2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	25–10 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Loree Payne (7th season);
Assistant coaches	Kellee Barney; TJ Harris; Ryan Freeman;
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center; Findlay Toyota Court
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by seventh-year head coach Loree Payne, split their home games between Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 edit

The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for first place.^[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would defeat #9 seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals,^[2] and Eastern Washington in the semifinals,^[3] before falling to Sacramento State in the championship game.^[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would lose to New Mexico in the first round.^[5]

Roster edit

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Allie Cummins	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Carondelet High School	Concord, California
G/F	2	Nyah Moran	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	King High School	Riverside, California
G	3	Grace Beasley	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Montana State	Melbourne, Australia
G	5	Taylor Feldman	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Crean Lutheran High School	Tustin, California
F	10	Ceren Oturakci	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Çankaya	Ankara, Turkey
G	11	Audrey Taylor	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Timberline High School	Boise, Idaho
F	12	Sophie Glancey	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Timberline High School	Boise, Idaho
F	13	Ava Schmidt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Eastlake High School	Sammamish, Washington
G	15	Leia Beattie	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Montana State	Midland, Texas
G/F	21	Emily Rodabaugh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Archbishop Murphy High School	Lynnwood, Washington
G/F	22	Olivia Moran	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	King High School	Riverside, California
G	24	Reilly Clark	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Catalina Foothills High School	Tucson, Arizona
F	33	Saniyah Neverson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	PHH Prep	Surprise, Arizona

Head coach

Loree Payne (Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Kellee Barney (Idaho)
TJ Harris (Great Falls)
Ryan Freeman (Florida)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2024

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Oregon	L 48–81	0–1	9 – Glancey	7 – Beasley	4 – 2 Tied	Matthew Knight Arena (5,430) Eugene, OR
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, P12N		at Arizona	L 64–87	0–2	11 – 2 Tied	5 – Beasley	5 – Feldman	McKale Center (6,909) Tucson, AZ
November 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Benedictine Mesa	W 91–37	2–1	13 – 2 Tied	11 – Neverson	4 – 2 Tied	Rolle Activity Center (417) Flagstaff, AZ
November 19, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 74–69	2–2	20 – Beattie	7 – 2 Tied	4 – N. Moran	LionTree Arena (934) La Jolla, CA
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm		vs. Portland Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 66–65	3–2	11 – 2 Tied	13 – Beattie	7 – Beattie	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023* 3:30 pm		vs. Youngstown State Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 74–70	4–2	26 – Glancey	7 – Glancey	5 – Feldman	Orleans Arena Paradise, NV
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UNLV	L 69–85	4–3	13 – 2 Tied	10 – Neverson	5 – Beattie	Rolle Activity Center (400) Flagstaff, AZ
December 6, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Pacific	W 96–65	5–3	18 – Glancey	9 – Rodabaugh	7 – Rodabaugh	Rolle Activity Center (913) Flagstaff, AZ
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Francisco	W 92–76	6–3	17 – Rodabaugh	11 – Glancey	6 – Feldman	War Memorial Gymnasium (225) San Francisco, CA
December 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 80–62	7–3	21 – Beasley	13 – Glancey	5 – Beasley	Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 81–70	8–3	19 – Rodabaugh	9 – Rodabaugh	4 – Beasley	America First Event Center (452) Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 76–72	9–3 (1–0)	19 – Glancey	7 – Rodabaugh	4 – Beasley	Findlay Toyota Court (764) Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 102–110 ^2OT	9–4	23 – Beasley	9 – Beasley	5 – 2 Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (287) Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2024* 12:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge	L 73–99	9–5	12 – Beattie	4 – Feldman	4 – Rodabaugh	Scheels Center (751) Fargo, ND
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	W 88–73	10–5 (2–0)	23 – Rodabaugh	10 – Glancey	6 – Beasley	Findlay Toyota Court (207) Flagstaff, AZ
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	L 84–89	10–6 (2–1)	22 – Beattie	5 – 3 Tied	6 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (392) Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 73–65	11–6 (3–1)	27 – Beattie	9 – Rodabaugh	4 – Beattie	Viking Pavilion (55) Portland, OR
January 20, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 83–66	12–6 (4–1)	24 – Glancey	13 – Glancey	5 – Moran	Hornets Nest (334) Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho	W 65–53	13–6 (5–1)	23 – Glancey	9 – Glancey	5 – Beattie	Findlay Toyota Court (667) Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 89–81 ^OT	14–6 (6–1)	23 – Glancey	12 – Neverson	6 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (452) Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 85–65	15–6 (7–1)	18 – Rodabaugh	9 – Glancey	8 – Feldman	Dee Events Center (255) Ogden, UT
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 73–59	16–6 (8–1)	21 – Feldman	7 – 2 Tied	2 – 4 Tied	Reed Gym (1,017) Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 69–60	17–6 (9–1)	30 – Glancey	10 – Beattie	5 – Moran	Dahlberg Arena (2,157) Missoula, MT
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	W 71–58	18–6 (10–1)	30 – Glancey	11 – 2 Tied	7 – Feldman	Worthington Arena (2,141) Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	L 66–82	18–7 (10–2)	18 – Beattie	7 – Moran	4 – 2 Tied	Findlay Toyota Court (342) Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 89–73	19–7 (11–2)	21 – Glancey	9 – Glancey	9 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (492) Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 42–67	19–8 (11–3)	13 – Moran	7 – Glancey	2 – 2 Tied	Reese Court (779) Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 60–55	20–8 (12–3)	14 – Moran	8 – Glancey	3 – Beasley	ICCU Arena (1,150) Moscow, ID
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	W 89–74	21–8 (13–3)	21 – Rodabaugh	6 – Rodabaugh	7 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (423) Flagstaff, AZ
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 73–41	22–8 (14–3)	24 – Glancey	8 – 2 Tied	7 – Beattie	Findlay Toyota Court (662) Flagstaff, AZ
March 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 67–61	23–8 (15–3)	22 – Glancey	12 – Glancey	4 – Rodabaugh	Bank of Colorado Arena (772) Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (8) Sacramento State Quarterfinals	W 81–63	24–8	30 – Glancey	11 – Glancey	4 – Rodabaugh	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 12, 2024 2:30 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Montana Semifinals	W 74–67	25–8	21 – Glancey	11 – Glancey	3 – 2 Tied	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) Eastern Washington Championship Game	L 64–73	25–9	15 – Glancey	9 – Moran	3 – Beattie	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
WNIT
March 26, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota Second Round	L 65–79	25–10	19 – Beattie	7 – 3 Tied	4 – Beasley	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References edit

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "NAU Women's Basketball Advances to Semifinals For Second-Straight Year". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "Big Sky women's hoops tourney: NAU, Sac State win again, move into championship". Skyline Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "Sac State women's basketball takes over Big Sky, wins championship". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "NAU ROUNDUP: Women's basketball falls in WNIT first round". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
^ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[2] "NAU Women's Basketball Advances to Semifinals For Second-Straight Year". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[3] "Big Sky women's hoops tourney: NAU, Sac State win again, move into championship". Skyline Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[4] "Sac State women's basketball takes over Big Sky, wins championship". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[5] "NAU ROUNDUP: Women's basketball falls in WNIT first round". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

[7] "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2024.

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