2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	29–6 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Joddie Gleason (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Skip Gleason
Assistant coaches	Brandon Morrison; Jordan Loera;
Home arena	Reese Court
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington †	16	–	2	.889	29	–	6	.829
Northern Arizona	15	–	3	.833	25	–	9	.735
Montana	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
Montana State	10	–	8	.556	17	–	16	.515
Northern Colorado	10	–	8	.556	15	–	16	.484
Idaho	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Idaho State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Sacramento State	4	–	14	.222	6	–	25	.194
Weber State	4	–	14	.222	8	–	25	.242
Portland State	3	–	15	.167	8	–	23	.258

† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach Joddie Gleason, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 19–11, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.^[1] As the #4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated #5 seed Montana in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to top-seeded Northern Arizona in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
PG	1	Alexis Pettis	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Palisades Charter High School	Gardena, California
G	2	Ella Gallatin	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Snohomish High School	Snohomish, Washington
G	3	Ellie Boni	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS So	San Jose State	Spokane Valley, Washington
SG	4	Devynn Warns	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Liberty High School	Renton, Washington
G	5	Breeje Schuler	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	St Peter's School, Cambridge	Te Aroha, New Zealand
G	10	Jacinta Buckley	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	UNLV	Spokane, Washington
PG	12	Andie Zylak	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Lewis and Clark High School	Spokane, Washington
PF	14	Cori Wilcox	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	RS Fr	Lake Stevens High School	Lake Stevens, Washington
G	15	Jamie Loera	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Arizona State	Moses Lake, Washington
PF	21	Milly Knowles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Myerscough College	Barrow-in-Furness, England
SF	23	Jaydia Martin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Hudson's Bay High School	Vancouver, Washington
G	24	Jaleesa Lawrence	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Meridian High School	Meridian, Idaho
G	25	Aaliyah Alexander	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	RS So	Todd Beamer High School	Federal Way, Washington
G	30	Gabrielle Jung	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Jr	Dickinson High School	Dickinson, North Dakota
SF	41	Addison Hall	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Winlock Senior High School	Winlock, Washington
PF	44	Camille Jentzsch	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Lake Stevens High School	Lake Stevens, Washington
PF	52	Bella Hays	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Fr	Wasilla High School	Wasilla, Alaska

Head coach

Joddie Gleason (Chico State)

Assistant coach(es)

Skip Gleason (Chico State)
Brandon Morrison (UNLV)
Jordan Loera (Oregon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023* 2:00 pm		Montana Tech	W 80–49	–	–	–	–	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Regular season
November 8, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 86–77	1–0	27 – Alexander	11 – Alexander	4 – 2 Tied	America First Event Center (740) Cedar City, UT
November 10, 2023* 4:00 pm		at Utah State	W 75–39	2–0	18 – Alexander	5 – 3 Tied	12 – Loera	Smith Spectrum (326) Logan, UT
November 16, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Corban	W 72–47	3–0	13 – 2 Tied	8 – Jung	3 – Loera	Reese Court (586) Cheney, WA
November 20, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 63–71	3–1	17 – 2 Tied	6 – 3 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	Bren Events Center (537) Irvine, CA
November 22, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tarleton State	W 64–62	4–1	16 – Pettis	12 – Knowles	3 – 3 Tied	Wisdom Gymnasium (427) Stephenville, TX
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		Gonzaga	L 80–82	4–2	21 – Lawrence	9 – Knowles	7 – Loera	Reese Court (1,378) Cheney, WA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Boise State	W 64–43	5–2	14 – Alexander	6 – 4 Tied	6 – Loera	Reese Court (729) Cheney, WA
December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Walla Walla	W 82–33	6–2	15 – Hays	6 – Knowles	6 – Zylak	Reese Court (429) Cheney, WA
December 15, 2023* 11:30 am, P12N		at California	L 70–78	6–3	16 – Buckley	4 – 3 Tied	6 – Loera	Haas Pavilion (4,112) Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm		vs. Presbyterian Vegas Holiday Hoops	W 92–51	7–3	12 – Alexander	5 – 3 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
December 22, 2023* 12:00 pm		vs. Wyoming Vegas Holiday Hoops	W 62–43	8–3	16 – Loera	8 – Buckley	4 – Loera	South Point Arena Enterprise, NV
December 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 68–58	9–3 (1–0)	21 – Alexander	8 – 2 Tied	9 – Loera	Viking Pavilion (563) Portland, OR
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 60–33	10–3 (2–0)	23 – Alexander	10 – Alexander	5 – Loera	Hornets Nest (329) Sacramento, CA
January 3, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Omaha Summit League Challenge	W 96–82	11–3	23 – Lawrence	13 – Knowles	7 – Loera	Reese Court (492) Cheney, WA
January 6, 2024* 11:00 am, SLN		at North Dakota Summit League Challenge	W 72–65	12–3	18 – Alexander	14 – Alexander	6 – Loera	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		at Idaho	W 67–44	13–3 (3–0)	27 – Alexander	10 – Loera	6 – Loera	ICCU Arena (1,045) Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Weber State	W 56–38	14–3 (4–0)	17 – Loera	9 – Buckley	5 – Loera	Reese Court (2,231) Cheney, WA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	W 68–46	15–3 (5–0)	19 – Loera	9 – Loera	8 – Loera	Reese Court (672) Cheney, WA
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 68–62	16–3 (6–0)	17 – Lawrence	8 – Hays	1 – 5 Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (753) Greeley, CO
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 81–89 ^OT	16–4 (6–1)	31 – Alexander	11 – Loera	6 – Loera	Findlay Toyota Court (452) Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	L 61–62	16–5 (6–2)	15 – Loera	8 – Knowles	3 – Loera	Reese Court (539) Cheney, WA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	W 61–56	17–5 (7–2)	19 – Loera	11 – Loera	3 – 2 Tied	Reese Court (592) Cheney, WA
February 5, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 63–39	18–5 (8–2)	14 – 2 Tied	8 – Loera	7 – Loera	Reese Court (491) Cheney, WA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		Idaho	W 62–52	19–5 (9–2)	15 – Alexander	7 – Lawrence	6 – Loera	Reese Court (964) Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 59–56	20–5 (10–2)	15 – 2 Tied	7 – Loera	3 – Loera	Reed Gym (720) Pocatello, ID
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 74–54	21–5 (11–2)	21 – Loera	8 – Knowles	8 – Loera	Dee Events Center (331) Ogden, UT
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 67-42	22–5 (12–2)	15 – Loera	10 – Martin	5 – Loera	Reese Court (779) Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 68–63	23–5 (13–2)	19 – Lawrence	9 – Lawrence	5 – Loera	Reese Court (859) Cheney, WA
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 56–55	24–5 (14–2)	20 – Loera	10 – Loera	2 – 4 Tied	Dahlberg Arena (3,495) Missoula, MT
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	W 52-50	25–5 (15–2)	15 – Loera	8 – Buckley	8 – Loera	Worthington Arena (2,007) Bozeman, MT
March 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 72–59	26–5 (16–2)	14 – 3 Tied	7 – 2 Tied	8 – Loera	Reese Court (823) Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Weber State Quarterfinals	W 71–58	27–5	15 – Lawrence	9 – Buckley	8 – Loera	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 12, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Montana State Semifinals	W 56–39	28–5	16 – Buckley	10 – Alexander	8 – Loera	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (2) Northern Arizona Championship Game	W 73–64	29–5	20 – Buckley	11 – Buckley	5 – Loera	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPNU	(14 A1)	at (3 A1) No. 12 Oregon State First round	L 51–73	29–6	21 – Loera	5 – Buckley	4 – Loera	Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Eagles race into the semifinals after knocking off the Grizzlies". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Lumberjacks Advance to Championship Game After Victory over No. 4 EWU, 74-57". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Eastern Washington Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[2] "Eagles race into the semifinals after knocking off the Grizzlies". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[3] "Lumberjacks Advance to Championship Game After Victory over No. 4 EWU, 74-57". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[5] "Eastern Washington Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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