2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team represented Washington State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars were led by sixth-year head coach Kamie Ethridge and they played their home games at Beasley Coliseum as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They were invited to compete in the inaugural 2024 WBIT as a number one seeded team.[1] This would be final season as Pac-12 member as they will join West Coast Conference as affiliate member for the next two years.

2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball
WBIT, Semifinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBeasley Coliseum
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Stanford15–3 .83330–6  .833
No. 5 USC †13–5 .72229–6  .829
No. 10 UCLA13–5 .72227–7  .794
No. 8 Oregon State12–6 .66727–8  .771
No. 15 Colorado11–7 .61124–10  .706
No. 22 Utah11–7 .61123–11  .676
Arizona8–10 .44418–16  .529
California7–11 .38919–15  .559
Washington State7–11 .38921–15  .583
Washington6–12 .33316–15  .516
Arizona State3–15 .16711–20  .355
Oregon2–16 .11111–21  .344
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Cougars 23–11, 9–9 in Pac-12 play to finish in a seventh place. They defeated California, Utah, Colorado and UCLA to win their first ever Pac-12 women's tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA women's tournament. They received the number 5 seed in the Greenville Regional 2. They were upset in the first round by number 12 seed Florida Gulf Coast.

Offseason

Departures
Washington State Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kaia Woods0G5'3"SophomoreTiffin, OHTransferred to Akron
Emma Nankervis3G6'3"SeniorMount Eliza, AustraliaGraduated
Ula Motuga15F6'0"GS SeniorLogan, AustraliaGraduated
Grace Sarver20G5'8"SeniorSeattle, WAGraduated
Lauren Glazier25F/C6'4"FreshmanNorth Bend, WATransferred to Pacific

Incoming
Washington State Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Beyonce Bea25G/F6'1"GS SeniorWashougal, WAIdaho

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jenna Villa
G		 Arlington, WA Arlington High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 93
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023.

Roster
2023–24 Washington State Cougars women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Tara Wallack 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrSemiahmoo Secondary South Surrey, BC
C 3 Candace Kpetikou 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrSaint Joseph HS Niamey, Niger
G 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker  5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrSt. Peter's School Waikato, New Zealand
G 10 Eleonora Villa 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrCosta Masnaga Lissone, Italy
G 11 Astera Tuhina 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoDeportivo Promete Pristina, Kosovo
G 12 Kyra Gardner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoRaymond HS Raymond, WA
C 14 Jessica Clarke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrSt. Thomas Aquinas North Vancouver, BC
G 21 Johanna Teder 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GSAudentese spordigümnaasium
South Plains College		 Tartu, Estonia
G/F 25 Beyonce Bea 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSWashougal HS
Idaho		 Washougal, WA
C 33 Alex Covill 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) FrHellgate HS Missoula, MT
G 34 Jenna Villa 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrArlington HS Arlington, WA
G 45 Cia Eklöf 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrMäkelänrinteen Lukio Helsinki, Finland
C 55 Bella Murekatete 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GSGenesis Prep Academy Ngoma Huye, Nigeria
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2023*
12:00 p.m.		 No. 24 Montana Western W 92–51 
 17 – Leger-Walker  11 – Murekatete  7 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
Regular Season
November 7, 2023*
4:00 p.m.		 No. 24 Cal Poly W 78–61  1–0
  18 – Murekatete  9 – Bea  9 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (468)
Pullman, WA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 24 Gonzaga W 77–72 OT 2–0
  26 – Leger-Walker  11 – Bea  4 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,587)
Pullman, WA
November 12, 2023*
2:30 p.m.		 No. 24 Idaho State W 64–47  3–0
  16 – Murekatete  8 – Covill  5 – Wallack  Beasley Coliseum (924)
Pullman, WA
November 14, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 24 at Montana W 61–49  4–0
  22 – Murekatete  11 – Murekatete  3 – Tied  Dahlberg Arena (2,359)
Missoula, MT
November 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 No. 24 at Prairie View A&M W 81–43  5–0
  17 – Leger-Walker  9 – Murekatete  4 – Tuhina  William J. Nicks Building (426)
Prairie View, TX
November 23, 2023*
8:00 a.m., FloHoops		 No. 23 vs. Maryland
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 W 87–67  6–0
  17 – Murekatete  15 – Leger-Walker  13 – Leger-Walker  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (150)
Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023*
8:00 a.m., FloHoops		 No. 23 vs. UMass
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 W 90–48  7–0
  15 – E. Villa  9 – Leger-Walker  10 – Tuhina  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (71)
Cancún, Mexico
November 25, 2023*
10:30 a.m., FloHoops		 No. 23 vs. Green Bay
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division		 L 48–59  7–1
  17 – Leger-Walker  6 – Tied  3 – Tied  Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort (136)
Cancún, Mexico
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 Texas A&M–Commerce W 111–50  8–1
  22 – Murekatete  18 – Murekatete  13 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (805)
Pullman, WA
December 1, 2023*
4:00 p.m.		 UC Davis W 77–52  9–1
  19 – Tuhina  10 – Leger-Walker  4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (840)
Pullman, WA
December 5, 2023*
4:00 p.m., Midco		 No. 21 at South Dakota State W 69–64  10–1
  18 – Tuhina  7 – Murekatete  4 – Leger-Walker  Frost Arena (1,827)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 21 Washington L 55–60  10–2
(0–1)		  19 – Murekatete  6 – Murekatete  5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,455)
Pullman, WA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., P12N		 Houston W 95–48  11–2
  21 – Wallack  14 – Murekatete  11 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (956)
Pullman, WA
December 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 at Auburn L 62–69  11–3
  15 – Tuhina  9 – Leger-Walker  10 – Leger-Walker  Neville Arena (2,341)
Auburn, AL
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 8 Stanford L 65–74  11–4
(0–2)		  22 – Leger-Walker  9 – Tied  4 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (3,084)
Stanford, CA
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 at California L 72–73 OT 11–5
(0–3)		  20 – Leger-Walker  8 – Murekatete  5 – Wallack  Haas Pavilion (1,249)
Berkeley, CA
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 at Washington W 72–59  12–5
(1–3)		  16 – E. Villa  10 – Bea  5 – Leger-Walker  Alaska Airlines Arena (4,104)
Seattle, WA
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 Arizona State W 79–64  13–5
(2–3)		  16 – Tied  7 – Tied  4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,042)
Pullman, WA
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 Arizona W 78–57  14–5
(3–3)		  20 – Wallack  11 – Murekatete  11 – Leger-Walker  Beasley Coliseum (1,232)
Pullman, WA
January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 11 USC L 62–70  14–6
(3–4)		  21 – Wallack  7 – Murekatete  7 – Leger-Walker  Galen Center (2,671)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 2 UCLA W 85–82  15–6
(4–4)		  20 – Murekatete  7 – Murekatete  4 – Murekatete  Pauley Pavilion (7,241)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 6 Colorado L 57–63  15–7
(4–5)		  19 – Wallack  10 – Murekatete  3 – Murekatete  Beasley Coliseum (1,154)
Pullman, WA
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 20 Utah L 61–73  15–8
(4–6)		  15 – Tied  10 – Wallack  3 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (1,700)
Pullman, WA
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 California L 59–66  15–9
(4–7)		  17 – E. Villa  6 – Bea  4 – Bea  Beasley Coliseum (1,023)
Pullman, WA
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 6 Stanford L 58–73  15–10
(4–8)		  16 – E. Villa  7 – Bea  3 – Wallack  Beasley Coliseum (1,304)
Pullman, WA
February 16, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N		 at Arizona L 45–64  15–11
(4–9)		  16 – E. Villa  9 – Bea  3 – Wallack  McKale Center (7,383)
Tucson, AZ
February 18, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N		 at Arizona State W 73–46  16–11
(5–9)		  23 – Wallack  13 – Bea  5 – Tuhina  Desert Financial Arena (2,021)
Tempe, AZ
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 Oregon State L 52–65  16–12
(5–10)		  14 – Murekatete  8 – Murekatete  5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,853)
Pullman, WA
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 Oregon W 71–61  17–12
(6–10)		  24 – Tuhina  9 – Murekatete  5 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (1,331)
Pullman, WA
February 29, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 18 Utah L 67–82  17–13
(6–11)		  14 – Murekatete  4 – Tied  4 – E. Villa  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,691)
Salt Lake City, UT
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 at No. 13 Colorado W 72–63  18–13
(7–11)		  20 – E. Villa  7 – Bea  5 – Wallack  CU Events Center (7,491)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6, 2024
2:30 p.m., P12N		 (9) vs. (8) California
First Round		 L 44–65  18–14
  17 – Villa  9 – Bea  3 – Tuhina  MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
WBIT
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) Lamar
First round		 W 66–46  19–14
  15 – Wallack  10 – Bea  6 – Tuhina  Beasley Coliseum (490)
Pullman, WA
March 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) (4) Santa Clara
Second round		 W 73–47  20–14
  14 – Tuhina  11 – Bea  4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (674)
Pullman, WA
March 28, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+		 (1) (2) Toledo
Quarterfinals		 W 63–61  21–14
  15 – Villa  12 – Bea  4 – Villa  Beasley Coliseum (901)
Pullman, WA
April 1, 2024*
2:00 p.m., ESPNU		 (1) vs. (4) Illinois
Semifinals		 L 58–81  21–15
  20 – Tuhina  9 – Murekatete  3 – Tied  Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,748)
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP242423RV21RVRVRV———RVRV———————Not released
CoachesRVRV25RV22RVRV—————RV———————

See also

References
  1. Matt Newton (March 17, 2024). "Complete 2024 WBIT Bracket - Women's Basketball Invitation Tournament". Fan Nation - Part of the Sports Illustrated Media Group. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
  2. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". WSUCougars.com. Washington State University Athletics. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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