2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles women's basketball team represented the University of Southern Indiana during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Screaming Eagles, led by 24th-year head coach Rick Stein, played their home games at Screaming Eagles Arena in Evansville, Indiana as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles women's basketball
Ohio Valley regular-season and tournament champions
WNIT, second round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	25–7 (17–1 OVC)
Head coach	Rick Stein (24th season)
Associate head coach	Randa Gatling
Assistant coaches	Emma DeHart Ashley Johnson
Home arena	Screaming Eagles 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
† 2024 OVC tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

This season marked Southern Indiana's second year of a four-year transition period from Division II to Division I. As a result, the Screaming Eagles were not eligible for the NCAA tournament until the 2026–27 season.^[1]

The Screaming Eagles finished the season 25–7, 17–1 in OVC play, to finish as OVC regular-season champions.^[2] They defeated Eastern Illinois^[3] and UT Martin to win the OVC tournament; however, they were ineligible for the NCAA tournament due to the mandatory wait period from transitioning from Division II.^[4] They received an at-large bid to the WNIT,^[5] where they defeated UIC in the first round^[6] before falling to Wisconsin in the second round.^[7]

Previous season

The Screaming Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 12–17, 6–12 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[8] Due to tiebreakers, they failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Roster

2023–24 Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Lexie Green 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Southport High School Indianapolis, IN G 4 Tori Handley 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS SIU Edwardsville Jeffersonville, IN G 10 Kylee Dennis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Sayre School Lexington, KY G 11 Ali Saunders 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Valparaiso Depauw, IN G 20 Vanessa Shafford 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Linton-Stockton High School Linton, IN G 21 Addy Blackwell 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) RS Sr Bloomington High School South Bloomington, IN F 22 Meredith Raley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Gibson Southern High School Haubstadt, IN F/C 25 Madi Webb 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr SIU Edwardsville Bedford, IN G 33 Triniti Ralston 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Fr Sacred Heart Academy Louisville, KY G/F 40 Sophia Loden 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Mascoutah High School Mascoutah, IL F 41 Claudia Gallegos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Neuqua Valley High School Naperville, IL C 44 Lauren Carie 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Vincennes Rivet High School Vincennes, IN F/C 45 Chloe Gannon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Coffee County Central High School Manchester, TN	Head coach Rick Stein (Southern Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Randa Gatling (Southern Indiana) Emma DeHart (Southern Indiana) Ashley Johnson (Southern Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: March 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wright State	W 67–63	1–0	Screaming Eagles Arena (653) Evansville, IN
November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Oakland City	W 86–38	2–0	Screaming Eagles Arena (713) Evansville, IN
November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 66–60	3–0	Screaming Eagles Arena (503) Evansville, IN
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+		at Missouri	L 62–96	3–1	Mizzou Arena (3,471) Columbia, MO
November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Purdue	L 57–95	3–2	Mackey Arena (3,683) West Lafayette, IN
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Murray State	L 73–93	3–3	Screaming Eagles Arena (907) Evansville, IN
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Saint Louis	L 53–89	3–4	Chaifetz Arena (416) St. Louis, MO
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 72–51	4–4	Screaming Eagles Arena (513) Evansville, IN
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cincinnati	L 56–58	5–4	Screaming Eagles Arena (746) Evansville, IN
December 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Brescia	W 86–37	6–4	Screaming Eagles Arena (403) Evansville, IN
OVC regular season
December 29, 2023 5:15 p.m., ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 75–37	6–5 (1–0)	Show Me Center (535) Cape Girardeau, MO
December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Lindenwood	W 71–68	7–5 (2–0)	Hyland Performance Arena (634) St. Charles, MO
January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 78–57	8–5 (3–0)	Screaming Eagles Arena (530) Evansville, IN
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	W 69–66	9–5 (4–0)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,369) Evansville, IN
January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 87–64	10–5 (5–0)	First Community Arena (617) Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Little Rock	W 58–48	11–5 (6–0)	Screaming Eagles Arena (669) Evansville, IN
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Morehead State	W 70–55	12–5 (7–0)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,057) Evansville, IN
January 25, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Illinois	W 81–61	13–5 (8–0)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,365) Evansville, IN
February 1, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 81–72	14–5 (9–0)	Eblen Center (1,171) Cookeville, TN
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 58–65	14–6 (9–1)	Gentry Complex (433) Nashville, TN
February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 70–60	15–6 (10–1)	Screaming Eagles Arena (803) Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 75–58	16–6 (11–1)	Screaming Eagles Arena (2,031) Evansville, IN
February 15, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at UT Martin	W 73–67	17–6 (12–1)	Skyhawk Arena (863) Martin, TN
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 88–51	18–6 (13–1)	Jack Stephens Center (205) Little Rock, AR
February 20, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Morehead State	W 72–64	19–6 (14–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,080) Morehead, KY
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Illinois	W 96–89 OT	20–6 (15–1)	Western Hall (880) Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 75–38	21–6 (16–1)	Screaming Eagles Arena (915) Evansville, IN
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	W 70–59	22–6 (17–1)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,292) Evansville, IN
OVC tournament
March 8, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Eastern Illinois Semifinals	W 69–54	23–6	Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	(1)	vs. (3) UT Martin Championship	W 81–53	24–6	Ford Center (1,715) Evansville, IN
WNIT
March 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		UIC First round	W 69–64	25–6	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,731) Evansville, IN
March 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Wisconsin Second round	L 62–67	25–7	Screaming Eagles Arena (3,283) Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[9][10]