2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–19 (7–9 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachNitra Perry
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Stoehr
  • Tez Dumars
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee † 16 – 0   1.000 30 – 5   .857
Liberty 11 – 5   .688 18 – 16   .529
FIU 11 – 5   .688 21 – 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 7 – 9   .438 14 – 19   .424
Jacksonville State 7 – 9   .438 12 – 17   .414
New Mexico State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 18   .419
Western Kentucky 6 – 10   .375 15 – 17   .469
UTEP 6 – 10   .375 12 – 19   .387
Sam Houston 2 – 14   .125 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Brooke Stoehr, and played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of Conference USA (C-USA).

Previous season

The Lady Techsters finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 12–8 in C-USA play, and won the C-USA West Division regular-season title. They played in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA tournament, losing to UTEP.[1] They were invited to the WNIT, where they lost in the opening round to Arkansas.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Evie Goetz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Guyer High School
TCU 		Denton, TX
G 1 Autumn Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Martin High School Arlington, TX
G 3 Robyn Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Moss Point High School Moss Point, MS
G 4 Paris Guillory 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Louis Catholic High School Lake Charles, LA
G 10 Salma Bates 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr John Curtis High School
Tulane 		Kenner, LA
G 22 Jianna Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sylvan Hills High School Sherwood, AR
G 23 Silvia Nativi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Benedetto Varchi Ferrara, Italy
G 24 Amaya Brannon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Plano Senior High School Plano, TX
F 32 Kate Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Denham Springs High School
Wisconsin 		Denham Springs, LA
F 33 Mackenzie Wurm 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Allen High School Allen, TX
F 34 Ayen Angoi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, TX
F 44 Anna Larr Roberson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cedar Creek School Ruston, LA
G 45 Anja Bukvic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So V Economic School Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		LSU–Alexandria W 93–37  1–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,144)
Ruston, LA
November 9, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana Christian W 88–52  2–0
 Thomas Assembly Center (3,521)
Ruston, LA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., LHN 		at No. 11 Texas L 44–96  2–1
 Moody Center (5,532)
Austin, TX
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Drake
Drake Thanksgiving Invitational 		L 66–77  2-2
 Knapp Center (1,734)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Maine
Drake Thanksgiving Invitational 		L 54–60  2–3
 Knapp Center (1,505)
Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Richmond
Drake Thanksgiving Invitational 		L 56–83  2–4
 Knapp Center (580)
Des Moines, IA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe L 52–60  2–5
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,744)
Ruston, LA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 63–71  2–6
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,829)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at Arkansas L 60–100  2–7
 Bud Walton Arena (2,599)
Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Arkansas State L 58–69  2–8
 First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
December 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		SMU L 53–69  2–9
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,655)
Ruston, LA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Alcorn State W 49–47  3–9
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,712)
Ruston, LA
December 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal Baptist W 77–51  4–9
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,527)
Ruston, LA
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Alabama W 68–34  5–9
 Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 66–49  6–9
 Moody Coliseum (1,281)
Abilene, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sam Houston W 66–62  7–9
(1–0) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,863)
Ruston, LA
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee L 61–64 OT 7–10
(1–1) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,632)
Ruston, LA
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 59–66  7–11
(1–2) 		Liberty Arena (1,008)
Lynchburg, VA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Jacksonville State W 67–53  8–11
(2–2) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,690)
Ruston, LA
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP L 57–61  8–12
(2–3) 		Don Haskins Center (1,010)
El Paso, TX
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at New Mexico State L 64–66  8–13
(2–4) 		Pan American Center (909)
Las Cruces, NM
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FIU L 71–73  8–14
(2–5) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,902)
Ruston, LA
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Kentucky L 56–64  8–15
(2–6) 		E. A. Diddle Arena (930)
Bowling Green, KY
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Liberty L 53–58  8–16
(2–7) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,604)
Ruston, LA
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Jacksonville State W 61–51  9–16
(3–7) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,015)
Jacksonville, AL
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at FIU L 51–68  9–17
(3–8) 		Ocean Bank Convocation Center (419)
Miami, FL
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP W 85–69  10–17
(4–8) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,546)
Ruston, LA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		New Mexico State W 70–63  11–17
(5–8) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,775)
Ruston, LA
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Kentucky W 45–41  12–17
(6–8) 		Thomas Assembly Center (1,564)
Ruston, LA
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sam Houston W 71–57  13–17
(7–8) 		Bernard Johnson Coliseum (491)
Huntsville, TX
March 9, 2024
9:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Middle Tennessee L 58–79  13–18
(7–9) 		Murphy Center (4,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024
11:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Jacksonville State
Quarterfinals 		W 60–54  14–18
 Von Braun Center (2,157)
Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals 		L 56–62  14–19
 Von Braun Center (2,701)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Kavanaugh, Kyle (March 9, 2023). "Techsters Fall in Frisco". La Tech Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Kavanaugh, Kyle (March 16, 2023). "Techsters Season Comes to an End in WNIT". La Tech Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Tech Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2024.