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2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, who were led by third-year head coach Cayla Petree, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 15–15, 10–8 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place.[1]

2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record15–15 (10–8 OVC)
Head coach
  • Cayla Petree (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Turgeon
  • Vladimir Shtam
  • Chynna Bozeman
Home arenaEllis Johnson Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Indiana* † 17 – 1   .944 25 – 7   .781
Little Rock 11 – 7   .611 12 – 18   .400
UT Martin 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Eastern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 15 – 18   .455
Morehead State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Tennessee Tech 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Southeast Missouri State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Lindenwood* 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250
SIU Edwardsville 2 – 16   .111 5 – 26   .161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 6–12 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.[2] They upset UT Martin in the first round of the OVC tournament,[3] before falling to Southeast Missouri State in the quarterfinals.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Veronica Charles 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Sr Stony Brook Otukpo, Nigeria
G 3 Paris McBride 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) RS Jr North Carolina Central Richmond, VA
G 5 Matilda Soderlund 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr South Plains College Stockholm, Sweden
G 10 Skylar Barnes 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Blinn College Lancaster, TX
F 11 Jayden Rhodes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So L. D. Bell High School Keller, TX
G 12 Alyssa Berry 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Hill College Pearland, TX
F 14 Michelle Ugwah 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr DME Academy Cork, Ireland
G 20 Melissa Secchiaroli 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Wichita State Sorgues, France
G 22 Hallie Rhodes 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So L. D. Bell High School Keller, TX
G 23 Blessing King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Florida SouthWestern State Columbus, OH
F 24 Hannah Hicks 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Jamestown Community College Cleveland, OH
F 32 Mikaela Hall 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Barton Community College Lawton, OK
G 33 Katie Novik 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr N/A Grodno, Belarus
G 35 Marie Perdew 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr South Carolina State Short Gap, WV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 23 Illinois L 61–81  0–1
 State Farm Center (2,680)
Champaign, IL
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Wilberforce Canceled[5] Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY
November 12, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Alabama L 44–85  0–2
 Coleman Coliseum (2,033)
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Lipscomb L 73–77  0–3
 Allen Arena (123)
Nashville, TN
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Midway W 103–51  1–3
 Ellis Johnson Arena (625)
Morehead, KY
November 22, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ohio W 89–60  2–3
 Ellis Johnson Arena (621)
Morehead, KY
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Presbyterian L 59–65  2–4
 Templeton Physical Education Center (237)
Clinton, SC
November 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Marshall W 67–64  3–4
 Ellis Johnson Arena (585)
Morehead, KY
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		East Tennessee State L 52–56  3–5
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,050)
Morehead, KY
December 11, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Wheeling W 53–49  4–5
 Ellis Johnson Arena (1,000)
Morehead, KY
December 13, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 18 Louisville L 48–74  4–6
 KFC Yum! Center (7,086)
Louisville, KY
December 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Davis & Elkins W 83–28  5–6
 Ellis Johnson Arena (465)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley regular season
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southeast Missouri State W 64–61  6–6
(1–0) 		Show Me Center (647)
Cape Girardeau, MO
January 4, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tennessee Tech L 56–79  6–7
(1–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (748)
Morehead, KY
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tennessee State W 86–78  7–7
(2–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,050)
Morehead, KY
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Illinois W 69–67  8–7
(3–1) 		Groniger Arena (705)
Charleston, IL
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at SIU Edwardsville W 77–64  9–7
(4–1) 		First Community Arena (513)
Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Martin W 56–38  10–7
(5–1) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (475)
Morehead, KY
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Indiana L 55–70  10–8
(5–2) 		Screaming Eagles Arena (1,057)
Evansville, IN
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Illinois L 59–65  10–9
(5–3) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (845)
Morehead, KY
February 1, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tennessee State L 58–71  10–10
(5–4) 		Gentry Complex (527)
Nashville, TN
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tennessee Tech W 65–53  11–10
(6–4) 		Eblen Center (859)
Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		SIU Edwardsville W 69–66  12–10
(7–4) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,010)
Morehead, KY
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Illinois L 103–105 4OT 12–11
(7–5) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,158)
Morehead, KY
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Little Rock W 50–47  13–11
(8–5) 		Jack Stephens Center (473)
Little Rock, AR
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Martin L 54–70  13–12
(8–6) 		Skyhawk Arena (1,194)
Martin, TN
February 20, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Indiana L 64–72  13–13
(8–7) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (1,080)
Morehead, KY
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Illinois W 87–85 2OT 14–13
(9–7) 		Western Hall (550)
Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southeast Missouri State L 63–70  14–14
(9–8) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (925)
Morehead, KY
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Lindenwood W 72–59  15–14
(10–8) 		Ellis Johnson Arena (880)
Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
March 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(5) vs. (8) Tennessee State
First round 		L 50–58  15–15
 Ford Center (–)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ Campione, Talia (March 1, 2023). "Late Baskets and Clutch Defense Lifts Eagles to Quarterfinals". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ Richards, Todd (March 2, 2023). "SEMO women cruise past Morehead State in OVC basketball tournament". KFVS-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ Schabert, Matt (November 9, 2023). "Women's Basketball Game With Wilberforce Canceled". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "Morehead State Eagles Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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