2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	17–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Tricia Binford (19th season);
Assistant coaches	Sunny Smallwood; Ryan Johnson; Devin Perez;
Home arena	Worthington Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team represented Montana State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by 19th-year head coach Tricia Binford, played their home games at Worthington Arena in Bozeman, Montana as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

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

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2022–23 season 20–11, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for first place.^[1] Due to tiebreakers, they received the #2 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would be upset by #7 seed Portland State in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Montana State Bobcats women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Madison Hall	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Parma High School	Parma, Idaho
G	1	Malea Egan	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Colstrip High School	Colstrip, Montana
G	2	Natalie Picton	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Fr	Niagara Prep Academy	Welland, Ontario
F	5	Ella Johnson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Elk River High School	Elk River, Minnesota
G	11	Katelynn Limardo	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Silver High School	Silver City, New Mexico
F	13	Drea Brumfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Pepperdine	Chehalis, Washington
G	15	Isobel Bunyan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Cardiff Met Archers	Tonyrefail, Wales
G	20	Brooke Berry	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	RS Fr	New Mexico	Billings, Montana
F	21	Lexi Deden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Sentinel High School	Missoula, Montana
F	22	Lea Boulanger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Champlain College Lennoxville	Saint-Bruno, Quebec
G	23	Mattie Olson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Skyline High School	Idaho Falls, Idaho
F	24	Taylor Janssen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Sr	Rosemount High School	Rosemount, Minnesota
G	30	Dylan Philip	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Ellensburg High School	Ellensburg, Washington
F	32	Marah Dykstra	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Churchill Secondary School	Vancouver, British Columbia
C	33	Lindsey Hein	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	RS So	Forsyth High School	Forsyth, Montana

Head coach

Tricia Binford (Boise State)

Assistant coach(es)

Sunny Smallwood (Boise State)
Ryan Johnson (DePauw)
Devin Perez (Ottawa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023* 1:00 pm		Lewis–Clark State	W 70–39	–	22 – Deden	14 – Deden	6 – Philip	Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
November 4, 2023* 7:00 pm		at Carroll College	W 73–63	–	15 – Limardo	7 – Limardo	4 – Philip	CC PE Center Helena, MT
Regular season
November 7, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		BYU	L 60–68	0–1	15 – Bunyan	8 – Deden	4 – Dykstra	Worthington Arena (5,017) Bozeman, MT
November 10, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Arizona State	L 62–75	0–2	18 – Limardo	8 – Deden	4 – Dykstra	Desert Financial Arena (1,521) Tempe, AZ
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		San Jose State	W 62–49	1–2	17 – Limardo	6 – 4 Tied	4 – Limardo	Worthington Arena (1,401) Bozeman, MT
November 19, 2023* 11:00 am, MidcoSN+		at North Dakota	W 60–53	2–2	22 – Deden	12 – Limardo	4 – Dykstra	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,169) Grand Forks, ND
November 23, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. New Mexico Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament	W 75–57	3–2	23 – Deden	14 – Deden	7 – Dykstra	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (166) Cancún, Mexico
November 24, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		vs. James Madison Cancún Challenge Riviera Tournament	L 62–65	3–3	14 – 2 Tied	8 – Limardo	4 – Picton	Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (200) Cancún, Mexico
December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland	L 64–73	3–4	16 – Janssen	10 – Limardo	2 – 6 Tied	Chiles Center (525) Portland, OR
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 50–55	3–5	10 – Picton	5 – Bunyan	4 – Dykstra	Alaska Airlines Arena (1,653) Seattle, WA
December 8, 2023* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Saint Mary's	L 53–59	3–6	14 – Bunyan	7 – Janssen	4 – Limardo	University Credit Union Pavilion (271) Moraga, CA
December 17, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+/SWX		Wyoming	W 64–55	4–6	12 – Limardo	7 – Dykstra	3 – Dykstra	Worthington Arena (1,501) Bozeman, MT
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Texas	W 71–58	5–6	25 – Limardo	6 – Limardo	5 – Picton	Worthington Arena (1,396) Bozeman, MT
December 29, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	W 58–56	6–6 (1–0)	17 – Hall	7 – Bunyan	5 – Janssen	Worthington Arena (1,908) Bozeman, MT
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 57–43	7–6 (2–0)	13 – Hall	10 – Limardo	2 – 2 Tied	Worthington Arena (1,701) Bozeman, MT
January 3, 2024* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	W 65–45	8–6	17 – Hall	6 – Dykstra	4 – Janssen	Worthington Arena (1,532) Bozeman, MT
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, SLN		at South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge	L 53–61	8–7	14 – Dykstra	4 – Dykstra	4 – Picton	Frost Arena (1,843) Brookings, SD
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 73–88	8–8 (2–1)	14 – Hall	7 – Limardo	5 – Bunyan	Findlay Toyota Court (207) Flagstaff, AZ
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 53–58	8–9 (2–2)	18 – Limardo	10 – Limardo	2 – 4 Tied	Bank of Colorado Arena (732) Greeley, CO
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	W 64–55	9–9 (3–2)	18 – Hall	10 – Limardo	4 – Hall	Worthington Arena (2,813) Bozeman, MT
January 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 53–62	9–10 (3–3)	12 – 2 Tied	4 – Dykstra	3 – 2 Tied	Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 60–54	10–10 (4–3)	12 – Dykstra	14 – Dykstra	3 – Dykstra	Worthington Arena (1,768) Bozeman, MT
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 71–50	11–10 (5–3)	17 – Dykstra	8 – Johnson	5 – Dykstra	Worthington Arena (2,361) Bozeman, MT
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	W 62–61	12–10 (6–3)	21 – Dykstra	7 – Janssen	3 – 2 Tied	Reese Court (539) Cheney, WA
February 3, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 51–46	13–10 (7–3)	15 – Hall	7 – Dykstra	2 – 2 Tied	ICCU Arena (1,168) Moscow, ID
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 61–40	14–10 (8–3)	19 – Hall	7 – Limardo	5 – Picton	Worthington Arena (1,773) Bozeman, MT
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 58–71	14–11 (8–4)	18 – Dykstra	4 – 2 Tied	2 – 3 Tied	Worthington Arena (2,141) Bozeman, MT
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	L 50–72	14–12 (8–5)	13 – Dykstra	9 – Dykstra	2 – Picton	Dahlberg Arena (3,955) Missoula, MT
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	L 55–60	14–13 (8–6)	16 – Dykstra	6 – 3 Tied	5 – 2 Tied	Viking Pavilion (338) Portland, OR
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 55–51	15–13 (9–6)	13 – Dykstra	7 – Limardo	4 – Janssen	Hornets Nest (455) Sacramento, CA
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho	L 53–58	15–14 (9–7)	16 – Dykstra	9 – Limardo	4 – Limardo	Worthington Arena (1,678) Bozeman, MT
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 50–52	15–15 (9–8)	13 – Limardo	8 – Janssen	4 – Janssen	Worthington Arena (2,007) Bozeman, MT
March 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 67–65	16–15 (10–8)	20 – Dykstra	7 – Dykstra	4 – 2 Tied	Dee Events Center (370) Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Northern Colorado Quarterfinals	W 47–44 ^OT	17–15	11 – 3 Tied	6 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 12, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Eastern Washington Semifinals	L 39–56	17–16	9 – Limardo	6 – Dykstra	2 – 3 Tied	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022–23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
^ "Cats Fall at Big Sky Tournament". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
^ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
^ "Montana State Bobcats 2023–24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

[1] "2022–23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

[2] "Cats Fall at Big Sky Tournament". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

[3] "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Montana State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

[4] "Montana State Bobcats 2023–24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2024.

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