2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball
WNIT, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	18–14 (13–7 Big West)
Head coach	Brad Langston interim (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Sean LeBeauf; Raina Perez; Jewelyn Sawyer;
Home arena	SRC Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team represented the University of California, Riverside during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Highlanders, led by interim first-year head coach Brad Langston, played their home games at the SRC Arena in Riverside, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Hawai'i	17	–	3	.850	20	–	12	.625
UC Irvine †	16	–	4	.800	23	–	9	.719
UC Riverside	13	–	7	.650	18	–	14	.563
Cal Poly	13	–	7	.650	17	–	14	.548
UC Davis	13	–	7	.650	20	–	14	.588
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	10	.500	16	–	15	.516
UC San Diego*	8	–	12	.400	12	–	19	.387
Long Beach State	8	–	12	.400	15	–	18	.455
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	14	.300	10	–	21	.323
Cal State Bakersfield	5	–	15	.250	8	–	21	.276
Cal State Northridge	1	–	19	.050	3	–	27	.100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Highlanders finished the 2022–23 season 6–26, 3–17 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for last (10th) place.^[1] As the #10 seed in the Big West tournament, they upset #7 seed Cal Poly in the first round,^[2] before falling to #2 seed Long Beach State in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Makayla Jackson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Stanislaus State	Roseville, CA
F	1	Matehya Bryant	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	Grand Canyon	Sammamish, WA
G	2	RyAnne Walters	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	UC Santa Barbara	Sacramento, CA
G	3	Zoe Tillery	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Laguna Creek High School	Sacramento, CA
G	4	Jordyn Marshall	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Manvel High School	Pearland, TX
G	5	Sasha Murphy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Rolling Hills Prep	Culver City, CA
G	10	Julia Stenberg	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Otero College	Stockholm, Sweden
F	11	Esther Matarranz	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Perfumerias Avenida	Barcelona, Spain
F	12	Sierra Logue	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	South Medford High School	Medford, OR
G	13	Maya Chocano	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	King's Christian Collegiate	Toronto, ON
G	15	Jaden Sanderson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Long Beach City College	Torrance, CA
G	23	India Aikins	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School	Vancouver, BC
G	32	Jordan Webster	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Prestonwood Christian Academy	Dallas, TX

Head coach

Brad Langston (San José State) interim

Assistant coach(es)

Sean LeBeauf (Montevallo)
Raina Perez (NC State)
Jewelyn Sawyer (Long Beach State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SMU	L 55–78	0–1	24 – Webster	11 – Bryant	7 – Walters	Moody Coliseum (541) University Park, TX
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 4 UCLA	L 52–90	0–2	18 – Webster	8 – Bryant	6 – 2 tied	Pauley Pavilion (1,431) Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2023* 5:30 p.m., MWN		at Boise State	L 55–63	0–3	17 – Webster	9 – Bryant	6 – Walters	ExtraMile Arena (689) Boise, ID
November 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Antelope Valley	W 69–47	1–3	16 – Webster	7 – Bryant	5 – Walters	SRC Arena (117) Riverside, CA
November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah State	W 52–51	2–3	21 – Bryant	15 – Bryant	4 – Bryant	SRC Arena (97) Riverside, CA
December 1, 2023* 8:00 a.m., NEC Front Row		at Merrimack	W 65–53	3–3	20 – Tillery	9 – Bryant	3 – Tillery	Hammel Court (296) North Andover, MA
December 4, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Dartmouth	W 57–38	4–3	18 – Jackson	7 – 2 tied	4 – Tillery	Leede Arena (305) Hanover, NH
December 10, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 6 USC	L 53–85	4–4	20 – Webster	4 – Bryant	4 – Webster	Galen Center (4,201) Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Santa Clara	L 46–76	4–5	16 – Webster	6 – Bryant	4 – Tillery	SRC Arena (113) Riverside, CA
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Lutheran	W 82–49	5–5	17 – Webster	8 – Bryant	8 – Marshall	SRC Arena (83) Riverside, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 52–67	5–6 (0–1)	19 – Webster	9 – Webster	4 – Jackson	SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA
December 30, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 56–64	5–7 (0–2)	13 – Bryant	13 – Bryant	2 – Bryant	The Thunderdome (422) Santa Barbara, CA
January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Davis	L 59–63	5–8 (0–3)	21 – Jackson	6 – 2 tied	6 – Walters	University Credit Union Center (602) Davis, CA
January 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 49–43	6–8 (1–3)	27 – Webster	8 – Bryant	3 – Walters	SRC Arena (121) Riverside, CA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 64–53	7–8 (2–3)	21 – Webster	6 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	Mott Athletics Center (752) San Luis Obispo, CA
January 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	W 66–58	8–8 (3–3)	28 – Webster	10 – Bryant	6 – Bryant	SRC Arena (137) Riverside, CA
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 64–62	9–8 (4–3)	31 – Webster	10 – Webster	2 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (122) Riverside, CA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 57–46	10–8 (5–3)	27 – Webster	8 – Bryant	3 – Webster	Premier America Credit Union Arena (131) Northridge, CA
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	L 43–51	10–9 (5–4)	17 – Bryant	17 – Bryant	2 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (121) Riverside, CA
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 52–54	10–10 (5–5)	19 – Webster	12 – Bryant	3 – Jackson	Walter Pyramid (775) Long Beach, CA
February 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 70–46	11–10 (6–5)	20 – Bryant	7 – Webster	6 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (310) Riverside, CA
February 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 54–48	12–10 (7–5)	24 – Webster	7 – Webster	4 – Walters	Icardo Center (2,894) Bakersfield, CA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 53–62	12–11 (7–6)	16 – Webster	8 – Bryant	5 – Matarranz	Bren Events Center (789) Irvine, CA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 67-56	13–11 (8–6)	18 – Webster	8 – Matarranz	3 – 2 tied	SRC Arena (149) Riverside, CA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Davis	W 50–41	14–11 (9–6)	12 – Webster	10 – Bryant	3 – Walters	SRC Arena (123) Riverside, CA
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 63–48	15–11 (10–6)	23 – Webster	7 – Bryant	6 – Matarranz	LionTree Arena (471) La Jolla, CA
February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 62–60 ^OT	16–11 (10–6)	16 – Matarranz	4 – Bryant	6 – Bryant	SRC Arena (157) Riverside, CA
March 2, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 51–62	16–12 (11–7)	20 – Jackson	7 – Jackson	3 – Walters	Stan Sheriff Center (4,204) Honolulu, HI
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	W 65–50	17–12 (12–7)	18 – Bryant	13 – Bryant	5 – Walters	Titan Gym (288) Fullerton, CA
March 9, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	W 53-46	18–12 (13–7)	14 – Bryant	8 – Bryant	4 – Walters	SRC Arena Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (7) Long Beach State Quarterfinals	L 75–83 ^OT	18–13	25 – Jackson	15 – Webster	3 – 2 tied	Dollar Loan Center (580) Henderson, NV
WNIT
March 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota First Round	L 57–72	18–14	19 – Webster	8 – Bryant	3 – Bryant	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^ "UC Riverside Battles Through a Close Game to Advance In Henderson". UC Riverside Athletics. March 7, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^ Arritt, Dan (March 8, 2023). "Big West Tournament: Long Beach State women rally to avoid upset against UC Riverside". Press-Telegram. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
^ "UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[2] "UC Riverside Battles Through a Close Game to Advance In Henderson". UC Riverside Athletics. March 7, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[3] Arritt, Dan (March 8, 2023). "Big West Tournament: Long Beach State women rally to avoid upset against UC Riverside". Press-Telegram. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UC Riverside Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

[5] "UC Riverside Highlanders Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.

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