2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represents Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his 5th season.[3] The Wolverines play their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 WAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Wardenburg (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Shreeve (2nd season)
  • Xojian Harry (2nd season)
Home arenaUCCU Center (Capacity: 8,500)[1]
Lockhart Arena (Capacity: 2,000)[2]
2023–24 WAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Abilene Christian0–0 –0–0  –
California Baptist0–0 –0–0  –
Grand Canyon0–0 –0–0  –
Seattle0–0 –0–0  –
Southern Utah0–0 –0–0  –
Stephen F. Austin0–0 –0–0  –
Tarleton*0–0 –0–0  –
UT Arlington0–0 –0–0  –
UT Rio Grande Valley0–0 –0–0  –
Utah Tech*0–0 –0–0  –
Utah Valley0–0 –0–0  –
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 WAC tournament winner
As of October 21, 2023

Previous season
Main article: 2022–23 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 6–24, 3–5 in WAC play to finish in twelfth place. In the 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament, they lost to Utah Tech in the first round.[4]

Offseason

Departures
Name Position Height Year Reason for departure
Jaeden Brown F 6'1" Sophomore Transferred to Southern Utah[5]
Shay Fano F 6'0" Junior Transferred to Grand Canyon[6]
Kayla Anderson F 5'7" Senior Graduated
Mae Afoa F 6'1" Freshman Transferred to USC Upstate[7]

Incoming transfers
Name Position Height Year Previous school
Amanda Barcello G/F 5'11" Sophomore BYU[8]
Jenna Dick G 5'8" Senior Tarleton[9]
Liana Kaitu'u F 6'0" Senior Portland[10]

Roster
2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kylee Mabry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrDavis High School Kaysville, UT
F 2 Elina Tausinga 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoEast High School Salt Lake City, UT
G/F 3 Amanda Barcello 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS SoSeton Catholic High School

BYU

 Chandler, AZ
G 4 Abby Hendricks 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrLa Costa Canyon High School Carlsbad, CA
G 5 Jenna Dick 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrBrookswood Secondary

Tarleton

 Langley, BC
G 8 Noga Haran 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrEmek Harod High School Modi'in, Israel
G 10 Saige Gibb 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS FrTimpview High School Raymond, Alberta, Canada
G 12 Eleyana Tafisi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoCopper Hills High School West Jordan, UT
G 13 Ally Criddle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoSkyridge High School Lehi, UT
G 14 Abby Conlee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoLone Peak High School Alpine, UT
G 21 Tahlia White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SoMountain View High School Orem, UT
F 22 Hanna Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrRiverton High School Riverton, UT
F 23 Liana Kiatu'u 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS SrEast High School

Portland

 Salt Lake City, UT
G 24 Kaylee Byon 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrRosary Academy Buena Park, CA
G/F 25 Halle Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoAmerican Fork High School American Fork, UT
C 34 Tessa Chaney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) FrWestlake High School Saratoga Springs, UT
Head coach
  • Dan Nielson (BYU)
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
  • Josh Morzelewski (Utah)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30pm		 Weber State UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 14, 2023*
7:00pm		 at BYU Marriott Center 
Provo, UT
November 18, 2023*
1:30pm		 at St. Thomas Schoenecker Arena 
Saint Paul, MN
November 21, 2023*
6:00pm		 Westminster UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
November 25, 2023*
2:00pm		 at Idaho ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
November 29, 2023
7:00pm		 at Seattle Redhawk Center 
Seattle, WA
December 2, 2023
2:00pm		 Utah Tech UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 6, 2023*
7:00pm		 at Idaho State Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
December 9, 2023*
2:00pm		 Utah State UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
December 16, 2023*
2:00pm		 at New Mexico State Pan American Center 
Las Cruces, NM
December 21, 2023*
2:00pm		 Sam Houston UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 4, 2024
7:00pm		 at California Baptist Fowler Events Center 
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
5:00pm		 at Southern Utah America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
January 11, 2024
6:00pm		 UT Arlington UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 13, 2024
2:00pm		 UT Rio Grande Valley UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 18, 2024
6:00pm		 Grand Canyon UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
January 20, 2024
2:00pm		 at Utah Tech Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
January 27, 2024
2:00pm		 Seattle UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
February 1, 2024
6:00pm		 Stephen F. Austin Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 3, 2024
3:00pm		 at Grand Canyon GCU Arena 
Phoenix, AZ
February 8, 2024
6:00pm		 at Tarleton Wisdom Gymnasium 
Stephenville, TX
February 10, 2024
12:00pm		 at Abilene Christian Moody Coliseum 
Abilene, TX
February 15, 2024
6:00pm		 California Baptist Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 17, 2024
2:00pm		 Southern Utah Lockhart Arena 
Orem, UT
February 22, 2024
5:30pm		 at UT Rio Grande Valley UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX
February 24, 2024
1:00pm		 at Stephen F. Austin William R. Johnson Coliseum 
Nacogdoches, TX
March 2, 2024
1:00pm		 at UT Arlington College Park Center 
Arlington, TX
March 7, 2024
6:00pm		 Tarleton UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
March 9, 2024
2:00pm		 Abilene Christian UCCU Center 
Orem, UT
WAC Tournament
March 13-16, 2024
TBD		 vs. TBD Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

See also

References
  1. "UCCU Center". www.utahvalley.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. "UVU arena named after Becky Lockhart, first female speaker of the Utah House of Representatives". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. "UVU signs men's and women's hoops coaches to new five-year deals". heraldextra.com. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  4. "Utah Valley 68-72 Utah Tech (Mar 6, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  5. Team, BVMSports (September 13, 2023). "Southern Utah University Adds Six Talented Players to Women's Basketball Team". BVM Sports. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  6. "GCU lands top WAC rebounder in Fano". Grand Canyon University Athletics. April 26, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  7. "Head Coach Jason Williams and Upstate Women's Basketball Staff Add Four Spartans With Summer Session Around the Corner". University of South Carolina - Upstate. June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  8. Team, BVMSports (April 27, 2023). "UVU signs BYU Transfer Amanda Barcello". BVM Sports. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
  9. "Nielson announces signing of Tarleton transfer Jenna Dick". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 22, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  10. "UVU Signs Portland Grad Transfer and SLC Native Liana Kaitu'u". Utah Valley University Athletics. May 4, 2023. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
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