2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team represented Illinois State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Redbirds, led by seventh-year head coach Kristen Gillespie, played their home games at CEFCU Arena in Normal, Illinois as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball
WNIT, Super 16
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record21–11 (13–7 MVC)
Head coach
  • Kristen Gillespie (7th season)
Associate head coachScott Gillespie
Assistant coaches
  • Drew Cole
  • Katrina Beck
  • Jordan Alford
  • Mannie Robinson
Home arenaCEFCU Arena
2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Drake †19–1 .95029–6  .829
Belmont17–3 .85026–9  .743
Missouri State15–5 .75023–10  .697
Northern Iowa14–6 .70016–16  .500
Illinois State13–7 .65022–12  .647
Murray State12–8 .60020–12  .625
UIC10–10 .50018–16  .529
Southern Illinois6–14 .30011–20  .355
Indiana State6–14 .30011–21  .344
Valparaiso4–16 .2005–25  .167
Bradley2–18 .1006–26  .188
Evansville2–18 .1004–28  .125
† 2024 MVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Redbirds finished the 2022–23 season 24–9, 17–3 in MVC play to finish in a tie for first place.[1] In the MVC tournament, they defeated Murray State in the quarterfinals,[2] before being upset by eventual tournament champions Drake in the semifinals.[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would lose to Missouri in the first round.[5]

Roster
2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Shannon Dowell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrO'Fallon Township High School O'Fallon, Illinois
G 1 Molly Lenz 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrEden Prairie High School Eden Prairie, Minnesota
G 3 Abbie Aalsma 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWaupun High School Waupun, Wisconsin
G 4 Lauren Cohen 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrGlenbard South High School Wheaton, Illinois
G 5 Daijah Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrWabash Valley College Gary, Indiana
G 11 Caroline Waite 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) JrBradley Ames, Iowa
G 12 Maya Wong 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS SrNormal Community High School Normal, Illinois
G 13 Brooke Coffey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrIncarnate Word Academy St. Charles, Missouri
G 15 Taylor Veach 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoCentral DeWitt High School DeWitt, Iowa
F 24 DeAnna Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSMoberly Area Community College St. Louis, Missouri
F/C 25 Lexi Boles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrDowling Catholic High School Des Moines, Iowa
F 32 Kate Bullman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrGrayslake Central High School Grayslake, Illinois
F 33 Hannah Kelle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GSLincoln Southwest High School Lincoln, Nebraska
F 52 Savannah McGowan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrArmstrong High School Plymouth, Minnesota
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 4, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
1:00 pm		 Illinois Wesleyan W 94–56  –
 CEFCU Arena (–)
Normal, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, SLN		 at Omaha W 105–59  1–0
 Baxter Arena (512)
Omaha, NE
November 11, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Mount St. Mary's L 62–88  1–1
 Baxter Arena (1,863)
Omaha, NE
November 15, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 SIU Edwardsville W 90–86  2–1
 CEFCU Arena (7,581)
Normal, IL
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 St. Francis (IL) W 89–51  3–1
 CEFCU Arena (1,039)
Normal, IL
November 24, 2023*
6:00 pm		 vs. UT Arlington
Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic		 W 87–63  4–1
 University Credit Union Pavilion (89)
Moraga, CA
November 25, 2023*
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Saint Mary's
Saint Mary's Thanksgiving Classic		 W 62–51  5–1
 University Credit Union Pavilion (352)
Moraga, CA
November 30, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Chicago State W 102–47  6–1
 CEFCU Arena (916)
Normal, IL
December 3, 2023*
1:00 pm, ACCNX		 at No. 5 NC State L 61–79  6–2
 Reynolds Coliseum (5,500)
Raleigh, NC
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 No. 19 Marquette L 62–64  6–3
 CEFCU Arena (2,129)
Normal, IL
December 19, 2023*
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Saint Louis W 87–81  7–3
 CEFCU Arena (1,281)
Normal, IL
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bradley
I-74 Rivalry		 W 78–74  8–3
(1–0)		 CEFCU Arena (2,241)
Normal, IL
January 4, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Belmont L 52–64  8–4
(1–1)		 Curb Event Center (878)
Nashville, TN
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Murray State L 55–90  8–5
(1–2)		 CFSB Center (1,631)
Murray, KY
January 10, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Illinois W 76–43  9–5
(2–2)		 CEFCU Arena (1,075)
Normal, IL
January 14, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Missouri State W 85–78  10–5
(3–2)		 CEFCU Arena (1,056)
Normal, IL
January 19, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 77–68  11–5
(4–2)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (295)
Valparaiso, IN
January 21, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UIC L 79–86 OT 11–6
(4–3)		 Credit Union 1 Arena (1,731)
Chicago, IL
January 25, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Iowa W 88–77  12–6
(5–3)		 CEFCU Arena (1,614)
Normal, IL
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, Marquee/ESPN+		 Drake W 79–70  13–6
(6–3)		 CEFCU Arena (2,487)
Normal, IL
February 4, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Indiana State W 64–59  14–6
(7–3)		 Hulman Center (1,209)
Terre Haute, IN
February 8, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Iowa L 47–74  14–7
(7–4)		 McLeod Center (3,834)
Cedar Falls, IA
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Drake L 64–79  14–8
(7–5)		 Knapp Center (3,792)
Des Moines, IA
February 15, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 UIC W 64–61  15–8
(8–5)		 CEFCU Arena (1,379)
Normal, IL
February 17, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Valparaiso W 78–64  16–8
(9–5)		 CEFCU Arena (2,941)
Normal, IL
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Bradley
I-74 Rivalry		 W 68–50  17–8
(10–5)		 Renaissance Coliseum (510)
Peoria, IL
February 25, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Evansville W 78–50  18–8
(11–5)		 CEFCU Arena (2,412)
Normal, IL
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Illinois W 75–66  19–8
(12–5)		 Banterra Center (600)
Carbondale, IL
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, MVCN/ESPN+		 at Missouri State L 62–67  19–9
(12–6)		 Great Southern Bank Arena (3,030)
Springfield, MO
March 7, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+		 Murray State W 85–75  20–9
(13–6)		 CEFCU Arena (1,472)
Normal, IL
March 9, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+		 Belmont CEFCU Arena 
Normal, IL
MVC tournament
March 14–17, 2024
 ESPN+/ESPN2		 vs.  Vibrant Arena at The MARK 
Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[6][7]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  2. "Redbirds Advance to MVC Semifinals Behind Robinson's 21". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  3. "Drake women's basketball rolls into MVC Tournament final with blowout win over Illinois State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  4. "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  5. "Women's Basketball Downs Illinois State, Advances to Second Round of WNIT". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  7. "Illinois State Redbirds 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
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