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
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

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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

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2023–24 Montana Lady Griz women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Keeli Burton-Oliver 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So Washington State Sammamish, Washington
G 1 Libby Stump 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Lynden Christian Schools Ferndale, Washington
G 2 Mack Konig 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So King's Christian Collegiate Milton, Ontario
G 3 Draya Wacker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Fr Melstone HS Melstone, Montana
G 10 Haley Huard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Valor Christian HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 11 Macy Donarski 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Aquinas HS La Crosse, Wisconsin
G 12 Macey Huard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Valor Christian HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
G 13 Maggie Espenmiller-McGraw 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Iowa State Indianola, Iowa
G 14 Lauren Dick 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Hellgate HS Missoula, Montana
C 15 Imogen Greenslade 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS Jr Arizona State Sydney, Australia
F 20 Carmen Gfeller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Colfax HS Colfax, Washington
G 22 Gina Marxen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Idaho Sammamish, Washington
G 23 MJ Bruno 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Portland Spokane, Washington
G 33 Adria Lincoln 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Monroe HS Monroe, Washington
F 34 Alex Pirog 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Highlands Ranch HS Highlands Ranch, Colorado
F 40 Dani Bartsch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Helena HS Helena, 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

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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, SWX/ESPN+
Gonzaga L 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 State L 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 Canyon W 76–71  1–2
 15  Konig   7  Bartsch   3  Marxen  GCU Arena (523)
Phoenix, AZ
November 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Dickinson State W 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 Marymount W 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 State L 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 Poly W 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 State W 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 State W 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 Colorado L 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 Arizona W 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 State L 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 State W 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 State W 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 State W 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 Idaho W 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 Washington L 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 Arizona L 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 Colorado W 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 State W 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 State W 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 State W 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 Washington L 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+
Idaho W 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 State W 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.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Eagles knock Lady Griz out of Big Sky tournament". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Montana Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Montana Lady Griz 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.