2023–24 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 8–22 (5–11 The Summit) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Lindsay Werntz |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Hamilton Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Summit League tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Denver Pioneers women's basketball team represented the University of Denver in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Pioneers, led by fourth-year head coach Doshia Woods, competed in the Summit League. They played their home games at Hamilton Gymnasium.
Previous season
[edit]The Pioneers finished the 2022–23 season 12–18, 8–10 in Summit League play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. Due to a tiebreaker, they were the No. 7 seed in the Summit League tournament; they lost in the first round to Kansas City.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Sophia Zulich | 1 | F | 5'11" | Junior | Ontario, Canada | TBD |
Mikayla Brandon | 14 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Bourbonnais, IL | Graduated |
Ally Haar | 20 | G | 5'6" | GS Senior | West Chester, OH | Graduated |
Mikenzie Jones | 22 | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Aurora, CO | Transferred to UMass |
Tsimba Malonga | 32 | G | 5'7" | GS Senior | Bolingbrook, IL | Graduated |
Cheyenne Forney | 34 | F | 6'3" | Junior | Riverside, CA | Transferred to Arkansas State |
Incoming
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Laila McLeod | 1 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Grand Canyon |
Lauren With | 32 | F | 6'2" | GS Senior | Hartland, WI | Indianapolis |
Recruiting
[edit]There was no recruiting class for 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Air Force | L 63–65 | 0–1 |
22 – Smith | 13 – Jones | 3 – tied | Clune Arena (579) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
November 10, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at North Alabama | W 67–51 | 1–1 |
16 – Minett | 11 – Smith | 6 – Jones | CB&S Bank Arena (1,072) Florence, AL | ||||
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., Altitude2/SLN |
Wyoming | L 41–58 | 1–2 |
15 – Counsel | 6 – tied | 3 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (615) Denver, CO | ||||
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SLN |
Central Arkansas Denver Classic |
L 84–90 | 1–3 |
29 – Jones | 9 – tied | 7 – Robles | Hamilton Gymnasium (352) Denver, CO | ||||
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SLN |
South Alabama Denver Classic |
L 53–62 | 1–4 |
17 – Jones | 16 – Minett | 3 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (612) Denver, CO | ||||
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Loyola Marymount | L 61–79 | 1–5 |
20 – Smith | 9 – Minett | 5 – Robles | Gersten Pavilion (249) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
December 2, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC Irvine | L 47–50 | 1–6 |
18 – Counsel | 9 – Jones | 3 – Jones | Bren Events Center (587) Irvine, CA | ||||
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., SLN |
Stetson | W 74–52 | 2–6 |
21 – Counsel | 8 – With | 7 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (273) Denver, CO | ||||
December 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Texas State | L 46–72 | 2–7 |
13 – Counsel | 8 – Minett | 3 – Smith | Strahan Arena (771) San Marcos, TX | ||||
December 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SLN |
Colorado Christian | W 81–59 | 3–7 |
15 – tied | 9 – Jones | 5 – Robles | Hamilton Gymnasium (260) Denver, CO | ||||
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., SLN |
Saint Mary's | L 56–61 | 3–8 |
24 – Smith | 8 – With | 4 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (230) Denver, CO | ||||
December 29, 2023 6:00 p.m., SLN |
Omaha | W 81–63 | 4–8 (1–0) |
23 – Jones | 16 – Jones | 4 – tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (344) Denver, CO | ||||
December 31, 2023 1:00 p.m., SLN |
at Oral Roberts | L 64–95 | 4–9 (1–1) |
14 – Robles | 5 – tied | 4 – Robles | Mabee Center (1,492) Tulsa, OK | ||||
January 3, 2023* 5:00 p.m., Altitude/SLN |
Idaho Big Sky–Summit Challenge |
L 51–60 | 4–10 |
23 – Jones | 12 – Jones | 2 – tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (302) Denver, CO | ||||
January 6, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Colorado Big Sky–Summit Challenge |
L 56–59 | 4–11 |
20 – Jones | 14 – Minett | 5 – Jones | Bank of Colorado Arena (693) Greeley, CO | ||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN |
at South Dakota State | L 50–68 | 4–12 (1–2) |
13 – Smith | 11 – Minett | 7 – Jones | Frost Arena (1,226) Brookings, SD | ||||
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
North Dakota State | L 63–84 | 4–13 (1–3) |
18 – Jones | 6 – Smith | 4 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (268) Denver, CO | ||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN |
North Dakota | L 68–78 | 4–14 (1–4) |
21 – Counsel | 8 – Smith | 5 – tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (545) Denver, CO | ||||
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
at South Dakota | L 70–78 | 4–15 (1–5) |
18 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 6 – Jones | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,577) Vermillion, SD | ||||
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
at Omaha | L 77–80 | 4–16 (1–6) |
28 – Robles | 18 – Minett | 5 – Robles | Baxter Arena (431) Omaha, NE | ||||
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
Kansas City | W 65–50 | 5–16 (2–6) |
20 – Jones | 12 – Minett | 4 – tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (245) Denver, CO | ||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN |
Oral Roberts | W 102–92 | 6 16 (3–6) |
24 – Jones | 16 – Minett | 9 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (322) Denver, CO | ||||
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
South Dakota | L 48–78 | 6–17 (3–7) |
14 – Robles | 10 – Jones | 4 – Robles | Hamilton Gymnasium (348) Denver, CO | ||||
February 10, 2024 11:00 a.m., SLN |
at St. Thomas (MN) | W 67–61 | 7–17 (4–7) |
21 – tied | 9 – tied | 6 – Robles | Schoenecker Arena (345) St. Paul, MN | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
at North Dakota | L 65–75 | 7–18 (4–8) |
20 – Jones | 12 – Minett | 5 – tied | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,232) Grand Forks, ND | ||||
February 17, 2024 12:00 p.m., SLN |
at North Dakota State | L 65–86 | 7–19 (4–9) |
24 – Jones | 4 – Minett | 5 – Jones | Scheels Center (1,255) Fargo, ND | ||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
South Dakota State | L 64–73 | 7–20 (4–10) |
21 – Jones | 5 – Jones | 6 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (262) Denver, CO | ||||
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN |
at Kansas City | W 74–60 | 8–20 (5–10) |
16 – Smith | 11 – tied | 7 – Jones | Swinney Recreation Center (771) Kansas City, MO | ||||
March 2, 2024 3:00 p.m., SLN |
St. Thomas (MN) | L 68–79 | 8–21 (5–11) |
22 – Jones | 10 – Jones | 4 – Smith | Hamilton Gymnasium (517) Denver, CO | ||||
Summit League women's tournament | |||||||||||
March 9, 2024 11:30 a.m., SLN |
(7) | vs. (2) North Dakota State Quarterfinals |
L 60–72 | 8–22 |
16 – Jones | 6 – Jones | 4 – Jones | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Denver Athletics. Retrieved 2024-05-18.