2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 17–16 (10–8 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Worthington Arena |
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Eastern Washington † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by 19th-year head coach Tricia Binford, the bobcats played their home games at Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana, as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2022–23 season with a 20–11 overall record and a 13–5 mark in Big Sky play, resulting in a three-way tie for first place.[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they were upset by No. 7 seed Portland State in the quarterfinals.[2]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2023* 1:00 p.m. |
Lewis–Clark State | W 70–39 | – |
22 – Deden | 14 – Deden | 6 – Philip | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 4, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
at Carroll College | W 73–63 | – |
15 – Limardo | 7 – Limardo | 4 – Philip | CC PE Center Helena, MT | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ |
BYU | L 60–68 | 0–1 |
15 – Bunyan | 8 – Deden | 4 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (5,017) Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
at Arizona State | L 62–75 | 0–2 |
18 – Limardo | 8 – Deden | 4 – Dykstra | Desert Financial Arena (1,521) Tempe, AZ | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
San Jose State | W 62–49 | 1–2 |
17 – Limardo | 6 – 4 tied | 4 – Limardo | Worthington Arena (1,401) Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 19, 2023* 11:00 a.m., MidcoSN+ |
at North Dakota | W 60–53 | 2–2 |
22 – Deden | 12 – Limardo | 4 – Dykstra | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,169) Grand Forks, ND | ||||
November 23, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament |
W 75–57 | 3–2 |
23 – Deden | 14 – Deden | 7 – Dykstra | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (166) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 24, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. James Madison Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament |
L 62–65 | 3–3 |
14 – 2 tied | 8 – Limardo | 4 – Picton | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
December 2, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland | L 64–73 | 3–4 |
16 – Janssen | 10 – Limardo | 2 – 6 tied | Chiles Center (525) Portland, OR | ||||
December 5, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
at Washington | L 50–55 | 3–5 |
10 – Picton | 5 – Bunyan | 4 – Dykstra | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,653) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 8, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Mary's | L 53–59 | 3–6 |
14 – Bunyan | 7 – Janssen | 4 – Limardo | University Credit Union Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+/SWX |
Wyoming | W 64–55 | 4–6 |
12 – Limardo | 7 – Dykstra | 3 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (1,501) Bozeman, MT | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Texas | W 71–58 | 5–6 |
25 – Limardo | 6 – Limardo | 5 – Picton | Worthington Arena (1,396) Bozeman, MT | ||||
December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho State | W 58–56 | 6–6 (1–0) |
17 – Hall | 7 – Bunyan | 5 – Janssen | Worthington Arena (1,908) Bozeman, MT | ||||
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Weber State | W 57–43 | 7–6 (2–0) |
13 – Hall | 10 – Limardo | 2 – 2 tied | Worthington Arena (1,701) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 3, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Dakota State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge |
W 65–45 | 8–6 |
17 – Hall | 6 – Dykstra | 4 – Janssen | Worthington Arena (1,532) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN |
at South Dakota State Big Sky–Summit League Challenge |
L 53–61 | 8–7 |
14 – Dykstra | 4 – Dykstra | 4 – Picton | Frost Arena (1,843) Brookings, SD | ||||
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | L 73–88 | 8–8 (2–1) |
14 – Hall | 7 – Limardo | 5 – Bunyan | Findlay Toyota Court (207) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Colorado | L 53–58 | 8–9 (2–2) |
18 – Limardo | 10 – Limardo | 2 – 4 tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (732) Greeley, CO | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana | W 64–55 | 9–9 (3–2) |
18 – Hall | 10 – Limardo | 4 – Hall | Worthington Arena (2,813) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | L 53–62 | 9–10 (3–3) |
12 – 2 tied | 4 – Dykstra | 3 – 2 tied | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | ||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | W 60–54 | 10–10 (4–3) |
12 – Dykstra | 14 – Dykstra | 3 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (1,768) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State | W 71–50 | 11–10 (5–3) |
17 – Dykstra | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (2,361) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | W 62–61 | 12–10 (6–3) |
21 – Dykstra | 7 – Janssen | 3 – 2 tied | Reese Court (539) Cheney, WA | ||||
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Idaho | W 51–46 | 13–10 (7–3) |
15 – Hall | 7 – Dykstra | 2 – 2 tied | ICCU Arena (1,168) Moscow, ID | ||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | W 61–40 | 14–10 (8–3) |
19 – Hall | 7 – Limardo | 5 – Picton | Worthington Arena (1,773) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | L 58–71 | 14–11 (8–4) |
18 – Dykstra | 4 – 2 tied | 2 – 3 tied | Worthington Arena (2,141) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana | L 50–72 | 14–12 (8–5) |
13 – Dykstra | 9 – Dykstra | 2 – Picton | Dahlberg Arena (3,955) Missoula, MT | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland State | L 55–60 | 14–13 (8–6) |
16 – Dykstra | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – 2 tied | Viking Pavilion (338) Portland, OR | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | W 55–51 | 15–13 (9–6) |
13 – Dykstra | 7 – Limardo | 4 – Janssen | Hornets Nest (455) Sacramento, CA | ||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho | L 53–58 | 15–14 (9–7) |
16 – Dykstra | 9 – Limardo | 4 – Limardo | Worthington Arena (1,678) Bozeman, MT | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | L 50–52 | 15–15 (9–8) |
13 – Limardo | 8 – Janssen | 4 – Janssen | Worthington Arena (2,007) Bozeman, MT | ||||
March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Weber State | W 67–65 | 16–15 (10–8) |
20 – Dykstra | 7 – Dykstra | 4 – 2 tied | Dee Events Center (370) Ogden, UT | ||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals |
W 47–44 OT | 17–15 |
11 – 3 tied | 6 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||
March 12, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (1) Eastern Washington Semifinals |
L 39–56 | 17–16 |
9 – Limardo | 6 – Dykstra | 2 – 3 tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ Schulz, Tom (March 5, 2023). "Cats Fall at Big Sky Tournament". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- ^ "Montana State Bobcats Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.