2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	5–10 (0–4 Southland)
Head coach	Donna Finnie (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Taylor Reed; Grace Daniels; Julija Vujakovic;
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium; (Capacity: 1,000)

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	4	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
Southeastern Louisiana	4	–	0	1.000	8	–	7	.533
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	3	–	1	.750	10	–	5	.667
Incarnate Word	2	–	2	.500	9	–	6	.600
Texas A&M–Commerce*	2	–	2	.500	7	–	7	.500
Northwestern State	2	–	2	.500	6	–	9	.400
New Orleans	2	–	2	.500	5	–	10	.333
Nicholls	1	–	3	.250	7	–	9	.438
Houston Christian	0	–	4	.000	5	–	10	.333
McNeese	0	–	4	.000	4	–	13	.235
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 Southland tournament winner As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represents Houston Christian University in the 2023–24 college basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh year head coach Donna Finnie, play their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium as members of the Southland Conference.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season with a 11–18 overall record and a 6–12 record and ninth place in conference play. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and 2 first place votes, the Huskies tied with Mcneese to finish fifth in the conference.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Enya Maguire	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	3	Erin Maguire	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	5	Kennedy Wilson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Mansfield, Texas
G	10	Hannah Fields	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F	11	Joy Oly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
F	12	Amy Cotton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	North Adelaide, Australia
G	13	Tove Caesar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Stockholm, Sweden
F	14	N'Denasija Collins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Mansfield, Texas
G	22	Makolla Bagayegou	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	23	Lyric Barr	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Houston, Texas
G	24	Cat Hursh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Katy, Texas
C	25	Yasmin Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Wollongong New South Wales, Australia
F	33	Riley Wells	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Montgomery, Ohio
C	40	Elizabeth Matadi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Irving, Texas

Head coach

Donna Finnie (Heriot–Watt)

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Reed (Louisiana Tech)
Grace Daniels (Texas–San Antonio)
Julija Vujakovic

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2023

Schedule and results

Sources:^[2]^[3]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	159 (15)
2	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	140 (3)
3	Lamar	132 (2)
4	Incarnate Word	97
T5	Houston Christian	74
T5	McNeese	74
7	Northwestern State	65
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	58
9	New Orleans	56
10	Nicholls	39

Preseason All Conference

Senior N'Denasija Collins, Forward, was selected to the Preseason All Conference second team.^[1]

Schedule and results

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference season
Nov 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Rice	L 38–70	0–1	13 – K. Wilson	8 – H. Fields	2 – A. Cotton	Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, Texas
Nov 11, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sam Houston	L 65–67	0–2	23 – E. McGuire	11 – E. McGuire	6 – K. Wilson	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, Texas
Nov 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	St. Thomas	W 79–49	1–2	12 – T. Caesar	8 – E. Matadi	6 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (301) Houston, Texas
Nov 16, 2023* 5:00 pm, ACC	at No. 9 Virginia Tech	L 36–105	1–3	13 – E. McGuire	2 – E. Matadi	1 – A. Cotton	Cassell Coliseum (4,226) Blacksburg, Virginia
Nov 20, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 35–80	1–4	8 – K. Wilson	5 – N. Collins	2 – E. McGuire	Reed Arena (3,073) College Station, Texas
Nov 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Mount St. Joseph	W 80–46	2–4	17 – N. Collins	7 – N. Collins	6 – J. Oly	Sharp Gymnasium (205) Houston, Texas
Nov 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Howard Payne	W 79–51	3–4	22 – Collins	8 – Collins	5 – Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, Texas
Dec 1, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 34–79	3–5	14 – N. Collins	6 – A. Cotton	4 – J. Oly	United Supermarkets Arena (4,516) Lubbock, Texas
Dec 4, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Wichita State	W 49–44	4–5	13 – N. Collins	10 – A. Cotton	4 – K. Wilson	Charles Koch Arena (1,023) Wichita, Kansas
Dec 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Kansas	L 57–79	4–6	16 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	3 – J. Oly	Allen Fieldhouse (2,434) Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Schreiner	W 66–40	5–6	21 – N. Collins	8 – A. Cotton	4 – J. Oly	Sharp Gymnasium (267) Houston, Texas
Southland Conference season
Jan 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 49–73	5–7 (0–1)	8 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	4 – A. Cotton	American Bank Center (678) Corpus Christi, Texas
Jan 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Nicholls	L 55–73	5–8 (0–2)	23 – N. Collins	13 – N. Collins	4 – E. Maguire	Sharp Gymnasium (243) Houston, Texas
Jan 11, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 61–63	5–9 (0–3)	24 – K. Wilson	10 – J. Oly	3 – K. Wilson	Prather Coliseum (824) Natchitoches, Louisiana
Jan 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Commerce	L 53–63	5–10 (0–4)	15 – E. Maguire	9 – Tied (2)	4 – Tied (2)	The Field House (241) Commerce, Texas
Jan 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	New Orleans						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Jan 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Lamar						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Jan 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Jan 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Incarnate Word						McDermott Center San Antonio, Texas
Feb 1, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at New Orleans						Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nicholls						Stopher Gymnasium Thibodaux, Louisiana
Feb 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	McNeese						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Incarnate Word						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana						Pride Roofing University Center Hammond, Louisiana
Feb 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwestern State						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Feb 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at McNeese						The Legacy Center Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce						Sharp Gymnasium Houston, Texas
Mar 6, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lamar						Neches Arena Beaumont, Texas
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

References

1 2 "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
↑ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
↑ "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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[PrePolls-1] 1 2 "Southeastern Chosen as Preseason Women's Basketball Favorite; Preseason All-Conference Announced". Southland Conference. October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Houston Christian University Athletics. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "Houston Christian Huskies Schedule 2023-24". ESPN Enterprises, Inc. Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
Venues	Sharp Gymnasium (1999–present)
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Previous season

Preseason polls

Southland Conference Poll

Roster

Schedule and results

Preseason All Conference

Schedule and results

See also

References