2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

Intercollegiate basketball season team

2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record23–9 (11–7 Big East)
Head coach
  • Megan Duffy (5th season)
Associate head coachJustine Raterman
Assistant coaches
  • Khadijah Rushdan
  • Kayla Kleifgen
Home arenaAl McGuire Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big East women's basketball standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 UConn † 18 – 0   1.000 33 – 6   .846
No. 23 Creighton 15 – 3   .833 26 – 6   .813
St. John's 11 – 7   .611 18 – 15   .545
Villanova 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Marquette 11 – 7   .611 23 – 9   .719
Georgetown 9 – 9   .500 23 – 12   .657
Seton Hall 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Butler 6 – 12   .333 15 – 17   .469
Providence 6 – 12   .333 13 – 21   .382
DePaul 4 – 14   .222 12 – 20   .375
Xavier 0 – 18   .000 1 – 27   .036
† 2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, were led by fifth-year head coach Megan Duffy and played their home games at the Al McGuire Center as members of the Big East Conference.[1][2]

Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[3] As the #5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated #4 seed St. John's in the quarterfinals,[4] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions UConn in the semifinals.[5] They received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #9 seed in the Greenville 1 Region.[6] They were defeated by #8 region seed South Florida in the first round.[7]

Roster

2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lee Volker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Duke Purcellville, Virginia
G 2 Bridget Utberg 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So Central Michigan Canton, Georgia
G 3 Rose Nkumu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Iowa City High School Iowa City, Iowa
F 4 Abbey Cracknell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Gulf Coast State College Avoca Beach, Australia
F 5 Charia Smith 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Northland High School Columbus, Ohio
G 10 Claire Kaifes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mill Valley High School Shawnee, Kansas
F 11 Skylar Forbes 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Scarborough Prep Markham, Ontario
G 12 Mackenzie Hare 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Naperville North High School Naperville, Illinois
G/F 20 Frannie Hottinger 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Lehigh Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota
G 22 Halle Vice 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Pleasant Valley High School Bettendorf, Iowa
G 23 Jordan King 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hononegah High School Rockton, Illinois
F 32 Liza Karlen 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Stillwater Area High School Saint Paul, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 30, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		UT Martin W 84–51  1–0
 Al McGuire Center (3,211)
Milwaukee, WI
November 11, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 23 Illinois W 71–67  2–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,428)
Milwaukee, WI
November 15, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at IUPUI W 92–58  3–0
 IUPUI Gymnasium (439)
Indianapolis, IN
November 19, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		Saint Peter's W 96–36  4–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,032)
Milwaukee, WI
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m. 		vs. Boston College
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 73–65  5–0
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (591)
Fort Myers, FL
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		vs. Arkansas
Fort Myers Tip-Off 		W 74–58  6–0
 Suncoast Credit Union Arena (227)
Fort Myers, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 23 Memphis W 88–59  7–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,226)
Milwaukee, WI
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 23 Penn W 87–52  8–0
 Al McGuire Center (922)
Milwaukee, WI
December 10, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 19 at Illinois State W 64–62  9–0
 CEFCU Arena (2,129)
Normal, IL
December 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 No. 20 Creighton W 76–70  10–0
(1–0) 		Al McGuire Center (1,503)
Milwaukee, WI
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 Appalachian State W 99–91  11–0
 Al McGuire Center (1,915)
Milwaukee, WI
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 18 Bucknell W 67–39  12–0
 Al McGuire Center (2,240)
Milwaukee, WI
December 31, 2023
12:00 p.m., SNY 		No. 18 at No. 15 UConn L 64–95  12–1
(1–1) 		XL Center (15,684)
Hartford, CT
January 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 at St. John's L 56–57  12–2
(1–2) 		Carnesecca Arena (147)
Queens, NY
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 19 Xavier W 81–52  13–2
(2–2) 		Al McGuire Center (1,616)
Milwaukee, WI
January 9, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 23 at Seton Hall W 75–54  14–2
(3–2) 		Walsh Gymnasium (336)
South Orange, NJ
January 13, 2024
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 23 DePaul W 78–47  15–2
(4–2) 		Al McGuire Center (1,830)
Milwaukee, WI
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		No. 22 at Villanova L 63–66  15–3
(4–3) 		Finneran Pavilion (1,643)
Villanova, PA
January 23, 2024
6:00 p.m., SNY 		No. 8 UConn L 59–85  15–4
(4–4) 		Al McGuire Center (3,585)
Milwaukee, WI
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m., FloSports 		Butler W 59–48  16–4
(5–4) 		Al McGuire Center (2,212)
Milwaukee, WI
January 31, 2024
6:00 p.m., FloSports 		at No. 22 Creighton L 71–76  16–5
(5–5) 		D. J. Sokol Arena (1,321)
Omaha, NE
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Providence W 66–62  17–5
(6–5) 		Alumni Hall (1,344)
Providence, RI
February 7, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Georgetown W 52–38  18–5
(7–5) 		Al McGuire Center (1,202)
Milwaukee, WI
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., FOX 		Villanova L 52–55  18–6
(7–6) 		Al McGuire Center (1,639)
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at DePaul W 69–58  19–6
(8–6) 		Wintrust Arena (1,029)
Chicago, IL
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		Seton Hall W 68–62  20–6
(9–6) 		Al McGuire Center (1,398)
Milwaukee, WI
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Xavier W 86–60  21–6
(10–6) 		Cintas Center (412)
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1 		St. John's L 50–56  21–7
(10–7) 		Al McGuire Center (2,323)
Milwaukee, WI
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloSports 		at Butler W 74–52  22–7
(11–7) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,780)
Indianapolis, IN
Big East Women's Tournament
March 9, 2024
1:30 p.m., FS2 		(5) vs. (4) Villanova
Quarterfinals 		W 50–48  23–7
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Montville, CT
March 10, 2024
1:30 p.m., FS1 		(5) vs. (1) No. 9 UConn
Semifinals 		L 29–58  23–8
 Mohegan Sun Arena 
Montville, CT
NCAA Tournament
March 23, 2024*
3:45 p.m., ESPNU 		(10 A1) vs. (7 A1) Ole Miss
First Round 		L 55–67  23–9
 Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
South Bend, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A1=Albany 1.
All times are in Central Time.
[8][9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
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See also

References

  1. ^ Steele, Ben (November 1, 2023). "What to know and five players to watch for the Marquette women's basketball season". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  2. ^ Steele, Ben (November 1, 2023). "Marquette women want NCAA Tournament breakthrough under head coach Megan Duffy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big East Conference. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "WBB Defeats St. John's in BIG EAST Quarterfinals". Marquette University Athletics. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Big East women's semifinals updates: Nova survives Creighton; UConn dominates". Fox Sports. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Marquette women's basketball team sees season end with overtime loss to South Florida in NCAA Tournament". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved December 30, 2023.
  8. ^ "Women's Basketball Announces 2023-24 Non-League Schedule". gomarquette.com. September 14, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "omen's Basketball Releases BIG EAST Schedule". gomarquette.com. September 28, 2023. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
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