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2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team

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2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record8–21 (5–15 Big West)
Head coach
  • Greg McCall (13th season)
Associate head coachXavier Johnson
Assistant coaches
  • Zack Grasmick
  • Grant Bingham
  • Jasmin Dixon
Home arenaIcardo Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big West women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Hawai'i 17 3   .850 20 12   .625
UC Irvine 16 4   .800 23 9   .719
UC Riverside 13 7   .650 18 14   .563
Cal Poly 13 7   .650 17 14   .548
UC Davis 13 7   .650 20 14   .588
UC Santa Barbara 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
UC San Diego* 8 12   .400 12 19   .387
Long Beach State 8 12   .400 15 18   .455
Cal State Fullerton 6 14   .300 10 21   .323
Cal State Bakersfield 5 15   .250 8 21   .276
Cal State Northridge 1 19   .050 3 27   .100
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner

The 2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 13th-year head coach Greg McCall, played their home games at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

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The Roadrunners finished the 2022–23 season 8–23, 3–17 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for last (10th) place.[1] As the #9 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated #8 seed Cal State Northridge in the first round,[2] and upset top-seeded UC Irvine in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to #5 seed UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Shaunae Brown 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) RS Jr Canisius Toronto, ON
G 2 Morgan Edwards 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Redondo Union High School Los Angeles, CA
G 4 Grace Hunter 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr FIU Porirua, New Zealand
G 5 Sophia Tougas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS So Bradford Christian Academy Glens Falls, NY
G 11 Taylor Caldwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS Grand Canyon Bakersfield, CA
C 12 Cassidy Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) RS Sr Pacific Lehi, UT
G 14 Nseije Ortiz 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Porterville High School Porterville, CA
G 15 Amourie Porter 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Glen Burnie High School Glen Burnie, MD
G 23 Jordan Olivares 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Sacramento State Seaside, CA
F 24 Ary Dizon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Vermont Tampa, FL
F 32 Garrisen Freeman 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Spring Valley High School Las Vegas, NV
F 33 Julia Riley 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Granite Bay High School Granite Bay, CA
C 34 Jordan Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Victor Valley College Apple Valley, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 18, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hope International W 72–61 
 27  Brown   10  2 tied   4  Hunter  Icardo Center (398)
Bakersfield, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:30 p.m., P12N
at California L 56–89  0–1
 10  Olivares   7  2 tied   3  Olivares  Haas Pavilion (1,017)
Berkeley, CA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific L 54–67  0–2
 16  Hunter   7  Olivares   3  Hunter  Alex G. Spanos Center (642)
Stockton, CA
November 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fresno State W 65–63  1–2
 22  Tougas   7  3 tied   7  Hunter  Icardo Center (720)
Bakersfield, CA
November 24, 2023*
4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at LIU
Long Island Tournament
W 62–57  2–2
 28  Brown   10  Olivares   4  Olivares  Steinberg Wellness Center (125)
Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023*
10:00 a.m.
vs. New Mexico State
Long Island Tournament
L 59–64  2–3
 15  Brown   7  Olivares   5  Olivares  Steinberg Wellness Center (143)
Brooklyn, NY
November 27, 2023*
3:00 p.m., SLN
at Omaha L 79–87 OT 2–4
 20  2 tied   6  Porter   5  Olivares  Baxter Arena (312)
Omaha, NE
December 6, 2023*
5:30 p.m., MWN
at Boise State L 66–87  2–5
 24  Brown   4  Olivares   2  Freeman  ExtraMile Arena (838)
Boise, ID
December 16, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Pepperdine L 60–80  2–6
 21  Brown   13  Tougas   5  Olivares  Icardo Center (386)
Bakersfield, CA
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Whittier W 60–52  3–6
 14  Brown   11  Tougas   2  3 tied  Icardo Center (304)
Bakersfield, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego W 52–48  4–6
(1–0)
 19  Brown   10  Olivares   3  Ortiz  Icardo Center (505)
Bakersfield, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Irvine L 48–71  4–7
(1–1)
 17  Riley   4  Olivares   3  Brown  Bren Events Center (580)
Irvine, CA
January 4, 2024
8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Hawaii L 43–67  4–8
(1–2)
 13  Brown   6  Riley   3  2 tied  Stan Sheriff Center (1,471)
Honolulu, HI
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Santa Barbara L 54–75  4–9
(1–3)
 14  Brown   5  2 tied   2  2 tied  Icardo Center (387)
Bakersfield, CA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Davis L 46–62  4–10
(1–4)
 13  Brown   9  Freeman   2  2 tied  Icardo Center (309)
Bakersfield, CA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Riverside L 62–64  4–11
(1–5)
 23  Olivares   7  Porter   4  Ortiz  SRC Arena (122)
Riverside, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly L 67–80  4–12
(1–6)
 24  Porter   6  Riley   5  Ortiz  Mott Athletics Center (957)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Northridge W 70–54  5–12
(2–6)
 21  Brown   6  Riley   7  Ortiz  Icardo Center (691)
Bakersfield, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal State Fullerton W 66–56  6–12
(3–6)
 23  Brown   10  Tougas   4  Olivares  Icardo Center (401)
Bakersfield, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 57–70  6–13
(3–7)
 17  Olivares   7  Porter   2  2 tied  Walter Pyramid (517)
Long Beach, CA
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., 
SPECTSN/ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara L 55–57  6–14
(3–8)
 19  Olivares   6  Olivares   5  Ortiz  The Thunderdome (788)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2024
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
UC Riverside L 48–54  6–15
(3–9)
 18  Brown   7  Freeman   3  2 tied  Icardo Center (2,894)
Bakersfield, CA
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton W 69–61  7–15
(4–9)
 19  Olivares   9  Porter   6  Olivares  Titan Gym (116)
Fullerton, CA
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge W 61–50  8–15
(5–9)
 21  Riley   9  2 tied   6  2 tied  Premier America Credit Union Arena (228)
Northridge, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC Irvine L 68–72  8–16
(5–10)
 22  Brown   7  3 tied   4  Hunter  Icardo Center (491)
Bakersfield, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Long Beach State L 67–69  8–17
(5–11)
 20  Olivares   10  2 tied   3  Olivares  Icardo Center (515)
Bakersfield, CA
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis L 62–78  8–18
(5–12)
 25  Olivares   5  Tougas   4  Olivares  University Credit Union Center (876)
Davis, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego L 43–50  8–19
(5–13)
 14  Olivares   8  Olivares   3  Olivares  LionTree Arena 
La Jolla, CA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly L 56–74  8–20
(5–14)
 16  Porter   5  Tougas   4  Olivares  Icardo Center (420)
Bakersfield, CA
March 9, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hawaii L 48–85  8–21
(5–15)
 17  Brown   9  Porter   2  Porter  Icardo Center (512)
Bakersfield, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". The Big West. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  2. ^ Tsitakis-Cecil, James (March 7, 2023). "CSUB Pull Off Upset in Thrilling 1st Round Comeback Win". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Gutierrez, Jacqueline; Schaub, Taylor (March 8, 2023). "CSUB upsets top-seed UC Irvine in women's Big West Tournament in double OT". KGET. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  4. ^ Bryant, Victor (March 10, 2023). "Alexis Tucker Leads UCSB Women's Basketball to Big West Conference Tournament Final". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". California State University at Bakersfield Athletics. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2024.