2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by seventh-year head coach Loree Payne, split their home games between Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball
WNIT, second round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	25–10 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Loree Payne (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Kellee Barney TJ Harris Ryan Freeman
Home arena	Rolle Activity Center Findlay Toyota Court
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Sky women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington †	16	–	2		.889			29	–	6		.829
Northern Arizona	15	–	3		.833			25	–	9		.735
Montana	13	–	5		.722			23	–	10		.697
Montana State	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Northern Colorado	10	–	8		.556			15	–	16		.484
Idaho	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Idaho State	7	–	11		.389			11	–	19		.367
Sacramento State	4	–	14		.222			6	–	25		.194
Weber State	4	–	14		.222			8	–	25		.242
Portland State	3	–	15		.167			8	–	23		.258
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The Lumberjacks finished the season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Sacramento State^[2] and Montana,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Eastern Washington in the Big Sky tournament championship game.^[4] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,^[5] where they would fall to South Dakota in the second round.^[6]

Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 13–5 in Big Sky play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place.^[7] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would defeat #9 seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals,^[8] and Eastern Washington in the semifinals,^[9] before falling to Sacramento State in the championship game.^[10] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.^[11]

Roster

2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Allie Cummins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Carondelet High School Concord, CA G/F 2 Nyah Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr King High School Riverside, CA G 3 Grace Beasley 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Montana State Melbourne, Australia G 5 Taylor Feldman 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Crean Lutheran High School Tustin, CA F 10 Ceren Oturakci 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Çankaya Ankara, Turkey G 11 Audrey Taylor 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Timberline High School Boise, ID F 12 Sophie Glancey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Timberline High School Boise, ID F 13 Ava Schmidt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Eastlake High School Sammamish, WA G 15 Leia Beattie 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Montana State Midland, TX G/F 21 Emily Rodabaugh 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Archbishop Murphy High School Lynnwood, WA G/F 22 Olivia Moran 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr King High School Riverside, CA G 24 Reilly Clark 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Catalina Foothills High School Tucson, AZ F 33 Saniyah Neverson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So PHH Prep Surprise, AZ	Head coach Loree Payne (Washington) Assistant coach(es) Kellee Barney (Idaho) TJ Harris (Great Falls) Ryan Freeman (Florida) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: January 3, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon	L 48–81	0–1	9 – Glancey	7 – Beasley	4 – 2 tied	Matthew Knight Arena (5,430) Eugene, OR
November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., P12N		at Arizona	L 64–87	0–2	11 – 2 tied	5 – Beasley	5 – Feldman	McKale Center (6,909) Tucson, AZ
November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Benedictine Mesa	W 91–37	2–1	13 – 2 tied	11 – Neverson	4 – 2 tied	Rolle Activity Center (417) Flagstaff, AZ
November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 74–69	2–2	20 – Beattie	7 – 2 tied	4 – N. Moran	LionTree Arena (934) La Jolla, CA
November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Portland Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 66–65	3–2	11 – 2 tied	13 – Beattie	7 – Beattie	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
November 25, 2023* 3:30 p.m.		vs. Youngstown State Las Vegas Holiday Classic	W 74–70	4–2	26 – Glancey	7 – Glancey	5 – Feldman	Orleans Arena  Paradise, NV
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UNLV	L 69–85	4–3	13 – 2 tied	10 – Neverson	5 – Beattie	Rolle Activity Center (400) Flagstaff, AZ
December 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	W 96–65	5–3	18 – Glancey	9 – Rodabaugh	7 – Rodabaugh	Rolle Activity Center (913) Flagstaff, AZ
December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at San Francisco	W 92–76	6–3	17 – Rodabaugh	11 – Glancey	6 – Feldman	War Memorial Gymnasium (225) San Francisco, CA
December 18, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Pepperdine	W 80–62	7–3	21 – Beasley	13 – Glancey	5 – Beasley	Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Southern Utah	W 81–70	8–3	19 – Rodabaugh	9 – Rodabaugh	4 – Beasley	America First Event Center (452) Cedar City, UT
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 76–72	9–3 (1–0)	19 – Glancey	7 – Rodabaugh	4 – Beasley	Findlay Toyota Court (764) Flagstaff, AZ
January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Dakota State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 102–110 2OT	9–4	23 – Beasley	9 – Beasley	5 – 2 tied	Findlay Toyota Court (287) Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SLN		at North Dakota State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	L 73–99	9–5	12 – Beattie	4 – Feldman	4 – Rodabaugh	Scheels Center (751) Fargo, ND
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 88–73	10–5 (2–0)	23 – Rodabaugh	10 – Glancey	6 – Beasley	Findlay Toyota Court (207) Flagstaff, AZ
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	L 84–89	10–6 (2–1)	22 – Beattie	5 – 3 tied	6 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (392) Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	W 73–65	11–6 (3–1)	27 – Beattie	9 – Rodabaugh	4 – Beattie	Viking Pavilion (55) Portland, OR
January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 83–66	12–6 (4–1)	24 – Glancey	13 – Glancey	5 – Moran	Hornets Nest (334) Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho	W 65–53	13–6 (5–1)	23 – Glancey	9 – Glancey	5 – Beattie	Findlay Toyota Court (667) Flagstaff, AZ
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	W 89–81 OT	14–6 (6–1)	23 – Glancey	12 – Neverson	6 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (452) Flagstaff, AZ
February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	W 85–65	15–6 (7–1)	18 – Rodabaugh	9 – Glancey	8 – Feldman	Dee Events Center (255) Ogden, UT
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 73–59	16–6 (8–1)	21 – Feldman	7 – 2 tied	2 – 4 tied	Reed Gym (1,017) Pocatello, ID
February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	W 69–60	17–6 (9–1)	30 – Glancey	10 – Beattie	5 – Moran	Dahlberg Arena (2,157) Missoula, MT
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	W 71–58	18–6 (10–1)	30 – Glancey	11 – 2 tied	7 – Feldman	Worthington Arena (2,141) Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	L 66–82	18–7 (10–2)	18 – Beattie	7 – Moran	4 – 2 tied	Findlay Toyota Court (342) Flagstaff, AZ
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	W 89–73	19–7 (11–2)	21 – Glancey	9 – Glancey	9 – Feldman	Findlay Toyota Court (492) Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 42–67	19–8 (11–3)	13 – Moran	7 – Glancey	2 – 2 tied	Reese Court (779) Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho	W 60–55	20–8 (12–3)	14 – Moran	8 – Glancey	3 – Beasley	ICCU Arena (1,150) Moscow, ID
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State	W 89–74	21–8 (13–3)	21 – Rodabaugh	6 – Rodabaugh	7 – Moran	Findlay Toyota Court (423) Flagstaff, AZ
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	W 73–41	22–8 (14–3)	24 – Glancey	8 – 2 tied	7 – Beattie	Findlay Toyota Court (662) Flagstaff, AZ
March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 67–61	23–8 (15–3)	22 – Glancey	12 – Glancey	4 – Rodabaugh	Bank of Colorado Arena (772) Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (8) Sacramento State Quarterfinals	W 81–63	24–8	30 – Glancey	11 – Glancey	4 – Rodabaugh	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 12, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Montana Semifinals	W 74–67	25–8	21 – Glancey	11 – Glancey	3 – 2 tied	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
March 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU	(2)	vs. (1) Eastern Washington Championship game	L 64–73	25–9	15 – Glancey	9 – Moran	3 – Beattie	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
WNIT
March 26, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN		at South Dakota Second round	L 65–79	25–10	19 – Beattie	7 – 3 tied	4 – Beasley	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[12][13]