| 2023–24 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 9–5 (2–1 Big East) |
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| Associate head coach | Joe Mullaney |
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| Home arena | Finneran Pavilion |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 UConn | 4 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Marquette | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Creighton | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 2 | – | 3 | .400 | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 1 | – | 3 | .250 | 9 | – | 8 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 0 | – | 3 | .000 | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | 1 | – | 12 | .077 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Big East tournament winner As of January 10, 2024 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2023–24 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 4th-year head coach Denise Dillon, play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion and are members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the season at 30–7 and 17–3 in Big East play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament as a 4th seed in Greensboro region 2 where they defeated Cleveland State in the first round and Florida Gulf Coast to advanced to the sweet sixteen for the first time since 2003 where they lost to Utah to end their season.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason left |
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| Anahi-Lee Cauley | 5 | G | 6'0" | Sophomore | Windsor, CT | Transferred to William & Mary |
| Brooke Mullin | 15 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Langhorne, PA | Graduate transferred to Drexel |
| Maddy Siegrist | 20 | F | 6'1" | Senior | Poughkeepsie, NY | Graduated/2023 WNBA draft; selected 3rd overall by Dallas Wings |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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| Denae Carter | 25 | F | 6'0" | Junior | Philadelphia, PA | Mississippi State |
Recruiting
There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.
Recruiting class of 2024
| US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits | ||||||
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| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
| Jasmine Bascoe PG |
Milton, ON | King's Christian Collegiate | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
Jefferson | W 69–42 | – | – | – | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 10, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Portland | W 64–42 | 1–0 |
20 – Olsen | 8 – Dalce | 5 – Olsen | Chiles Center (733) Portland, OR | ||||
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N |
at Oregon State | L 56–63 | 1–1 |
24 – Olsen | 9 – Runyan | 4 – Runyan | Gill Coliseum (3,775) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports |
Temple | W 90–62 | 2–1 |
40 – Olsen | 18 – Dalce | 4 – Runyan | Finneran Pavilion (2,185) Villanova, PA | ||||
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Holy Cross | W 63–53 | 3–1 |
14 – Olsen | 13 – Runyan | 4 – Runyan | Finneran Pavilion (1,345) Villanova, PA | ||||
| November 26, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Wake Forest | W 74–65 | 4–1 |
21 – Olsen | 12 – Dalce | 5 – Tied | LJVM Coliseum (760) Winston-Salem, NC | ||||
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Richmond | W 67–57 | 5–1 |
30 – Olsen | 15 – Dalce | 5 – Runyan | Finneran Pavilion (2,241) Villanova, PA | ||||
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Columbia | L 75–77 | 5–2 |
33 – Olsen | 13 – Dalce | 8 – Runyan | Levien Gymnasium (1,024) New York, NY | ||||
| December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Penn | W 68–62 | 6–2 |
18 – Dalce | 17 – Dalce | 3 – Olsen | Finneran Pavilion (1,141) Villanova, PA | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Saint Joseph's Holy War |
L 67–73 | 6–3 |
32 – Olsen | 11 – Dalce | 2 – Tied | Hagan Arena (863) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports |
Princeton | L 58–61 | 6–4 |
21 – Olsen | 12 – Dalce | 4 – Olsen | Finneran Pavilion (1,119) Villanova, PA | ||||
| December 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., BEDN |
at St. John's | L 46–51 | 6–5 (0–1) |
16 – Runyan | 5 – Olsen | 6 – McCurry | Madison Square Garden (12,720) New York, NY | ||||
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at La Salle | W 74–60 | 7–5 |
23 – Olsen | 11 – Dalce | 7 – Runyan | Tom Gola Arena (612) Philadelphia, PA | ||||
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., BEDN |
Xavier | W 86–45 | 8–5 (1–1) |
31 – Olsen | 9 – Olsen | 4 – Tied | Finneran Pavilion (2,341) Villanova, PA | ||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., BEDN |
at Seton Hall | W 50–45 | 9–5 (2–1) |
13 – Orihel | 12 – Dalce | 5 – Olsen | Walsh Gymnasium (845) South Orange, NJ | ||||
| January 10, 2024 11:30 a.m., BEDN |
Georgetown | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 7:30 p.m., BEDN |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
| January 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., BEDN |
Marquette | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Creighton | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| January 24, 2024 7:00 p.m., BEDN |
at Providence | Alumni Hall Providence, RI | |||||||||
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., FS1 |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
| January 31, 2024 6:30 p.m., SNY |
UConn | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., BEDN |
Seton Hall | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., FOX |
at Marquette | Al McGuire Center Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
| February 13, 2024 11:00 a.m., BEDN |
at Georgetown | McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., BEDN |
Butler | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., BEDN |
Providence | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m., FOX |
at Creighton | D. J. Sokol Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., SNY |
at UConn | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||||
| March 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., FS1 |
DePaul | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
| Big East Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8–11, 2024 TBA |
vs. | Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV* | — | — | — | Not released | |||||||||||||||
| Coaches | RV | RV* | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
See also
References
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