2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Joddie Gleason, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record29–6 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachSkip Gleason
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Morrison
  • Jordan Loera
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
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

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 19–11, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] As the #4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #5 seed Montana in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded Northern Arizona in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
PG 1 Alexis Pettis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Palisades Charter High School Gardena, California
G 2 Ella Gallatin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Snohomish High School Snohomish, Washington
G 3 Ellie Boni 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So San Jose State Spokane Valley, Washington
SG 4 Devynn Warns 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Liberty High School Renton, Washington
G 5 Breeje Schuler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So St Peter's School, Cambridge Te Aroha, New Zealand
G 10 Jacinta Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr UNLV Spokane, Washington
PG 12 Andie Zylak 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Lewis and Clark High School Spokane, Washington
PF 14 Cori Wilcox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Fr Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington
G 15 Jamie Loera 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Arizona State Moses Lake, Washington
PF 21 Milly Knowles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Myerscough College Barrow-in-Furness, England
SF 23 Jaydia Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hudson's Bay High School Vancouver, Washington
G 24 Jaleesa Lawrence 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Meridian High School Meridian, Idaho
G 25 Aaliyah Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Todd Beamer High School Federal Way, Washington
G 30 Gabrielle Jung 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Dickinson High School Dickinson, North Dakota
SF 41 Addison Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Winlock Senior High School Winlock, Washington
PF 44 Camille Jentzsch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington
PF 52 Bella Hays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Fr Wasilla High School Wasilla, Alaska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 pm
Montana Tech W 80–49 
                  Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Regular season
November 8, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 86–77  1–0
 27  Alexander   11  Alexander   4  2 Tied  America First Event Center (740)
Cedar City, UT
November 10, 2023*
4:00 pm
at Utah State W 75–39  2–0
 18  Alexander   5  3 Tied   12  Loera  Smith Spectrum (326)
Logan, UT
November 16, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Corban W 72–47  3–0
 13  2 Tied   8  Jung   3  Loera  Reese Court (586)
Cheney, WA
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 63–71  3–1
 17  2 Tied   6  3 Tied   3  2 Tied  Bren Events Center (537)
Irvine, CA
November 22, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tarleton State W 64–62  4–1
 16  Pettis   12  Knowles   3  3 Tied  Wisdom Gymnasium (427)
Stephenville, TX
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
Gonzaga L 80–82  4–2
 21  Lawrence   9  Knowles   7  Loera  Reese Court (1,378)
Cheney, WA
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boise State W 64–43  5–2
 14  Alexander   6  4 Tied   6  Loera  Reese Court (729)
Cheney, WA
December 9, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla Walla W 82–33  6–2
 15  Hays   6  Knowles   6  Zylak  Reese Court (429)
Cheney, WA
December 15, 2023*
11:30 am, P12N
at California L 70–78  6–3
 16  Buckley   4  3 Tied   6  Loera  Haas Pavilion (4,112)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. Presbyterian
Vegas Holiday Hoops
W 92–51  7–3
 12  Alexander   5  3 Tied   5  2 Tied  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. Wyoming
Vegas Holiday Hoops
W 62–43  8–3
 16  Loera   8  Buckley   4  Loera  South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 28, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State W 68–58  9–3
(1–0)
 21  Alexander   8  2 Tied   9  Loera  Viking Pavilion (563)
Portland, OR
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 60–33  10–3
(2–0)
 23  Alexander   10  Alexander   5  Loera  Hornets Nest (329)
Sacramento, CA
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Omaha
Summit League Challenge
W 96–82  11–3
 23  Lawrence   13  Knowles   7  Loera  Reese Court (492)
Cheney, WA
January 6, 2024*
11:00 am, SLN
at North Dakota
Summit League Challenge
W 72–65  12–3
 18  Alexander   14  Alexander   6  Loera  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
at Idaho W 67–44  13–3
(3–0)
 27  Alexander   10  Loera   6  Loera  ICCU Arena (1,045)
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
Weber State W 56–38  14–3
(4–0)
 17  Loera   9  Buckley   5  Loera  Reese Court (2,231)
Cheney, WA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 68–46  15–3
(5–0)
 19  Loera   9  Loera   8  Loera  Reese Court (672)
Cheney, WA
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 68–62  16–3
(6–0)
 17  Lawrence   8  Hays   1  5 Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (753)
Greeley, CO
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 81–89 OT 16–4
(6–1)
 31  Alexander   11  Loera   6  Loera  Findlay Toyota Court (452)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 61–62  16–5
(6–2)
 15  Loera   8  Knowles   3  Loera  Reese Court (539)
Cheney, WA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 61–56  17–5
(7–2)
 19  Loera   11  Loera   3  2 Tied  Reese Court (592)
Cheney, WA
February 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 63–39  18–5
(8–2)
 14  2 Tied   8  Loera   7  Loera  Reese Court (491)
Cheney, WA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
Idaho W 62–52  19–5
(9–2)
 15  Alexander   7  Lawrence   6  Loera  Reese Court (964)
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 59–56  20–5
(10–2)
 15  2 Tied   7  Loera   3  Loera  Reed Gym (720)
Pocatello, ID
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State W 74–54  21–5
(11–2)
 21  Loera   8  Knowles   8  Loera  Dee Events Center (331)
Ogden, UT
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 67-42  22–5
(12–2)
 15  Loera   10  Martin   5  Loera  Reese Court (779)
Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 68–63  23–5
(13–2)
 19  Lawrence   9  Lawrence   5  Loera  Reese Court (859)
Cheney, WA
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana W 56–55  24–5
(14–2)
 20  Loera   10  Loera   2  4 Tied  Dahlberg Arena (3,495)
Missoula, MT
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State W 52-50  25–5
(15–2)
 15  Loera   8  Buckley   8  Loera  Worthington Arena (2,007)
Bozeman, MT
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 72–59  26–5
(16–2)
 14  3 Tied   7  2 Tied   8  Loera  Reese Court (823)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) Weber State
Quarterfinals
W 71–58  27–5
 15  Lawrence   9  Buckley   8  Loera  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Montana State
Semifinals
W 56–39  28–5
 16  Buckley   10  Alexander   8  Loera  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) Northern Arizona
Championship Game
W 73–64  29–5
 20  Buckley   11  Buckley   5  Loera  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(14 A1) at (3 A1) No. 12 Oregon State
First round
L 51–73  29–6
 21  Loera   5  Buckley   4  Loera  Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Eagles race into the semifinals after knocking off the Grizzlies". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Lumberjacks Advance to Championship Game After Victory over No. 4 EWU, 74-57". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eastern Washington Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.