2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–23 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach	Chelsey Gregg (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Keithan Gregg
Assistant coaches	Ashley Bolston; Megan Kritscher;
Home arena	Viking Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Chelsey Gregg, played their home games at the Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	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

The Vikings finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play, to finish in seventh place.^[1] As the #7 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #8 seed Idaho State in the first round,^[2] upset #2 seed Montana State in the quarterfinals,^[3] before falling to #3 seed and eventual tournament champions Sacramento State in the semifinals.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Sofía Llanos	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Marshall	Tarragona, Spain
G/F	1	Alaya Fitzgerald	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Mesquite High School	Gilbert, AZ
G	2	Mia 'Uhila	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Bartlett High School	Anchorage, AK
G	3	Brooklyn Strandy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	West Albany High School	Albany, OR
G	4	Ella Kaleta	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Bothell High School	Bothell, WA
F	5	Cinco McCartney	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Northeastern	The Bronx, NY
F	8	Joy Haltom	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Juanita High School	Kirkland, WA
G	11	Laynee Torres-Kahapea	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Punahou School	Kaneohe, HI
G	12	Esmeralda Morales	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Bethel High School	Spanaway, WA
G	13	Alani Encinas	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Buena High School	Sierra Vista, AZ
F	15	Lana Wenger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Texas Tech	Hersberg, Switzerland
F	20	Paige Winter	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Centralia College	Rochester, WA
G	22	Rhema Ogele	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	St. Ignatius College Prep	Chicago, IL
F	23	Chimera Iloanya	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	Trinity Valley Community College	Tampa, FL
G/F	30	Alma Rashelbach	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Hof Hasharon	Tel Aviv, Israel

Head coach

Chelsey Gregg (Southern Oregon)

Assistant coach(es)

Keithan Gregg (Great Falls)
Ashley Bolston (Portland State)
Megan Kritscher (Sacramento State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	W 71–62	1–0	24 – Ogele	11 – Ogele	5 – 2 tied	University Credit Union Center (432) Davis, CA
November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego	L 43–71	1–1	17 – Morales	5 – 2 tied	2 – 3 tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (327) San Diego, CA
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Warner Pacific	W 74–62	2–1	23 – Morales	8 – Wenger	5 – 2 tied	Viking Pavilion (398) Portland, OR
November 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 38–57	2–2	19 – Morales	8 – McCartney	2 – Wenger	Pan American Center (100) Las Cruces, NM
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Seattle	W 75–68	3–2	27 – Morales	9 – Haltom	4 – 2 tied	Viking Pavilion (379) Portland, OR
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MWN		at Fresno State	W 72–61	4–2	21 – Morales	10 – Ogele	4 – 'Uhila	Save Mart Center (320) Fresno, CA
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon	L 54–65	4–3	20 – 'Uhila	5 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Matthew Knight Arena (5,324) Eugene, OR
December 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bushnell	W 69–60	5–3	26 – Morales	8 – Ogele	5 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (287) Portland, OR
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		San Francisco	L 63–74	5–4	21 – Morales	5 – 2 tied	4 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (367) Portland, OR
December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland	L 54–67	5–5	18 – Morales	11 – McCartney	5 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (449) Portland, OR
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 58–68	5–6 (0–1)	14 – Ogele	14 – Ogele	3 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (563) Portland, OR
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	L 55–61	5–7 (0–2)	18 – Morales	7 – Wenger	3 – Morales	Viking Pavilion (368) Portland, OR
January 3, 2024* 5:00 p.m., MidcoSN+		at Kansas City Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 56–75	5–8	14 – 2 tied	5 – Ogele	3 – 2 tied	Swinney Recreation Center (374) Kansas City, MO
January 6, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		St. Thomas Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 44–62	5–9	15 – Morales	9 – Ogele	3 – 2 tied	Viking Pavilion (371) Portland, OR
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 43–79	5–10 (0–3)	21 – Morales	5 – 'Uhila	2 – Haltom	Reed Gym (742) Pocatello, ID
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 53–89	5–11 (0–4)	18 – Morales	6 – 'Uhila	4 – Morales	Dee Events Center (359) Ogden, UT
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 65–73	5–12 (0–5)	19 – 'Uhila	10 – 'Uhila	6 – Morales	Viking Pavilion (55) Portland, OR
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 54–71	5–13 (0–6)	14 – Fitzgerald	6 – Wenger	5 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (359) Portland, OR
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	L 46–87	5–14 (0–7)	10 – Llanos	5 – Fitzgerald	2 – 2 tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,278) Missoula, MT
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 50–71	5–15 (0–8)	19 – Morales	6 – Ogele	4 – Morales	Worthington Arena (2,361) Bozeman, MT
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 65–72	5–16 (0–9)	22 – Morales	12 – Ogele	5 – Morales	Hornets Nest (421) Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 39–63	5–17 (0–10)	14 – Morales	8 – Ogele	2 – 'Uhila	Reese Court (491) Cheney, WA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 46–67	5–18 (0–11)	12 – Morales	6 – 2 tied	4 – Morales	Viking Pavilion (421) Portland, OR
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 59–53	6–18 (1–11)	19 – Fitzgerald	8 – 'Uhila	6 – Morales	Viking Pavilion (349) Portland, OR
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 48–65	6–19 (1–12)	12 – Wenger	8 – Ogele	5 – Morales	Bank of Colorado Arena (651) Greeley, CO
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 73–89	6–20 (1–13)	22 – Morales	6 – Fitzgerald	4 – 2 tied	Findlay Toyota Court (492) Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 60–55	7–20 (2–13)	20 – Morales	6 – Ogele	5 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (338) Portland, OR
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	L 65–76	7–21 (2–14)	31 – Morales	8 – 'Uhila	4 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (439) Portland, OR
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 57–51	8–21 (3–14)	25 – Morales	13 – Ogele	4 – 'Uhila	Viking Pavilion (526) Portland, OR
March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	L 44–60	8–22 (3–15)	14 – Fitzgerald	7 – Ogele	1 – 3 tied	ICCU Arena (1,218) Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (9) Weber State	L 53–62	8–23	27 – Ogele	6 – 'Uhila	2 – Morales	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ Jobanek, Andy (March 4, 2023). "Thrive and Advance! Vikings Jump on Bengals Early, Cruise to 73-58 Win in Big Sky First-Round Game". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "No. 7 Portland State shocks No. 2 Montana State in Big Sky quarterfinals". Montana Sports. March 5, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ Booth, Myla (March 7, 2023). "Sac State women's basketball crushes Portland State in Big Sky semifinals". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
^ "Portland State Vikings 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[2] Jobanek, Andy (March 4, 2023). "Thrive and Advance! Vikings Jump on Bengals Early, Cruise to 73-58 Win in Big Sky First-Round Game". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[3] "No. 7 Portland State shocks No. 2 Montana State in Big Sky quarterfinals". Montana Sports. March 5, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[4] Booth, Myla (March 7, 2023). "Sac State women's basketball crushes Portland State in Big Sky semifinals". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[6] "Portland State Vikings 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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