2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball
Big Sky regular season and tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record29–6 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Joddie Gleason (3rd season)
Associate head coachSkip Gleason
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Morrison
  • Jordan Loera
Home arenaReese Court
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington162 .889296  .829
Northern Arizona153 .833259  .735
Montana135 .7222310  .697
Montana State108 .5561716  .515
Northern Colorado108 .5561516  .484
Idaho810 .4441516  .484
Idaho State711 .3891119  .367
Sacramento State414 .222625  .194
Weber State414 .222825  .242
Portland State315 .167823  .258
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

Previous season

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

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 1 Alexis Pettis 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) JrPalisades Charter High School Gardena, California
G 2 Ella Gallatin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSnohomish High School Snohomish, Washington
G 3 Ellie Boni 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS SoSan Jose State Spokane Valley, Washington
SG 4 Devynn Warns 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLiberty High School Renton, Washington
G 5 Breeje Schuler 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt Peter's School, Cambridge Te Aroha, New Zealand
G 10 Jacinta Buckley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrUNLV Spokane, Washington
PG 12 Andie Zylak 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrLewis and Clark High School Spokane, Washington
PF 14 Cori Wilcox 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS FrLake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington
G 15 Jamie Loera 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSArizona State Moses Lake, Washington
PF 21 Milly Knowles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSMyerscough College Barrow-in-Furness, England
SF 23 Jaydia Martin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrHudson's Bay High School Vancouver, Washington
G 24 Jaleesa Lawrence 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrMeridian High School Meridian, Idaho
G 25 Aaliyah Alexander 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SoTodd Beamer High School Federal Way, Washington
G 30 Gabrielle Jung 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS JrDickinson High School Dickinson, North Dakota
SF 41 Addison Hall 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoWinlock Senior High School Winlock, Washington
PF 44 Camille Jentzsch 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLake Stevens High School Lake Stevens, Washington
PF 52 Bella Hays 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrWasilla High School Wasilla, Alaska
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 1, 2024

Schedule and results

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

  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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