2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	12–13 (7–7 MAC)
Head coach	Shane Clipfell (12th season);
Associate head coach	Terrance Slater
Assistant coaches	Meredith Applin; Peyton Booth; Quim Gomez;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	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 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 12th-year head coach Shane Clipfell, played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2022–23 season 12–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.^[1] Due to tiebreakers, they failed to qualify for the MAC tournament, as only the top eight teams qualify.^[2]^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	1	Denali Craig-Edwards	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Peoria High School	Peoria, Illinois
G	3	Hannah Spitzley	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Pewamo-Westphalia High School	Westphalia, Michigan
F	4	De'Ahna Richardson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS So	Bolingbrook High School	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	5	Artemis Kouki	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS So	ACS Athens	Athens, Greece
G	10	Gabi Saxman	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Schoolcraft High School	Schoolcraft, Michigan
G	11	Megan Wagner	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Mason High School	Mason, Ohio
G	12	Alli Carlson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	East Grand Rapids High School	Grand Rapids, Michigan
G	14	Kaiden Glenn	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Austin Peay	Ypsilanti, Michigan
C	15	Lauren Audino	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	St. Mary Catholic Secondary School	Welland, Ontario
G	20	McKenna Macon	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Lawton High School	Lawton, Michigan
F	21	Jasmine Elder	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Kentucky State	Wayne, Michigan
G	22	Kaitlyn Zarycki	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Saginaw Valley State	Niles, Michigan
C	23	Evyn Carrier	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Sycamore High School	Sycamore, Illinois
G	32	Maggie Stutelberg	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS So	Glenbard West High School	Glen Ellyn, Illinois
G	33	Nile Muguira Orbe	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Lointek Gernika Bizkaia Club	Guernica, Spain

Head coach

Shane Clipfell (Eastern Michigan)

Assistant coach(es)

Terrance Slater (Western Michigan)
Meredith Applin (Western Michigan)
Peyton Booth (New Hampshire)
Quim Gomez (UAB)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 22, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 1:00 pm		Aquinas	W 76–47	–	University Arena (742) Kalamazoo, MI
November 2, 2023* 7:00 pm		Goshen	W 75–53	–	University Arena (–) Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 pm, FloHoops		at DePaul	L 53–77	0–1	Wintrust Arena (1,111) Chicago, IL
November 10, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 58–71	0–2	GSU Convocation Center (703) Atlanta, GA
November 16, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	W 54–52	1–2	Beeghly Center (1,182) Youngstown, OH
November 24, 2023* 6:30 pm		vs. Campbell Puerto Rico Tournament	L 61–70	1–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 25, 2023* 5:00 pm		vs. UNC Asheville Puerto Rico Tournament	W 58–54	2–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 75–71 ^OT	3–3	University Arena (757) Kalamazoo, MI
December 2, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Davenport	W 61–48	4–3	University Arena (788) Kalamazoo, MI
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	L 59–62	4–4	University Arena (640) Kalamazoo, MI
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Purdue Fort Wayne	W 78–76	5–4	University Arena (826) Kalamazoo, MI
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, ACCN		at No. 14 Notre Dame	L 47–84	5–5	Purcell Pavilion (5,367) Notre Dame, IN
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	L 56–78	5–6 (0–1)	University Arena (868) Kalamazoo, MI
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 69–75	5–7 (0–2)	Stroh Center (2,054) Bowling Green, OH
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	L 55–82	5–8 (0–3)	Savage Arena (3,694) Toledo, OH
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	L 50–63	5–9 (0–4)	University Arena (775) Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 73–58	6–9 (1–4)	University Arena (699) Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 66–63	7–9 (2–4)	Alumni Arena (1,338) Amherst, NY
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	W 60–51	8–9 (3–4)	University Arena (675) Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Central Michigan	L 45–53	8–10 (3–5)	McGuirk Arena (1,302) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 76–49	9–10 (4–5)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,358) Ypsilanti, MI
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 57–70	9–11 (4–6)	MAC Center (1,854) Kent, OH
February 10, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Appalachian State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 68–78	9–12	University Arena (984) Kalamazoo, MI
February 14, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 65–47	10–12 (5–6)	Convocation Center (1,958) DeKalb, IL
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 50–58	10–13 (5–7)	Millett Hall (1,472) Oxford, OH
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 65–55	11–13 (6–7)	University Arena (797) Kalamazoo, MI
February 24, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	W 76–49	12–13 (7–7)	University Arena (1,323) Kalamazoo, MI
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	L 64–67	12–14 (7–8)	Convocation Center Athens, OH
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 69–84	12–15 (7–9)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 73–87	12–16 (7–10)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 64–66	12–17 (7–11)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+/CBSSN	No. (8)	vs. No. (1) Toledo	L 61–72	12–18	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "2023 MAC Tournament HQ". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
^ "Western Michigan Broncos 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[2] "2023 MAC Tournament HQ". Kent State Golden Flashes. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[3] "Tie-Breaker Procedures". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

[5] "Western Michigan Broncos 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

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