2023–24 Illinois State Redbirds women's basketball team
Appearance
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WNIT, Super 16 | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 21–11 (13–7 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Scott Gillespie |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | CEFCU Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake † | 19 | – | 1 | .950 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 17 | – | 3 | .850 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri State | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 6 | – | 26 | .188 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 2 | – | 18 | .100 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MVC tournament winner |
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.
Previous season
[edit]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
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Redbirds Advance to MVC Semifinals Behind Robinson's 21". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Drake women's basketball rolls into MVC Tournament final with blowout win over Illinois State". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Downs Illinois State, Advances to Second Round of WNIT". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Illinois State University Athletics. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
- ^ "Illinois State Redbirds 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 4, 2024.