2023–24 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Summit League |
Record | 8–23 (3–13 The Summit) |
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Home arena | Baxter Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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South Dakota State † | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. Thomas* | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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† 2024 Summit League tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Omaha Mavericks women's basketball represented the University of Nebraska Omaha in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Mavericks, led by fourth-year head coach Carrie Banks, compete in the Summit League. They played their home games at Baxter Arena.
Previous season
The Mavericks finished the 2022–23 season 15–17, 8–10 in Summit League play to finish in a 3-way tie for fifth place. Due to a tiebreaker, they were the No. 6 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated North Dakota in the quarterfinals and Kansas City in the semifinals to advance to the championship game where they lost to South Dakota State.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Sam Mitchell | 2 | G | 5'6" | Senior | Downers Grove, IL | Graduated |
Akili Felici | 3 | G | 5'10" | ![]() | Bellevue, NE | TBD |
Elena Pilakouta | 5 | C | 6'3" | GS Senior | Nicosia, Cyprus | Graduated |
Jaylen Townsend | 10 | G | 5'8" | Junior | Edwardsville, IL | TBD |
Recruiting
There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN | Illinois State | L 59–105 | 0–1 | 10 – Tied | 5 – Olsen | 2 – Cave | Baxter Arena (512) Omaha, NE | ||||
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | College of Saint Mary | W 89–59 | 1–1 | 17 – Olsen | 5 – Olsen | 4 – Stanley | Baxter Arena (537) Omaha, NE | ||||
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | at Northwestern | L 69–87 | 1–2 | 18 – Keitges | 5 – Olsen | 6 – Grant | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,566) Evanston, IL | ||||
November 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SLN | Northern Colorado | L 70–82 | 1–3 | 19 – Olsen | 5 – Tied | 5 – Grant | Baxter Arena (5,539) Omaha, NE | ||||
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wichita State | L 86–92 | 1–4 | 18 – Nikulochkina | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Charles Koch Arena (1,052) Wichita, KS | ||||
November 27, 2023* 5:00 p.m., SLN | Cal State Bakersfield | W 87–79 OT | 2–4 | 18 – Nikulochkina | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Baxter Arena (312) Omaha, NE | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | UIC | L 89–95 | 2–5 | 33 – Stanley | 7 – Watson | 3 – Tied | Baxter Arena (852) Omaha, NE | ||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | L 75–78 | 2–6 | 19 – Grant | 5 – Tied | 6 – Cave | Western Hall (539) Macomb, IL | ||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN | Peru State | W 92–70 | 3–6 | 19 – Gardner | 13 – Cave | 5 – Nikulochkina | Sapp Fieldhouse (262) Omaha, NE | ||||
December 18, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Texas Southern | W 68–63 | 4–6 | 20 – Grant | 10 – Grant | 6 – Cave | H&PE Arena (300) Houston, TX | ||||
December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at No. 25 TCU | L 56–96 | 4–7 | 12 – Olsen | 7 – Watson | 4 – Cave | Schollmaier Arena (1,725) Fort Worth, TX | ||||
December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., SLN | at Denver | L 63–81 | 4–8 (0–1) | 20 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 3 – Nikulochkina | Hamilton Gymnasium (344) Denver, CO | ||||
December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., SLN | South Dakota | L 71–77 OT | 4–9 (0–2) | 17 – Cave | 7 – Cave | 5 – Cave | Baxter Arena (706) Omaha, NE | ||||
January 3, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Washington Summit League–Big Sky Challenge | L 82–96 | 4–10 | 32 – Stanley | 10 – Watson | 4 – Tied | Reese Court (492) Cheney, WA | ||||
January 6, 2023* 2:00 p.m., SLN | Montana Summit League–Big Sky Challenge | W 81–60 | 4–11 | 17 – Keitges | 6 – Nikulochkina | 2 – Tied | Baxter Arena (564) Omaha, NE | ||||
January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | at North Dakota | L 75–100 | 4–12 (0–3) | 27 – Cave | 5 – Cave | 3 – Cave | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,127) Grand Forks, ND | ||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN | at North Dakota State | L 69–87 | 4–13 (0–4) | 22 – Olsen | 6 – Stanley | 1 – Tied | Scheels Center (673) Fargo, ND | ||||
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | South Dakota State | L 55–92 | 4–14 (0–5) | 12 – Stanley | 5 – Tied | 5 – Grant | Baxter Arena (239) Omaha, NE | ||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | at Kansas City | L 74–88 | 4–15 (0–6) | 21 – Grant | 9 – Grant | 8 – Cave | Swinney Recreation Center (292) Kansas City, MO | ||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | Oral Roberts | L 78–88 | 4–16 (0–7) | 17 – Grant | 8 – Grant | 5 – Grant | Baxter Arena (374) Omaha, NE | ||||
January 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | Denver | W 80–77 | 5–16 (1–7) | 24 – Grant | 6 – Olsen | 2 – Tied | Baxter Arena (431) Omaha, NE | ||||
February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | at St. Thomas (MN) | L 83–88 | 5–17 (1–8) | 17 – Cave | 6 – Watson | 6 – Cave | Schoenecker Arena (405) St. Paul, MN | ||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | North Dakota | L 81–83 | 5–18 (1–9) | 18 – Gardner | 7 – Gardner | 8 – Cave | Baxter Arena (394) Omaha, NE | ||||
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | North Dakota State | L 70–84 | 5–19 (1–10) | 15 – Cave | 7 – Gardner | 6 – Grant | Baxter Arena (524) Omaha, NE | ||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN | at South Dakota | W 77–67 | 6–19 (2–10) | 17 – Gardner | 10 – Gardner | 6 – Grant | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,397) Vermillion, SD | ||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | at South Dakota State | L 57–79 | 6–20 (2–11) | 25 – Cave | 5 – Olsen | 4 – Keitges | Frost Arena (2,409) Brookings, SD | ||||
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | at Oral Roberts | L 78–87 | 6–21 (2–12) | 13 – Grant | 10 – Watson | 4 – Grant | Mabee Center (967) Tulsa, OK | ||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., SLN | Kansas City | L 56–72 | 6–22 (2–13) | 11 – Nikulochkina | 7 – Gardner | 2 – Tied | Baxter Arena (404) Omaha, NE | ||||
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | St. Thomas (MN) | W 79–62 | 7–22 (3–13) | 20 – Nikulochkina | 7 – Olsen | 3 – Tied | Baxter Arena (542) Omaha, NE | ||||
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March 8, 2024 4:30 p.m., SLN | (9) | vs. (8) Kansas City First Round | W 61–55 | 8–22 | 17 – Nikulochkina | 9 – Nikulochkina | 3 – Grant | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD | |||
March 9, 2024 12:30 p.m., SLN | (9) | vs. (1) South Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 53–66 | 8–23 | 14 – Stanley | 5 – Tied | 7 – Grant | Denny Sanford Premier Center (8,648) Sioux Falls, SD | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
See also
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball - Schedule - Omaha Athletics". Omavs.com.