitu'uF6'0"SeniorPortland[10]

Roster

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G1Kylee Mabry5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoDavis High SchoolKaysville, UT
F2Elina Tausinga5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrEast High SchoolSalt Lake City, UT
G/F3Amanda Barcello5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SoSeton Catholic High School

BYU

Chandler, AZ
G4Abby Hendricks5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)RS FrLa Costa Canyon High SchoolCarlsbad, CA
G5Jenna Dick5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrBrookswood Secondary

Tarleton

Langley, BC
G8Noga Haran5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)FrEmek Harod High SchoolModi'in, Israel
G10Saige Gibb5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS SoTimpview High SchoolRaymond, Alberta, Canada
G12Eleyana Tafisi5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)JrCopper Hills High SchoolWest Jordan, UT
G13Ally Criddle5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)JrSkyridge High SchoolLehi, UT
G14Abby Conlee6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrLone Peak High SchoolAlpine, UT
G21Tahlia White6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS JrMountain View High School

BYU

Orem, UT
F23Liana Kiatu'u6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SrEast High School

Portland

Salt Lake City, UT
G24Kaylee Byon5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)SoRosary AcademyBuena Park, CA
G/F25Halle Nelson6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)RS SoAmerican Fork High School

Utah State

American Fork, UT
C34Tessa Chaney6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoWestlake High SchoolSaratoga Springs, UT
Head coach
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Josh Morzelewski (Utah)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30pm, ESPN+
Weber StateW 56–55 1–0
UCCU Center (2,548)
Orem, UT
November 14, 2023*
7:00pm, ESPN+
at BYU
UCCU Crosstown Clash
L 44–59 1–1
Marriott Center (1,690)
Provo, UT
November 18, 2023*
1:30pm
at St. ThomasL 62–70 1–2
Schoenecker Arena (315)
Saint Paul, MN
November 21, 2023*
6:00pm, ESPN+
WestminsterW 76–42 2–2
UCCU Center (346)
Orem, UT
November 25, 2023*
2:00pm, ESPN+
at IdahoW 66–59 3–2
ICCU Arena (1,057)
Moscow, ID
November 29, 2023
7:00pm, ESPN+
at SeattleL 48–58 3–3
(0–1)
Redhawk Center (302)
Seattle, WA
December 2, 2023
2:00pm, ESPN+
Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
L 59–73 3–4
(0–2)
UCCU Center (615)
Orem, UT
December 6, 2023*
7:00pm, ESPN+
at Idaho StateL 50–54 3–5
(0–2)
Reed Gym (843)
Pocatello, ID
December 9, 2023*
2:00pm, ESPN+
Utah StateW 68–38 4–5
(0–2)
UCCU Center (472)
Orem, UT
December 16, 2023*
2:00pm, ESPN+
at New Mexico State
C-USA/WAC
L 39–70 4–6
(0–2)
Pan American Center (351)
Las Cruces, NM
December 21, 2023*
2:00pm, ESPN+
Sam Houston
C-USA/WAC
W 73–69 OT5–6
(0–2)
UCCU Center (304)
Orem, UT
January 4, 2024
7:00pm, ESPN+
at California BaptistL 61–80 5–7
(0–3)
Fowler Events Center (454)
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
5:00pm, ESPN+
at Southern UtahL 58–71 5–8
(0–4)
America First Event Center (493)
Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+
UT ArlingtonL 64–72 5–9
(0–5)
UCCU Center (519)
Orem, UT
January 13, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+
UT Rio Grande ValleyW 75–62 6–9
(1–5)
UCCU Center (411)
Orem, UT
January 18, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+
Grand CanyonL 68–78 6–10
(1–6)
UCCU Center (1,183)
Orem, UT
January 20, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry
W 55–52 7–10
(2–6)
Burns Arena (668)
St. George, UT
January 27, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+
SeattleW 59–56 8–10
(3–6)
UCCU Center (567)
Orem, UT
February 1, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+
Stephen F. AustinL 63–72 8–11
(3–7)
Lockhart Arena (521)
Orem, UT
February 3, 2024
3:00pm, ESPN+
at Grand CanyonL 52–66 8–12
(3–8)
GCU Arena (2,207)
Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+
at TarletonL 55–60 8–13
(3–9)
Wisdom Gymnasium (747)
Stephenville, TX
February 10, 2024
12:00pm, ESPN+
at Abilene ChristianL 53–66 8–14
(3–10)
Moody Coliseum (1,056)
Abilene, TX
February 15, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+
California BaptistW 92–89 OT9–14
(4–10)
Lockhart Arena (407)
Orem, UT
February 17, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+
Southern UtahL 66–67 2OT9–15
(4–11)
Lockhart Arena (689)
Orem, UT
February 22, 2024
5:30pm, ESPN+
at UT Rio Grande ValleyL 62–63 9–16
(4–12)
UTRGV Fieldhouse (777)
Edinburg, TX
February 24, 2024
1:00pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. AustinL 35–84 9–17
(4–13)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,232)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00pm, ESPN+
at UT ArlingtonL 53–67 9–18
(4–14)
College Park Center (1,012)
Arlington, TX
March 7, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+
TarletonW 73–66 10–18
(5–14)
UCCU Center (699)
Orem, UT
March 9, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+
Abilene ChristianL 50–81 10–19
(5–15)
UCCU Center (571)
Orem, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References