The 2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles women's basketball team represented the University of Southern Indiana during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles, led by 24th-year head coach Rick Stein, played their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles women's basketball | |
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Ohio Valley regular season and tournament champions | |
WNIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 25–7 (17–1 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Randa Gatling |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Screaming Eagles Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Indiana* † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2024 OVC tournament winner |
This season marked Southern Indiana's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles are not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.[1]
Previous season
editThe Screaming Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 12–17, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.[2] Due to tiebreakers, they failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wright State | W 67–63 | 1–0 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (653) Evansville, IN | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland City | W 86–38 | 2–0 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (713) Evansville, IN | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Illinois | W 66–60 | 3–0 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (503) Evansville, IN | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+ |
at Missouri | L 62–96 | 3–1 |
Mizzou Arena (3,471) Columbia, MO | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 1:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Purdue | L 57–95 | 3–2 |
Mackey Arena (3,683) West Lafayette, IN | |||||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Murray State | L 73–93 | 3–3 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (907) Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Louis | L 53–89 | 3–4 |
Chaifetz Arena (416) St. Louis, MO | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Michigan | W 72–51 | 4–4 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (513) Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cincinnati | L 56–58 | 5–4 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (746) Evansville, IN | |||||||
December 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Brescia | W 86–37 | 6–4 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (403) Evansville, IN | |||||||
OVC regular season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2023 5:15 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | W 75–37 | 6–5 (1–0) |
Show Me Center (535) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lindenwood | W 71–68 | 7–5 (2–0) |
Hyland Performance Arena (634) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 78–57 | 8–5 (3–0) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (530) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 6, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 69–66 | 9–5 (4–0) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,369) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 11, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 87–64 | 10–5 (5–0) |
First Community Arena (617) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
January 18, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | W 58–48 | 11–5 (6–0) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (669) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | W 70–55 | 12–5 (7–0) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,057) Evansville, IN | |||||||
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | W 81–61 | 13–5 (8–0) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,365) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 1, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | W 81–72 | 14–5 (9–0) |
Eblen Center (1,171) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | L 58–65 | 14–6 (9–1) |
Gentry Complex (433) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | W 70–60 | 15–6 (10–1) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (803) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 10, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | W 75–58 | 16–6 (11–1) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,031) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 15, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 73–67 | 17–6 (12–1) |
Skyhawk Arena (863) Martin, TN | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | W 88–51 | 18–6 (13–1) |
Jack Stephens Center (205) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
February 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | W 72–64 | 19–6 (14–1) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,080) Morehead, KY | |||||||
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Illinois | W 96–89 OT | 20–6 (15–1) |
Western Hall (880) Macomb, IL | |||||||
February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | W 75–38 | 21–6 (16–1) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (915) Evansville, IN | |||||||
March 2, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 70–59 | 22–6 (17–1) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,292) Evansville, IN | |||||||
OVC tournament | |||||||||||
March 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (4) Eastern Illinois Semifinals |
W 69–54 | 23–6 |
Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN | ||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | vs. (3) UT Martin Championship |
W 81–53 | 24–6 |
Ford Center (1,715) Evansville, IN | ||||||
WNIT | |||||||||||
March 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UIC First Round |
W 69–64 | 25–6 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (1,731) Evansville, IN | |||||||
March 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Wisconsin Second Round |
L 62–67 | 25–7 |
Screaming Eagles Arena (3,283) Evansville, IN | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "USI votes "YES" on move to Division I". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023 OVC Men's & Women's Basketball Championships". Evansville Regional Sports Commission. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Southern Indiana Athletics. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
- ^ "Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 13, 2024.