Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
UniversityHouston Christian University
Head coachDonna Finnie (9th season)
ConferenceSouthland
LocationHouston, Texas
ArenaSharp Gymnasium
(Capacity: 1,000)
NicknameHuskies
ColorsRoyal blue and orange[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


Conference regular season champions
2022
For information on all Houston Baptist University sports, see Houston Baptist Huskies

The Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team, known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until 2022, is the women's basketball team that represents Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas. The team currently competes in the Southland Conference. The Huskies are currently coached by Donna Finnie.[2]

History

The Huskies have played women's basketball since 1999. In 2022, HBU clinched its regular season title, the first in program history, and the first outright Southland conference title in any sport in school history.[3]

Postseason results

WNIT results

The Huskies have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) once. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2022First RoundToledoL, 51–61

NAIA Division I

The Huskies made eight appearances in the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 14–8.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
2000 NR First Round #8 Campbellsville L, 55–64
2001 NR First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 #13 Oklahoma Christian
Dillard
#5 Lewis–Clark State		 W, 70–68 (OT)
W, 72–66
L, 82–84
2002 #6 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Auburn Montgomery
#11 Oklahoma Baptist
#3 Union (TN)		 W, 67–59
W, 83–80
L, 50–71
2003 #1 First Round
Second Round		 #8 Claflin
#5 Point Loma Nazarene		 W, 83–63
L, 68–75
2004 #2 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 #7 Montana Western
#3 Columbia (MO)
#1 Freed–Hardeman
#1 Oklahoma City		 W, 89–79
W, 79–66
W, 74–61
L, 69–81
2005 #1 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals		 #8 IU South Bend
#5 Cumberland (TN)
#3 Georgetown (KY)
#1 Oklahoma City		 W, 64–49
W, 86–59
W, 68–66
L, 74–81
2006 #2 First Round
Second Round		 #7 Lindsey Wilson
#6 Lubbock Christian		 W, 60–57
L, 56–62
2007 #6 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 #3 Montana Western
#2 Lubbock Christian
#1 Union (TN)		 W, 64–63
W, 82–73
L, 58–83

Roster

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2023

References

  1. ↑ Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Women's Basketball - Houston Baptist University". hbuhuskies.com.
  3. ↑ "WBB: Huskies Clinch Share of Regular Season Title; Finnie Earns Win #100".


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