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.
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WNIT, First Round | |
Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 15–16 (10–8 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Camille Perkins |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Bank of Colorado Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .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
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2023* 6:00 pm | Colorado Christian | W 76–45 | – | – | – | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | Hastings | W 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 Dakota | L 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 Omaha | W 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 State | L 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 University | L 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 Mexico | W 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 Force | L 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 State | W 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 Colorado | L 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 Arizona | L 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+ | Montana | W 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 State | W 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 State | W 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 State | W 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 Washington | L 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+ | Idaho | L 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 State | L 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 State | W 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 State | L 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 Montana | L 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 State | W 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 State | W 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 Idaho | W 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 Washington | L 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 State | W 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 State | W 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 Arizona | L 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 OT | 15–15 | 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 | ||||
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