2023–24 Wright State Raiders women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Wright State Raiders women's basketball team represents Wright State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Raiders, led by third-year head coach Kari Hoffman, play their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Wright State Raiders women's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	16–13 (10–8 Horizon)
Head coach	Kari Hoffman (3rd season)
Associate head coach	John Leonzo
Assistant coaches	Megan Leuzinger Patrick Bain
Home arena	Nutter Center

2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Cleveland State	18	–	2		.900			29	–	6		.829
Green Bay †	17	–	3		.850			27	–	7		.794
Purdue Fort Wayne	13	–	7		.650			23	–	13		.639
Wright State	11	–	9		.550			18	–	15		.545
Milwaukee	10	–	10		.500			16	–	16		.500
Detroit Mercy	9	–	11		.450			17	–	16		.515
Youngstown State	9	–	11		.450			14	–	18		.438
Oakland	8	–	12		.400			12	–	17		.414
Northern Kentucky	8	–	12		.400			11	–	20		.355
IUPUI	5	–	15		.250			7	–	23		.233
Robert Morris	2	–	18		.100			6	–	24		.200
† 2024 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2022–23 season 8–24, 6–14 in Horizon League play to finish in ninth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Oakland in the first round, before falling to top-seeded Green Bay in the quarterfinals.

Roster

2023–24 Wright State Raiders women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Jada Tate 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Tiffin Pickerington, Ohio G 1 Rylee Sagester 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Tri-Village High School West Alexandria, Ohio F 2 Cara VanKempen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Valparaiso Coopersville, Michigan G 3 Makiya Miller 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Reynoldsburg High School Reynoldsburg, Ohio G 5 Makira Webster 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr Wabash Valley College Sidney, Ohio G 10 Alexis Hutchison 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Malone Centerville, Ohio F 11 Rachel Loobie 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Central Michigan Indianapolis, Indiana G 12 Ellie Magestro-Kennedy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Janesville Craig High School Stoughton, Wisconsin G 15 Claire Henson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So LIU Germantown, Ohio G 20 Layne Ferrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Sr Akron Franklin, Ohio G 21 Lauren Scott 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Worthington Kilbourne High School Columbus, Ohio G 23 Macie Taylor 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Troy High School Troy, Ohio G 24 Kacee Baumhower 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. Bonaventure Sylvania, Ohio F 30 Catalina Ion 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So IMG Academy Bucharest, Romania	Head coach Kari Hoffman (Cedarville) Assistant coach(es) John Leonzo (Cedarville) Megan Leuzinger (Liberty) Patrick Bain (Cedarville) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 8:00 pm		Tiffin	W 80–43	–	–	–	–	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 63–67	0–1	19 – Hutchison	6 – 3 Tied	5 – Baumhower	Screaming Eagles Arena (653) Evansville, IN
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, B1G+		at Michigan State	L 55–99	0–2	16 – VanKempen	8 – Loobie	6 – Miller	Breslin Center (3,137) East Lansing, MI
November 14, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount Vernon Nazarene	W 88–64	1–2	19 – Baumhower	5 – 2 Tied	4 – 2 Tied	Nutter Center (1,026) Fairborn, OH
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Indiana State	W 72–63	2–2	26 – Hutchison	14 – Ferrell	3 – Hutchison	Hulman Center (1,142) Terre Haute, IN
November 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Slippery Rock	W 82–45	3–2	17 – Baumhower	8 – Taylor	4 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (944) Fairborn, OH
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 89–78	4–2	17 – Ferrell	7 – 2 Tied	10 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (1,157) Fairborn, OH
November 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 79–67	5–2 (1–0)	22 – Hutchison	9 – Loobie	5 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (1,015) Fairborn, OH
December 3, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Purdue Fort Wayne	L 60–71	5–3 (1–1)	18 – Hutchison	9 – Hutchison	3 – Baumhower	Hilliard Gates Sports Center (543) Fort Wayne, IN
December 9, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 81–67	6–3	32 – Hutchison	8 – Loobie	5 – Miller	Nutter Center (1,219) Fairborn, OH
December 12, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 48–69	6–4	16 – Ferrell	6 – 2 Tied	4 – Miller	Nutter Center (7,574) Fairborn, OH
December 18, 2023* 10:00 am, ESPN+		at West Virginia	L 72–77	6–5	37 – Hutchison	6 – Loobie	4 – 2 Tied	WVU Coliseum (7,535) Morgantown, WV
December 21, 2023* 5:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Wyoming Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Tournament	L 61–71	6–6	28 – Hutchison	7 – Hutchison	3 – Hutchison	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2023* 5:30 pm, FloHoops		vs. Presbyterian Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Tournament	W 66–61	7–6	14 – 2 Tied	8 – Hutchison	3 – Baumhower	South Point Arena  Enterprise, NV
December 29, 2023 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 82–68	8–6 (2–1)	26 – Hutchison	6 – 2 Tied	2 – 4 Tied	Beeghly Center (1,285) Youngstown, OH
December 31, 2023 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Robert Morris	W 80–77 OT	9–6 (3–1)	25 – Ferrell	10 – Hutchison	4 – 2 Tied	UPMC Events Center (189) Moon Township, PA
January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Milwaukee	W 77–70	10–6 (4–1)	24 – Hutchison	7 – Loobie	5 – Loobie	Nutter Center (1,185) Fairborn, OH
January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	L 63–75	10–7 (4–2)	19 – Baumhower	8 – Ferrell	5 – Ferrell	Nutter Center (1,098) Fairborn, OH
January 11, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 74–64	11–7 (5–2)	16 – Hutchison	12 – Loobie	5 – Hutchison	IUPUI Gymnasium (456) Indianapolis, IN
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	L 61–72	11–8 (5–3)	15 – Ferrell	9 – Tate	3 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (1,149) Fairborn, OH
January 20, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	W 90–83	12–8 (6–3)	24 – 2 Tied	8 – Loobie	3 – 3 Tied	Truist Arena (1,342) Highland Heights, KY
January 26, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Milwaukee	L 87–93 OT	12–9 (6–4)	34 – Hutchison	9 – Loobie	3 – 3 Tied	Klotsche Center (676) Milwaukee, WI
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 59–77	12–10 (6–5)	17 – Hutchison	7 – Loobie	5 – Hutchison	Kress Events Center (2,365) Green Bay, WI
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 80–68	13–10 (7–5)	21 – Hutchison	10 – Hutchison	6 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (1,103) Fairborn, OH
February 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 59–53	14–10 (8–5)	23 – Hutchison	6 – 3 Tied	3 – Baumhower	Nutter Center (1,108) Fairborn, OH
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	L 59–71	14–11 (8–6)	17 – Ferrell	7 – Tate	7 – Hutchison	Wolstein Center (330) Cleveland, OH
February 10, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 70–66	15–11 (9–6)	22 – Hutchison	12 – Loobie	3 – Ferrell	Nutter Center (1,273) Fairborn, OH
February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	L 52–72	15–12 (9–7)	15 – Baumhower	8 – Hutchison	4 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (1,167) Fairborn, OH
February 17, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky	L 63–77	15–13 (9–8)	13 – 2 Tied	15 – Loobie	5 – Hutchison	Nutter Center (1,230) Fairborn, OH
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Robert Morris	W 76–68	16–13 (10–8)	26 – Hutchison	16 – Hutchison	4 – Baumhower	Nutter Center (1,144) Fairborn, OH
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Oakland						OU Credit Union O'rena  Rochester, MI
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy						Calihan Hall  Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
March 5, 2024
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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