2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record5–9 (0–5 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]
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Grand Canyon6–0 1.00014–3  .824
California Baptist5–1 .83313–2  .867
Stephen F. Austin5–1 .83311–6  .647
UT Arlington4–2 .6678–8  .500
Abilene Christian3–2 .6007–7  .500
Utah Tech*2–3 .4008–8  .500
Southern Utah2–3 .4004–10  .286
Tarleton State*1–4 .2004–10  .286
Utah Valley1–5 .1676–9  .400
UT Rio Grande Valley1–5 .1672–13  .133
Seattle1–5 .1671–14  .067
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024

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).

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

Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Jaeden Brown F 6'1" Sophomore Transferred to Southern Utah[5]
Shay Fano F 6'0" Junior Transferred to Grand Canyon[6]
Kayla Anderson F 5'7" Senior Graduated
Mae Afoa F 6'1" Freshman Transferred to USC Upstate[7]

Incoming transfers

Name Position Height Year Previous school
Amanda Barcello G/F 5'11" Sophomore BYU[8]
Jenna Dick G 5'8" Senior Tarleton[9]
Liana Kaitu'u F 6'0" Senior Portland[10]

Roster

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kylee Mabry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoDavis High School Kaysville, UT
F 2 Elina Tausinga 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrEast High School Salt Lake City, UT
G/F 3 Amanda Barcello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoSeton Catholic High School

BYU

 Chandler, AZ
G 4 Abby Hendricks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS FrLa Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad, CA
G 5 Jenna Dick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBrookswood Secondary

Tarleton

 Langley, BC
G 8 Noga Haran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrEmek Harod High School Modi'in, Israel
G 10 Saige Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SoTimpview High School Raymond, Alberta, Canada
G 12 Eleyana Tafisi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) JrCopper Hills High School West Jordan, UT
G 13 Ally Criddle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrSkyridge High School Lehi, UT
G 14 Abby Conlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrLone Peak High School Alpine, UT
G 21 Tahlia White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrMountain View High School

BYU

 Orem, UT
F 23 Liana Kiatu'u 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrEast High School

Portland

 Salt Lake City, UT
G 24 Kaylee Byon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SoRosary Academy Buena Park, CA
G/F 25 Halle Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoAmerican Fork High School

Utah State

 American Fork, UT
C 34 Tessa Chaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoWestlake High School Saratoga 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# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30pm, ESPN+		 Weber State W 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. Thomas L 62–70  1–2
 Schoenecker Arena (315)
Saint Paul, MN
November 21, 2023*
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Westminster W 76–42  2–2
 UCCU Center (346)
Orem, UT
November 25, 2023*
2:00pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho W 66–59  3–2
 ICCU Arena (1,057)
Moscow, ID
November 29, 2023
7:00pm, ESPN+		 at Seattle L 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 State L 50–54  3–5
(0–2)		 Reed Gym (843)
Pocatello, ID
December 9, 2023*
2:00pm, ESPN+		 Utah State W 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 OT 5–6
(0–2)		 UCCU Center (304)
Orem, UT
January 4, 2024
7:00pm, ESPN+		 at California Baptist L 61–80  5–7
(0–3)		 Fowler Events Center (454)
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
5:00pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Utah L 58–71  5–8
(0–4)		 America First Event Center (493)
Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 UT Arlington L 64–72  5–9
(0–5)		 UCCU Center (519)
Orem, UT
January 13, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+		 UT Rio Grande Valley UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 18, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Grand Canyon UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 20, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech
Old Hammer Rivalry		 Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 27, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+		 Seattle UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
February 1, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Stephen F. Austin Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 3, 2024
3:00pm, ESPN+		 at Grand Canyon GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 at Tarleton Wisdom Gymnasium 
Stephenville, TX
February 10, 2024
12:00pm, ESPN+		 at Abilene Christian Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
February 15, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 California Baptist Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 17, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+		 Southern Utah Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 22, 2024
5:30pm, ESPN+		 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 24, 2024
1:00pm, ESPN+		 at Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00pm, ESPN+		 at UT Arlington College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
March 7, 2024
6:00pm, ESPN+		 Tarleton UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
March 9, 2024
2:00pm, ESPN+		 Abilene Christian UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
March 13-16, 2024
TBD		 vs. TBD Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ↑ "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ↑ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Utah Valley 68-72 Utah Tech (Mar 6, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. ↑ Team, BVMSports (September 13, 2023). "Southern Utah University Adds Six Talented Players to Women's Basketball Team". BVM Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. ↑ "GCU lands top WAC rebounder in Fano". Grand Canyon University Athletics. April 26, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Head Coach Jason Williams and Upstate Women's Basketball Staff Add Four Spartans With Summer Session Around the Corner". University of South Carolina - Upstate. June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Team, BVMSports (April 27, 2023). "UVU signs BYU Transfer Amanda Barcello". BVM Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Nielson announces signing of Tarleton transfer Jenna Dick". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 22, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  10. ↑ "UVU Signs Portland Grad Transfer and SLC Native Liana Kaitu'u". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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