2023–24 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by third-year head coach Karen Aston, played their home games at the Convocation Center in San Antonio, Texas as first-year members of the American Athletic Conference.

2023–24 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record18–15 (10–8 AAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamie Carey
Assistant coaches
  • Empress Davenport
  • Cameron Miles
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2023–24 American Athletic Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Tulsa 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
North Texas 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Temple 13 5   .722 20 12   .625
UTSA 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
South Florida 10 8   .556 19 14   .576
Charlotte 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
UAB 9 9   .500 18 14   .563
Memphis 9 9   .500 13 17   .433
East Carolina 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
Rice 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
SMU 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Florida Atlantic 6 12   .333 11 19   .367
Wichita State 5 13   .278 10 22   .313
Tulane 3 15   .167 12 20   .375
2024 AAC tournament winner

Previous season edit

The Roadrunners finished the 2022–23 season 13–19, 9–11 in Conference USA (C-USA) play, to finish in sixth place.[1] As the #6 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated #11 seed Florida Atlantic in the first round,[2] upset #3 seed Rice in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to #2 seed Western Kentucky in the semifinals.[4] This was the Roadrunners' final season as members of Conference USA, as they moved to the American Athletic Conference effective July 1, 2023.[5]

Roster edit

2023–24 UTSA Roadrunners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Elyssa Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Texas Houston, TX
G 1 Hailey Atwood 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Blinn College Austin, TX
G 2 Alexis Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Brandeis High School San Antonio, TX
G 3 Emma Lucio 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Robert Vela High School Edinburg, TX
G 4 Siena Guttadauro 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Archbishop Mitty High School San Jose, CA
G 5 Madison Cockrell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, TX
G 11 Sidney Love 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Steele High School Cibolo, TX
G 12 Aysia Proctor 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Samuel Clemens High School Schertz, TX
G 13 Sarai Estupiñan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Tallahassee Community College Cedar Park, TX
F 20 Maya Linton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Duncanville High School Duncanville, TX
F 21 Cheyenne Rowe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So James Madison Ajax, ON
G 22 Kyra White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr USC Converse, TX
F 23 Kyleigh McGuire 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Atascocita High School Houston, TX
F 25 Idara Udo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Plano East High School Plano, TX
C 30 Nissa Sam-Grant 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Panola College Toronto, ON
F 32 Jordyn Jenkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr USC Kent, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 14, 2023

Schedule and results edit

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023*
7:00 pm
St. Mary's (TX) W 67–46 
                  Convocation Center (155)
San Antonio, TX
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 pm
at Arizona State L 55–70  0–1
 10  2 tied   9  2 tied   4  White  Desert Financial Arena (821)
Tempe, AZ
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
New Mexico State W 58–55  1–1
 19  Proctor   11  Udo   3  2 tied  Convocation Center (712)
San Antonio, TX
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 66–59 OT 2–1
 18  White   7  2 tied   5  2 tied  Dugan Wellness Center (779)
Corpus Christi, TX
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Arlington W 70–66  3–1
 26  Love   10  Linton   6  White  College Park Center (832)
Arlington, TX
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Texas Tech L 58–63  3–2
 18  Love   8  2 tied   3  White  United Supermarkets Arena (4,155)
Lubbock, TX
November 25, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sam Houston W 63–56  4–2
 17  Coleman   8  Proctor   3  Proctor  Bernard Johnson Coliseum (235)
Huntsville, TX
November 30, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Texas State
Battle of I-35
L 57–65 OT 4–3
 11  3 tied   9  Coleman   5  White  Convocation Center (1,535)
San Antonio, TX
December 3, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
UTEP W 90–66  5–3
 23  Coleman   8  Coleman   7  2 tied  Convocation Center (926)
San Antonio, TX
December 14, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Houston L 64–66  5–4
 17  White   8  2 tied   5  White  Convocation Center (869)
San Antonio, TX
December 17, 2023*
1:00 pm, P12N+
at Oregon L 48–61  5–5
 20  Proctor   13  Coleman   4  White  Matthew Knight Arena (5,549)
Eugene, OR
December 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Seattle W 75–64  6–5
 18  Coleman   9  Coleman   6  Love  Redhawk Center (339)
Seattle, WA
AAC regular season
December 30, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Temple L 58–71  6–6
(0–1)
 16  White   7  Coleman   5  Love  Liacouras Center (1,324)
Philadelphia, PA
January 2, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at East Carolina L 54–82  6–7
(0–2)
 13  Cockrell   6  Sam-Grant   7  White  Williams Arena (956)
Greenville, NC
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Wichita State W 74–60  7–7
(1–2)
 32  Coleman   19  Coleman   8  White  Convocation Center (722)
San Antonio, TX
January 10, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 73–60  8–7
(2–2)
 17  Proctor   10  Coleman   5  White  Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (243)
Boca Raton, FL
January 14, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Charlotte W 81–80 OT 9–7
(3–2)
 26  Udo   13  Proctor   9  White  Convocation Center (671)
San Antonio, TX
January 16, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
South Florida W 65–42  10–7
(4–2)
 23  White   8  2 tied   6  White  Convocation Center (758)
San Antonio, TX
January 21, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UAB L 53–54  10–8
(4–3)
 11  3 tied   10  White   6  White  Bartow Arena (406)
Birmingham, AL
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at SMU L 58–75  10–9
(4–4)
 11  3 tied   11  White   7  White  Moody Coliseum (1,396)
University Park, TX
January 31, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
North Texas W 75–67 OT 11–9
(5–4)
 14  Udo   12  Udo   6  White  Convocation Center (924)
San Antonio, TX
February 4, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Tulane L 64–75  11–10
(5–5)
 21  Coleman   12  Coleman   6  White  Convocation Center (990)
San Antonio, TX
February 11, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
UAB W 76–58  12–10
(6–5)
 14  Proctor   7  2 tied   6  Love  Convocation Center (738)
San Antonio, TX
February 14, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tulsa L 70–74  12–11
(6–6)
 16  Love   7  2 tied   2  2 tied  Reynolds Center (1,177)
Tulsa, OK
February 18, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Texas W 66–63  13–11
(7–6)
 29  Jenkins   9  Coleman   4  2 tied  The Super Pit (1,826)
Denton, TX
February 22, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Temple L 48–56  13–12
(7–7)
 15  Jenkins   10  Jenkins   4  2 tied  Convocation Center (881)
San Antonio, TX
February 25, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Atlantic W 76–60  14–12
(8–7)
 23  White   13  Udo   6  Love  Convocation Center (751)
San Antonio, TX
February 28, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Memphis L 53–60  14–13
(8–8)
 11  Jenkins   11  Jenkins   4  Love  Elma Roane Fieldhouse (973)
Memphis, TN
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wichita State W 68–61  15–13
(9–8)
 17  Jenkins   11  Coleman   5  White  Charles Koch Arena (1,223)
Wichita, KS
March 5, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Rice W 60–52  16–13
(10–8)
 14  2 tied   11  Udo   2  2 tied  Convocation Center (1,252)
San Antonio, TX
AAC women's tournament
March 11, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) South Florida
Quarterfinals
W 58–56  17–13
 20  Jenkins   6  Jenkins   7  White  Dickies Arena 
Fort Worth, TX
March 12, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (9) East Carolina
Semifinals
L 54–55  17–14
 14  Jenkins   9  Proctor   8  White  Dickies Arena (1,520)
Fort Worth, TX
WNIT
March 21, 2024*
6:30 pm
Northern Colorado
First round
W 80–62  18–14
 27  Jenkins   9  Jenkins   9  White  Convocation Center (873)
San Antonio, TX
March 21, 2024*
2:00 pm
at Wyoming
Second round
L 64–80  18–15
 28  Jenkins   6  Love   3  Proctor  Arena-Auditorium (2,061)
Laramie, WY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References edit

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  2. ^ "UTSA defeats Florida Atlantic, advances to face No. 3 seed Rice". UTSA Athletics. March 8, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  3. ^ Hanson, Cadan (March 13, 2023). "WBB stunned by UTSA in C-USA quarterfinals after late collapse". The Rice Thresher. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  4. ^ Compton, Micheal (March 10, 2023). "Defense sends Lady Tops to C-USA championship game". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  5. ^ "American Athletic Conference Welcomes Six New Members". American Athletic Conference. June 30, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  7. ^ "UTSA Roadrunners 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 14, 2023.