2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record25–10 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Loree Payne (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kellee Barney
  • TJ Harris
  • Ryan Freeman
Home arenaRolle Activity Center
Findlay Toyota Court
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 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by seventh-year head coach Loree Payne, split their home games between Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for first place.[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would defeat #9 seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals,[2] and Eastern Washington in the semifinals,[3] before falling to Sacramento State in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would lose to New Mexico in the first round.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Allie Cummins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Carondelet High School Concord, California
G/F 2 Nyah Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr King High School Riverside, California
G 3 Grace Beasley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Montana State Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Taylor Feldman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Crean Lutheran High School Tustin, California
F 10 Ceren Oturakci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Çankaya Ankara, Turkey
G 11 Audrey Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Timberline High School Boise, Idaho
F 12 Sophie Glancey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Timberline High School Boise, Idaho
F 13 Ava Schmidt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Eastlake High School Sammamish, Washington
G 15 Leia Beattie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Montana State Midland, Texas
G/F 21 Emily Rodabaugh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop Murphy High School Lynnwood, Washington
G/F 22 Olivia Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr King High School Riverside, California
G 24 Reilly Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Catalina Foothills High School Tucson, Arizona
F 33 Saniyah Neverson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So PHH Prep Surprise, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon L 48–81  0–1
 9  Glancey   7  Beasley   4  2 Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,430)
Eugene, OR
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona L 64–87  0–2
 11  2 Tied   5  Beasley   5  Feldman  McKale Center (6,909)
Tucson, AZ
November 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Benedictine Mesa W 91–37  2–1
 13  2 Tied   11  Neverson   4  2 Tied  Rolle Activity Center (417)
Flagstaff, AZ
November 19, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 74–69  2–2
 20  Beattie   7  2 Tied   4  N. Moran  LionTree Arena (934)
La Jolla, CA
November 24, 2023*
1:00 pm
vs. Portland
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
W 66–65  3–2
 11  2 Tied   13  Beattie   7  Beattie  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023*
3:30 pm
vs. Youngstown State
Las Vegas Holiday Classic
W 74–70  4–2
 26  Glancey   7  Glancey   5  Feldman  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
UNLV L 69–85  4–3
 13  2 Tied   10  Neverson   5  Beattie  Rolle Activity Center (400)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 6, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Pacific W 96–65  5–3
 18  Glancey   9  Rodabaugh   7  Rodabaugh  Rolle Activity Center (913)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 9, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at San Francisco W 92–76  6–3
 17  Rodabaugh   11  Glancey   6  Feldman  War Memorial Gymnasium (225)
San Francisco, CA
December 18, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Pepperdine W 80–62  7–3
 21  Beasley   13  Glancey   5  Beasley  Firestone Fieldhouse (160)
Malibu, CA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 81–70  8–3
 19  Rodabaugh   9  Rodabaugh   4  Beasley  America First Event Center (452)
Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 76–72  9–3
(1–0)
 19  Glancey   7  Rodabaugh   4  Beasley  Findlay Toyota Court (764)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
L 102–110 2OT 9–4
 23  Beasley   9  Beasley   5  2 Tied  Findlay Toyota Court (287)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2024*
12:00 pm, SLN
at North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
L 73–99  9–5
 12  Beattie   4  Feldman   4  Rodabaugh  Scheels Center (751)
Fargo, ND
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State W 88–73  10–5
(2–0)
 23  Rodabaugh   10  Glancey   6  Beasley  Findlay Toyota Court (207)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana L 84–89  10–6
(2–1)
 22  Beattie   5  3 Tied   6  Moran  Findlay Toyota Court (392)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State W 73–65  11–6
(3–1)
 27  Beattie   9  Rodabaugh   4  Beattie  Viking Pavilion (55)
Portland, OR
January 20, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 83–66  12–6
(4–1)
 24  Glancey   13  Glancey   5  Moran  Hornets Nest (334)
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho W 65–53  13–6
(5–1)
 23  Glancey   9  Glancey   5  Beattie  Findlay Toyota Court (667)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 89–81 OT 14–6
(6–1)
 23  Glancey   12  Neverson   6  Moran  Findlay Toyota Court (452)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State W 85–65  15–6
(7–1)
 18  Rodabaugh   9  Glancey   8  Feldman  Dee Events Center (255)
Ogden, UT
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State W 73–59  16–6
(8–1)
 21  Feldman   7  2 Tied   2  4 Tied  Reed Gym (1,017)
Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana W 69–60  17–6
(9–1)
 30  Glancey   10  Beattie   5  Moran  Dahlberg Arena (2,157)
Missoula, MT
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State W 71–58  18–6
(10–1)
 30  Glancey   11  2 Tied   7  Feldman  Worthington Arena (2,141)
Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State L 66–82  18–7
(10–2)
 18  Beattie   7  Moran   4  2 Tied  Findlay Toyota Court (342)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 89–73  19–7
(11–2)
 21  Glancey   9  Glancey   9  Feldman  Findlay Toyota Court (492)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 42–67  19–8
(11–3)
 13  Moran   7  Glancey   2  2 Tied  Reese Court (779)
Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho W 60–55  20–8
(12–3)
 14  Moran   8  Glancey   3  Beasley  ICCU Arena (1,150)
Moscow, ID
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 89–74  21–8
(13–3)
 21  Rodabaugh   6  Rodabaugh   7  Moran  Findlay Toyota Court (423)
Flagstaff, AZ
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State W 73–41  22–8
(14–3)
 24  Glancey   8  2 Tied   7  Beattie  Findlay Toyota Court (662)
Flagstaff, AZ
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 67–61  23–8
(15–3)
 22  Glancey   12  Glancey   4  Rodabaugh  Bank of Colorado Arena (772)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (8) Sacramento State
Quarterfinals
W 81–63  24–8
 30  Glancey   11  Glancey   4  Rodabaugh  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(2) vs. (3) Montana
Semifinals
W 74–67  25–8
 21  Glancey   11  Glancey   3  2 Tied  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 13, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) vs. (1) Eastern Washington
Championship Game
L 64–73  25–9
 15  Glancey   9  Moran   3  Beattie  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
WNIT
March 26, 2024*
5:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota
Second Round
L 65–79  25–10
 19  Beattie   7  3 Tied   4  Beasley  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465)
Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[6][7]

References

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  2. ^ "NAU Women's Basketball Advances to Semifinals For Second-Straight Year". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Big Sky women's hoops tourney: NAU, Sac State win again, move into championship". Skyline Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Sac State women's basketball takes over Big Sky, wins championship". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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  7. ^ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2024.