2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

American college basketball season

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Kristen Mattio (3rd season)
Associate head coachCamille Perkins
Assistant coaches
  • Desiree Jackson
  • Jerad Stottlemyre
Home arenaBank of Colorado Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
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 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 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Kristen Mattio, played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bears finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place.[1] As the #9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #10 seed Weber State in the first round[2] before falling to top-seeded Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Seneca Hackley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Florida Gulf Coast Colorado Springs, Colorado
G 4 Paisley Specht 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Idaho State Folsom, California
G 5 Michelle Duchemin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cal State Northridge Encino, California
G 10 Hannah Simental 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Pueblo West High School Pueblo, Colorado
G 11 Lilah Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Pinnacle High School Phoenix, Arizona
F 12 Delaynie Byrne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr UNLV Arvada, Colorado
G 15 Gabi Fields 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Brownfield High School Brownfield, Texas
F 22 Aniah Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Belton High School Temple, Texas
G 23 Ashley Panem 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Radford Broomfield, Colorado
F 24 Tatum West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Crandall High School Combine, Texas
G 25 Tiani Abrams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So UCF Vista, California
F 30 Avery Bang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Chaparral High School Parker, Colorado
F 42 Tena Ikidi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Pasadena City College Bayelsa, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Colorado Christian W 76–45 
  –      –      –    Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Hastings W 86–56  1–0
  22 – Byrne   12 – Hall   6 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (683)
Greeley, CO
November 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		at South Dakota L 59–72  1–1
  15 – Byrne   12 – Byrne   2 – Fields  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,539)
Vermillion, SD
November 17, 2023*
11:00 am, SLN 		at Omaha W 82–70  2–1
  22 – Hackley   10 – Duchemin   7 – Hackley  Baxter Arena (5,539)
Omaha, NE
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State L 60–67  2–2
  24 – Byrne   10 – Byrne   4 – Fields  Bank of Colorado Arena (587)
Greeley, CO
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Boston University L 52–63  2–3
  26 – Simental   5 – 2 Tied   3 – Byrne  Bank of Colorado Arena (506)
Greeley, CO
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern New Mexico W 96–37  3–3
  25 – Byrne   12 – Byrne   5 – West  Bank of Colorado Arena (602)
Greeley, CO
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, MWN 		at Air Force L 60–68  3–4
  13 – 2 Tied   8 – Byrne   3 – Fields  Clune Arena (210)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, MWN 		at Utah State W 75–57  4–4
  24 – Simental   7 – Byrne   6 – Fields  Smith Spectrum (238)
Logan, UT
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm, P12N 		at No. 8 Colorado L 56–78  4–5
  21 – Byrne   9 – Byrne   5 – Fields  CU Events Center (2,654)
Boulder, CO
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona L 72–76  4–6
(0–1) 		 18 – West   11 – Byrne   5 – Fields  Findlay Toyota Court (764)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN+ 		at Oral Roberts
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		L 80–81  4–7
  27 – Simental   12 – Hall   7 – Fields  Mabee Center (1,148)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Denver
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		W 59–56  5–7
  23 – Simental   14 – Byrne   2 – Panem  Bank of Colorado Arena (693)
Greeley, CO
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana W 67–57  6–7
(1–1) 		 17 – Simental   7 – Simental   5 – Byrne  Bank of Colorado Arena (587)
Greeley, CO
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State W 58–53  7–7
(2–1) 		 23 – Byrne   9 – Byrne   5 – Byrne  Bank of Colorado Arena (732)
Greeley, CO
January 18, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 72–59  8–7
(3–1) 		 20 – Byrne   7 – Hall   5 – 2 Tied  Hornets Nest (348)
Sacramento, CA
January 20, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 71–54  9–7
(4–1) 		 24 – Hall   16 – Hall   6 – Hackley  Viking Pavilion (359)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington L 62–68  9–8
(4–2) 		 16 – Byrne   7 – 2 Tied   6 – Simental  Bank of Colorado Arena (753)
Greeley, CO
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho L 56–60  9–9
(4–3) 		 19 – Hall   10 – Byrne   3 – Hackley  Bank of Colorado Arena (608)
Greeley, CO
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State L 56–76  9–10
(4–4) 		 14 – Hall   6 – Hall   3 – Simental  Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 3, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 73–63  10–10
(5–4) 		 19 – Byrne   7 – 3 Tied   6 – Simental  Dee Events Center (331)
Ogden, UT
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State L 40–61  10–11
(5–5) 		 10 – Hackley   8 – West   2 – 2 Tied  Worthington Arena (1,773)
Bozeman, MT
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana L 73–82  10–12
(5–6) 		 20 – West   10 – Byrne   5 – Fields  Dahlberg Arena (2,545)
Missoula, MT
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State W 65–48  11–12
(6–6) 		 12 – Wenger   8 – Ogele   5 – Morales  Bank of Colorado Arena (651)
Greeley, CO
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 65-59  12–12
(7–6) 		 20 – Simental   9 – Byrne   5 – West  Bank of Colorado Arena (809)
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 57–38  13–12
(8–6) 		 15 – Hackley   13 – Byrne   3 – Fields  ICCU Arena (1,069)
Moscow, ID
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington L 63–68  13–13
(8–7) 		 21 – Hall   8 – Hall   2 – Hackley  Reese Court (859)
Cheney, WA
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State W 72–64  14–13
(9–7) 		 19 – Byrne   7 – Byrne   4 – 2 Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (635)
Greeley, CO
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 63–51  15–13
(10–7) 		 20 – Byrne   15 – Byrne   7 – Hackley  Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
Greeley, CO
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona L 61–67  15–14
(10–8) 		 13 – Simental   7 – Byrne   4 – Simental  Bank of Colorado Arena (772)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (4) Montana State
Quarterfinals 		L 44–47 OT 15–15
  16 – Byrne   9 – 2 Tied   7 – Fields  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
5:30 pm 		at UTSA
First Round 		L 62–80  15–16
  18 – Simental   9 – West   6 – Fields  Convocation Center (873)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ "Byrne Scores Career-High 29 Points; Bears Advance in Big Sky Tourney". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "NAU Women's Basketball Advances to Semifinals For Second-Straight Year". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "Northern Colorado Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
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