2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	11-21 (6–14 MVC)
Head coach	Chad Killinger (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Deidra Johnson
Assistant coaches	Kelby Fritz; Alexis Newbolt;
Home arena	Hulman Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Missouri Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Sycamores, led by third-year head coach Chad Killinger, played their home games at the Hulman Center in Terre Haute, Indiana as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Sycamores finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 6–14 in MVC play to finish in a tie for ninth place.^[1] They were defeated by Southern Illinois in the opening round of the MVC tournament.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Indiana State Sycamores women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Mya Glanton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Sr	East St. Louis High School	East St. Louis, Illinois
G	1	Asia Donald	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Hobart High School	Hobart, Indiana
G	2	Savannah White	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Wisconsin	St. Paul, Minnesota
G	3	Jailah Pelly	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	O'Fallon Township High School	Belleville, Illinois
G	4	Ella Sawyer	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Austin Peay	Adelaide, Australia
G	8	Kiley Bess	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Saint Louis	Poplar Bluff, Missouri
G	10	Deja Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Cochise College	San Antonio, Texas
G	11	Olivia Medford	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Monroe College	Rockville Centre, New York
G	12	Keslyn Secrist	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Pulaski County High School	Draper, Virginia
F	13	Saige Stahl	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Columbus East High School	Seymour, Indiana
F	14	Leah Yarbrough	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	UIC	Indianapolis, Indiana
F	23	Chloe Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Tulsa	Los Angeles, California
F	24	Chelsea Cain	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Nicholls	Prairieville, Louisiana
C	31	Lily Niebuhr	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Chaska High School	Jordan, Minnesota
G	33	Bella Finnegan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Mother McAuley High School	Hometown, Illinois

Head coach

Chad Killinger (Franklin (IN))

Assistant coach(es)

Deidra Johnson (Oklahoma State)
Kelby Fritz (Rogers State)
Alexis Newbolt (Indiana State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 5, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Kentucky	W 85–82 ^OT	1–0	Truist Arena (945) Highland Heights, KY
November 9, 2023* 8:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 57–98	1–1	Mizzou Arena (3,800) Columbia, MO
November 15, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+	Illinois–Springfield	L 69–71	1–2	Hulman Center (2,311) Terre Haute, IN
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Wright State	L 63–72	1–3	Hulman Center (1,142) Terre Haute, IN
November 23, 2023* 11:00 am	vs. Radford Puerto Rico Clasico	W 64–52	2–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 25, 2023* 11:00 am	vs. Northern Illinois Puerto Rico Clasico	L 62–67	2–4	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Central Michigan	W 73–65	3–4	McGuirk Arena (1,070) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 10, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State	W 65–57	4–4	Hulman Center (1,216) Terre Haute, IN
December 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	L 62–65	4–5	Convocation Center (355) Athens, OH
December 20, 2023* 11:00 am, B1G+	at Purdue	L 63–79	4–6	Mackey Arena (7,177) West Lafayette, IN
MVC regular season
December 30, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Evansville	W 66–49	5–6 (1–0)	Meeks Family Fieldhouse (409) Evansville, IN
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Drake	L 47–77	5–7 (1–1)	Knapp Center (1,843) Des Moines, IA
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Iowa	L 79–85	5–8 (1–2)	McLeod Center (3,840) Cedar Falls, IA
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Murray State	L 63–75	5–9 (1–3)	Hulman Center (1,338) Terre Haute, IN
January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Belmont	L 56–61	5–10 (1–4)	Hulman Center (1,177) Terre Haute, IN
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Illinois	W 64–63	6–10 (2–4)	Banterra Center (558) Carbondale, IL
January 21, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 71–89	6–11 (2–5)	Great Southern Bank Arena (2,353) Springfield, MO
January 26, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Valparaiso	W 70–49	7–11 (3–5)	Hulman Center (1,211) Terre Haute, IN
January 28, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	UIC	L 48–76	7–12 (3–6)	Hulman Center (1,336) Terre Haute, IN
February 4, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Illinois State	L 59–64	7–13 (3–7)	Hulman Center (1,209) Terre Haute, IN
February 9, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Valparaiso	W 70–65	8–13 (4–7)	Athletics–Recreation Center (585) Valparaiso, IN
February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at UIC	L 53–68	8–14 (4–8)	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,040) Chicago, IL
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Missouri State	L 51–59	8–15 (4–9)	Hulman Center (1,215) Terre Haute, IN
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Southern Illinois	L 70–80	8–16 (4–10)	Hulman Center (1,186) Terre Haute, IN
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville	W 69–66	9–16 (5–10)	Hulman Center (1,245) Terre Haute, IN
February 25, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bradley	W 74–67	10–16 (6–10)	Renaissance Coliseum (343) Peoria, IL
March 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Belmont	L 62–87	10–17 (6–11)	Curb Event Center (789) Nashville, TN
March 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Murray State	L 70–87	10–18 (6–12)	CFSB Center (1,421) Murray, KY
March 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Iowa	L 62–91	10–19 (6–13)	Hulman Center (1,141) Terre Haute, IN
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Drake	L 64-96	10-20 (6-14)	Hulman Center (1,261) Terre Haute, IN
MVC tournament
March 14, 2024 12:00 PM, ESPN+	vs. Southern Illinois 1st Round	W 66-54	11-20 (6-14)	Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL
March 15, 2024 12:00 PM, ESPN+	vs. Drake Quarterfinals	L 57-79	11-21 (6-14)	Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ "Sycamore rally falls just short in Hoops in the Heartland opening round". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
^ "Indiana State Sycamores 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Missouri Valley Conference. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[2] "Sycamore rally falls just short in Hoops in the Heartland opening round". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Indiana State University Athletics. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

[4] "Indiana State Sycamores 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2024.

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