2023–24 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team

2023–24 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record3-27 (1–19 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Trevor Olson
  • Kiyae' White
  • Advit Raghavan
Home arenaPremier America Credit Union Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 17 3   .850 20 12   .625
UC Irvine 16 4   .800 23 9   .719
UC Riverside 13 7   .650 18 14   .563
Cal Poly 13 7   .650 17 14   .548
UC Davis 13 7   .650 20 14   .588
UC Santa Barbara 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
UC San Diego* 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Long Beach State 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Cal State Fullerton 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Cal State Bakersfield 5 15   .250 8 21   .276
Cal State Northridge 1 19   .050 3 27   .100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner

The 2023–24 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team represented California State University, Northridge during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Matadors, led by third-year head coach Carlene Mitchell, played their home games at the Premier America Credit Union Arena in Northridge, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Matadors finished the 2022–23 season 7–24, 6–14 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[1] As the #8 seed in the Big West tournament, they were defeated by #9 seed Cal State Bakersfield in the first round.[2]

Roster

2023–24 Cal State Northridge Matadors women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Amiyah Ferguson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Timberland High School St. Stephen, SC
G 4 Rachel Harvey 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Jr St. Ignatius College Prep San Francisco, CA
G 5 Jordan Hayden 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Agoura High School Moorpark, CA
F 10 Alondra Lizama 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Bishop Alemany High School North Hollywood, CA
F 11 Olivia Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, NV
C 13 Rochelle Fourie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Manukura School Palmerston North, New Zealand
F 15 Laney Amundsen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Fresno City College Fresno, CA
G 20 Erica Adams 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Jr Pacific Oakland, CA
F 21 Ana Carolina De Jesus 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Eastern Florida State College Setúbal, Portugal
G 22 Kaitlyn Elsholz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Sandra Day O'Connor High School Peoria, AZ
F 23 Talo Li-Uperesa 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr City College of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
F 24 Kayanna Spriggs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Mater Dei Catholic High School San Diego, CA
C 43 Arina Nikishina 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Sr Kursk State Saint Petersburg, Russia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah State W 79–64  1–0
 18  2 tied   7  2 tied   6  Ferguson  Premier America Credit Union Arena (386)
Northridge, CA
November 9, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Seattle W 81–72 OT 2–0
 22  Elsholz   7  2 tied   4  2 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (227)
Northridge, CA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara L 39–71  2–1
 7  2 tied   10  Spriggs   5  Ferguson  Leavey Center (198)
Santa Clara, CA
November 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hope International L 60–64  2–2
 15  Ferguson   12  Spriggs   6  Spriggs  Premier America Credit Union Arena (185)
Northridge, CA
November 22, 2023*
5:00 p.m., B1G+
at Minnesota L 31–84  2–3
 12  Spriggs   8  Spriggs   3  2 tied  Williams Arena (2,728)
Minneapolis, MN
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 48–58  2–4
 13  Adams   9  Spriggs   3  Elsholz  Hornets Nest (304)
Sacramento, CA
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 2 UCLA L 48–111  2–5
 21  Ferguson   3  3 tied   3  Lizama  Pauley Pavilion (2,493)
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego L 61–85  2–6
 13  Elsholz   3  2 tied   4  Ferguson  Premier America Credit Union Arena (244)
Northridge, CA
December 18, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Jose State L 53–70  2–7
 17  Elsholz   6  Li-Uperesa   4  Ferguson  Premier America Credit Union Arena (149)
Northridge, CA
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount L 74–77  2–8
 18  Li-Uperesa   6  Li-Uperesa   5  Adams  Premier America Credit Union Arena (135)
Northridge, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly L 43–68  2–9
(0–1)
 16  Ferguson   5  Spriggs   2  3 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (161)
Northridge, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State L 58–76  2–10
(0–2)
 18  Spriggs   8  2 tied   4  Adams  Premier America Credit Union Arena (159)
Northridge, CA
January 6, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii L 38–67  2–11
(0–3)
 8  Li-Uperesa   9  Spriggs   2  De Jesus  Stan Sheriff Center (1,580)
Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 45–55  2–12
(0–4)
 11  Spriggs   9  Spriggs   2  2 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (150)
Northridge, CA
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 62–68  2–13
(0–5)
 17  Spriggs   10  Spriggs   3  2 tied  Titan Gym (189)
Fullerton, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara L 41–70  2–14
(0–6)
 14  Ferguson   7  Spriggs   2  2 tied  The Thunderdome (551)
Santa Barbara, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside L 46-57  2-15
(0-7)
 18  Spriggs   12  Spriggs   3  Harvey  Premier America Credit Union Arena (131)
Northridge, CA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield L 54-70  2-16
(0-8)
 11  Spriggs   8  Li-Uperesa   3  Spriggs  Icardo Center (691)
Bakersfield, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 63-67  2-17
(0-9)
 12  De Jesus   6  Li-Uperesa   6  Adams  Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 52-53  2-18
(0-10)
 11  Adams   10  De Jesus   4  Adams  Premier America Credit Union Arena (320)
Northridge, CA
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 46-70  2-19
(0-11)
 13  Li-Uperesa   8  2 tied   2  2 tied  SRC Arena (310)
Riverside, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly L 68-75  2-20
(0-12)
 14  Spriggs   6  2 tied   3  Adams  Mott Athletics Center (884)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara L 60-64  2-21
(0-13)
 21  Elsholz   9  Spriggs   4  Ferguson  Premier America Credit Union Arena (153)
Northridge, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield L 50-61  2-22
(0-14)
 15  Spriggs   16  Spriggs   3  2 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (228)
Northridge, CA
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 62-86  2-23
(0-15)
 15  Adams   17  Spriggs   2  4 tied  Walter Pyramid (1,002)
Long Beach, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis L 54-58  2-24
(0-16)
 12  2 tied   10  Spriggs   3  Adams  University Credit Union Center (778)
Davis, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton L 57-75  2-25
(0-17)
 12  Spriggs   7  Amundsen   4  Adams  Premier America Credit Union Arena (231)
Northridge, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 54-64  2-26
(0-18)
 11  Li-Uperesa   9  Spriggs   3  Amundsen  Bren Events Center (524)
Irvine, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 66-64 OT 3-26
(1-18)
 14  2 tied   16  Spriggs   3  2 tied  LionTree Arena (341)
La Jolla, CA
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawaii L 62-65  3-27
(1-19)
 18  Li-Uperesa   7  2 tied   2  2 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (175)
Northridge, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "CSUB Defeats CSUN in First Round of The Big West Tournament". CSUN Athletics. March 7, 2023. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". CSUN Athletics. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cal State Northridge Matadors Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 19, 2024.