2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

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2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record14–19 (7–9 CUSA)
Head coach
Associate head coachNitra Perry
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Stoehr
  • Tez Dumars
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
2023–24 Conference USA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 16 0   1.000 30 5   .857
Liberty 11 5   .688 18 16   .529
FIU 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Louisiana Tech 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Jacksonville State 7 9   .438 12 17   .414
New Mexico State 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Western Kentucky 6 10   .375 15 17   .469
UTEP 6 10   .375 12 19   .387
Sam Houston 2 14   .125 7 22   .241
2024 CUSA tournament winner

The 2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by eighth-year head coach Brooke Stoehr, and played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of Conference USA (C-USA).

Previous season

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The Lady Techsters finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 12–8 in C-USA play, and won the C-USA West Division regular-season title. They played in the quarterfinal round of the C-USA tournament, losing to UTEP.[1] They were invited to the WNIT, where they lost in the opening round to Arkansas.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Evie Goetz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Guyer High School
TCU
Denton, TX
G 1 Autumn Smith 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Martin High School Arlington, TX
G 3 Robyn Lee 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Moss Point High School Moss Point, MS
G 4 Paris Guillory 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr St. Louis Catholic High School Lake Charles, LA
G 10 Salma Bates 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr John Curtis High School
Tulane
Kenner, LA
G 22 Jianna Morris 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Sylvan Hills High School Sherwood, AR
G 23 Silvia Nativi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Benedetto Varchi Ferrara, Italy
G 24 Amaya Brannon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Plano Senior High School Plano, TX
F 32 Kate Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Denham Springs High School
Wisconsin
Denham Springs, LA
F 33 Mackenzie Wurm 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Allen High School Allen, TX
F 34 Ayen Angoi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bishop Lynch High School Dallas, TX
F 44 Anna Larr Roberson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Sr Cedar Creek School Ruston, LA
G 45 Anja Bukvic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So V Economic School Belgrade, Serbia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: September 18, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
LSU–Alexandria W 93–37  1–0
Thomas Assembly Center (1,144)
Ruston, LA
November 9, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Christian W 88–52  2–0
Thomas Assembly Center (3,521)
Ruston, LA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 p.m., LHN
at No. 11 Texas L 44–96  2–1
Moody Center (5,532)
Austin, TX
November 24, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Drake
Drake Thanksgiving Invitational
L 66–77  2-2
Knapp Center (1,734)
Des Moines, IA
November 25, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Maine
Drake Thanksgiving Invitational
L 54–60  2–3
Knapp Center (1,505)
Des Moines, IA
November 26, 2023*
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Richmond
Drake Thanksgiving Invitational
L 56–83  2–4
Knapp Center (580)
Des Moines, IA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana–Monroe L 52–60  2–5
Thomas Assembly Center (1,744)
Ruston, LA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., SECN+
at Vanderbilt L 63–71  2–6
Memorial Gymnasium (1,829)
Nashville, TN
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas L 60–100  2–7
Bud Walton Arena (2,599)
Fayetteville, AR
December 9, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 58–69  2–8
First National Bank Arena 
Jonesboro, AR
December 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
SMU L 53–69  2–9
Thomas Assembly Center (1,655)
Ruston, LA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Alcorn State W 49–47  3–9
Thomas Assembly Center (1,712)
Ruston, LA
December 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Baptist W 77–51  4–9
Thomas Assembly Center (1,527)
Ruston, LA
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama W 68–34  5–9
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
December 30, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Abilene Christian W 66–49  6–9
Moody Coliseum (1,281)
Abilene, TX
C-USA regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sam Houston W 66–62  7–9
(1–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,863)
Ruston, LA
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Middle Tennessee L 61–64 OT 7–10
(1–1)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,632)
Ruston, LA
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Liberty L 59–66  7–11
(1–2)
Liberty Arena (1,008)
Lynchburg, VA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 67–53  8–11
(2–2)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,690)
Ruston, LA
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UTEP L 57–61  8–12
(2–3)
Don Haskins Center (1,010)
El Paso, TX
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at New Mexico State L 64–66  8–13
(2–4)
Pan American Center (909)
Las Cruces, NM
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
FIU L 71–73  8–14
(2–5)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,902)
Ruston, LA
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 56–64  8–15
(2–6)
E. A. Diddle Arena (930)
Bowling Green, KY
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Liberty L 53–58  8–16
(2–7)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,604)
Ruston, LA
February 15, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Jacksonville State W 61–51  9–16
(3–7)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,015)
Jacksonville, AL
February 17, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at FIU L 51–68  9–17
(3–8)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (419)
Miami, FL
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UTEP W 85–69  10–17
(4–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,546)
Ruston, LA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
New Mexico State W 70–63  11–17
(5–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,775)
Ruston, LA
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 45–41  12–17
(6–8)
Thomas Assembly Center (1,564)
Ruston, LA
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Sam Houston W 71–57  13–17
(7–8)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (491)
Huntsville, TX
March 9, 2024
9:30 a.m., ESPN+
at Middle Tennessee L 58–79  13–18
(7–9)
Murphy Center (4,227)
Murfreesboro, TN
C-USA tournament
March 14, 2024
11:30 a.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Jacksonville State
Quarterfinals
W 60–54  14–18
Von Braun Center (2,157)
Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
L 56–62  14–19
Von Braun Center (2,701)
Huntsville, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Kavanaugh, Kyle (March 9, 2023). "Techsters Fall in Frisco". La Tech Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Kavanaugh, Kyle (March 16, 2023). "Techsters Season Comes to an End in WNIT". La Tech Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Tech Sports. Retrieved September 18, 2024.