2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team represented Northern Kentucky University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Norse, led by eighth-year head coach Camryn Volz, played their home games at Truist Arena in Highland Heights, Kentucky as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record9–18 (7–11 Horizon)
Head coach
  • Camryn Volz (8th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaTruist Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 18 2   .900 29 6   .829
Green Bay 17 3   .850 27 7   .794
Purdue Fort Wayne 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Wright State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Milwaukee 10 10   .500 16 16   .500
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Oakland 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Northern Kentucky 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
IUPUI 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Robert Morris 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
2024 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Norse finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 10–10 in Horizon League play, to finish in fifth place.[1] In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Youngstown State in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Cleveland State in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Northern Kentucky Norse women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Allison Basye 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Huntington High School Chillicothe, OH
G 2 Kalissa Lacy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Eastern Kentucky Charleston, WV
G 3 Kailee Davis 5 ft 2 in (1.57 m) Jr Renaissance High School Detroit, MI
F 4 Paige Hodgson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Beaver Dam High School Beaver Dam, WI
C 5/10 Carter McCray 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Elyria Catholic High School Oberlin, OH
G 5/32 Mya Meredith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Western Kentucky Newport, KY
G 11 Khamari Mitchell-Steen 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Oak Ridge High School Oak Ridge, TN
G 14 Kennedy Igo 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr George Rogers Clark High School Mount Sterling, KY
G 20 Macey Blevins 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Western Kentucky Monticello, KY
G 22 Noelle Hubert 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Notre Dame Academy Burlington, KY
G 24 Madison French 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lakota East High School Liberty Township, OH
F 33 Gabby Razzano 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Mason High School Mason, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 8, 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 2, 2023*
7:00 pm
Cedarville W 80–55 
                  Truist Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State L 82–85 OT 0–1
 19  Igo   10  McCray   5  Blevins  Truist Arena (945)
Highland Heights, KY
November 11, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Kentucky L 75–86  0–2
 22  Mitchell-Steen   9  Mitchell-Steen   4  2 Tied  Baptist Health Arena 
Richmond, KY
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Marshall W 76–66  1–2
 25  McCray   21  McCray   9  Mitchell-Steen  Truist Arena (1,194)
Highland Heights, KY
November 24, 2023*
3:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Pittsburgh
Daytona Beach Classic
L 57–88  1–3
 13  2 Tied   8  Blevins   3  Blevins  Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Chattanooga
Daytona Beach Classic
L 47–63  1–4
 15  Basye   9  McCray   2  McCray  Ocean Center (150)
Daytona Beach, FL
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 60–72  1–5
(0–1)
 18  Basye   4  3 Tied   8  Blevins  Truist Arena (985)
Highland Heights, KY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+
at Illinois L 52–74  1–6
 24  Blevins   10  McCray   1  4 Tied  State Farm Center (2,869)
Champaign, IL
December 9, 2023*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Kentucky State W 74–70  2–6
 17  3 Tied   10  Mitchell-Steen   3  2 Tied  Truist Arena (890)
Highland Heights, KY
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech L 59–77  2–7
 23  Mitchell-Steen   10  McCray   4  Mitchell-Steen  Eblen Center (696)
Cookeville, TN
December 20, 2023*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 42–83  2–8
 13  Lacy   11  McCray   2  4 Tied  Murphy Center (3,314)
Murfreesboro, TN
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 79–89  2–9
(0–2)
 17  Davis   8  McCray   5  Mitchell-Steen  OU Credit Union O'rena (715)
Rochester, MI
January 1, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 55–67  2–10
(0–3)
 16  Davis   14  McCray   2  Blevins  Calihan Hall (313)
Detroit, MI
January 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay L 56–86  2–11
(0–4)
 15  2 Tied   8  McCray   4  Davis  Truist Arena (1,094)
Highland Heights, KY
January 7, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee L 67–75  2–12
(0–5)
 16  Davis   9  McCray   5  Davis  Truist Arena (1,031)
Highland Heights, KY
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI L 81–96  2–13
(0–6)
 25  McCray   13  McCray   8  Davis  IUPUI Gymnasium (381)
Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 83–51  3–13
(1–6)
 17  Blevins   12  McCray   6  Davis  Truist Arena (922)
Highland Heights, KY
January 20, 2024
4:00 pm, BSOH/ESPN+
Wright State L 83–90  3–14
(1–7)
 25  McCray   11  McCray   3  McCray  Truist Arena (1,342)
Highland Heights, KY
January 24, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State W 62–56  4–14
(2–7)
 20  Blevins   12  McCray   5  McCray  Beeghly Center (1,304)
Youngstown, OH
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 55–61  4–15
(2–8)
 15  McCray   20  McCray   3  McCray  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (743)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 31, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 73–54  5–15
(3–8)
 29  Mitchell-Steen   14  McCray   4  2 Tied  Truist Arena (4,122)
Highland Heights, KY
February 2, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 90–82  6–15
(4–8)
 30  Blevins   12  McCray   4  3 Tied  Truist Arena (1,259)
Highland Heights, KY
February 8, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 51–67  6–16
(4–9)
 14  Blevins   10  Mitchell-Steen   4  Mitchell-Steen  Kress Events Center (1,862)
Green Bay, WI
February 10, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 67–66  7–16
(5–9)
 18  Hubert   10  McCray   4  Mitchell-Steen  Klotsche Center (652)
Milwaukee, WI
February 14, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 100–88  8–16
(6–9)
 25  2 Tied   11  McCray   5  Mitchell-Steen  Truist Arena (925)
Highland Heights, KY
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State W 77–63  9–16
(7–9)
 30  Mitchell-Steen   10  McCray   4  3 Tied  Nutter Center (1,230)
Fairborn, OH
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 58–70  9–17
(7–10)
 13  Blevins   12  McCray   5  Mitchell-Steen  Truist Arena (841)
Highland Heights, KY
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 64–68  9–18
(7–11)
 21  Blevins   15  McCray   4  2 Tied  Truist Arena (1,132)
Highland Heights, KY
February 27, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 76–52  10–18
(8–11)
 31  Blevins   12  McCray   5  Mitchell-Steen  UPMC Events Center (252)
Moon Township, PA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 69–81  10–19
(8–12)
 27  McCray   7  2 Tied   4  Blevins  Wolstein Center (690)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 5, 2024
7:00 pm
at Oakland       OU Credit Union O'rena 
Rochester, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Basketball Punches Ticket to Indianapolis". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. March 2, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  3. ^ Lofgren, Matt (March 6, 2023). "Cleveland State women's basketball beats Northern Kentucky in OT, 63-60, for trip to Horizon League title game". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "Northern Kentucky Norse 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 8, 2024.