2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–9 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
Associate head coachJustine Raterman
Assistant coaches
Home arenaAl McGuire Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn † 18 – 0   1.000 33 – 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813
St. John's 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Villanova 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Marquette 11 – 7   .611 23 – 9   .719
Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Butler 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Providence 6 – 12   .333 13 – 21   .382
DePaul 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
Xavier 0 – 18   .000 1 – 27   .036
† 2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, were led by fifth-year head coach Megan Duffy and played their home games at the Al McGuire Center as members of the Big East Conference.[1][2]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[3] As the #5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated #4 seed St. John's in the quarterfinals,[4] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions UConn in the semifinals.[5] They received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #9 seed in the Greenville 1 Region.[6] They were defeated by #8 region seed South Florida in the first round.[7]

Roster

2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lee Volker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Duke Purcellville, Virginia
G 2 Bridget Utberg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Central Michigan Canton, Georgia
G 3 Rose Nkumu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Iowa City High School Iowa City, Iowa
F 4 Abbey Cracknell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Avoca Beach, Australia
F 5 Charia Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Northland High School Columbus, Ohio
G 10 Claire Kaifes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mill Valley High School Shawnee, Kansas
F 11 Skylar Forbes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Scarborough Prep Markham, Ontario
G 12 Mackenzie Hare 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Naperville North High School Naperville, Illinois
G/F 20 Frannie Hottinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Lehigh Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
G 22 Halle Vice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Pleasant Valley High School Bettendorf, Iowa
G 23 Jordan King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hononegah High School Rockton, Illinois
F 32 Liza Karlen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stillwater Area High School Saint Paul, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		UT Martin W 84–51  1–0
 Al McGuire Center (3,211)
Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 23 Illinois W 71–67  2–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,428)
Milwaukee, WI
November 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 92–58  3–0
 IUPUI Gymnasium (439)
Indianapolis, IN
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		Saint Peter's W 96–36  4–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,032)
Milwaukee, WI
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. Boston College
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 73–65  5–0
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (591)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. Arkansas
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 74–58  6–0
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (227)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 23 Memphis W 88–59  7–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,226)
Milwaukee, WI
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 23 Penn W 87–52  8–0
 Al McGuire Center (922)
Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 at Illinois State W 64–62  9–0
 CEFCU Arena (2,129)
Normal, IL
December 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 No. 20 Creighton W 76–70  10–0
(1–0) 		Al McGuire Center (1,503)
Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 Appalachian State W 99–91  11–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,915)
Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 18 Bucknell W 67–39  12–0
 Al McGuire Center (2,240)
Milwaukee, WI
December 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., SNY 		No. 18 at No. 15 UConn L 64–95  12–1
(1–1) 		XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 at St. John's L 56–57  12–2
(1–2) 		Carnesecca Arena (147)
Queens, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 Xavier W 81–52  13–2
(2–2) 		Al McGuire Center (1,616)
Milwaukee, WI
January 9, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 23 at Seton Hall W 75–54  14–2
(3–2) 		Walsh Gymnasium (336)
South Orange, NJ
January 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 23 DePaul W 78–47  15–2
(4–2) 		Al McGuire Center (1,830)
Milwaukee, WI
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 22 at Villanova L 63–66  15–3
(4–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (1,643)
Villanova, PA
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNY 		No. 8 UConn L 59–85  15–4
(4–4) 		Al McGuire Center (3,585)
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., FloSports 		Butler W 59–48  16–4
(5–4) 		Al McGuire Center (2,212)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		at No. 22 Creighton L 71–76  16–5
(5–5) 		D. J. Sokol Arena (1,321)
Omaha, NE
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Providence W 66–62  17–5
(6–5) 		Alumni Hall (1,344)
Providence, RI
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Georgetown W 52–38  18–5
(7–5) 		Al McGuire Center (1,202)
Milwaukee, WI
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., FOX 		Villanova L 52–55  18–6
(7–6) 		Al McGuire Center (1,639)
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at DePaul W 69–58  19–6
(8–6) 		Wintrust Arena (1,029)
Chicago, IL
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		Seton Hall W 68–62  20–6
(9–6) 		Al McGuire Center (1,398)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Xavier W 86–60  21–6
(10–6) 		Cintas Center (412)
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		St. John's L 50–56  21–7
(10–7) 		Al McGuire Center (2,323)
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Butler W 74–52  22–7
(11–7) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,780)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
March 9, 2024
1:30 p.m., FS2 		(5) vs. (4) Villanova
Quarterfinals 		W 50–48  23–7
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Montville, CT
March 10, 2024
1:30 p.m., FS1 		(5) vs. (1) No. 9 UConn
Semifinals 		L 29–58  23–8
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Montville, CT
NCAA Tournament
March 23, 2024*
3:45 p.m., ESPNU 		(10 A1) vs. (7 A1) Ole Miss
First Round 		L 55–67  23–9
 Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Central Time.
[8][9]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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See also

References

  1. ^ Steele, Ben (November 1, 2023). "What to know and five players to watch for the Marquette women's basketball season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Steele, Ben (November 1, 2023). "Marquette women want NCAA Tournament breakthrough under head coach Megan Duffy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "WBB Defeats St. John's in BIG EAST Quarterfinals". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Big East women's semifinals updates: Nova survives Creighton; UConn dominates". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Marquette women's basketball team sees season end with overtime loss to South Florida in NCAA Tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Non-League Schedule". gomarquette.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "omen's Basketball Releases BIG EAST Schedule". gomarquette.com. September 28, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.