# 2013–14 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Utah State Aggies women's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 2013–14 college basketball season. The Aggies, led by second year head coach Jerry Finkbeiner. The Aggies played their home games at the Smith Spectrum and were a newly member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Colorado State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Elsie Nelson | Guard | 5–9 | Junior | Springfield, Oregon |
| 3 | Jennifer Schlott | Guard | 5–6 | Senior | Mesa, Arizona |
| 5 | Stephanie Bairstow | Guard | 6–2 | Sophomore | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| 11 | Shelby Cloninger | Guard | 5–11 | Freshman | Kamiah, Idaho |
| 20 | Mariah Miles | Guard | 5–7 | Sophomore | Geary, Oklahoma |
| 21 | Makenlee Williams | Guard | 5–11 | Sophomore | Syracuse, Utah |
| 22 | Tijana Djukic | Forward | 6–4 | Sophomore | Serbia |
| 23 | Elizabeth Landreth | Guard | 5–10 | Freshman | Meridian, Idaho |
| 25 | Lynette Johnson | Guard | 5–9 | Freshman | Sacramento, California |
| 30 | Jasmine Porter | Guard | 6–1 | Junior | Layton, Utah |
| 32 | Cristal Turner | Guard | 6–2 | Senior | Maidstone, England |
| 44 | Franny Vaaulu | Center | 6–2 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 50 | Igrida Strikas | Guard | 6–1 | Junior | Riga, Latvia |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2013* 7:00 pm, MWN | Northwest Nazarene | W 81–65 | - | Smith Spectrum (776) Logan, UT |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/09/2013* 7:00 pm, MWN | Black Hills State | W 103–46 | 1–0 | Smith Spectrum (641) Logan, UT |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, MWN | Loyola Marymount | W 100–58 | 2–0 | Smith Spectrum (445) Logan, UT |
| 11/19/2013* 7:00 pm, MWN | Utah | W 77–61 | 3–0 | Smith Spectrum (803) Logan, UT |
| 11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, MWN | Idaho State | W 78–66 | 4–0 | Smith Spectrum (802) Logan, UT |
| 11/29/2013* 6:00 pm, BigWest.TV | vs. Hampton Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic | L 88–98 | 4–1 | Matadome (137) Northridge, CA |
| 11/30/2013* 6:00 pm, BigWest.TV | at Cal State Northridge Radisson Hotel Chatsworth Thanksgiving Classic | L 67–75 | 5–1 | Matadome (254) Northridge, CA |
| 12/05/2013* 6:00 pm | at South Dakota | L 71–81 | 5–2 | DakotaDome (1,113) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/08/2013* 1:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 75–95 | 5–3 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,494) Lincoln, NE |
| 12/19/2013* 8:00 pm, BigWest.TV | at UC Santa Barbara | W 81–70 | 6–3 | UC Santa Barbara Events Center (301) Santa Barbara, CA |
| 12/21/2013* 2:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 74–84 | 6–4 | Marriott Center (579) Provo, UT |
| 12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, MWN | College of Idaho | L 81–86 | 6–5 | Smith Spectrum (523) Logan, UT |
| 01/01/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | at Air Force | W 88–78 | 7–5 (1–0) | Smith Spectrum (571) Logan, UT |
| 01/04/2014 3:00 pm, MWN | at San Jose State | W 78–65 | 8–5 (2–0) | San Jose State Event Center (328) San Jose, CA |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | Nevada | L 72–76 | 8–6 (2–1) | Smith Spectrum (870) Logan, UT |
| 01/15/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | at Colorado State | L 78–88 | 8–7 (2–2) | Moby Arena (1,091) Ft. Collins, CO |
| 01/18/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | Boise State | L 68–71 | 8–8 (2–3) | Smith Spectrum (827) Logan, UT |
| 01/22/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | UNLV | L 67–73 | 8–9 (2–4) | Smith Spectrum (575) Logan, UT |
| 01/25/2014 3:00 pm, MWN | at San Diego State | L 72–88 | 8–10 (2–5) | Viejas Arena (552) San Diego, CA |
| 01/29/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | at New Mexico | W 75–69 | 9–10 (3–5) | The Pit (6,038) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/01/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | Wyoming | W 80–75 | 10–10 (4–5) | Smith Spectrum (862) Logan, UT |
| 02/05/2014 7:30 pm, MWN | at Nevada | L 66–70 | 10–11 (4–6) | Lawlor Events Center (880) Reno, NV |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm, MWN | at Boise State | L 62–83 | 10–12 (4–7) | Taco Bell Arena (1,006) Boise, ID |
| 02/12/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | Colorado State | L 75–100 | 10–13 (4–8) | Smith Spectrum (583) Logan, UT |
| 02/15/2014 5:00 pm, MWN | at UNLV | L 80–82 | 10–14 (4–9) | Cox Pavilion (1,355) Las Vegas, NV |
| 02/19/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | San Diego State | W 76–69 | 11–14 (5–9) | Smith Spectrum (625) Logan, UT |
| 02/22/2014 3:00 pm, MWN | at Fresno State | L 70–72 | 11–15 (5–10) | Save Mart Center (2,796) Fresno, CA |
| 02/26/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | New Mexico | W 67–65 | 12–15 (6–10) | Smith Spectrum (623) Logan, UT |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | San Jose State | W 96–67 | 13–15 (7–10) | Smith Spectrum (901) Logan, UT |
| 03/04/2014 7:00 pm, MWN | at Wyoming | W 84–80 | 14–15 (8–10) | Arena-Auditorium (3,061) Laramie, WY |
| Mountain West Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2014 3:00 pm, MWN | vs. New Mexico First Round | W 69–66 | 15–15 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2014 1:00 pm, MWN | vs. Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 67–72 | 15–16 | Thomas & Mack Center (N/A) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. All dates, times and TV are tentative and subject to change. ||||||