2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball te…

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	6–23 (1–17 Southland)
Head coach	Donna Finnie (11th season);
Assistant coaches	Taylor Reed; Grace Daniels; Julija Vujakovic;
Home arena	Sharp Gymnasium; (Capacity: 1,000)
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Southland Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Lamar	17	–	1	.944	24	–	7	.774
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	9	.719
Southeastern Louisiana	14	–	4	.778	19	–	12	.613
Incarnate Word	12	–	6	.667	19	–	11	.633
Texas A&M–Commerce*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
New Orleans	8	–	10	.444	11	–	19	.367
Nicholls	7	–	11	.389	14	–	18	.438
Northwestern State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
McNeese	2	–	16	.111	6	–	25	.194
Houston Christian	1	–	17	.056	6	–	23	.207

† 2024 Southland tournament winner * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II.

The 2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team represented Houston Christian University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Huskies, led by eleventh-year head coach Donna Finnie, played their home games at the Sharp Gymnasium in Houston, Texas as members of the Southland Conference.

Media

Home games were broadcast on ESPN+.

Previous season

The Huskies finished the 2022–23 season with a 11–18 overall record, 6–12 in Southland play, to finish in ninth place in the conference. They failed to qualify for the 2023 Southland Conference women's basketball tournament.

Preseason polls

Southland Conference poll

The Southland Conference released its preseason poll on October 10, 2023. Receiving 132 overall votes and two first-place votes, the Huskies tied with McNeese to finish fifth in the conference.^[1]

Roster

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G	0	Enya Maguire	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	3	Erin Maguire	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	RS Fr	Belfast, Northern Ireland
G	5	Kennedy Wilson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Mansfield, TX
G	10	Hannah Fields	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Oklahoma City, OK
F	11	Joy Oly	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
F	12	Amy Cotton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	North Adelaide, Australia
G	13	Tove Caesar	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Stockholm, Sweden
F	14	N'Denasija Collins	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Mansfield, TX
G	22	Makolla Bagayegou	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Gothenburg, Sweden
G	23	Lyric Barr	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Houston, TX
G	24	Cat Hursh	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Katy, TX
C	25	Yasmin Butler	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	So	Wollongong, Australia
F	33	Riley Wells	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Montgomery, OH
C	40	Elizabeth Matadi	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Irving, TX

Head coach

Donna Finnie (Heriot–Watt)

Assistant coach(es)

Taylor Reed (Louisiana Tech)
Grace Daniels (Texas–San Antonio)
Julija Vujakovic

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 7, 2024

Preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Southeastern Louisiana	159 (15)
2	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	140 (3)
3	Lamar	132 (2)
4	Incarnate Word	97
T5	Houston Christian	74
T5	McNeese	74
7	Northwestern State	65
8	Texas A&M–Commerce	58
9	New Orleans	56
10	Nicholls	39

Preseason All-Conference

Senior N'Denasija Collins, a forward, was selected to the Preseason All-Conference second team.^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Rice	L 38–70	0–1	13 – K. Wilson	8 – H. Fields	2 – A. Cotton	Tudor Fieldhouse (622) Houston, TX
November 11, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Sam Houston	L 65–67	0–2	23 – E. McGuire	11 – E. McGuire	6 – K. Wilson	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (533) Huntsville, TX
November 14, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Thomas	W 79–49	1–2	12 – T. Caesar	8 – E. Matadi	6 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (301) Houston, TX
November 16, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 9 Virginia Tech	L 36–105	1–3	13 – E. McGuire	2 – E. Matadi	1 – A. Cotton	Cassell Coliseum (4,226) Blacksburg, VA
November 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SECN+	at Texas A&M	L 35–80	1–4	8 – K. Wilson	5 – N. Collins	2 – E. McGuire	Reed Arena (3,073) College Station, TX
November 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Mount St. Joseph	W 80–46	2–4	17 – N. Collins	7 – N. Collins	6 – J. Oly	Sharp Gymnasium (205) Houston, TX
November 27, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Howard Payne	W 79–51	3–4	22 – Collins	8 – Collins	5 – Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, TX
December 1, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas Tech	L 34–79	3–5	14 – N. Collins	6 – A. Cotton	4 – J. Oly	United Supermarkets Arena (4,516) Lubbock, TX
December 4, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Wichita State	W 49–44	4–5	13 – N. Collins	10 – A. Cotton	4 – K. Wilson	Charles Koch Arena (1,023) Wichita, KS
December 6, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Kansas	L 57–79	4–6	16 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	3 – J. Oly	Allen Fieldhouse (2,434) Lawrence, KS
December 18, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Schreiner	W 66–40	5–6	21 – N. Collins	8 – A. Cotton	4 – J. Oly	Sharp Gymnasium (267) Houston, TX
Southland Conference season
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	L 49–73	5–7 (0–1)	8 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	4 – A. Cotton	American Bank Center (678) Corpus Christi, TX
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Nicholls	L 55–73	5–8 (0–2)	23 – N. Collins	13 – N. Collins	4 – E. Maguire	Sharp Gymnasium (243) Houston, TX
January 11, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northwestern State	L 61–63	5–9 (0–3)	24 – K. Wilson	10 – J. Oly	3 – K. Wilson	Prather Coliseum (824) Natchitoches, LA
January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Texas A&M–Commerce	L 53–63	5–10 (0–4)	15 – E. Maguire	9 – tied (2)	4 – tied (2)	The Field House (241) Commerce, TX
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	New Orleans	L 48–57	5–11 (0–5)	13 – E. Maguire	10 – N. Collins	3 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (250) Houston, TX
January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Lamar	L 54–65	5–12 (0–6)	20 – N. Collins	8 – tied (2)	3 – tied (2)	Sharp Gymnasium (383) Houston, TX
January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Southeastern Louisiana	L 51–53	5–13 (0–7)	16 – N. Collins	12 – N. Collins	4 – tied (2)	Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, TX
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Incarnate Word	L 49–77	5–14 (0–8)	15 – N. Collins	5 – N. Collins	3 – E. Maguire	McDermott Center (181) San Antonio, TX
February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at New Orleans	L 61–71	5–15 (0–9)	22 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	5 – E. Maguire	Lakefront Arena (375) New Orleans, LA
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Nicholls	L 50–52	5–16 (0–10)	14 – N. Collins	10 – N. Collins	3 – N. Collins	Stopher Gymnasium (503) Thibodaux, LA
February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	McNeese	W 56–51	6–16 (1–10)	21 – N. Collins	11 – J. Oly	5 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (200) Houston, TX
February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Incarnate Word	L 40–67	6–17 (1–11)	17 – E. Maguire	7 – H. Fields	1 – K. Wilson	Sharp Gymnasium (231) Houston, TX
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 40–60	6–18 (1–12)	11 – K. Wilson	6 – J. Oly	3 – K. Wilson	Pride Roofing University Center (644) Hammond, LA
February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi	W 68–42	6–19 (1–13)	14 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	2 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (280) Houston, TX
February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northwestern State	L 55–64	6–20 (1–14)	19 – M. Bagayegou	5 – E. Maguire	4 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (245) Houston, TX
February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at McNeese	L 64–72	6–21 (1–15)	17 – E. Maguire	13 – N. Collins	2 – E. Maguire	The Legacy Center (1,190) Lake Charles, LA
March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Texas A&M–Commerce	L 63–78	6–22 (1–16)	19 – N. Collins	9 – N. Collins	5 – N. Collins	Sharp Gymnasium (259) Houston, TX
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Lamar	L 47–69	6–23 (1–17)	15 – N. Collins	7 – N. Collins	3 – N. Collins	Neches Arena (1,000) Beaumont, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.