2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team

2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record24–8 (16–4 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJason Glover
Assistant coaches
  • Buck Scheel
  • Laura Dinkins
  • Daejah Bernard
Home arenaGlobal Credit Union Arena
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California Baptist † 18 – 2   .900 28 – 4   .875
Grand Canyon 16 – 4   .800 24 – 8   .750
Stephen F. Austin 14 – 6   .700 21 – 12   .636
Utah Tech* 12 – 8   .600 18 – 14   .563
UT Arlington 11 – 9   .550 17 – 16   .515
Abilene Christian 10 – 10   .500 14 – 16   .467
Tarleton State* 7 – 13   .350 12 – 20   .375
Seattle 6 – 14   .300 6 – 23   .207
Southern Utah 6 – 14   .300 8 – 22   .267
UT Rio Grande Valley 5 – 15   .250 6 – 23   .207
Utah Valley 5 – 15   .250 10 – 19   .345
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Antelopes, who were led by fourth-year head coach Molly Miller, played their home games at Global Credit Union Arena in Phoenix, Arizona as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Antelopes finished the 2022–23 season 21–10, 12–6 in WAC play to finish in fourth place.[1] They defeated Seattle in the quarterfinals of the WAC tournament,[2] before falling to eventual tournament champions Southern Utah in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

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2023–24 Grand Canyon Antelopes women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Callie Cooper 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr UC Santa Barbara Richardson, Texas
G 1 Kristyna Jeskeova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Long Beach State Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
G 2 Asha Sra 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Clovis North High School Fresno, California
G 4 Jada Holland 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr San Jose State Pleasanton, California
F 5 Shay Fano 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Utah Valley Spanish Fork, Utah
G 10 Sydney Palma 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS California Baptist Anthem, Arizona
F 11 Olivia Lane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr North Dakota Pequot Lakes, Minnesota
G 14 Anna Ostlie 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Boise State Scottsdale, Arizona
G 15 McKenna Simons 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Blue Valley North High School Overland Park, Kansas
F 20 Laura Erikstrup 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS San Diego Portland, Oregon
G 23 Trinity San Antonio 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr California Baptist Moreno Valley, California
G/F 24 Tiarra Brown 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bethel High School Spanaway, Washington
G 32 Sydney Erikstrup 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Arizona State Portland, Oregon
G 34 Naudia Evans 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Waynesville High School Waynesville, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: May 31, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:00 pm 		Benedictine (AZ) W 90–40  –
 Global Credit Union Arena (623)
Phoenix, AZ
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Saint Mary's W 55–52  1–0
 Global Credit Union Arena (1,557)
Phoenix, AZ
November 11, 2023*
6:00 pm, MidcoSN2/SLN 		at North Dakota W 73–61  2–0
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,423)
Grand Forks, ND
November 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Oregon L 56–64  2–1
 Global Credit Union Arena (2,136)
Phoenix, AZ
November 20, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana L 71–76  2–2
 Global Credit Union Arena (523)
Phoenix, AZ
November 24, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Fresno State
GCU Classic 		W 55–36  3–2
 Global Credit Union Arena (513)
Phoenix, AZ
November 25, 2023*
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Nicholls
GCU Classic 		W 63–40  4–2
 Global Credit Union Arena (502)
Phoenix, AZ
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Rio Grande Valley W 63–50  5–2
(1–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (1,000)
Phoenix, AZ
December 2, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Arlington W 77–48  6–2
(2–0) 		College Park Center (828)
Arlington, TX
December 8, 2023*
1:00 pm 		at Arizona State W 66–59  7–2
 Desert Financial Arena (2,104)
Tempe, AZ
December 17, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 65–63 OT 8–2
 ICCU Arena (1,034)
Moscow, ID
December 20, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Liberty L 52–65  8–3
 Liberty Arena (697)
Lynchburg, VA
December 27, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Arizona Christian W 115–41  9–3
 Global Credit Union Arena (462)
Phoenix, AZ
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Middle Tennessee W 68–59  10–3
 Global Credit Union Arena (623)
Phoenix, AZ
January 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Southern Utah W 78–60  11–3
(3–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (467)
Phoenix, AZ
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Utah Tech W 73–48  12–3
(4–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (687)
Phoenix, AZ
January 11, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Abilene Christian W 64–55  13–3
(5–0) 		Moody Coliseum (923)
Abilene, TX
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Tarleton State W 79–47  14–3
(6–0) 		Wisdom Gym (710)
Stephenville, TX
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Valley W 78–68  15–3
(7–0) 		UCCU Center (1,183)
Orem, UT
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 84–73 2OT 16–3
(8–0) 		Global Credit Union Arena (602)
Phoenix, AZ
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stephen F. Austin L 54–59  16–4
(8–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (568)
Phoenix, AZ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UT Arlington W 70–35  17–4
(9–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (553)
Phoenix, AZ
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Seattle W 53–40  18–4
(10–1) 		Redhawk Center (262)
Seattle, WA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, Fox 10 Xtra/ESPN+ 		Utah Valley W 66–52  19–4
(11–1) 		Global Credit Union Arena (2,207)
Phoenix, AZ
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Southern Utah W 77–61  20–4
(12–1) 		America First Event Center (354)
Cedar City, UT
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah Tech W 88–41  21–4
(13–1) 		Burns Arena (522)
St. George, UT
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 65–71  21–5
(13–2) 		Fowler Events Center (687)
Riverside, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Tarleton State W 62–43  22–5
(14–2) 		Global Credit Union Arena (578)
Phoenix, AZ
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Abilene Christian W 66–55  23–5
(15–2) 		Global Credit Union Arena (537)
Phoenix, AZ
February 29, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at UT Rio Grande Valley W 66–40  24–5
(16–2) 		UTRGV Fieldhouse (625)
Edinburg, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stephen F. Austin L 77–85  24–6
(16–3) 		William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,328)
Nacogdoches, TX
March 9, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		California Baptist L 81–85 OT 24–7
(16–4) 		Global Credit Union Arena (1,436)
Phoenix, AZ
WAC tournament
March 15, 2024
2:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (3) Stephen F. Austin
Semifinals 		L 63–66  24–8
 Orleans Arena (1,343)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Western Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  2. ^ "Redhawks Tournament Run Comes to an End Against GCU". Seattle University. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  3. ^ "Jensen Matches Career-High as Southern Utah Soars into WAC Championship Game". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "Grand Canyon Lopes 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
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