2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team

2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record8–23 (3–15 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Chelsey Gregg (3rd season)
Associate head coachKeithan Gregg
Assistant coaches
  • Ashley Bolston
  • Megan Kritscher
Home arenaViking Pavilion
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 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Portland State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by third-year head coach Chelsey Gregg, played their home games at the Viking Pavilion in Portland, Oregon as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Vikings finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–10 in Big Sky play, to finish in seventh place.[1] As the #7 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #8 seed Idaho State in the first round,[2] upset #2 seed Montana State in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to #3 seed and eventual tournament champions Sacramento State in the semifinals.[4]

Roster

2023–24 Portland State Vikings women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Sofía Llanos 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Marshall Tarragona, Spain
G/F 1 Alaya Fitzgerald 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Mesquite High School Gilbert, AZ
G 2 Mia 'Uhila 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Bartlett High School Anchorage, AK
G 3 Brooklyn Strandy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So West Albany High School Albany, OR
G 4 Ella Kaleta 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bothell High School Bothell, WA
F 5 Cinco McCartney 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Northeastern The Bronx, NY
F 8 Joy Haltom 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Juanita High School Kirkland, WA
G 11 Laynee Torres-Kahapea 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Punahou School Kaneohe, HI
G 12 Esmeralda Morales 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Bethel High School Spanaway, WA
G 13 Alani Encinas 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Buena High School Sierra Vista, AZ
F 15 Lana Wenger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Texas Tech Hersberg, Switzerland
F 20 Paige Winter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Centralia College Rochester, WA
G 22 Rhema Ogele 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr St. Ignatius College Prep Chicago, IL
F 23 Chimera Iloanya 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Trinity Valley Community College Tampa, FL
G/F 30 Alma Rashelbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Hof Hasharon Tel Aviv, Israel
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
Regular season
November 9, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis W 71–62  1–0
 24  Ogele   11  Ogele   5  2 tied  University Credit Union Center (432)
Davis, CA
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego L 43–71  1–1
 17  Morales   5  2 tied   2  3 tied  Jenny Craig Pavilion (327)
San Diego, CA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Warner Pacific W 74–62  2–1
 23  Morales   8  Wenger   5  2 tied  Viking Pavilion (398)
Portland, OR
November 18, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 38–57  2–2
 19  Morales   8  McCartney   2  Wenger  Pan American Center (100)
Las Cruces, NM
November 25, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle W 75–68  3–2
 27  Morales   9  Haltom   4  2 tied  Viking Pavilion (379)
Portland, OR
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., MWN
at Fresno State W 72–61  4–2
 21  Morales   10  Ogele   4  'Uhila  Save Mart Center (320)
Fresno, CA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon L 54–65  4–3
 20  'Uhila   5  2 tied   3  2 tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,324)
Eugene, OR
December 12, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bushnell W 69–60  5–3
 26  Morales   8  Ogele   5  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (287)
Portland, OR
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco L 63–74  5–4
 21  Morales   5  2 tied   4  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (367)
Portland, OR
December 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland L 54–67  5–5
 18  Morales   11  McCartney   5  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (449)
Portland, OR
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 58–68  5–6
(0–1)
 14  Ogele   14  Ogele   3  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (563)
Portland, OR
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho L 55–61  5–7
(0–2)
 18  Morales   7  Wenger   3  Morales  Viking Pavilion (368)
Portland, OR
January 3, 2024*
5:00 p.m., MidcoSN+
at Kansas City
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 56–75  5–8
 14  2 tied   5  Ogele   3  2 tied  Swinney Recreation Center (374)
Kansas City, MO
January 6, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
St. Thomas
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
L 44–62  5–9
 15  Morales   9  Ogele   3  2 tied  Viking Pavilion (371)
Portland, OR
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State L 43–79  5–10
(0–3)
 21  Morales   5  'Uhila   2  Haltom  Reed Gym (742)
Pocatello, ID
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State L 53–89  5–11
(0–4)
 18  Morales   6  'Uhila   4  Morales  Dee Events Center (359)
Ogden, UT
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 65–73  5–12
(0–5)
 19  'Uhila   10  'Uhila   6  Morales  Viking Pavilion (55)
Portland, OR
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 54–71  5–13
(0–6)
 14  Fitzgerald   6  Wenger   5  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (359)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 46–87  5–14
(0–7)
 10  Llanos   5  Fitzgerald   2  2 tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,278)
Missoula, MT
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State L 50–71  5–15
(0–8)
 19  Morales   6  Ogele   4  Morales  Worthington Arena (2,361)
Bozeman, MT
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 65–72  5–16
(0–9)
 22  Morales   12  Ogele   5  Morales  Hornets Nest (421)
Sacramento, CA
February 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 39–63  5–17
(0–10)
 14  Morales   8  Ogele   2  'Uhila  Reese Court (491)
Cheney, WA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State L 46–67  5–18
(0–11)
 12  Morales   6  2 tied   4  Morales  Viking Pavilion (421)
Portland, OR
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State W 59–53  6–18
(1–11)
 19  Fitzgerald   8  'Uhila   6  Morales  Viking Pavilion (349)
Portland, OR
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 48–65  6–19
(1–12)
 12  Wenger   8  Ogele   5  Morales  Bank of Colorado Arena (651)
Greeley, CO
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 73–89  6–20
(1–13)
 22  Morales   6  Fitzgerald   4  2 tied  Findlay Toyota Court (492)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State W 60–55  7–20
(2–13)
 20  Morales   6  Ogele   5  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (338)
Portland, OR
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana L 65–76  7–21
(2–14)
 31  Morales   8  'Uhila   4  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (439)
Portland, OR
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State W 57–51  8–21
(3–14)
 25  Morales   13  Ogele   4  'Uhila  Viking Pavilion (526)
Portland, OR
March 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho L 44–60  8–22
(3–15)
 14  Fitzgerald   7  Ogele   1  3 tied  ICCU Arena (1,218)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (9) Weber State L 53–62  8–23
 27  Ogele   6  'Uhila   2  Morales  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ^ Jobanek, Andy (March 4, 2023). "Thrive and Advance! Vikings Jump on Bengals Early, Cruise to 73-58 Win in Big Sky First-Round Game". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "No. 7 Portland State shocks No. 2 Montana State in Big Sky quarterfinals". Montana Sports. March 5, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ^ Booth, Myla (March 7, 2023). "Sac State women's basketball crushes Portland State in Big Sky semifinals". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Portland State University Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  6. ^ "Portland State Vikings 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 4, 2024.