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2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball
MAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record21–12 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachFran Recchia
Assistant coaches
  • Alexa Golden
  • Paige Salisbury
Home arenaMAC Center
Seasons
2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 1   .944 28 – 6   .824
Ball State 16 – 2   .889 28 – 6   .824
Kent State † 13 – 5   .722 21 – 12   .636
Buffalo 10 – 8   .556 19 – 14   .576
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 15 – 16   .484
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 11 – 19   .367
Western Michigan 7 – 11   .389 12 – 18   .400
Miami (OH) 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Akron 6 – 12   .333 11 – 18   .379
Central Michigan 4 – 14   .222 6 – 22   .214
Eastern Michigan 3 – 15   .167 7 – 22   .241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by eighth-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team finished the regular season at 18–10 and finished third in the Mid-American Conference with a 13–5 record in conference play. In the 2024 MAC women's basketball tournament, Kent State defeated Northern Illinois,[1] Ball State[2] and Buffalo[3] to win their fourth MAC tournament title and first since 2002, and advance to the 2024 NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, Kent State was seeded 15th in the Albany 1 region and fell to second-seeded Notre Dame in the first round[4] to finish the season at 21–11.[5]

Previous season

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The Golden Flashes finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place.[6] In the MAC tournament, they defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals,[7] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Toledo in the semifinals.[8] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[9] where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.[10]

Roster

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2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kaley Perkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Oklahoma Houston, TX
F 1 Tatiana Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Bolingbrook High School Bolingbrook, IL
G 3 Corynne Hauser 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Rochester High School Rochester, PA
F 5 Bianca Juzzo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr New Mexico Junior College Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
G 10 Eléna Maier 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS So Waunakee High School Waunakee, WI
G 11 Lexy Linton 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Jackson Memorial High School Westampton, NJ
F 12 Jenna Batsch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Loveland High School Loveland, OH
G 14 Katie Shumate 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Sr Newark High School Newark, OH
F 15 Bridget Dunn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Carmel High School Carmel, IN
G 21 Dionna Gray 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Huntington High School Huntington, WV
G 22 Abby Ogle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS West Virginia Baldwin City, KS
G 23 Mya Babbitt 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Millard South High School Papillion, NE
C 30 Mikala Morris 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Quinnipiac Springfield, OH
F 34 Janae Tyler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Holt High School Lansing, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 19, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2023*
1:00 p.m. 		Muskingum W 106–35  –
 MAC Center (–)
Kent, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Louisiana
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 64–55  1–0
 Cajundome (572)
Lafayette, LA
November 14, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN+ 		at No. 7 LSU L 79–109  1–1
 Pete Maravich Assembly Center (9,117)
Baton Rouge, LA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Xavier W 64–57  2–1
 Cintas Center (324)
Cincinnati, OH
November 24, 2023*
5:45 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Chattanooga
Daytona Beach Classic 		L 54–64  2–2
 Ocean Center (200)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 25, 2023*
5:45 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Missouri
Daytona Beach Classic 		W 67–64  3–2
 Ocean Center (250)
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Coppin State W 77–40  4–2
 MAC Center (1,077)
Kent, OH
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 15 Florida State L 49–76  4–3
 Donald L. Tucker Center (1,237)
Tallahassee, FL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Duquesne L 82–89 2OT 4–4
 UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,054)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 19, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		Lake Erie W 84–20  5–4
 MAC Center (1,791)
Kent, OH
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		La Roche W 109–31  6–4
 MAC Center (788)
Kent, OH
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Buffalo W 73–64  7–4
(1–0) 		Alumni Arena (1,188)
Amherst, NY
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ohio W 92–63  8–4
(2–0) 		MAC Center (820)
Kent, OH
January 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) W 69–38  9–4
(3–0) 		Millett Hall (289)
Oxford, OH
January 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Northern Illinois W 73–48  10–4
(4–0) 		MAC Center (838)
Kent, OH
January 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Toledo L 76–87  10–5
(4–1) 		MAC Center (1,321)
Kent, OH
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron W 69–60  11–5
(5–1) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (1,059)
Akron, OH
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 66–57  12–5
(6–1) 		MAC Center (754)
Kent, OH
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 82–74  13–5
(7–1) 		Stroh Center (2,296)
Bowling Green, OH
January 31, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 46–57  13–6
(7–2) 		Worthen Arena (1,073)
Muncie, IN
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Central Michigan W 2–0 Forfeit[11]  13–6
(8–2) 		MAC Center 
Kent, OH
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 70–57  14–6
(9–2) 		MAC Center (1,854)
Kent, OH
February 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Old Dominion
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 76–82  14–7
 MAC Center (1,044)
Kent, OH
February 17, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 77–54  15–7
(10–2) 		McGuirk Arena (1,189)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 77–79  15–8
(10–3) 		Convocation Center (567)
Athens, OH
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Akron W 73–51  16–8
(11–3) 		MAC Center (2,080)
Kent, OH
February 28, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 76–64  17–8
(12–3) 		George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,440)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 2, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo W 67–59  18–8
(13–3) 		MAC Center (2,687)
Kent, OH
March 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State L 71–75  18–9
(13–4) 		MAC Center (1,290)
Kent, OH
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Toledo L 61–83  18–10
(13–5) 		Savage Arena (6,238)
Toledo, OH
MAC tournament
March 13, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. (6) Northern Illinois
Quarterfinals 		W 63–60  19–10
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (1,426)
Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2024
12:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. (2) Ball State
Semifinals 		W 65–50  20–10
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
March 16, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN 		vs. (4) Buffalo
Championship 		W 78–60  21–10
 Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse (2,292)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024*
2:15 p.m., ESPN 		(15 A1) at (2 A1) No. 9 Notre Dame
First round 		L 67–81  21–11
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[12][13]

References

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  1. ^ "Kent State Takes Down NIU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 13, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Kent State Dominates Inside, Takes Down Ball State in MAC Tournament Semifinals". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 15, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "MAC Champs! Kent State Beats Buffalo in Women's Basketball Championship Game". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 16, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Kent State Drops NCAA Tournament First Round Game to No. 2 Seed Notre Dame". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 23, 2024. Retrieved October 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Mascitti, Carly (March 19, 2024). "'It still feels unreal': Kent State prepares for first NCAA tournament appearance in decades". News 5 Cleveland. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Early Three-Point Shooting Barrage Helps Flashes Advance to MAC Tournament Semis". Kent State Golden Flashes. March 8, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  8. ^ Hickman, Cliff (March 10, 2023). "Kent State falls to top-seeded Toledo in MAC women's basketball tournament semifinals". Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  10. ^ McClendon, James (March 15, 2023). "Dyaisha Fair torches Kent State for 24 points; Syracuse women advance to second round of WNIT". Syracuse.com. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  11. ^ "Saturday's CMU-Kent State Women's Basketball Canceled". Central Michigan University Athletics. February 2, 2024. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
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