2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

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. The finished the season 15–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to tie for fourth place.[1]

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, first round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
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
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 Bears finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Sky play, to finish in ninth place.[2] As the #9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #10 seed Weber State in the first round[3] before falling to top-seeded Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

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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, CO
G 4 Paisley Specht 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS So Idaho State Folsom, CA
G 5 Michelle Duchemin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Cal State Northridge Encino, CA
G 10 Hannah Simental 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Pueblo West High School Pueblo, CO
G 11 Lilah Moore 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Pinnacle High School Phoenix, AZ
F 12 Delaynie Byrne 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr UNLV Arvada, CO
G 15 Gabi Fields 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Brownfield High School Brownfield, TX
F 22 Aniah Hall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Belton High School Temple, TX
G 23 Ashley Panem 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Radford Broomfield, CO
F 24 Tatum West 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Crandall High School Combine, TX
G 25 Tiani Abrams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So UCF Vista, CA
F 30 Avery Bang 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Chaparral High School Parker, CO
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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 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
November 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Colorado Christian W 76–45 
                  Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 a.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m., 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 p.m.
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:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved October 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ Driscoll, Dennis (March 4, 2023). "Byrne Scores Career-High 29 Points; Bears Advance in Big Sky Tourney". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "NAU Women's Basketball Advances to Semifinals For Second-Straight Year". Northern Arizona University Athletics. March 5, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Northern Colorado Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Northern Colorado Bears Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.