2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, who were led by 13th-year head coach JD Gravina, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record18–12 (9–9 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDan Chapla
Assistant coaches
  • Alexa Tovella
  • Olivia Travis
Home arenaWestern Hall
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Southern Indiana* †17–1 .94425–7  .781
Little Rock11–7 .61112–18  .400
UT Martin11–7 .61116–17  .485
Eastern Illinois11–7 .61115–18  .455
Morehead State10–8 .55615–15  .500
Tennessee Tech10–8 .55616–15  .516
Western Illinois9–9 .50018–12  .600
Tennessee State7–11 .38911–19  .367
Southeast Missouri State6–12 .3339–20  .310
Lindenwood*5–13 .2787–21  .250
SIU Edwardsville2–16 .1115–26  .161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Leathernecks finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 5–13 in Summit League play to finish in ninth place.[1] They were defeated by St. Thomas in the first round of the Summit League tournament.[2] This was the Leathernecks' final season as a member of the Summit League, as they moved to the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2023–24 season.[3]

Roster
2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Carla Flores 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSMare de deu de la Salut Barcelona, Spain
G 1 Lily Randgaard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoKettle Moraine High School Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
C 3 Alissa Dins 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSLaconia High School Rosendale, Wisconsin
G 4 Allie Meadows 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCentral DeWitt High School DeWitt, Iowa
F 5 Maria Messling 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEvansville High School Evansville, Wisconsin
G 10 Mallory McDermott 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrCedar Rapids Prairie High School Fairfax, Iowa
G 12 Raegan McCowan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrLebanon High School Lebanon, Missouri
G 13 Addi Brownfield 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoBoonville High School Boonville, Missouri
G 14 Ainsley Holthaus 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) FrMacomb High School Macomb, Illinois
F 23 Jasmine Nichols 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrMoorpark College Oxnard, California
F 24 Kennedy Flanagan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrHighland High School Canton, Missouri
G 32 Kaylen Reed 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) FrRochester High School Rochester, Illinois
G 33 Anna Deets 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrMason City High School Mason City, Iowa
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 15, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mount Mercy W 81–57  1–0
 Western Hall (721)
Macomb, IL
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G+		 at Wisconsin L 52–74  1–1
 Kohl Center (3,058)
Madison, WI
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Illinois W 95–62  2–1
 Western Hall (677)
Macomb, IL
November 15, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Hannibal–LaGrange W 101–23  3–1
 Western Hall (521)
Macomb, IL
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Valparaiso W 76–54  4–1
 Athletics–Recreation Center (277)
Valparaiso, IN
November 20, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 Stephens W 80–51  5–1
 Western Hall (1,725)
Macomb, IL
November 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Chicago State W 86–72  6–1
 Western Hall (566)
Macomb, IL
December 2, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 St. Thomas W 82–78  7–1
 Western Hall (623)
Macomb, IL
December 5, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Omaha W 78–75  8–1
 Western Hall (539)
Macomb, IL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, SLN		 at Kansas City L 60–68  8–2
 Swinney Recreation Center (561)
Kansas City, MO
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cornell College W 116–55  9–2
 Western Hall (429)
Macomb, IL
Ohio Valley regular season
December 31, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at SIU Edwardsville W 81–75  10–2
(1–0)		 First Community Arena (1,021)
Edwardsville, IL
January 4, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southeast Missouri State L 66–72  10–3
(1–1)		 Western Hall (570)
Macomb, IL
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lindenwood W 74–58  11–3
(2–1)		 Western Hall (581)
Macomb, IL
January 11, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at UT Martin L 49–68  11–4
(2–2)		 Skyhawk Arena (1,112)
Martin, TN
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Illinois L 63–72  11–5
(2–3)		 Groniger Arena (727)
Charleston, IL
January 20, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Tennessee State W 79–71 OT 12–5
(3–3)		 Western Hall (861)
Macomb, IL
January 25, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Indiana L 61–81  12–6
(3–4)		 Screaming Eagles Arena (1,365)
Evansville, IN
January 27, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Morehead State W 65–59  13–6
(4–4)		 Ellis Johnson Arena (845)
Morehead, KY
February 1, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Lindenwood W 75–68  14–6
(5–4)		 Hyland Performance Arena (407)
St. Charles, MO
February 3, 2024
1:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Southeast Missouri State W 70–59  15–6
(6–4)		 Show Me Center (415)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 8, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Little Rock L 41–50  15–7
(6–5)		 Western Hall (796)
Macomb, IL
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 UT Martin W 71–61  16–7
(7–5)		 Western Hall (786)
Macomb, IL
February 15, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee Tech L 66–77  16–8
(7–6)		 Eblen Center (910)
Cookeville, TN
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee State L 71–84  16–9
(7–7)		 Gentry Complex (709)
Nashville, TN
February 22, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Morehead State L 85–87 2OT 16–10
(7–8)		 Western Hall (550)
Macomb, IL
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Southern Indiana L 89–96 OT 16–11
(7–9)		 Western Hall (880)
Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Illinois W 64–54  17–11
(8–9)		 Western Hall (811)
Macomb, IL
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 SIU Edwardsville W 84–56  18–11
(9–9)		 Western Hall (798)
Macomb, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 6, 2024
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 (7) vs. (6) Tennessee Tech
First round		 L 69–78  18–12
 Ford Center (464)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References
  1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  2. "Leathernecks Fall in Summit League Tournament". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. "Western Illinois Officially Becomes an OVC Member". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  5. "Western Illinois Leathernecks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
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