2023–24 Montana Lady Griz basketball team

The 2023–24 Montana Lady Griz basketball team represented the University of Montana during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Griz, led by third-year head coach Brian Holsinger, played their home games at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Montana as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Montana Lady Griz basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Brian Holsinger (3rd season)
Associate head coachNate Harris
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDahlberg Arena
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 Lady Griz finished the 2022–23 season 14–16, 10–8 in Big Sky play to finish in fifth place.[1] As the #5 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by #4 seed Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F00Keeli Burton-Oliver6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)RS SoWashington StateSammamish, Washington
G1Libby Stump5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SoLynden Christian SchoolsFerndale, Washington
G2Mack Konig5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)SoKing's Christian CollegiateMilton, Ontario
G3Draya Wacker5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)RS FrMelstone HSMelstone, Montana
G10Haley Huard6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)JrValor Christian HSHighlands Ranch, Colorado
G11Macy Donarski5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)FrAquinas HSLa Crosse, Wisconsin
G12Macey Huard6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)FrValor Christian HSHighlands Ranch, Colorado
G13Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SrIowa StateIndianola, Iowa
G14Lauren Dick5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoHellgate HSMissoula, Montana
C15Imogen Greenslade6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)RS JrArizona StateSydney, Australia
F20Carmen Gfeller6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)GSColfax HSColfax, Washington
G22Gina Marxen5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrIdahoSammamish, Washington
G23MJ Bruno5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrPortlandSpokane, Washington
G33Adria Lincoln6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrMonroe HSMonroe, Washington
F34Alex Pirog6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoHighlands Ranch HSHighlands Ranch, Colorado
F40Dani Bartsch6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)JrHelena HSHelena, Montana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+
GonzagaL 70–83 0–1
 18  Bartsch  10  Bartsch  4  Konig Dahlberg Arena (2,603)
Missoula, MT
November 14, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 24 Washington StateL 49–61 0–2
 10  Gfeller  11  Bartsch  2  2 Tied Dahlberg Arena (2,359)
Missoula, MT
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Grand CanyonW 76–71 1–2
 15  Konig  7  Bartsch  3  Marxen GCU Arena (523)
Phoenix, AZ
November 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dickinson StateW 108–57 2–2
 23  Espenmiller-McGraw  12  Pirog  4  4 Tied Dahlberg Arena (1,924)
Missoula, MT
December 6, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
Loyola MarymountW 82–68 3–2
 24  Espenmiller-McGraw  7  Espenmiller-McGraw  4  Bartsch Dahlberg Arena (5,911)
Missoula, MT
December 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Colorado StateL 69–78 3–3
 14  Espenmiller-McGraw  8  2 Tied  4  Marxen Dahlberg Arena (2,411)
Missoula, MT
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal PolyW 67–65 4–3
 21  Gfeller  11  Bartsch  5  Marxen Mott Athletics Center (752)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 20, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at San Diego
USD Winter Classic
W 72–52 5–3
 21  Konig  8  Bartsch  4  3 Tied Jenny Craig Pavilion (232)
San Diego, CA
December 21, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. UC San Diego
USD Winter Classic
W 68–67 6–3
 23  Bruno  8  Bruno  6  Marxen Jenny Craig Pavilion (138)
San Diego, CA
December 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber StateW 87–71 7–3
(1–0)
 21  Espenmiller-McGraw  12  Bartsch  6  Marxen Dahlberg Arena (2,637)
Missoula, MT
December 31, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho StateW 66–55 8–3
(2–0)
 12  2 Tied  7  2 Tied  4  Konig Dahlberg Arena (2,392)
Missoula, MT
January 3, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
South Dakota
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
W 74–61 9–3
 18  Gfeller  11  Bartsch  10  Marxen Dahlberg Arena (1,944)
Missoula, MT
January 6, 2024*
1:00 pm
at Omaha
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
W 81–60 10–3
 18  Gfeller  11  Bartsch  4  Marxen Baxter Arena (564)
Omaha, NE
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ColoradoL 57–67 10–4
(2–1)
 19  Gfeller  9  Bartsch  5  Gfeller Bank of Colorado Arena (587)
Greeley, CO
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ArizonaW 89–84 11–4
(3–1)
 24  Konig  14  Bartsch  7  Konig Findlay Toyota Court (392)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana StateL 55–64 11–5
(3–2)
 11  Bartsch  11  Bartsch  5  Marxen Worthington Arena (2,813)
Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber StateW 87–55 12–5
(4–2)
 16  Konig  9  Bartsch  5  Konig Dee Events Center (280)
Ogden, UT
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland StateW 87–46 13–5
(5–2)
 16  Gfeller  13  Bartsch  8  Marxen Dahlberg Arena (2,278)
Missoula, MT
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento StateW 84–57 14–5
(6–2)
 19  Espenmiller-McGraw  14  Bartsch  8  Konig Dahlberg Arena (2,781)
Missoula, MT
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IdahoW 79–68 15–5
(7–2)
 24  Gfeller  8  Bartsch  6  Marxen ICCU Arena (1,271)
Moscow, ID
February 3, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern WashingtonL 56–61 15–6
(7–3)
 16  Konig  12  Gfeller  4  Marxen Reese Court (592)
Cheney, WA
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ArizonaL 60–69 15–7
(7–4)
 13  Konig  15  Bartsch  4  Marxen Dahlberg Arena (2,157)
Missoula, MT
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ColoradoW 82–73 16–7
(8–4)
 20  Bartsch  10  Bartsch  4  Konig Dahlberg Arena (2,545)
Missoula, MT
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana StateW 72–50 17–7
(9–4)
 14  3 Tied  8  Bartsch  5  2 Tied Dahlberg Arena (3,955)
Missoula, MT
February 22, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento StateW 58–57 18–7
(10–4)
 15  2 Tied  17  Bartsch  4  Bartsch Hornets Nest (845)
Sacramento, CA
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland StateW 76–65 19–7
(11–4)
 19  Bartsch  12  Gfeller  8  Marxen Viking Pavilion (439)
Portland, OR
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern WashingtonL 55–56 19–8
(11–5)
 15  Espenmiller-McGraw  12  2 Tied  3  2 Tied Dahlberg Arena (3,495)
Missoula, MT
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
IdahoW 64-48 20–8
(12–5)
 16  Espenmiller-McGraw  12  Bartsch  3  3 Tied Dahlberg Arena (3,597)
Missoula, MT
March 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho StateW 67–65 21–8
(13–5)
 26  Konig  14  Bartsch  5  Bartsch Reed Gym (947)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 73–61 22–8
 15  Espenmiller-McGraw  14  Bartsch  3  Konig Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (2) Northern Arizona
Semifinals
L 67–74 22–9
 21  2 Tied  11  Bartsch  4  Marxen Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
March 20, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Boise State
First Round
W 67–62 23–9
 20  Espenmiller-McGraw  8  Bartsch  9  Marxen Dahlberg Arena (1,471)
Missoula, MT
March 25, 2024*
6:00 pm
at North Dakota State
Second Round
L 63–72 23–10
 24  Marxen  13  Bartsch  3  Bartsch Scheels Center (2,254)
Fargo, ND
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

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