2023–24 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

2023–24 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–19 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Maiya Michel
  • Dora Goles
  • Olivia Luu
Home arenaReed Gym
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
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

The 2023–24 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by 16th-year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play, to finish in eighth place.[1] As the #8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by #7 seed Portland State in the first round.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Madilynn Rendall 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Kamiakin High School Kennewick, WA
G 1 Kacey Spink 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Ferris High School Spokane, WA
G 2 Priscila Varela 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Pima Community College Cabinda, Angola
G 3 Cam Collman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS So Portland La Grande, OR
F 4 Laura Bello 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Newman Dublin, Ireland
G 5 Tasia Jordan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Kirkwood Community College Melrose Park, IL
G 10 Alyse Aby 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Laurel High School Laurel, MT
G 11 Nika Lokica 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr KA Zana Lelas Split, Croatia
G 13 Maria Dias 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr College of the Sequoias Lisbon, Portugal
F 14 Piper Carlson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Michael-Albertville High School Albertville, MN
G 21 Ioanna Stefanaki 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr P.A.O.K. Crete, Greece
G 22 Sophia Covello 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Woodcreek High School Roseville, CA
F 24 Halle Wright 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Prosser High School Prosser, WA
F 30 Alaina Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School Apollo Beach, FL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Northern New Mexico W 62–49 
                  Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
Regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Park–Gilbert W 97–58  1–0
 16  Jordan   14  Spink   6  Spink  Reed Gym (657)
Pocatello, ID
November 12, 2023*
3:30 p.m., P12N
at No. 24 Washington State L 47–64  1–1
 10  Jordan   11  2 tied   3  Covello  Beasley Coliseum (924)
Pullman, WA
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara W 70–64  2–1
 16  2 tied   11  Bello   4  Aby  Reed Gym (823)
Pocatello, ID
November 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State L 40–72  2–2
 9  Aby   9  Spink   3  Spink  Desert Financial Arena (1,776)
Tempe, AZ
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m.
vs. Washington
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 37–57  2–3
 15  Dias   6  Lokica   2  2 tied  Stan Sheriff Center (250)
Honolulu, HI
November 25, 2023*
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
L 46–58  2–4
 10  Covello   8  Spink   2  2 tied  Stan Sheriff Center (1,372)
Honolulu, HI
November 26, 2023*
5:30 p.m.
vs. Air Force
Rainbow Wahine Showdown
W 55–52  3–4
 12  Covello   15  Bello   5  Spink  Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Valley W 54–50  4–4
 17  Bello   13  Spink   3  3 tied  Reed Gym (843)
Pocatello, ID
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at BYU L 76–79 OT 4–5
 22  Jordan   6  2 tied   4  Dias  Marriott Center (1,911)
Provo, UT
December 29, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State L 56–58  4–6
(0–1)
 21  Dias   8  Spink   2  Lokica  Worthington Arena (1,908)
Bozeman, MT
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 55–66  4–7
(0–2)
 15  Dias   6  Jordan   6  Spink  Dahlberg Arena (2,392)
Missoula, MT
January 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Dakota
Big Sky/Summit League Challenge
L 72–78  4–8
 16  Jordan   9  Jordan   2  2 tied  Reed Gym (711)
Pocatello, ID
January 6, 2024*
12:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota
Big Sky/Summit League Challenge
L 47–73  4–9
 14  Bello   6  Spink   5  Spink  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,479)
Vermillion, SD
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State W 79–43  5–9
(1–2)
 15  Spink   7  Bello   5  Jordan  Reed Gym (742)
Pocatello, ID
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State W 62–48  6–9
(2–2)
 16  Lokica   7  2 tied   5  2 tied  Reed Gym (779)
Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho
Battle of the Domes
W 61–56  7–9
(3–2)
 12  2 tied   7  2 tied   5  Spink  ICCU Arena (1,153)
Moscow, ID
January 20, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 46–68  7–10
(3–3)
 20  Jordan   5  2 tied   2  2 tied  Reese Court (672)
Cheney, WA
January 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State W 62–53  8–10
(4–3)
 15  Spink   10  Jordan   4  Covello  Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State W 55–47  9–10
(5–3)
 13  Dias   8  Dias   2  3 tied  Reed Gym (993)
Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 76–56  10–10
(6–3)
 14  Bello   6  Carlson   10  Spink  Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 59–73  10–11
(6–4)
 12  Lokica   7  Bello   5  Covello  Reed Gym (1,017)
Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 58–61  10–12
(6–5)
 17  Dias   4  2 tied   5  Dias  Hornets Nest (405)
Sacramento, CA
February 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 53–59  10–13
(6–6)
 15  Lokica   8  Spink   3  Dias  Viking Pavilion (349)
Portland, OR
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 56–59  10–14
(6–7)
 20  Wright   12  Bello   4  Lokica  Reed Gym (720)
Pocatello, ID
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho
Battle of the Domes
L 48–49  10–15
(6–8)
 17  Lokica   8  2 tied   1  4 tied  Reed Gym (1,037)
Pocatello, ID
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State W 72–57  11–15
(7–8)
 20  Wright   13  Spink   4  Spink  Dee Events Center (671)
Ogden, UT
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 74–89  11–16
(7–9)
 18  Lokica   8  2 tied   8  Covello  Findlay Toyota Court (423)
Flagstaff, AZ
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 51–63  11–17
(7–10)
 14  Dias   11  Bello   4  Dias  Bank of Colorado Arena (857)
Greeley, CO
March 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana L 65–67  11–18
(7–11)
 19  Covello   6  2 tied   4  2 tied  Reed Gym (947)
Pocatello, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024
2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(7) vs. (8) Sacramento State L 55–73  11–19
 16  Spink   6  3 tied   5  Spink  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[3][4]


References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Match, Jonathan (March 4, 2023). "Bengal Women's Basketball Concludes Season at Big Sky Tournament". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Idaho State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "Idaho State Bengals Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.