2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–22 (4–14 MAC)
Head coach	Kristin Haynie (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Chelsie Butler; Toccara Ross; Jenna Allen;
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by first-year head coach Kristin Haynie, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	17	–	1	.944	28	–	6	.824
Ball State	16	–	2	.889	28	–	6	.824
Kent State †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	12	.636
Buffalo	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Northern Illinois	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Ohio	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Western Michigan	7	–	11	.389	12	–	18	.400
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Akron	6	–	12	.333	11	–	18	.379
Central Michigan	4	–	14	.222	6	–	22	.214
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2022–23 season 6–23, 4–14 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for eleventh (last) place.^[1] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]

On April 6, 2023, the school announced a "change of leadership", and that head coach Heather Oesterle would not be returning as head coach, ending her four-year tenure with the team.^[3] On April 20, a month after being hired as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Lynx,^[4] former Michigan State assistant coach Kristin Haynie was named the team's new head coach.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Lisa Tesson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Royal Crown Academic School	Montreal, QC
G	2	Tamara Ortiz	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Westerville South High School	Columbus, OH
C	3	Desrae Kyles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Fr	Benton Harbor High School	Benton Harbor, MI
G	4	Capria Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Schlarman Academy	Danville, IL
F	8	Madisen Wardell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	DePaul	Detroit, MI
G	12	Karrington Gordon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lincoln Park High School	Detroit, MI
F	13	Allison LaPoint	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Shrine Catholic High School	Royal Oak, MI
G	20	Tiana Timpe	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Stockton High School	Stockton, IL
G	21	Satori Griffin	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mid Michigan College	Mount Pleasant, MI
F	22	Nadège Jean	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	GS	DePaul	Richton Park, IL
G	24	Taylor Anderson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	South Lyon East High School	South Lyon, MI
G	25	Lauren Walker	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Garber High School	Essexville, MI
G	30	Brylee Borgman	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Mona Shores High School	Norton Shores, MI
C	31	Rochelle Norris	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Sr	Virginia Tech	Stafford, VA
G	33	Alina Anderson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Ferris State	Rockford, MI

Head coach

Kristin Haynie (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Chelsie Butler (Marquette)
Toccara Ross (Iowa State)
Jenna Allen (Michigan State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 12:00 p.m.	Davenport	W 75–61	–	McGuirk Arena (411) Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Alabama MAC–SBC Challenge	L 55–77	0–1	Mitchell Center (415) Mobile, AL
November 12, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bradley	L 62–65	0–2	Renaissance Coliseum (447) Peoria, IL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Concordia Ann Arbor	W 80–57	1–2	McGuirk Arena (1,061) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cleveland State	L 57–96	1–3	Wolstein Center (319) Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Milwaukee	L 59–84	1–4	Klotsche Center (630) Milwaukee, WI
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Indiana State	L 65–73	1–5	McGuirk Arena (1,070) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oakland	L 76–79	1–6	OU Credit Union O'rena (604) Rochester, MI
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	at Michigan State	L 67–91	1–7	Breslin Center (4,340) East Lansing, MI
December 20, 2023* 8:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State	L 57–67	1–8	Scheels Center (608) Fargo, ND
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green	L 64–65	1–9 (0–1)	McGuirk Arena (970) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo	L 69–77	1–10 (0–2)	McGuirk Arena (1,045) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron	L 62–70	1–11 (0–3)	James A. Rhodes Arena (649) Akron, OH
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan	W 64–60	2–11 (1–3)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,392) Ypsilanti, MI
January 17, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	Ball State	L 47–79	2–12 (1–4)	McGuirk Arena (3,271) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois	L 57–70	2–13 (1–5)	Convocation Center (711) DeKalb, IL
January 21, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Chicago State	W 66–55	3–13	Jones Convocation Center (130) Chicago, IL
January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ohio	L 58–68	3–14 (1–6)	McGuirk Arena (1,094) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan	W 53–45	4–14 (2–6)	McGuirk Arena (1,302) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)	W 64–59	5–14 (3–6)	McGuirk Arena (361) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 0–2 Forfeit^[6]	5–14 (3–7)	MAC Center Kent, OH
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo	L 68–93	5–15 (3–8)	McGuirk Arena (1,433) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana MAC–SBC Challenge	L 51–54	5–16	McGuirk Arena (1,260) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State	L 54–77	5–17 (3–9)	McGuirk Arena (1,189) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State	L 54–78	5–18 (3–10)	Worthen Arena (1,343) Muncie, IN
February 24, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Western Michigan	L 49–76	5–19 (3–11)	University Arena (1,323) Kalamazoo, MI
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)	W 76–73 ^2OT	6–19 (4–11)	McGuirk Arena (1,095) Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio	L 63–77	6–20 (4–12)	Convocation Center (755) Athens, OH
March 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo	L 68–77	6–21 (4–13)	Alumni Arena (1,841) Amherst, NY
March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron	L 57–65	6–22 (4–14)	McGuirk Arena (1,081) Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "2023 MAC Tournament HQ: Fan and Ticket Info". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
^ "CMU Athletics Announces Leadership Change in Women's Basketball Program". Central Michigan University Athletics. April 6, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Lynx Complete Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff". Minnesota Lynx. March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ Calloway, Brian (April 20, 2023). "Kristin Haynie named new Central Michigan women's basketball coach". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Saturday's CMU-Kent State Women's Basketball Canceled". Central Michigan University Athletics. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
^ "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[2] "2023 MAC Tournament HQ: Fan and Ticket Info". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 5, 2023. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

[3] "CMU Athletics Announces Leadership Change in Women's Basketball Program". Central Michigan University Athletics. April 6, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[4] "Lynx Complete Coaching and Basketball Operations Staff". Minnesota Lynx. March 15, 2023. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[5] Calloway, Brian (April 20, 2023). "Kristin Haynie named new Central Michigan women's basketball coach". Lansing State Journal. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[6] "Saturday's CMU-Kent State Women's Basketball Canceled". Central Michigan University Athletics. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[7] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

[8] "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2024.

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