2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 St. Thomas Tommies women's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 19th-year head coach Ruth Sinn, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place.[1]

2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record15–16 (7–9 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Lurvey
  • Garrett Solis
  • Madison McKeever
Home arenaSchoenecker Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Summit League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 16 0   1.000 27 6   .818
North Dakota State 13 3   .813 22 12   .647
Oral Roberts 11 5   .688 21 11   .656
South Dakota 9 7   .563 23 13   .639
St. Thomas* 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
North Dakota 5 11   .313 9 21   .300
Denver 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Kansas City 3 13   .188 12 20   .375
Omaha 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
* Ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
2024 Summit League tournament winner

This season was St. Thomas's third year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether.

Previous season

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The Tommies finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–11 in Summit League play, to finish in eighth place.[2] As the No. 8 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois in the first round[3] before losing in the quarterfinals to South Dakota State.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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St. Thomas (Minnesota) departures
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Maggie Negaard 23 G 5' 10" Senior Stevens Point, WI Graduated
Autam Mendez 32 G 5' 8" GS Senior Saint Paul, MN Graduated
Natalie Greenwood 33 F 6' 3"   Freshman Roanoke, TX TBD
Audrey Hatfield 50 C 6' 2" Sophomore Hudson, WI Return to St. Thomas T&F

Incoming

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St. Thomas (Minnesota) incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Angelina Hammond 25 G/F 6' 1" GS Senior Hopkins, MN Minnesota

Recruiting

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There were no recruiting class of 2023.

Roster

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2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Lizzie Steingraber 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr New London New London, WI
G 3 Sammie Beyer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Appleton Appleton, WI
G 4 Jade Hill 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr South Minneapolis, MN
G 5 Faith Feuerbach 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Sycamore Sycamore, IL
G 11 Zoey Washington 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr St. Croix Lutheran Mahtomedi, MN
G 12 Jordyn Glynn 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Grand Meadow Grand Meadow, MN
G 13 Gabby Johnson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Freedom Freedom, WI
F 14 Jordyn Lamker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Maple Grove Maple Grove, MN
G 15 Phoebe Frentzel 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Arrowhead Hartland, WI
F 20 Sammy Opichka 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Notre Dame Academy Green Bay, WI
G 21 Amber Scalia 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Stillwater Stillwater, MN
F 22 Emma Miner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Dallas Center–Grimes Grimes, IA
G 24 Ellie Dague 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Henning
North Dakota State
Henning, MN
G/F 25 Angelina Hammond 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Hopkins
Minnesota
Hopkins, MN
C 34 Jo Langbehn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Elk River Elk River, MN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: July 1, 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
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Drake L 69–94  0–1
 16  Langbehn   10  Hill   6  Hill  Knapp Center (2,108)
Des Moines, IA
November 11, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SLN
UW–River Falls W 101–62  1–1
 26  Hill   10  Langbehn   5  Frentzel  Schoenecker Arena (491)
Saint Paul, MN
November 11, 2023*
2:30 p.m., SLN
Utah Valley W 70–62  2–1
 28  Scalia   9  Hammond   4  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (315)
St. Paul, MN
November 21, 2023*
8:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Saint Mary's W 74–60  3–1
 19  Langbehn   10  Glynn   6  Glynn  University Credit Union Pavilion (308)
Moraga, CA
November 24, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. UC Irvine
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
L 63–74  3–2
 18  Scalia   5  Langbehn   6  Glynn  Alex G. Spanos Center (253)
Stockton, CA
November 25, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Butler
Tiger Turkey Tip-Off
L 54–76  3–3
 15  Glynn   8  Langbehn   4  Feuerbach  Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN
Iowa State L 44–85  3–4
 11  Hill   5  tied   4  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (979)
St. Paul, MN
December 2, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Western Illinois L 78–82  3–5
 21  Hill   8  Hammond   5  Hill  Western Hall (623)
Macomb, IL
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 67–65  4–5
 24  Scalia   7  tied   3  tied  Klotsche Center (704)
Milwaukee, WI
December 9, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 64–59  5–5
 16  Scalia   8  Glenn   5  Hill  War Memorial Coliseum (1,838)
Fort Wayne, IN
December 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SLN
Wisconsin L 55–78  5–6
 14  Langbehn   5  Langbehn   4  Glynn  Schoenecker Arena (883)
St. Paul, MN
December 16, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SLN
UW–Whitewater W 82–49  6–6
 19  Langbehn   7  Glynn   6  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (303)
St. Paul, MN
December 29, 2023
1:00 p.m., SLN
North Dakota W 95–76  7–6
(1–0)
 27  Scalia   7  Hammond   7  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (435)
St. Paul, MN
December 31, 2023
2:00 p.m., SLN
at Kansas City W 66–57  8–6
(2–0)
 17  Langbehn   13  Langbehn   4  Glynn  Swinney Recreation Center (472)
Kansas City, MO
January 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., SLN
Sacramento State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
W 70–52  9–6
 22  Scalia   6  tied   5  Glynn  Schoenecker Arena (623)
St. Paul, MN
January 6, 2024*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State
Big Sky–Summit Challenge
W 62–44  10–6
 16  Scalia   7  Langbehn   5  Hill  Viking Pavilion (371)
Portland, OR
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota State L 55–75  10–7
(2–1)
 20  Scalia   10  Langbehn   4  tied  Frost Arena (1,536)
Brookings, SD
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., SLN
Oral Roberts W 73–72  11–7
(3–1)
 24  Hill   8  Langbehn   6  Scalia  Schoenecker Arena (360)
St. Paul, MN
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
South Dakota L 61–63  11–8
(3–2)
 17  tied   8  Hammond   3  Glynn  Schoenecker Arena (445)
St. Paul, MN
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
at North Dakota State L 52–85  11–9
(3–3)
 15  Scalia   6  tied   3  Hill  Scheels Center (523)
Fargo, ND
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN
at North Dakota W 76–66  12–9
(4–3)
 32  Scalia   7  Glynn   4  Hill  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,290)
Grand Forks, ND
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
Omaha W 88–83  13–9
(5–3)
 30  Scalia   9  Opichka   7  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (405)
St. Paul, MN
February 3, 2024
12:00 p.m., SLN/Fox 9+
Kansas City W 75–55  14–9
(6–3)
 22  Langbehn   8  Glynn   8  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (445)
St. Paul, MN
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
at Oral Roberts L 73–80  14–10
(6–4)
 14  tied   11  Langbehn   6  Scalia  Mabee Center (764)
Tulsa, OK
February 10, 2024
12:00 p.m., SLN/Fox 9+
Denver L 61–67  14–11
(6–5)
 14  tied   9  Opichka   4  Scalia  Schoenecker Arena (345)
St. Paul, MN
February 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., SLN
at South Dakota L 61–75  14–12
(6–6)
 22  Hill   6  Glynn   4  Hill  Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,702)
Vermillion, SD
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
North Dakota State L 53–96  14–13
(6–7)
 12  Langbehn   6  Opichka   4  tied  Schoenecker Arena (451)
St. Paul, MN
February 24, 2024
1:00 p.m., SLN
South Dakota State W 97–63  14–14
(6–8)
 15  Opichka   4  Hammond   6  Hill  Schoenecker Arena (946)
St. Paul, MN
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., SLN
at Omaha W 79–62  14–15
(6–9)
 22  Langbehn   8  Langbehn   4  Scalia  Baxter Arena (542)
Omaha, NE
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m., SLN
at Denver W 79–68  15–15
(7–9)
 25  Scalia   6  Hammond   7  Scalia  Hamilton Gymnasium (517)
Denver, CO
Summit League women's tournament
March 10, 2024
3:00 p.m., SLN
(5) vs. (4) South Dakota
Quarterfinals
L 57–70  15–16
 22  Scalia   6  Glynn   6  Hill  Denny Sanford Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". thesummitleague.org. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  3. ^ "Women's Hoops keeps the Faith, wins tourney opener". The University of St. Thomas. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  4. ^ "Glynn shines, but Women's Basketball takes season-ending loss". The University of St. Thomas. 2023-03-04. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". tommiesports.com. Retrieved July 1, 2024.