2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Colorado during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bears, led by third-year head coach Kristen Mattio, played their home games at the Bank of Colorado Arena in Greeley, Colorado as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Kristen Mattio (3rd season)
Associate head coachCamille Perkins
Assistant coaches
  • Desiree Jackson
  • Jerad Stottlemyre
Home arenaBank of Colorado 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 Bears finished the 2022–23 season 13–18, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place.[1] As the #9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #10 seed Weber State in the first round[2] before falling to top-seeded Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Colorado Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G3Seneca Hackley5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)RS JrFlorida Gulf CoastColorado Springs, Colorado
G4Paisley Specht5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)RS SoIdaho StateFolsom, California
G5Michelle Duchemin6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)JrCal State NorthridgeEncino, California
G10Hannah Simental5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)SrPueblo West High SchoolPueblo, Colorado
G11Lilah Moore5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)SoPinnacle High SchoolPhoenix, Arizona
F12Delaynie Byrne6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SrUNLVArvada, Colorado
G15Gabi Fields5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SoBrownfield High SchoolBrownfield, Texas
F22Aniah Hall6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)SoBelton High SchoolTemple, Texas
G23Ashley Panem5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)GSRadfordBroomfield, Colorado
F24Tatum West6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)FrCrandall High SchoolCombine, Texas
G25Tiani Abrams6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SoUCFVista, California
F30Avery Bang6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)SoChaparral High SchoolParker, Colorado
F42Tena Ikidi6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrPasadena City CollegeBayelsa, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
6:00 pm
Colorado ChristianW 76–45 
               Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
HastingsW 86–56 1–0
 22  Byrne  12  Hall  6  Fields Bank of Colorado Arena (683)
Greeley, CO
November 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN
at South DakotaL 59–72 1–1
 15  Byrne  12  Byrne  2  Fields Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,539)
Vermillion, SD
November 17, 2023*
11:00 am, SLN
at OmahaW 82–70 2–1
 22  Hackley  10  Duchemin  7  Hackley Baxter Arena (5,539)
Omaha, NE
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota StateL 60–67 2–2
 24  Byrne  10  Byrne  4  Fields Bank of Colorado Arena (587)
Greeley, CO
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Boston UniversityL 52–63 2–3
 26  Simental  5  2 Tied  3  Byrne Bank of Colorado Arena (506)
Greeley, CO
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern New MexicoW 96–37 3–3
 25  Byrne  12  Byrne  5  West Bank of Colorado Arena (602)
Greeley, CO
December 9, 2023*
1:00 pm, MWN
at Air ForceL 60–68 3–4
 13  2 Tied  8  Byrne  3  Fields Clune Arena (210)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, MWN
at Utah StateW 75–57 4–4
 24  Simental  7  Byrne  6  Fields Smith Spectrum (238)
Logan, UT
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm, P12N
at No. 8 ColoradoL 56–78 4–5
 21  Byrne  9  Byrne  5  Fields CU Events Center (2,654)
Boulder, CO
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern ArizonaL 72–76 4–6
(0–1)
 18  West  11  Byrne  5  Fields Findlay Toyota Court (764)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN+
at Oral Roberts
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
L 80–81 4–7
 27  Simental  12  Hall  7  Fields Mabee Center (1,148)
Tulsa, OK
January 6, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Denver
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
W 59–56 5–7
 23  Simental  14  Byrne  2  Panem Bank of Colorado Arena (693)
Greeley, CO
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
MontanaW 67–57 6–7
(1–1)
 17  Simental  7  Simental  5  Byrne Bank of Colorado Arena (587)
Greeley, CO
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana StateW 58–53 7–7
(2–1)
 23  Byrne  9  Byrne  5  Byrne Bank of Colorado Arena (732)
Greeley, CO
January 18, 2024
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento StateW 72–59 8–7
(3–1)
 20  Byrne  7  Hall  5  2 Tied Hornets Nest (348)
Sacramento, CA
January 20, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland StateW 71–54 9–7
(4–1)
 24  Hall  16  Hall  6  Hackley Viking Pavilion (359)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern WashingtonL 62–68 9–8
(4–2)
 16  Byrne  7  2 Tied  6  Simental Bank of Colorado Arena (753)
Greeley, CO
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
IdahoL 56–60 9–9
(4–3)
 19  Hall  10  Byrne  3  Hackley Bank of Colorado Arena (608)
Greeley, CO
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho StateL 56–76 9–10
(4–4)
 14  Hall  6  Hall  3  Simental Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 3, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber StateW 73–63 10–10
(5–4)
 19  Byrne  7  3 Tied  6  Simental Dee Events Center (331)
Ogden, UT
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana StateL 40–61 10–11
(5–5)
 10  Hackley  8  West  2  2 Tied Worthington Arena (1,773)
Bozeman, MT
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at MontanaL 73–82 10–12
(5–6)
 20  West  10  Byrne  5  Fields Dahlberg Arena (2,545)
Missoula, MT
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland StateW 65–48 11–12
(6–6)
 12  Wenger  8  Ogele  5  Morales Bank of Colorado Arena (651)
Greeley, CO
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento StateW 65-59 12–12
(7–6)
 20  Simental  9  Byrne  5  West Bank of Colorado Arena (809)
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at IdahoW 57–38 13–12
(8–6)
 15  Hackley  13  Byrne  3  Fields ICCU Arena (1,069)
Moscow, ID
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern WashingtonL 63–68 13–13
(8–7)
 21  Hall  8  Hall  2  Hackley Reese Court (859)
Cheney, WA
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber StateW 72–64 14–13
(9–7)
 19  Byrne  7  Byrne  4  2 Tied Bank of Colorado Arena (635)
Greeley, CO
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho StateW 63–51 15–13
(10–7)
 20  Byrne  15  Byrne  7  Hackley Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
Greeley, CO
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern ArizonaL 61–67 15–14
(10–8)
 13  Simental  7  Byrne  4  Simental Bank of Colorado Arena (772)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Montana State
Quarterfinals
L 44–47 OT15–15
 16  Byrne  9  2 Tied  7  Fields Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
5:30 pm
at UTSA
First Round
L 62–80 15–16
 18  Simental  9  West  6  Fields Convocation Center (873)
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

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