2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team

2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball
2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	5–26 (2–16 OVC)
Head coach	Samantha Quigley Smith (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Ariel Massengale; Liz Doran; Eric Gruber;
Home arena	First Community Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 ⊟

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Indiana* †	17	–	1	.944	25	–	7	.781
Little Rock	11	–	7	.611	12	–	18	.400
UT Martin	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
Eastern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	15	–	18	.455
Morehead State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Tennessee Tech	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Western Illinois	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Southeast Missouri State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Lindenwood*	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
SIU Edwardsville	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, who were led by third-year head coach Samantha Quigley Smith, played their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 5–26, 2–16 in OVC play, to finish in eleventh (last) place.^[1]

Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 7–11 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[2] They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament^[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Tennessee Tech in the quarterfinals.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Olivia Clayton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Tulsa	Checotah, OK
G	1	Ava Stoller	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	St. Petersburg High School	St. Petersburg, FL
G	4	Macy Silvey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Edwardsville High School	Glen Carbon, IL
G	5	Lezhauria Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Rend Lake College	Springfield, IL
G	10	Emiyah Cobb	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Northwest High School	Clarksville, TN
G	11	Ava Gugliuzza	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Lincoln-Way West High School	New Lenox, IL
G	12	Alexis Legan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Orange Coast College	Palm Desert, CA
G	14	Molly Sheehan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Valparaiso	Hinsdale, IL
F	15	Halle Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Southeast Missouri State	Belle, MO
G	22	Kyra Williams	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Homeschool	Troy, IL
G	24	Sofie Lowis	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Sacred Heart-Griffin High School	Springfield, IL
F	25	Brianna Wooldridge	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	IUPUI	Elgin, IL
G	33	KK Rodriguez	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	GS	Tulsa	St. Louis, MO

Head coach

Samantha Quigley Smith (DePaul)

Assistant coach(es)

Ariel Massengale (Tennessee)
Liz Doran (Oglethorpe)
Eric Gruber (North Central)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Maryville	W 85–66	–	First Community Arena (–) Edwardsville, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Oklahoma State	L 59–100	0–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena (–) Stillwater, OK
November 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN	Eastern Kentucky Tri-State Challenge	L 72–74	0–2	First Community Arena (473) Edwardsville, IL
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Evansville Tri-State Challenge	W 91–83	1–2	First Community Arena (448) Edwardsville, IL
November 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	at Illinois State	L 86–90	1–3	CEFCU Arena (7,581) Normal, IL
November 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN	at Eastern Michigan	L 65–68	1–4	George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,985) Ypsilanti, MI
November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN	at Dayton	L 74–75	1–5	UD Arena (1,568) Dayton, OH
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Middle Tennessee	L 74–81	1–6	First Community Arena (303) Edwardsville, IL
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G	at Michigan	L 59–103	1–7	Crisler Center (2,145) Ann Arbor, MI
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Northern Illinois	W 89–79	2–7	First Community Arena (467) Edwardsville, IL
December 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	at Southern Illinois	L 53–77	2–8	Banterra Center (5,000) Carbondale, IL
December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Xavier	L 43–68	2–9	Cintas Center (361) Cincinnati, OH
December 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN	at Loyola Chicago	L 74–77	2–10	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,747) Chicago, IL
December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN	Harris–Stowe State	W 106–38	3–10	First Community Arena (283) Edwardsville, IL
OVC regular season
December 29, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN	Eastern Illinois	L 74–80	3–11 (0–1)	First Community Arena (869) Edwardsville, IL
December 31, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Western Illinois	L 75–81	3–12 (0–2)	First Community Arena (1,021) Edwardsville, IL
January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Little Rock	L 59–79	3–13 (0–3)	Jack Stephens Center (–) Little Rock, AR
January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	Southern Indiana	L 64–87	3–14 (0–4)	First Community Arena (617) Edwardsville, IL
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN	Morehead State	L 64–77	3–15 (0–5)	First Community Arena (513) Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Lindenwood	L 73–79	3–16 (0–6)	Hyland Performance Arena (789) St. Charles, MO
January 20, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN	at Southeast Missouri State	L 72–86	3–17 (0–7)	Show Me Center (485) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Tennessee Tech	L 58–67	3–18 (0–8)	First Community Arena (689) Edwardsville, IL
February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	Little Rock	W 67–61	4–18 (1–8)	First Community Arena (360) Edwardsville, IL
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	UT Martin	L 46–75	4–19 (1–9)	First Community Arena (546) Edwardsville, IL
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Morehead State	L 66–69	4–20 (1–10)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,010) Morehead, KY
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Southern Indiana	L 58–75	4–21 (1–11)	Screaming Eagles Arena (2,031) Evansville, IN
February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	Lindenwood	W 69–67	5–21 (2–11)	First Community Arena (762) Edwardsville, IL
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	Southeast Missouri State	L 57–67	5–22 (2–12)	First Community Arena (719) Edwardsville, IL
February 22, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN	at Tennessee Tech	L 76–86	5–23 (2–13)	Eblen Center (920) Cookeville, TN
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	at Tennessee State	L 65–75	5–24 (2–14)	Gentry Complex (669) Nashville, TN
February 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN	at Eastern Illinois	L 66–80	5–25 (2–15)	Groniger Arena (1,056) Charleston, IL
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN	at Western Illinois	L 56–84	5–26 (2–16)	Western Hall (798) Macomb, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ Hetherington, Owen (March 1, 2023). "Cougars Advance to Quarterfinals With Win Over Tennessee State". SIUE. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ Corhern, Thomas (March 2, 2023). "Tech women advance to third-straight OVC semifinal, win 20th game of the season". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". SIUE. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
^ "SIU Edwardsville Cougars Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". ovcsports.com. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

[2] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[3] Hetherington, Owen (March 1, 2023). "Cougars Advance to Quarterfinals With Win Over Tennessee State". SIUE. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[4] Corhern, Thomas (March 2, 2023). "Tech women advance to third-straight OVC semifinal, win 20th game of the season". Tennessee Tech. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". SIUE. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

[6] "SIU Edwardsville Cougars Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 19, 2024.

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