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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 17–16 (10–8 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Worthington Arena |
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Eastern Washington † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 25 | .242 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 19th-year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #2 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would be upset by #7 seed Portland State in the quarterfinals.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 28, 2023* 1:00 pm |
Lewis–Clark State | W 70–39 | – |
22 – Deden | 14 – Deden | 6 – Philip | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 4, 2023* 7:00 pm |
at Carroll College | W 73–63 | – |
15 – Limardo | 7 – Limardo | 4 – Philip | CC PE Center Helena, MT | ||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
BYU | L 60–68 | 0–1 |
15 – Bunyan | 8 – Deden | 4 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (5,017) Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Arizona State | L 62–75 | 0–2 |
18 – Limardo | 8 – Deden | 4 – Dykstra | Desert Financial Arena (1,521) Tempe, AZ | ||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
San Jose State | W 62–49 | 1–2 |
17 – Limardo | 6 – 4 Tied | 4 – Limardo | Worthington Arena (1,401) Bozeman, MT | ||||
November 19, 2023* 11:00 am, MidcoSN+ |
at North Dakota | W 60–53 | 2–2 |
22 – Deden | 12 – Limardo | 4 – Dykstra | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,169) Grand Forks, ND | ||||
November 23, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament |
W 75–57 | 3–2 |
23 – Deden | 14 – Deden | 7 – Dykstra | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (166) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops |
vs. James Madison Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament |
L 62–65 | 3–3 |
14 – 2 Tied | 8 – Limardo | 4 – Picton | Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico | ||||
December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland | L 64–73 | 3–4 |
16 – Janssen | 10 – Limardo | 2 – 6 Tied | Chiles Center (525) Portland, OR | ||||
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | L 50–55 | 3–5 |
10 – Picton | 5 – Bunyan | 4 – Dykstra | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,653) Seattle, WA | ||||
December 8, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Mary's | L 53–59 | 3–6 |
14 – Bunyan | 7 – Janssen | 4 – Limardo | University Credit Union Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA | ||||
December 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX |
Wyoming | W 64–55 | 4–6 |
12 – Limardo | 7 – Dykstra | 3 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (1,501) Bozeman, MT | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Texas | W 71–58 | 5–6 |
25 – Limardo | 6 – Limardo | 5 – Picton | Worthington Arena (1,396) Bozeman, MT | ||||
December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho State | W 58–56 | 6–6 (1–0) |
17 – Hall | 7 – Bunyan | 5 – Janssen | Worthington Arena (1,908) Bozeman, MT | ||||
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Weber State | W 57–43 | 7–6 (2–0) |
13 – Hall | 10 – Limardo | 2 – 2 Tied | Worthington Arena (1,701) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 3, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ |
North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge |
W 65–45 | 8–6 |
17 – Hall | 6 – Dykstra | 4 – Janssen | Worthington Arena (1,532) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN |
at South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge |
L 53–61 | 8–7 |
14 – Dykstra | 4 – Dykstra | 4 – Picton | Frost Arena (1,843) Brookings, SD | ||||
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | L 73–88 | 8–8 (2–1) |
14 – Hall | 7 – Limardo | 5 – Bunyan | Findlay Toyota Court (207) Flagstaff, AZ | ||||
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Colorado | L 53–58 | 8–9 (2–2) |
18 – Limardo | 10 – Limardo | 2 – 4 Tied | Bank of Colorado Arena (732) Greeley, CO | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana | W 64–55 | 9–9 (3–2) |
18 – Hall | 10 – Limardo | 4 – Hall | Worthington Arena (2,813) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | L 53–62 | 9–10 (3–3) |
12 – 2 Tied | 4 – Dykstra | 3 – 2 Tied | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | ||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | W 60–54 | 10–10 (4–3) |
12 – Dykstra | 14 – Dykstra | 3 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (1,768) Bozeman, MT | ||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Portland State | W 71–50 | 11–10 (5–3) |
17 – Dykstra | 8 – Johnson | 5 – Dykstra | Worthington Arena (2,361) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | W 62–61 | 12–10 (6–3) |
21 – Dykstra | 7 – Janssen | 3 – 2 Tied | Reese Court (539) Cheney, WA | ||||
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho | W 51–46 | 13–10 (7–3) |
15 – Hall | 7 – Dykstra | 2 – 2 Tied | ICCU Arena (1,168) Moscow, ID | ||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | W 61–40 | 14–10 (8–3) |
19 – Hall | 7 – Limardo | 5 – Picton | Worthington Arena (1,773) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | L 58–71 | 14–11 (8–4) |
18 – Dykstra | 4 – 2 Tied | 2 – 3 Tied | Worthington Arena (2,141) Bozeman, MT | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana | L 50–72 | 14–12 (8–5) |
13 – Dykstra | 9 – Dykstra | 2 – Picton | Dahlberg Arena (3,955) Missoula, MT | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland State | L 55–60 | 14–13 (8–6) |
16 – Dykstra | 6 – 3 Tied | 5 – 2 Tied | Viking Pavilion (338) Portland, OR | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | W 55–51 | 15–13 (9–6) |
13 – Dykstra | 7 – Limardo | 4 – Janssen | Hornets Nest (455) Sacramento, CA | ||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho | L 53–58 | 15–14 (9–7) |
16 – Dykstra | 9 – Limardo | 4 – Limardo | Worthington Arena (1,678) Bozeman, MT | ||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | L 50–52 | 15–15 (9–8) |
13 – Limardo | 8 – Janssen | 4 – Janssen | Worthington Arena (2,007) Bozeman, MT | ||||
March 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Weber State | W 67–65 | 16–15 (10–8) |
20 – Dykstra | 7 – Dykstra | 4 – 2 Tied | Dee Events Center (370) Ogden, UT | ||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals |
W 47–44 | 17–15 |
11 – 3 Tied | 6 – 2 Tied | 2 – 2 Tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||
March 12, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (1) Eastern Washington Semifinals |
L 39–56 | 17–16 |
9 – Limardo | 6 – Dykstra | 2 – 3 Tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |
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References
- "2022–23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- "Cats Fall at Big Sky Tournament". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
- "Montana State Bobcats 2023–24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.