2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team

2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball
WAC regular-season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record28–4 (18–2 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJessica Case
Assistant coaches
  • Angie Ned
  • Brittany Chambers
  • Kamille Diaz
  • Steve Yang
Home arenaFowler Events Center
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
† 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
† 2024 WAC tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team represented California Baptist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by twelfth-year head coach Jarrod Olson, played their home games at the Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

The Lancers finished the season 28–4, 18–2 in WAC play, to finish as WAC regular-season champions.[1] They defeated UT Arlington[2] and Stephen F. Austin to win the WAC tournament championship, sending the Lancers to their first-ever NCAA tournament.[3] In the NCAA tournament, they received the #15 seed in the Albany Regional 2,[4] where they fell to #2 region seed UCLA in the first round.[5]

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2022–23 season 22–13, 13–5 in WAC play, to finish in third place.[6] As a No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament they defeated Utah Tech in the quarterfinals[7] and Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals[8] before losing to Southern Utah in the championship game.[9] They were invited to the WBI where they defeated North Dakota,[10] Georgia Southern[11] and New Mexico State to win the WBI championship.[12]

Roster

2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Chloe Webb 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Mater Dei Catholic HS
UC Irvine 		San Diego, CA
F 3 Kinsley Barrington 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr University HS
Southern Utah 		Spokane, WA
G 4 Nhug Bosch Duran 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr INS Joan Coromines
Wichita State 		Barcelona, Spain
G 5 Filipas Barros 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Portuguese U20 National Team Vermoim Maia, Portugal
G 5 Claudia Fiel 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Celta Baloncesto de Vigo Marín, Spain
G 12 Nae Nae Calhoun 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Sr John W. North HS
Hawaii 		Riverside, CA
G 15 Anaiyah Tu'ua 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Jr Troy HS
Cal State Northridge 		{{{home}}}
F 20 Emily Sewell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Centre of Excellence
Portland 		Melbourne, Australia
G 22 Sydney White 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Arapahoe HS Centennial, CO
G 24 Khloe Lemon 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Millard South HS Omaha, NE
G 32 Nia Anderson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Saint Mary's Stockton HS Dublin, CA
F 33 Grace Schmidt 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Watertown Luther Prep Ixonia, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 20, 2025

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 64–50  1–0
 LionTree Arena (403)
San Diego, CA
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., MW Network 		at San Diego State W 76–68  2–0
 Viejas Arena (2,333)
San Diego, CA
November 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State W 82–71  3–0
 Fowler Events Center (590)
Riverside, CA
November 18, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		UTEP W 90–87 OT 4–0
 Fowler Events Center (314)
Riverside, CA
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Portland W 71–66  5–0
 Fowler Events Center (231)
Riverside, CA
November 28, 2023
5:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 79–66  6–0
(1–0) 		America First Event Center (445)
Cedar City, UT
December 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 78–69  7–0
(2–0) 		Burns Arena (395)
St. George, UT
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Pepperdine W 60–57  8–0
 Firestone Fieldhouse (184)
Malibu, CA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton W 73–68  9–0
 Fowler Events Center (401)
Riverside, CA
December 18, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana Tech L 51–77  9–1
 Thomas Assembly Center (1,527)
Ruston, LA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., YouTube 		at Texas Southern W 83–62  10–1
 H&PE Arena (150)
Houston, TX
January 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 80–61  11–1
(3–0) 		Fowler Events Center (454)
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Seattle W 94–79  12–1
(4–0) 		Fowler Events Center (421)
Riverside, CA
January 11, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 89–59  13–1
(5–0) 		Wisdom Gymnasium (810)
Stephenville, TX
January 13, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian L 93–96 OT 13–2
(5–1) 		Moody Coliseum (933)
Abilene, TX
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 93–67  14–2
(6–1) 		Fowler Events Center (478)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 75–55  15–2
(7–1) 		Fowler Events Center (4,417)
Riverside, CA
January 25, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin W 97–75  16–2
(8–1) 		Fowler Events Center (616)
Riverside, CA
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 86–77  17–2
(9–1) 		Redhawk Center (375)
Seattle, WA
February 8, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 94–92  18–2
(10–1) 		College Park Center (1,473)
Arlington, TX
February 10, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 73–65  19–2
(11–1) 		Fowler Events Center (414)
Riverside, CA
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley L 89–92 OT 19–3
(11–2) 		Lockhart Arena (407)
Orem, UT
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Grand Canyon W 71–65  20–3
(12–2) 		Fowler Events Center (687)
Riverside, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 70–58  21–3
(13–2) 		Fowler Events Center (337)
Riverside, CA
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 97–64  22–3
(14–2) 		Fowler Events Center (401)
Riverside, CA
February 29, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin W 100–96 OT 23–3
(15–2) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,294)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley W 72–58  24–3
(16–2) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (462)
Edinburg, TX
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 91–75  25–3
(17–2) 		Fowler Events Center (1,157)
Riverside, CA
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Grand Canyon W 85–81 OT 26–3
(18–2) 		Global Credit Union Arena (1,436)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 15, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (5) UT Arlington
Semifinals 		W 83–67  27–3
 Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
March 16, 2024
10:30 a.m., ESPNU 		(1) vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin
Championship 		W 75–74  28–3
 Orleans Arena (759)
Paradise, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2 		(15 A2) at (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA
First round 		L 55–84  28–4
 Pauley Pavilion (8,841)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[13]

See also

References

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  2. ^ Johnson, Eric-Paul (March 15, 2024). "California Baptist women's basketball team cruises into WAC Tournament championship game". The Press-Enterprise. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  3. ^ "Webb helps lead California Baptist women to WAC title, first NCAA Tournament appearance". AP News. March 17, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  4. ^ "2024 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  5. ^ Sawyer, Haley (March 23, 2024). "UCLA women's basketball earns win over CBU without star center Lauren Betts". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". wacsports.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Collom, Ryley (March 8, 2023). "Massive Third Quarter Sends CBU to the WAC Semifinals". CBU Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Paver, Amanda (March 10, 2023). "Jordan Harrison Scores a Career-High 22 Points as Lancers Outlast Ladyjacks". Stephen F. Austin. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  9. ^ Collom, Ryley (March 11, 2023). "Hard-Fought Tournament Ends in WAC Championship for Women's Basketball". CBU Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  10. ^ Cook, Daniel (March 17, 2023). "Lancers Take Down North Dakota to Advance in the WBI". CBU Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  11. ^ Cook, Daniel (March 18, 2023). "Klaman Sinks Last Second Shot To Send Lancers to WBI Championship Game". CBU Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  12. ^ Cook, Daniel (March 19, 2023). "CBU Wins The Women's Basketball Invitational Championship". CBU Athletics. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
  13. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". cbulancers.com. Retrieved May 20, 2025.
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