2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team represented Cleveland State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Vikings, led by sixth-year head coach Chris Kielsmeier, played their home games at the Wolstein Center in Cleveland, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball
Horizon League regular season champions
WBIT, First Round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record29–6 (18–2 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWolstein Center
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Horizon League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Cleveland State 18 2   .900 29 6   .829
Green Bay 17 3   .850 27 7   .794
Purdue Fort Wayne 13 7   .650 23 13   .639
Wright State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Milwaukee 10 10   .500 16 16   .500
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 9 11   .450 14 18   .438
Oakland 8 12   .400 12 17   .414
Northern Kentucky 8 12   .400 11 20   .355
IUPUI 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Robert Morris 2 18   .100 6 24   .200
2024 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Vikings finished the 2022–23 season 30–5, 17–3 in Horizon League play to finish in second place.[1] In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Milwaukee in the quarterfinals,[2] Northern Kentucky in the semifinals,[3] and top-seeded Green Bay to win the Horizon League championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament, clinching their first NCAA tournament appearance since 2010.[4] They received the #13 seed in the Greenville Regional 2,[5] where they would lose to #4 region seed Villanova in the first round.[6]

Roster

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2023–24 Cleveland State Vikings women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Mickayla Perdue 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Glenville State Springfield, Ohio
F 1 Brooklynn Fort-Davis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GS Howard Chicago, Illinois
G 2 Destiny Leo   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr North High School Willowick, Ohio
G 3 Shadiya Thomas 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Tyler Junior College Cypress, Texas
F 4 Grace Ellis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Wyoming Brisbane, Australia
F 5 Kali Howard 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Hutchinson Community College Zachary, Louisiana
F 10 Jordana Reisma 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Brown Deer High School Brown Deer, Wisconsin
G 11 Colbi Maples 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Grambling State Earle, Arkansas
G 12 Sara Guerreiro 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr South Florida Seixal, Portugal
G 13 Carmen Villalobos 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Hartford Cádiz, Spain
G 14 Filippa Goula 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Saint Francis (PA) Ano Liosia, Greece
F 22 Faith Burch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS So Harding High School Warren, Ohio
F 24 Paulina Hernandez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Oak Creek High School Oak Creek, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: February 2, 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 1, 2023*
7:00 pm
Malone W 101–60 
                  Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 86–89  0–1
 33  Leo   7  Villalobos   3  Maples  Stroh Center (1,813)
Bowling Green, OH
November 12, 2023*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago W 74–66  1–1
 33  Leo   7  Villalobos   2  3 Tied  Joseph J. Gentile Arena (406)
Chicago, IL
November 18, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan W 96–57  2–1
 17  Leo   12  Guerreiro   3  3 Tied  Wolstein Center (319)
Cleveland, OH
November 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay
Viking Invitational
W 62–57  3–1
 22  Leo   7  Villalobos   1  6 Tied  Woodling Gym (418)
Cleveland, OH
November 24, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State
Viking Invitational
W 95–41  4–1
 17  Leo   12  Howard   3  2 Tied  Woodling Gym (380)
Cleveland, OH
November 25, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Kansas City
Viking Invitational
W 82–55  5–1
 17  Maples   10  Reisma   7  Maples  Woodling Gym (374)
Cleveland, OH
November 29, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris W 72–59  6–1
(1–0)
 25  Maples   10  Villalobos   3  Thomas  Wolstein Center (247)
Cleveland, OH
December 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky W 72–60  7–1
(2–0)
 23  Maples   8  Villalobos   4  Perdue  Truist Arena (985)
Highland Heights, KY
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Niagara W 87–56  8–1
 22  Guerreiro   8  2 Tied   5  Maples  Wolstein Center (303)
Cleveland, OH
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Akron W 71–62  9–1
 25  Perdue   9  Reisma   7  Maples  Wolstein Center (262)
Cleveland, OH
December 16, 2023*
7:00 pm, B1G
vs. No. 4 Iowa
Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase
L 75–104  9–2
 24  Perdue   5  Villalobos   6  Maples  Wells Fargo Arena (14,786)
Des Moines, IA
December 20, 2023*
4:30 pm
vs. Southern Miss
Homewood Suites Classic
W 70–63  10–2
 24  Perdue   13  Burch   7  Maples  Alico Arena (108)
Fort Myers, FL
December 21, 2023*
3:00 pm
vs. Drexel
Homewood Suites Classic
W 69–59  11–2
 20  Maples   9  Reisma   4  Maples  Alico Arena (108)
Fort Myers, FL
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 72–85  11–3
(2–1)
 23  Perdue   6  Villalobos   7  Maples  Kress Events Center (2,421)
Green Bay, WI
January 1, 2024
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 64–59  12–3
(3–1)
 24  Perdue   7  Villalobos   6  Maples  Klotsche Center (524)
Milwaukee, WI
January 6, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 79–37  13–3
(4–1)
 17  2 Tied   11  Guerreiro   4  2 Tied  Wolstein Center (368)
Cleveland, OH
January 10, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 74–53  14–3
(5–1)
 25  Perdue   9  Villalobos   4  Perdue  Wolstein Center (313)
Cleveland, OH
January 13, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne W 68–56  15–3
(6–1)
 29  Maples   10  Reisma   7  Maples  Wolstein Center (260)
Cleveland, OH
January 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State W 72–61  16–3
(7–1)
 17  Maples   6  2 Tied   4  Maples  Nutter Center (1,149)
Fairborn, OH
January 20, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 90–58  17–3
(8–1)
 22  Perdue   7  Guerreiro   5  Maples  Wolstein Center (379)
Cleveland, OH
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 77–65  18–3
(9–1)
 24  Perdue   10  Villalobos   8  Villalobos  OU Credit Union O'rena (517)
Rochester, MI
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 56–69  18–4
(9–2)
 24  Perdue   6  Reisma   6  Maples  Calihan Hall (251)
Detroit, MI
January 31, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne W 70–60  19–4
(10–2)
 20  Perdue   8  Villalobos   5  Maples  Hilliard Gates Sports Center (534)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 86–63  20–4
(11–2)
 30  Perdue   8  2 Tied   8  Maples  Wolstein Center (848)
Cleveland, OH
February 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wright State W 71–59  21–4
(12–2)
 16  Maples   8  Guerreiro   6  Villalobos  Wolstein Center (330)
Cleveland, OH
February 15, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 78–63  22–4
(13–2)
 27  Perdue   10  Reisma   5  Maples  Wolstein Center (3,347)
Cleveland, OH
February 17, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 64–51  23–4
(14–2)
 15  Maples   12  Guerreiro   6  Maples  Wolstein Center (621)
Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 75–52  24–4
(15–2)
 18  Reisma   12  Reisma   6  Maples  IUPUI Gymnasium (493)
Indianapolis, IN
February 24, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 79–40  25–4
(16–2)
 22  Maples   7  3 Tied   4  Perdue  UPMC Events Center (357)
Moon Township, PA
February 27, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State       Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky       Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+

Quarterfinals
      Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Cleveland State Women's Basketball Advances To #HLWBB Semifinals With 65-52 Victory Over Milwaukee". Cleveland State Vikings. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cleveland State women's basketball beats Northern Kentucky in OT, 63-60, for trip to Horizon League title game". Cleveland.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cleveland State women's basketball headed to NCAA Tournament following 73-61 win over Green Bay in Horizon League finals". WKYC. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "Siegrist Scores 35 To Lead Villanova Into Second Round". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Cleveland State Women's Basketball Schedule". Cleveland State Vikings. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  8. ^ "Cleveland State Vikings 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2024.