2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, who were led by 13th-year head coach JD Gravina, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	18–12 (9–9 OVC)
Head coach	JD Gravina (13th season)
Associate head coach	Dan Chapla
Assistant coaches	Alexa Tovella Olivia Travis
Home arena	Western Hall
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	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

The Leathernecks finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 5–13 in Summit League play to finish in ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by St. Thomas in the first round of the Summit League tournament.^[2] This was the Leathernecks' final season as a member of the Summit League, as they moved to the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2023–24 season.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Carla Flores 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Mare de deu de la Salut Barcelona, Spain G 1 Lily Randgaard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Kettle Moraine High School Oconomowoc, Wisconsin C 3 Alissa Dins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Laconia High School Rosendale, Wisconsin G 4 Allie Meadows 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Central DeWitt High School DeWitt, Iowa F 5 Maria Messling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Evansville High School Evansville, Wisconsin G 10 Mallory McDermott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Cedar Rapids Prairie High School Fairfax, Iowa G 12 Raegan McCowan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Lebanon High School Lebanon, Missouri G 13 Addi Brownfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Boonville High School Boonville, Missouri G 14 Ainsley Holthaus 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Fr Macomb High School Macomb, Illinois F 23 Jasmine Nichols 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Moorpark College Oxnard, California F 24 Kennedy Flanagan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Highland High School Canton, Missouri G 32 Kaylen Reed 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Rochester High School Rochester, Illinois G 33 Anna Deets 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Mason City High School Mason City, Iowa	Head coach JD Gravina (William Jewell) Assistant coach(es) Dan Chapla (Ottawa) Alexa Tovella (Barton) Olivia Travis (Oklahoma Christian) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 15, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mount Mercy	W 81–57	1–0	Western Hall (721) Macomb, IL
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at Wisconsin	L 52–74	1–1	Kohl Center (3,058) Madison, WI
November 12, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 95–62	2–1	Western Hall (677) Macomb, IL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Hannibal–LaGrange	W 101–23	3–1	Western Hall (521) Macomb, IL
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Valparaiso	W 76–54	4–1	Athletics–Recreation Center (277) Valparaiso, IN
November 20, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Stephens	W 80–51	5–1	Western Hall (1,725) Macomb, IL
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State	W 86–72	6–1	Western Hall (566) Macomb, IL
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		St. Thomas	W 82–78	7–1	Western Hall (623) Macomb, IL
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Omaha	W 78–75	8–1	Western Hall (539) Macomb, IL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, SLN		at Kansas City	L 60–68	8–2	Swinney Recreation Center (561) Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cornell College	W 116–55	9–2	Western Hall (429) Macomb, IL
Ohio Valley regular season
December 31, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 81–75	10–2 (1–0)	First Community Arena (1,021) Edwardsville, IL
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 66–72	10–3 (1–1)	Western Hall (570) Macomb, IL
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 74–58	11–3 (2–1)	Western Hall (581) Macomb, IL
January 11, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 49–68	11–4 (2–2)	Skyhawk Arena (1,112) Martin, TN
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	L 63–72	11–5 (2–3)	Groniger Arena (727) Charleston, IL
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 79–71 OT	12–5 (3–3)	Western Hall (861) Macomb, IL
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 61–81	12–6 (3–4)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,365) Evansville, IN
January 27, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 65–59	13–6 (4–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (845) Morehead, KY
February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	W 75–68	14–6 (5–4)	Hyland Performance Arena (407) St. Charles, MO
February 3, 2024 1:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 70–59	15–6 (6–4)	Show Me Center (415) Cape Girardeau, MO
February 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock	L 41–50	15–7 (6–5)	Western Hall (796) Macomb, IL
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 71–61	16–7 (7–5)	Western Hall (786) Macomb, IL
February 15, 2024 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	L 66–77	16–8 (7–6)	Eblen Center (910) Cookeville, TN
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 71–84	16–9 (7–7)	Gentry Complex (709) Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State	L 85–87 2OT	16–10 (7–8)	Western Hall (550) Macomb, IL
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Indiana	L 89–96 OT	16–11 (7–9)	Western Hall (880) Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 64–54	17–11 (8–9)	Western Hall (811) Macomb, IL
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 84–56	18–11 (9–9)	Western Hall (798) Macomb, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (6) Tennessee Tech First round	L 69–78	18–12	Ford Center (464) Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4][5]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
2. "Leathernecks Fall in Summit League Tournament". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
3. "Western Illinois Officially Becomes an OVC Member". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
4. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
5. "Western Illinois Leathernecks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2024.