2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	10–19 (5–15 WAC)
Head coach	Dan Nielson (5th season);
Associate head coach	Adam Wardenburg (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Shreeve (2nd season); Xojian Harry (2nd season);
Home arena	UCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500); Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
California Baptist †	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
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his fifth season.^[3] The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 6–24, 3–15 in WAC play, to finish in twelfth place. In the 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament, they lost to Utah Tech in the first round.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Position	Height	Year	Reason for departure
Jaeden Brown	F	6'1"	Sophomore	Transferred to Southern Utah^[5]
Shay Fano	F	6'0"	Junior	Transferred to Grand Canyon^[6]
Kayla Anderson	F	5'7"	Senior	Graduated
Mae Afoa	F	6'1"	Freshman	Transferred to USC Upstate^[7]

Incoming transfers

Name	Position	Height	Year	Previous school
Amanda Barcello	G/F	5'11"	Sophomore	BYU^[8]
Jenna Dick	G	5'8"	Senior	Tarleton^[9]
Liana Kaitu'u	F	6'0"	Senior	Portland^[10]

Roster

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kylee Mabry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Davis High School	Kaysville, UT
F	2	Elina Tausinga	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	East High School	Salt Lake City, UT
G/F	3	Amanda Barcello	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Seton Catholic High School BYU	Chandler, AZ
G	4	Abby Hendricks	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Fr	La Costa Canyon High School	Carlsbad, CA
G	5	Jenna Dick	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Brookswood Secondary Tarleton	Langley, BC
G	8	Noga Haran	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Emek Harod High School	Modi'in, Israel
G	10	Saige Gibb	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	Timpview High School	Raymond, AB
G	12	Eleyana Tafisi	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Copper Hills High School	West Jordan, UT
G	13	Ally Criddle	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Skyridge High School	Lehi, UT
G	14	Abby Conlee	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Lone Peak High School	Alpine, UT
G	21	Tahlia White	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Jr	Mountain View High School BYU	Orem, UT
F	23	Liana Kiatu'u	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	East High School Portland	Salt Lake City, UT
G	24	Kaylee Byon	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Rosary Academy	Buena Park, CA
G/F	25	Halle Nelson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	American Fork High School Utah State	American Fork, UT
C	34	Tessa Chaney	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Westlake High School	Saratoga Springs, UT

Head coach

Dan Nielson (BYU)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Wardenburg (Utah State)
Michael Shreeve (BYU)
Xojian Harry (BYU)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 7, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	Weber State	W 56–55	1–0	UCCU Center (2,548) Orem, UT
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash	L 44–59	1–1	Marriott Center (1,690) Provo, UT
November 18, 2023* 1:30 p.m.	at St. Thomas	L 62–70	1–2	Schoenecker Arena (315) Saint Paul, MN
November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Westminster	W 76–42	2–2	UCCU Center (346) Orem, UT
November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho	W 66–59	3–2	ICCU Arena (1,057) Moscow, ID
November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Seattle	L 48–58	3–3 (0–1)	Redhawk Center (302) Seattle, WA
December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry	L 59–73	3–4 (0–2)	UCCU Center (615) Orem, UT
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho State	L 50–54	3–5 (0–2)	Reed Gym (843) Pocatello, ID
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Utah State	W 68–38	4–5 (0–2)	UCCU Center (472) Orem, UT
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at New Mexico State C-USA/WAC	L 39–70	4–6 (0–2)	Pan American Center (351) Las Cruces, NM
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Sam Houston C-USA/WAC	W 73–69 ^OT	5–6 (0–2)	UCCU Center (304) Orem, UT
January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist	L 61–80	5–7 (0–3)	Fowler Events Center (454) Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southern Utah	L 58–71	5–8 (0–4)	America First Event Center (493) Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Arlington	L 64–72	5–9 (0–5)	UCCU Center (519) Orem, UT
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UT Rio Grande Valley	W 75–62	6–9 (1–5)	UCCU Center (411) Orem, UT
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Grand Canyon	L 68–78	6–10 (1–6)	UCCU Center (1,183) Orem, UT
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry	W 55–52	7–10 (2–6)	Burns Arena (668) St. George, UT
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Seattle	W 59–56	8–10 (3–6)	UCCU Center (567) Orem, UT
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Stephen F. Austin	L 63–72	8–11 (3–7)	Lockhart Arena (521) Orem, UT
February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon	L 52–66	8–12 (3–8)	GCU Arena (2,207) Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tarleton	L 55–60	8–13 (3–9)	Wisdom Gymnasium (747) Stephenville, TX
February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Abilene Christian	L 53–66	8–14 (3–10)	Moody Coliseum (1,056) Abilene, TX
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	California Baptist	W 92–89 ^OT	9–14 (4–10)	Lockhart Arena (407) Orem, UT
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southern Utah	L 66–67 ^2OT	9–15 (4–11)	Lockhart Arena (689) Orem, UT
February 22, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Rio Grande Valley	L 62–63	9–16 (4–12)	UTRGV Fieldhouse (777) Edinburg, TX
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stephen F. Austin	L 35–84	9–17 (4–13)	William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,232) Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UT Arlington	L 53–67	9–18 (4–14)	College Park Center (1,012) Arlington, TX
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Tarleton	W 73–66	10–18 (5–14)	UCCU Center (699) Orem, UT
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Abilene Christian	L 50–81	10–19 (5–15)	UCCU Center (571) Orem, UT
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[11]

References

^ "UCCU Center". utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ England, Katie (January 22, 2017). "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
^ "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "Utah Valley 68-72 Utah Tech (Mar 6, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "Southern Utah University Adds Six Talented Players to Women's Basketball Team". BVM Sports. September 13, 2023. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ Macdonald, Nick (April 26, 2023). "GCU lands top WAC rebounder in Fano". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "Head Coach Jason Williams and Upstate Women's Basketball Staff Add Four Spartans With Summer Session Around the Corner". University of South Carolina - Upstate. June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "UVU signs BYU Transfer Amanda Barcello". BVM Sports. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ "Nielson announces signing of Tarleton transfer Jenna Dick". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 22, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "UVU Signs Portland Grad Transfer and SLC Native Liana Kaitu'u". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

[1] "UCCU Center". utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[2] England, Katie (January 22, 2017). "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.

[3] "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. September 28, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[4] "Utah Valley 68-72 Utah Tech (Mar 6, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[5] "Southern Utah University Adds Six Talented Players to Women's Basketball Team". BVM Sports. September 13, 2023. Archived from the original on October 26, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[6] Macdonald, Nick (April 26, 2023). "GCU lands top WAC rebounder in Fano". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[7] "Head Coach Jason Williams and Upstate Women's Basketball Staff Add Four Spartans With Summer Session Around the Corner". University of South Carolina - Upstate. June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[8] "UVU signs BYU Transfer Amanda Barcello". BVM Sports. April 27, 2023. Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[9] "Nielson announces signing of Tarleton transfer Jenna Dick". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 22, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[10] "UVU Signs Portland Grad Transfer and SLC Native Liana Kaitu'u". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.

[11] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Utah Valley University Athletics. Retrieved August 7, 2024.

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v t e Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
Venues	UCCU Center (1996–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches
Seasons	2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25