2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team

2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–8 (16–4 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Glover
Assistant coaches
  • Buck Scheel
  • Laura Dinkins
  • Daejah Bernard
Home arenaGlobal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Antelopes, who were led by fourth-year head coach Molly Miller, played their home games at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

The Antelopes finished the 2022–23 season 21–10, 12–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Southern Utah in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Callie Cooper 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr UC Santa Barbara Richardson, Texas
G 1 Kristyna Jeskeova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Long Beach State Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
G 2 Asha Sra 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Clovis North High School Fresno, California
G 4 Jada Holland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr San Jose State Pleasanton, California
F 5 Shay Fano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Utah Valley Spanish Fork, Utah
G 10 Sydney Palma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS California Baptist Anthem, Arizona
F 11 Olivia Lane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr North Dakota Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
G 14 Anna Ostlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Boise State Scottsdale, Arizona
G 15 McKenna Simons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Blue Valley North High School Overland Park, Kansas
F 20 Laura Erikstrup 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS San Diego Portland, Oregon
G 23 Trinity San Antonio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr California Baptist Moreno Valley, California
G/F 24 Tiarra Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bethel High School Spanaway, Washington
G 32 Sydney Erikstrup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Arizona State Portland, Oregon
G 34 Naudia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Waynesville High School Waynesville, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 31, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Benedictine (AZ) W 90–40  –
 Global Credit Union Arena (623)
Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's W 55–52  1–0
 Global Credit Union Arena (1,557)
Phoenix, AZ
November 11, 2023*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		at North Dakota W 73–61  2–0
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,423)
Grand Forks, ND
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oregon L 56–64  2–1
 Global Credit Union Arena (2,136)
Phoenix, AZ
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana L 71–76  2–2
 Global Credit Union Arena (523)
Phoenix, AZ
November 24, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Fresno State
GCU Classic 		W 55–36  3–2
 Global Credit Union Arena (513)
Phoenix, AZ
November 25, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls
GCU Classic 		W 63–40  4–2
 Global Credit Union Arena (502)
Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 63–50  5–2
(1–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (1,000)
Phoenix, AZ
December 2, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 77–48  6–2
(2–0) 		College Park Center (828)
Arlington, TX
December 8, 2023*
1:00 pm 		at Arizona State W 66–59  7–2
 Desert Financial Arena (2,104)
Tempe, AZ
December 17, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 65–63 OT 8–2
 ICCU Arena (1,034)
Moscow, ID
December 20, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 52–65  8–3
 Liberty Arena (697)
Lynchburg, VA
December 27, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arizona Christian W 115–41  9–3
 Global Credit Union Arena (462)
Phoenix, AZ
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 68–59  10–3
 Global Credit Union Arena (623)
Phoenix, AZ
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 78–60  11–3
(3–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (467)
Phoenix, AZ
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 73–48  12–3
(4–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (687)
Phoenix, AZ
January 11, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 64–55  13–3
(5–0) 		Moody Coliseum (923)
Abilene, TX
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 79–47  14–3
(6–0) 		Wisdom Gym (710)
Stephenville, TX
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 78–68  15–3
(7–0) 		UCCU Center (1,183)
Orem, UT
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 84–73 2OT 16–3
(8–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (602)
Phoenix, AZ
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 54–59  16–4
(8–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (568)
Phoenix, AZ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 70–35  17–4
(9–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (553)
Phoenix, AZ
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 53–40  18–4
(10–1) 		Redhawk Center (262)
Seattle, WA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 66–52  19–4
(11–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (2,207)
Phoenix, AZ
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 77–61  20–4
(12–1) 		America First Event Center (354)
Cedar City, UT
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 88–41  21–4
(13–1) 		Burns Arena (522)
St. George, UT
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 65–71  21–5
(13–2) 		Fowler Events Center (687)
Riverside, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 62–43  22–5
(14–2) 		Global Credit Union Arena (578)
Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 66–55  23–5
(15–2) 		Global Credit Union Arena (537)
Phoenix, AZ
February 29, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley W 66–40  24–5
(16–2) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (625)
Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 77–85  24–6
(16–3) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,328)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 81–85 OT 24–7
(16–4) 		Global Credit Union Arena (1,436)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 15, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals 		L 63–66  24–8
 Orleans Arena (1,343)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Redhawks Tournament Run Comes to an End Against GCU". Seattle University. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jensen Matches Career-High as Southern Utah Soars into WAC Championship Game". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Grand Canyon Lopes 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.