2023–24 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Aggies, who were led by fourth-year head coach Kayla Ard, played their home games at the Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah, as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 2–16 in Mountain West play, to finish in a tie for tenth (last) place. They were defeated by Boise State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.^[1] Following the loss, the school announced that head coach Kayla Ard would be relieved of her duties.^[2]

2023–24 Utah State Aggies women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	5–25 (2–16 MW)
Head coach	Kayla Ard (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Lindsay Woolley CJ Vaifanua-Pace McKenzie Mangino Claire Gritt Spenser Hogg
Home arena	Smith Spectrum
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UNLV †	17	–	1		.944			30	–	3		.909
New Mexico	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Wyoming	11	–	7		.611			18	–	15		.545
Nevada	10	–	8		.556			16	–	16		.500
Colorado State	10	–	8		.556			20	–	11		.645
San Diego State	10	–	8		.556			22	–	13		.629
Boise State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Air Force	8	–	10		.444			15	–	17		.469
Fresno State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Utah State	2	–	16		.111			5	–	25		.167
San Jose State	2	–	16		.111			7	–	24		.226
† 2024 Mountain West tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 4–26, 1–17 in Mountain West play, to finish in last (11th) place.^[3] They were defeated by Boise State in the first round of the Mountain West tournament.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ivory Finley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr UMass Lowell Minneapolis, MN G/F 1 Samiana Suguturaga 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Snow College Orem, UT G 2 Isabella Tañedo 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So St. John's College High School Laurel, MD G 3 Ali Wetta 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Valor Christian High School Castle Rock, CO G 4 Cheyenne Stubbs 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Canisius Bradenton, FL G 10 Taylia Stimpson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS Utah Tech Paul, ID G 11 Macy Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Cal State Northridge Minneapolis, MN F 14 Lauren Crocker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Perry High School Calgary, AB F 15 Gracie Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Nyssa High School Nyssa, OR F 20 Lillian Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr CCBC Essex Westminster, MD F 23 Tiairra Hill-Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Ed W. Clark High School Stockton, CA G 24 Skye Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Eastern Arizona College Anchorage, AK F 25 Bridget Mullings 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr UC San Diego Phoenix, AZ F 31 Allyzee Verdan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Salt Lake Community College Cayenne, French Guiana G 33 Livia Knapp 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr College of Southern Idaho Hillsboro, OR	Head coach Kayla Ard (Southeastern Louisiana) Assistant coach(es) Lindsay Woolley (Montana) CJ Vaifanua-Pace (South Carolina) McKenzie Mangino (Hawaiʻi–Hilo) Claire Gritt (Denver) Spenser Hogg (TCU) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:00 p.m.		Fort Lewis	L 69–70	–	Smith Spectrum (349) Logan, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	L 64–79	0–1	Premier America Credit Union Arena (386) Northridge, CA
November 10, 2023* 5:00 p.m., MW Network		Eastern Washington	L 39–75	0–2	Smith Spectrum (326) Logan, UT
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SLN		at Kansas City	W 62–60	1–2	Swinney Recreation Center (462) Kansas City, MO
November 17, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Weber State	W 72–62	2–2	Smith Spectrum (448) Logan, UT
November 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 51–52	2–3	SRC Arena (97) Riverside, CA
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Warner Pacific	W 66–54	3–3	Smith Spectrum (208) Logan, UT
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., MW Network		Idaho	L 43–70	3–4	Smith Spectrum (3,225) Logan, UT
December 5, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at BYU	L 66–72	3–5	Marriott Center (1,565) Provo, UT
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Utah Valley	L 38–68	3–6	UCCU Center (472) Orem, UT
December 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MW Network		Northern Colorado	L 57–75	3–7	Smith Spectrum (238) Logan, UT
December 18, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Western Colorado	L 49–51	3–8	Smith Spectrum (202) Logan, UT
Mountain West regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., CBSSN		at UNLV	L 68–107	3–9 (0–1)	Cox Pavilion (1,363) Paradise, NV
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Wyoming	L 48–54	3–10 (0–2)	Smith Spectrum (662) Logan, UT
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., MW Network		San Jose State	L 54–69	3–11 (0–3)	Smith Spectrum (330) Logan, UT
January 10, 2024 7:00 p.m., MW Network		at New Mexico	L 67–71	3–12 (0–4)	The Pit (4,704) Albuquerque, NM
January 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., MW Network		at Fresno State	L 64–90	3–13 (0–5)	Save Mart Center (1,032) Fresno, CA
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Nevada	L 44–89	3–14 (0–6)	Smith Spectrum (243) Logan, UT
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., MW Network		at Boise State	L 41–76	3–15 (0–7)	ExtraMile Arena (1,578) Boise, ID
January 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., MW Network		San Diego State	L 62–76	3–16 (0–8)	Smith Spectrum (287) Logan, UT
January 31, 2024 7:30 p.m., MW Network		at Nevada	W 65–62	4–16 (1–8)	Lawlor Events Center (1,189) Reno, NV
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Fresno State	L 50–70	4–17 (1–9)	Smith Spectrum (455) Logan, UT
February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., MW Network		at Wyoming	L 47–62	4–18 (1–10)	Arena-Auditorium (2,077) Laramie, WY
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Air Force	L 72–78	4–19 (1–11)	Smith Spectrum (394) Logan, UT
February 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., MW Network		Boise State	L 57–73	4–20 (1–12)	Smith Spectrum (287) Logan, UT
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., MW Network		at San Diego State	L 62–90	4–21 (1–13)	Viejas Arena (1,287) San Diego, CA
February 21, 2024 8:00 p.m., MW Network		at San Jose State	W 71–70	5–21 (2–13)	Provident Credit Union Event Center (723) San Jose, CA
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., MW Network		Colorado State	L 68–90	5–22 (2–14)	Smith Spectrum (301) Logan, UT
February 28, 2024 11:00 a.m., MW Network		at Air Force	L 46–85	5–23 (2–15)	Clune Arena (1,050) Colorado Springs, CO
March 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., MW Network		No. 23 UNLV	L 44–104	5–24 (2–16)	Smith Spectrum (483) Logan, UT
Mountain West tournament
March 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., MW Network	(11)	vs. (6) Boise State First round	L 49–85	5–52	Thomas & Mack Center (–) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[5][6]

References

1. "Utah State Falls to Boise State in MW First Round 85-49". Utah State University Athletics. March 10, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
2. "Change In Women's Basketball Leadership at Utah State University". Utah State University Athletics. March 10, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
3. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mountain West Conference. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
4. "Utah State Women's Basketball Falls to Boise State, 66-58, In First Round of MW Tournament". Utah State University Athletics. March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
5. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
6. "Utah State Aggies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 10, 2024.