2023–24 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Jenteal Jackson, played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for 8th place.^[1]

2023–24 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–25 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jenteal Jackson (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Hillary Carlson Cydney McHenry Emily Codding
Home arena	Dee Events Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 6–25, 2–16 in Big Sky play, to finish in 10th (last) place.^[2] As the #10 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by #9 seed Northern Colorado in the first round.^[3]

On March 10, 2023, the school announced that head coach Velaida Harris would be stepping down, ending her five-year tenure.^[4] On April 12, Westminster head coach Jenteal Jackson was named the team's next head coach.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 Weber State Wildcats women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G/F 0 Laura Taylor 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Northwest Florida State College Ballarat, Australia G 1 Charlotte Hegvold 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr St Peter Claver College Ipswich, Australia G 2 Aaliyah Ellis 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Steele High School Cibolo, TX G 3 Kendra Parra 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr MSU Denver Del Norte, CO F 4 Ashton Adamson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Salt Lake Community College Pocatello, ID F 5 Jadyn Matthews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Enterprise High School Redding, CA G 10 Emri Lovell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Harker Heights High School Killeen, TX G 11 Kennedy Eskelson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr College of Southern Idaho Smithfield, UT F 13 Amelia Raidaveta 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So St Francis Xavier's College Dubbo, Australia G 15 Kaiija Lesane 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Antelope High School Antelope, CA F 20 Vicky Parra 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr ES Conselleria Valencia, Spain F 21 Daryn Hickok 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Grant High School Portland, OR G 22 Amanda Edwards 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr San Juan Hills High School Ladera Ranch, CA F 25 Taylor Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Century High School Pocatello, ID G 33 Margarita Satini 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Westminster Salt Lake City, UT F 34 Sierra Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Charleston Provo, UT	Head coach Jenteal Jackson (Westminster) Assistant coach(es) Hillary Carlson (Wyoming) Cydney McHenry (Adams State) Emily Codding (Oregon State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023* 3:00 p.m.		Fort Lewis	W 77–62	–	19 – Matthews	12 – Lesane	5 – Matthews	Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 55–56	0–1	13 – K. Parra	9 – Hickok	4 – Lesane	UCCU Center (2,548) Orem, UT
November 10, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		at BYU	L 49–77	0–2	11 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	3 – 2 tied	Marriott Center (5,705) Provo, UT
November 13, 2023* 6:30 p.m., MWN		at Boise State	L 47–76	0–3	12 – Raidaveta	6 – 2 tied	4 – Taylor	ExtraMile Arena (765) Boise, ID
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MWN		at Utah State	L 62–72	0–4	22 – K. Parra	7 – Taylor	3 – Matthews	Smith Spectrum (448) Logan, UT
November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Diego San Diego Thanksgiving Classic	L 53–56	0–5	18 – Matthews	7 – Lesane	6 – K. Parra	Jenny Craig Pavilion (555) San Diego, CA
November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. UC Santa Barbara San Diego Thanksgiving Classic	L 51–61	0–6	17 – Hickok	9 – Raidaveta	5 – Raidaveta	Jenny Craig Pavilion (221) San Diego, CA
November 29, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State	L 53–79	0–7	9 – 2 tied	6 – Raidaveta	3 – Matthews	Gill Coliseum (8,454) Corvallis, OR
December 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Nevada	W 57–55	1–7	17 – Hickok	8 – Adamson	3 – 3 tied	Dee Events Center (385) Ogden, UT
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Tech	W 77–67	2–7	25 – Hickok	7 – Raidaveta	5 – K. Parra	Burns Arena (367) St. George, UT
December 12, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Westminster	W 61–47	3–7	18 – Hickok	9 – Matthews	3 – Taylor	Dee Events Center (386) Ogden, UT
December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., MWN		at Air Force	L 58–70	3–8	11 – 2 tied	7 – Matthews	3 – Lesane	Clune Arena (214) Colorado Springs, CO
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 11 Utah	L 36–89	3–9	8 – K. Parra	5 – Hickok	3 – K. Parra	Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,442) Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	L 71–87	3–10 (0–1)	21 – Hickok	8 – Hickok	3 – 2 tied	Dahlberg Arena (2,637) Missoula, MT
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 43–57	3–11 (0–2)	11 – Taylor	8 – Raidaveta	4 – K. Parra	Worthington Arena (1,701) Bozeman, MT
January 6, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kansas City Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 51–61	3–12	16 – Hickok	9 – Matthews	4 – Eskelson	Dee Events Center (356) Ogden, UT
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 81–61	4–12 (1–2)	30 – Matthews	11 – Matthews	5 – Matthews	Dee Events Center (221) Ogden, UT
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 89–53	5–12 (2–2)	17 – Matthews	8 – Taylor	9 – Parra	Dee Events Center (359) Ogden, UT
January 18, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 38–56	5–13 (2–3)	11 – 2 tied	10 – Smith	2 – 2 tied	Reese Court (2,231) Cheney, WA
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	W 61–56	6–13 (3–3)	19 – Matthews	11 – Matthews	4 – Taylor	ICCU Arena (1,109) Moscow, ID
January 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	L 55–87	6–14 (3–4)	13 – Hickok	9 – Smith	3 – Parra	Dee Events Center (280) Ogden, UT
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 47–55	6–15 (3–5)	17 – Hickok	7 – 2 tied	2 – Matthews	Reed Gym (993) Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 65–85	6–16 (3–6)	15 – Parra	8 – Raidaveta	4 – Taylor	Dee Events Center (255) Ogden, UT
February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	L 63–73	6–17 (3–7)	14 – Matthews	7 – Parra	6 – Parra	Dee Events Center (331) Ogden, UT
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	W 67–46	7–17 (4–7)	18 – 2 tied	8 – Taylor	7 – Parra	Viking Pavilion (421) Portland, OR
February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	L 44–75	7–18 (4–8)	18 – Hickok	8 – Hickok	2 – Hickok	Hornets Nest (469) Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	L 47–60	7–19 (4–9)	16 – Parra	8 – Smith	2 – 3 tied	Dee Events Center (333) Ogden, UT
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 54–74	7–20 (4–10)	14 – Hickok	6 – Parra	4 – Hickok	Dee Events Center (331) Ogden, UT
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	L 57–72	7–21 (4–11)	19 – Parra	7 – Smith	3 – 2 tied	Dee Events Center (671) Ogden, UT
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 64–72	7–22 (4–12)	14 – Matthews	5 – 2 tied	2 – 2 tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (635) Greeley, CO
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 41–73	7–23 (4–13)	20 – Hickok	8 – Smith	2 – Parra	Findlay Toyota Court (662) Flagstaff, AZ
March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	L 65–67	7–24 (4–14)	12 – 3 tied	8 – Parra	5 – Parra	Dee Events Center (370) Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (10) Portland State First round	W 62–53	8–24	14 – Raidaveta	8 – Hickok	2 – Parra	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	(9)	vs. (1) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals	L 58–71	8–25	21 – Hickok	16 – Matthews	4 – Taylor	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[6][7]

References

1. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". bigskyconf.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
2. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
3. "Wildcats' Season Ends in Boise". Weber State University Athletics. March 4, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
4. "Velaida Harris steps down as WSU women's basketball head coach". Weber State University Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
5. Holt, Chandler (April 12, 2023). "Jenteal Jackson Hired As Next Weber State Wildcats Women's Basketball Head Coach". KSL Sports. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
6. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
7. "Weber State Wildcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 5, 2024.