2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Joddie Gleason, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record29–6 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Joddie Gleason (3rd season)
Associate head coachSkip Gleason
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Morrison
  • Jordan Loera
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington162 .889296 .829
Northern Arizona153 .833259 .735
Montana135 .7222310 .697
Montana State108 .5561716 .515
Northern Colorado108 .5561516 .484
Idaho810 .4441516 .484
Idaho State711 .3891119 .367
Sacramento State414 .222625 .194
Weber State414 .222825 .242
Portland State315 .167823 .258
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 19–11, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] As the #4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #5 seed Montana in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded Northern Arizona in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG1Alexis Pettis5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)JrPalisades Charter High SchoolGardena, California
G2Ella Gallatin5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoSnohomish High SchoolSnohomish, Washington
G3Ellie Boni5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS SoSan Jose StateSpokane Valley, Washington
SG4Devynn Warns5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrLiberty High SchoolRenton, Washington
G5Breeje Schuler5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoSt Peter's School, CambridgeTe Aroha, New Zealand
G10Jacinta Buckley6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrUNLVSpokane, Washington
PG12Andie Zylak5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrLewis and Clark High SchoolSpokane, Washington
PF14Cori Wilcox6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS FrLake Stevens High SchoolLake Stevens, Washington
G15Jamie Loera5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)GSArizona StateMoses Lake, Washington
PF21Milly Knowles6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)GSMyerscough CollegeBarrow-in-Furness, England
SF23Jaydia Martin6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrHudson's Bay High SchoolVancouver, Washington
G24Jaleesa Lawrence5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)JrMeridian High SchoolMeridian, Idaho
G25Aaliyah Alexander5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS SoTodd Beamer High SchoolFederal Way, Washington
G30Gabrielle Jung5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)RS JrDickinson High SchoolDickinson, North Dakota
SF41Addison Hall5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoWinlock Senior High SchoolWinlock, Washington
PF44Camille Jentzsch6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoLake Stevens High SchoolLake Stevens, Washington
PF52Bella Hays6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS FrWasilla High SchoolWasilla, Alaska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
2:00 pm
Montana TechW 80–49 
               Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Regular season
November 8, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southern UtahW 86–77 1–0
 27  Alexander  11  Alexander  4  2 Tied America First Event Center (740)
Cedar City, UT
November 10, 2023*
4:00 pm
at Utah StateW 75–39 2–0
 18  Alexander  5  3 Tied  12  Loera Smith Spectrum (326)
Logan, UT
November 16, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
CorbanW 72–47 3–0
 13  2 Tied  8  Jung  3  Loera Reese Court (586)
Cheney, WA
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC IrvineL 63–71 3–1
 17  2 Tied  6  3 Tied  3  2 Tied Bren Events Center (537)
Irvine, CA
November 22, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tarleton StateW 64–62 4–1
 16  Pettis  12  Knowles  3  3 Tied Wisdom Gymnasium (427)
Stephenville, TX
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
GonzagaL 80–82 4–2
 21  Lawrence  9  Knowles  7  Loera Reese Court (1,378)
Cheney, WA
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boise StateW 64–43 5–2
 14  Alexander  6  4 Tied  6  Loera Reese Court (729)
Cheney, WA
December 9, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla WallaW 82–33 6–2
 15  Hays  6  Knowles  6  Zylak Reese Court (429)
Cheney, WA
December 15, 2023*
11:30 am, P12N
at CaliforniaL 70–78 6–3
 16  Buckley  4  3 Tied  6  Loera Haas Pavilion (4,112)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. Presbyterian
Vegas Holiday Hoops
W 92–51 7–3
 12  Alexander  5  3 Tied  5  2 Tied South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2023*
12:00 pm
vs. Wyoming
Vegas Holiday Hoops
W 62–43 8–3
 16  Loera  8  Buckley  4  Loera South Point Arena 
Enterprise, NV
December 28, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland StateW 68–58 9–3
(1–0)
 21  Alexander  8  2 Tied  9  Loera Viking Pavilion (563)
Portland, OR
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento StateW 60–33 10–3
(2–0)
 23  Alexander  10  Alexander  5  Loera Hornets Nest (329)
Sacramento, CA
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Omaha
Summit League Challenge
W 96–82 11–3
 23  Lawrence  13  Knowles  7  Loera Reese Court (492)
Cheney, WA
January 6, 2024*
11:00 am, SLN
at North Dakota
Summit League Challenge
W 72–65 12–3
 18  Alexander  14  Alexander  6  Loera Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
at IdahoW 67–44 13–3
(3–0)
 27  Alexander  10  Loera  6  Loera ICCU Arena (1,045)
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
Weber StateW 56–38 14–3
(4–0)
 17  Loera  9  Buckley  5  Loera Reese Court (2,231)
Cheney, WA
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho StateW 68–46 15–3
(5–0)
 19  Loera  9  Loera  8  Loera Reese Court (672)
Cheney, WA
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ColoradoW 68–62 16–3
(6–0)
 17  Lawrence  8  Hays  1  5 Tied Bank of Colorado Arena (753)
Greeley, CO
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ArizonaL 81–89 OT16–4
(6–1)
 31  Alexander  11  Loera  6  Loera Findlay Toyota Court (452)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana StateL 61–62 16–5
(6–2)
 15  Loera  8  Knowles  3  Loera Reese Court (539)
Cheney, WA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
MontanaW 61–56 17–5
(7–2)
 19  Loera  11  Loera  3  2 Tied Reese Court (592)
Cheney, WA
February 5, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland StateW 63–39 18–5
(8–2)
 14  2 Tied  8  Loera  7  Loera Reese Court (491)
Cheney, WA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
IdahoW 62–52 19–5
(9–2)
 15  Alexander  7  Lawrence  6  Loera Reese Court (964)
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho StateW 59–56 20–5
(10–2)
 15  2 Tied  7  Loera  3  Loera Reed Gym (720)
Pocatello, ID
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber StateW 74–54 21–5
(11–2)
 21  Loera  8  Knowles  8  Loera Dee Events Center (331)
Ogden, UT
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ArizonaW 67-42 22–5
(12–2)
 15  Loera  10  Martin  5  Loera Reese Court (779)
Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ColoradoW 68–63 23–5
(13–2)
 19  Lawrence  9  Lawrence  5  Loera Reese Court (859)
Cheney, WA
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at MontanaW 56–55 24–5
(14–2)
 20  Loera  10  Loera  2  4 Tied Dahlberg Arena (3,495)
Missoula, MT
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana StateW 52-50 25–5
(15–2)
 15  Loera  8  Buckley  8  Loera Worthington Arena (2,007)
Bozeman, MT
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento StateW 72–59 26–5
(16–2)
 14  3 Tied  7  2 Tied  8  Loera Reese Court (823)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (9) Weber State
Quarterfinals
W 71–58 27–5
 15  Lawrence  9  Buckley  8  Loera Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
11:00 am, ESPN+
(1) vs. (4) Montana State
Semifinals
W 56–39 28–5
 16  Buckley  10  Alexander  8  Loera Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (2) Northern Arizona
Championship Game
W 73–64 29–5
 20  Buckley  11  Buckley  5  Loera Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024*
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
(14 A1) at (3 A1) No. 12 Oregon State
First round
L 51–73 29–6
 21  Loera  5  Buckley  4  Loera Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Pacific.

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