2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10-6 (2–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Loree Payne (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kellee Barney
  • TJ Harris
  • Ryan Freeman
Home arenaRolle Activity Center
Findlay Toyota Court
2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington4–0 1.00014–3  .824
Montana3–1 .75011–4  .733
Northern Arizona3–1 .75011–6  .647
Northern Colorado3–1 .7508–7  .533
Idaho State3–2 .6007–9  .438
Idaho2–2 .5009–7  .563
Montana State2–2 .5008–9  .471
Weber State2–3 .4005–13  .278
Portland State0–5 .0005–12  .294
Sacramento State0–5 .0001–15  .063
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of January 18, 2024

The 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represents Northern Arizona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by seventh-year head coach Loree Payne, split their home games between Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for first place.[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would defeat #9 seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals,[2] and Eastern Washington in the semifinals,[3] before falling to Sacramento State in the championship game.[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would lose to New Mexico in the first round.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Allie Cummins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrCarondelet High School Concord, California
G/F 2 Nyah Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrKing High School Riverside, California
G 3 Grace Beasley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrMontana State Melbourne, Australia
G 5 Taylor Feldman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SoCrean Lutheran High School Tustin, California
F 10 Ceren Oturakci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrÇankaya Ankara, Turkey
G 11 Audrey Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SoTimberline High School Boise, Idaho
F 12 Sophie Glancey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoTimberline High School Boise, Idaho
F 13 Ava Schmidt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrEastlake High School Sammamish, Washington
G 15 Leia Beattie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrMontana State Midland, Texas
G/F 21 Emily Rodabaugh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrArchbishop Murphy High School Lynnwood, Washington
G/F 22 Olivia Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrKing High School Riverside, California
G 24 Reilly Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) FrCatalina Foothills High School Tucson, Arizona
F 33 Saniyah Neverson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoPHH Prep Surprise, Arizona
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon L 48–81  0–1
  9 – Glancey  7 – Beasley  4 – 2 Tied  Matthew Knight Arena (5,430)
Eugene, OR
November 10, 2023*
6:30 pm, P12N		 at Arizona L 64–87  0–2
  11 – 2 Tied  5 – Beasley  5 – Feldman  McKale Center (6,909)
Tucson, AZ
November 15, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Benedictine Mesa W 91–37  2–1
  13 – 2 Tied  11 – Neverson  4 – 2 Tied  Rolle Activity Center (417)
Flagstaff, AZ
November 19, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at UC San Diego W 74–69  2–2
  20 – Beattie  7 – 2 Tied  4 – N. Moran  LionTree Arena (934)
La Jolla, CA
November 24, 2023*
1:00 pm		 vs. Portland
Las Vegas Holiday Classic		 W 66–65  3–2
  11 – 2 Tied  13 – Beattie  7 – Beattie  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023*
3:30 pm		 vs. Youngstown State
Las Vegas Holiday Classic		 W 74–70  4–2
  26 – Glancey  7 – Glancey  5 – Feldman  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
November 29, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 UNLV L 69–85  4–3
  13 – 2 Tied  10 – Neverson  5 – Beattie  Rolle Activity Center (400)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 6, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 Pacific W 96–65  5–3
  18 – Glancey  9 – Rodabaugh  7 – Rodabaugh  Rolle Activity Center (913)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 9, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at San Francisco W 92–76  6–3
  17 – Rodabaugh  11 – Glancey  6 – Feldman  War Memorial Gymnasium (225)
San Francisco, CA
December 18, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Pepperdine W 80–62  7–3
  21 – Beasley  13 – Glancey  5 – Beasley  Firestone Fieldhouse (160)
Malibu, CA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Southern Utah W 81–70  8–3
  19 – Rodabaugh  9 – Rodabaugh  4 – Beasley  America First Event Center (452)
Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Colorado W 76–72  9–3
(1–0)		  19 – Glancey  7 – Rodabaugh  4 – Beasley  Findlay Toyota Court (764)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge		 L 102-110 2OT 9-4
  23 – Beasley  9 – Beasley  5 – 2 Tied  Findlay Toyota Court (287)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2024*
12:00 pm, SLN		 at North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge		 L 73-99  9-5
  12 – Beattie  4 – Feldman  4 – Rodabaugh  Scheels Center (751)
Fargo, ND
January 11, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana State W 88-73  10-5
(2-0)		  23 – Rodabaugh  10 – Glancey  6 – Beasley  Findlay Toyota Court (207)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana L 84-89  10-6
(2-1)		  22 – Beattie  5 – 3 Tied  6 – Moran  Findlay Toyota Court (392)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Portland State     Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 20, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Sacramento State     Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Washington     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Weber State     Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho State     Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana     Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 10, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana State     Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sacramento State     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Portland State     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Washington     Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho     ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho State     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Weber State     Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Colorado     Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 9–13, 2024
 ESPN+		 vs.      Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  2. ↑ "NAU Women's Basketball Advances to Semifinals For Second-Straight Year". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Big Sky women's hoops tourney: NAU, Sac State win again, move into championship". Skyline Sports. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sac State women's basketball takes over Big Sky, wins championship". The State Hornet. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  5. ↑ "NAU ROUNDUP: Women's basketball falls in WNIT first round". Arizona Daily Sun. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  6. ↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 3, 2024.
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