2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
WBIT, Semifinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 Stanford 15 – 3   .833 30 – 6   .833
No. 5 USC † 13 – 5   .722 29 – 6   .829
No. 10 UCLA 13 – 5   .722 27 – 7   .794
No. 8 Oregon State 12 – 6   .667 27 – 8   .771
No. 15 Colorado 11 – 7   .611 24 – 10   .706
No. 22 Utah 11 – 7   .611 23 – 11   .676
Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
California 7 – 11   .389 19 – 15   .559
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 21 – 15   .583
Washington 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
Arizona State 3 – 15   .167 11 – 20   .355
Oregon 2 – 16   .111 11 – 21   .344
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT as a number one seeded team.[1] This would be final season as Pac-12 member as they will join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years.

Previous season

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The Cougars 23–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a seventh place. They defeated California, Utah, Colorado and UCLA to win their first ever Pac-12 women's tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They received the number 5 seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They were upset in the first round by number 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.

Offseason

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Departures

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Washington State Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaia Woods 0 G 5'3" Sophomore Tiffin, OH Transferred to Akron
Emma Nankervis 3 G 6'3" Senior Mount Eliza, Australia Graduated
Ula Motuga 15 F 6'0" GS Senior Logan, Australia Graduated
Grace Sarver 20 G 5'8" Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
Lauren Glazier 25 F/C 6'4" Freshman North Bend, WA Transferred to Pacific

Incoming

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Washington State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Beyonce Bea 25 G/F 6'1" GS Senior Washougal, WA Idaho

Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jenna Villa
G 		Arlington, WA Arlington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Tara Wallack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Semiahmoo Secondary South Surrey, BC
C 3 Candace Kpetikou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Saint Joseph HS Niamey, Niger
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker Injured 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr St. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand
G 10 Eleonora Villa 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Costa Masnaga Lissone, Italy
G 11 Astera Tuhina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Deportivo Promete Pristina, Kosovo
G 12 Kyra Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Raymond HS Raymond, WA
C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr St. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, BC
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Audentese spordigümnaasium
South Plains College 		Tartu, Estonia
G/F 25 Beyonce Bea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Washougal HS
Idaho 		Washougal, WA
C 33 Alex Covill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Fr Hellgate HS Missoula, MT
G 34 Jenna Villa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Arlington HS Arlington, WA
G 45 Cia Eklöf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS Fr Mäkelänrinteen Lukio Helsinki, Finland
C 55 Bella Murekatete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Genesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
12:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Montana Western W 92–51 
 17 – Leger-Walker   11 – Murekatete   7 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 7, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Cal Poly W 78–61  1–0
  18 – Murekatete   9 – Bea   9 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (468)
Pullman, WA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		No. 24 Gonzaga W 77–72 OT 2–0
  26 – Leger-Walker   11 – Bea   4 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,587)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2023*
2:30 p.m. 		No. 24 Idaho State W 64–47  3–0
  16 – Murekatete   8 – Covill   5 – Wallack  Beasley Coliseum (924)
Pullman, WA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 at Montana W 61–49  4–0
  22 – Murekatete   11 – Murekatete   3 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,359)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 24 at Prairie View A&M W 81–43  5–0
  17 – Leger-Walker   9 – Murekatete   4 – Tuhina  William J. Nicks Building (426)
Prairie View, TX
November 23, 2023*
8:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 vs. Maryland
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 		W 87–67  6–0
  17 – Murekatete   15 – Leger-Walker   13 – Leger-Walker  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (150)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023*
8:00 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 vs. UMass
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 		W 90–48  7–0
  15 – E. Villa   9 – Leger-Walker   10 – Tuhina  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (71)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2023*
10:30 a.m., FloHoops 		No. 23 vs. Green Bay
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division 		L 48–59  7–1
  17 – Leger-Walker   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (136)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Texas A&M–Commerce W 111–50  8–1
  22 – Murekatete   18 – Murekatete   13 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (805)
Pullman, WA
December 1, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		UC Davis W 77–52  9–1
  19 – Tuhina   10 – Leger-Walker   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (840)
Pullman, WA
December 5, 2023*
4:00 p.m., Midco 		No. 21 at South Dakota State W 69–64  10–1
  18 – Tuhina   7 – Murekatete   4 – Leger-Walker  Frost Arena (1,827)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 21 Washington L 55–60  10–2
(0–1) 		 19 – Murekatete   6 – Murekatete   5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,455)
Pullman, WA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., P12N 		Houston W 95–48  11–2
  21 – Wallack   14 – Murekatete   11 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (956)
Pullman, WA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Auburn L 62–69  11–3
  15 – Tuhina   9 – Leger-Walker   10 – Leger-Walker  Neville Arena (2,341)
Auburn, AL
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 8 Stanford L 65–74  11–4
(0–2) 		 22 – Leger-Walker   9 – Tied   4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at California L 72–73 OT 11–5
(0–3) 		 20 – Leger-Walker   8 – Murekatete   5 – Wallack  Haas Pavilion (1,249)
Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington W 72–59  12–5
(1–3) 		 16 – E. Villa   10 – Bea   5 – Leger-Walker  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,104)
Seattle, WA
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona State W 79–64  13–5
(2–3) 		 16 – Tied   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,042)
Pullman, WA
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona W 78–57  14–5
(3–3) 		 20 – Wallack   11 – Murekatete   11 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,232)
Pullman, WA
January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 11 USC L 62–70  14–6
(3–4) 		 21 – Wallack   7 – Murekatete   7 – Leger-Walker  Galen Center (2,671)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 2 UCLA W 85–82  15–6
(4–4) 		 20 – Murekatete   7 – Murekatete   4 – Murekatete  Pauley Pavilion (7,241)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Colorado L 57–63  15–7
(4–5) 		 19 – Wallack   10 – Murekatete   3 – Murekatete  Beasley Coliseum (1,154)
Pullman, WA
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 20 Utah L 61–73  15–8
(4–6) 		 15 – Tied   10 – Wallack   3 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,700)
Pullman, WA
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		California L 59–66  15–9
(4–7) 		 17 – E. Villa   6 – Bea   4 – Bea  Beasley Coliseum (1,023)
Pullman, WA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 6 Stanford L 58–73  15–10
(4–8) 		 16 – E. Villa   7 – Bea   3 – Wallack  Beasley Coliseum (1,304)
Pullman, WA
February 16, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N 		at Arizona L 45–64  15–11
(4–9) 		 16 – E. Villa   9 – Bea   3 – Wallack  McKale Center (7,383)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N 		at Arizona State W 73–46  16–11
(5–9) 		 23 – Wallack   13 – Bea   5 – Tuhina  Desert Financial Arena (2,021)
Tempe, AZ
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 9 Oregon State L 52–65  16–12
(5–10) 		 14 – Murekatete   8 – Murekatete   5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,853)
Pullman, WA
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon W 71–61  17–12
(6–10) 		 24 – Tuhina   9 – Murekatete   5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,331)
Pullman, WA
February 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 18 Utah L 67–82  17–13
(6–11) 		 14 – Murekatete   4 – Tied   4 – E. Villa  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,691)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 13 Colorado W 72–63  18–13
(7–11) 		 20 – E. Villa   7 – Bea   5 – Wallack  CU Events Center (7,491)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
2:30 p.m., P12N 		(9) vs. (8) California
First Round 		L 44–65  18–14
  17 – Villa   9 – Bea   3 – Tuhina  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) Lamar
First round 		W 66–46  19–14
  15 – Wallack   10 – Bea   6 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (490)
Pullman, WA
March 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (4) Santa Clara
Second round 		W 73–47  20–14
  14 – Tuhina   11 – Bea   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (674)
Pullman, WA
March 28, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		(1) (2) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 63–61  21–14
  15 – Villa   12 – Bea   4 – Villa  Beasley Coliseum (901)
Pullman, WA
April 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU 		(1) vs. (4) Illinois
Semifinals 		L 58–81  21–15
  20 – Tuhina   9 – Murekatete   3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,748)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

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See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP242423RV21RVRVRV———RVRV———————Not released
CoachesRVRV25RV22RVRV—————RV———————

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matt Newton (March 17, 2024). "Complete 2024 WBIT Bracket - Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament". Fan Nation - Part of the Sports Illustrated Media Group. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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