2023–24 Pacific Tigers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Pacific Tigers women's basketball team represented University of the Pacific in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers, led by eighth-year head coach Bradley Davis, were members of the West Coast Conference (WCC) and played their home games at the Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California. They finished the season 18–15, 8–8 in WCC play, to finish in fifth place.[1]

2023–24 Pacific Tigers women's basketball
WNIT, second round
ConferenceWest Coast Conference
Record19–15 (8–8 WCC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAmy Starr
Assistant coaches
  • Amanda Brown
  • Jovana Subasic
Home arenaAlex G. Spanos Center
Seasons
2023–24 West Coast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 14 Gonzaga 16 0   1.000 32 4   .889
Santa Clara 12 4   .750 25 9   .735
Portland 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
San Francisco 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Pacific 8 8   .500 18 15   .545
Saint Mary's 6 10   .375 13 18   .419
Loyola Marymount 5 11   .313 11 19   .367
San Diego 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Pepperdine 1 15   .063 5 25   .167
2024 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Tigers finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 8–10 in WCC play, to finish in sixth place.[2] As the No. 6 seed in the WCC tournament, they defeated Saint Mary's in the second round[3] and San Diego in the quarterfinals[4] before losing in the semifinals to Portland.[5]

Offseason

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Departures

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Pacific departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Cassidy Johnson 0 C 6' 5"   Junior Lehi, UT Transferred to Cal State Bakersfield
Diamond Richardson 5 G 5' 9" Sophomore Sacramento, CA Transferred to Cal Poly
Erica Adams 20 G 5' 10" Junior Oakland, CA Transferred to Cal State Northridge
Sam Ashby 30 G/F 5' 9" Senior Perth, Australia Graduated

Incoming

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Pacific incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Lauren Glazier 25 F/C 6' 4" Sophomore North Bend, WA Washington State

Recruiting

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There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 Pacific Tigers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Endigo Parker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Troy
Mt. San Antonio College
Fullerton, CA
G 1 Kadie Deaton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Wausau West
North Dakota State
Wausau, WI
G 2 Josephine Millard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS Academy of Nancy-Metz Nancy, France
G 3 Anaya James 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr West Inglewood, CA
F 4 Rosie Schweizer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Canberra Girls Grammar School
George Mason
Canberra, Australia
G 5 Stella Szabo 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Luleå Gymnasieskola Stockholm, Sweden
G 10 Sydney Ward 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So The Village Houston, TX
F 11 Cecilia Holmberg 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS BG Luleå
St. John's
Bjärred, Sweden
C 14 Elizabeth Elliott 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr St. Mary's Academy (CA) Inglewood, CA
G 15 Nyah Lowery 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. Mary's Parish School Sacramento, CA
F 22 Jamie Kent 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Carondelet Dublin, CA
G 23 Kenlee Durrill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Flatirons Academy Denver, CO
G 24 Liz Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr IMG Academy Dallas, TX
F 25 Lauren Glazier 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Mount Si
Washington State
North Bend, WA
F 33 Madelene Ennis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS St. Ignatius College Prep Burlingame, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 73–57  1–0
 16  Smith   6  tied   7  Smith  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,002)
Stockton, CA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield W 67–54  2–0
 21  Smith   7  tied   7  Smith  Alex G. Spanos Center (642)
Stockton, CA
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at Washington L 64–81  2–1
 16  James   8  James   5  James  Alaska Airlines Arena (1,420)
Seattle, WA
November 20, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Yale W 66–59  3–1
 20  James   11  Elliott   5  Smith  Alex G. Spanos Center (629)
Stockton, CA
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Butler
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
W 77–66  4–1
 19  Deaton   8  Holmberg   8  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (494)
Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
L 60–66  4–2
 15  Holmberg   5  tied   5  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (506)
Stockton, CA
December 1, 2023*
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State
Briann January Classic
L 66–76  4–3
 24  Elliott   11  Elliott   3  Elliott  Desert Financial Arena (1,808)
Tempe, AZ
December 2, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
vs. Temple
Briann January Classic
W 79–78  5–3
 21  Smith   15  Elliott   4  tied  Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
December 6, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 65–96  5–4
 16  James   8  James   8  James  Rolle Activity Center (913)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 8, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara W 72–61  6–4
 24  Smith   7  Elliott   4  Ennis  Alex G. Spanos Center (524)
Stockton, CA
December 16, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State
Beach Classic
W 90–86  7–4
 25  Elliott   7  tied   5  James  Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
December 20, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Cal Maritime W 108–45  8–4
 21  Glazier   11  Glazier   8  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,740)
Stockton, CA
December 31, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia L 75–93  8–5
 15  Elliott   7  Holmberg   9  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (380)
Stockton, CA
WCC regular season
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's W 60–57  9–5
(1–0)
 23  Elliott   7  Elliott   6  James  University Credit Union Pavilion (338)
Moraga, CA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Santa Clara L 77–80  9–6
(1–1)
 23  James   9  James   8  James  Leavey Center (388)
Santa Clara, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola Marymount W 75–54  10–6
(2–1)
 20  Deaton   7  James   8  Deaton  Alex G. Spanos Center (418)
Stockton, CA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Francisco L 68–81  10–7
(2–2)
 18  James   10  Ward   6  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (471)
Stockton, CA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Diego W 75–48  11–7
(3–2)
 20  Holmberg   8  Elliott   7  James  Jenny Craig Pavilion (247)
San Diego, CA
January 20, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine W 72–49  12–7
(4–2)
 21  Holmberg   9  Schweizer   5  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (777)
Stockton, CA
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Mary's W 60–45  13–7
(5–2)
 19  Elliott   5  tied   9  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (606)
Stockton, CA
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland L 72–85  13–8
(5–3)
 22  Elliott   7  tied   3  Smith  Chiles Center (372)
Portland, OR
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 19 Gonzaga L 39–104  13–9
(5–4)
 10  Glazier   7  Elliott   2  Smith  McCarthey Athletic Center (5,633)
Spokane, WA
February 10, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at San Francisco L 72–79  13–10
(5–5)
 21  James   8  Holmberg   6  James  War Memorial Gymnasium (325)
San Francisco, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland W 80–74  14–10
(6–5)
 25  Holmberg   7  Holmberg   7  James  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 17 Gonzaga L 78–91  14–11
(6–6)
 14  Elliott   6  Glazier   9  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,183)
Stockton, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pepperdine W 70–54  15–11
(7–6)
 15  Deaton   8  Smith   5  James  Firestone Fieldhouse (102)
Malibu, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola Marymount L 71–80  15–12
(7–7)
 24  Elliott   9  Elliott   6  James  Gersten Pavilion (375)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
San Diego W 82–62  16–12
(8–7)
 18  Deaton   10  Elliott   10  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (1,040)
Stockton, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Santa Clara L 77–85  16–13
(8–8)
 16  tied   7  Ennis   10  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (917)
Stockton, CA
WCC women's tournament
March 8, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (8) San Diego
Second round
W 72–66  17–13
 19  Holmberg   7  Holmberg   6  Smith  Orleans Arena (853)
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) San Francisco
Quarterfinals
W 76–71  18–13
 18  Deaton   8  Deaton   10  James  Orleans Arena (1,387)
Paradise, NV
March 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (1) No. 14 Gonzaga
Semifinals
L 61–72  18–14
 23  James   4  tied   5  James  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
National Invitational Tournament
March 21, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly
First round
W 63–43  19–14
 16  Elliott   9  Deaton   5  James  Alex G. Spanos Center (749)
Stockton, CA
March 26, 2024*
5:00 p.m., Big Ten+
at Minnesota
Second round
L 62–77  19–15
 14  Holmberg   7  Elliott   7  James  Williams Arena (1,140)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source:[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". wccsports.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". wccsports.com. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  3. ^ Karbach, Zachary (2023-03-03). "Four Tigers Score in Double Figures as Pacific Advances to the Quarterfinals". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  4. ^ Karbach, Zachary (2023-03-04). "Women's Basketball Rolls San Diego En Route to Semifinal Berth". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  5. ^ Karbach, Zachary (2023-03-06). "Pacific's WCC Tournament Run Comes to an End Against Portland". University of the Pacific. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Pacifictigers.com. Retrieved June 13, 2024.