# 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Utah Valley Wolverines women's basketball team represented Utah Valley University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Dan Nielson entered the season as head coach for his fifth season. The Wolverines played their home games at the UCCU Center and Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

## Previous season

The Wolverines finished the 2022–23 season 6–24, 3–15 in WAC play, to finish in twelfth place. In the 2023 WAC women's basketball tournament, they lost to Utah Tech in the first round.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Reason for departure |
| Jaeden Brown | F | 6'1" | Sophomore | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Shay Fano | F | 6'0" | Junior | Transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Kayla Anderson | F | 5'7" | Senior | Graduated |
| Mae Afoa | F | 6'1" | Freshman | Transferred to USC Upstate |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Position | Height | Year | Previous school |
| Amanda Barcello | G/F | 5'11" | Sophomore | BYU |
| Jenna Dick | G | 5'8" | Senior | Tarleton |
| Liana Kaitu'u | F | 6'0" | Senior | Portland |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Weber State | W 56–55 | 1–0 | UCCU Center (2,548) Orem, UT |
| November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at BYU UCCU Crosstown Clash | L 44–59 | 1–1 | Marriott Center (1,690) Provo, UT |
| November 18, 2023* 1:30 p.m. | at St. Thomas | L 62–70 | 1–2 | Schoenecker Arena (315) Saint Paul, MN |
| November 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Westminster | W 76–42 | 2–2 | UCCU Center (346) Orem, UT |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Idaho | W 66–59 | 3–2 | ICCU Arena (1,057) Moscow, ID |
| November 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Seattle | L 48–58 | 3–3 (0–1) | Redhawk Center (302) Seattle, WA |
| December 2, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | L 59–73 | 3–4 (0–2) | UCCU Center (615) Orem, UT |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Idaho State | L 50–54 | 3–5 (0–2) | Reed Gym (843) Pocatello, ID |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Utah State | W 68–38 | 4–5 (0–2) | UCCU Center (472) Orem, UT |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at New Mexico State C-USA/WAC | L 39–70 | 4–6 (0–2) | Pan American Center (351) Las Cruces, NM |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Sam Houston C-USA/WAC | W 73–69 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 (0–2) | UCCU Center (304) Orem, UT |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at California Baptist | L 61–80 | 5–7 (0–3) | Fowler Events Center (454) Riverside, CA |
| January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Utah | L 58–71 | 5–8 (0–4) | America First Event Center (493) Cedar City, UT |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Arlington | L 64–72 | 5–9 (0–5) | UCCU Center (519) Orem, UT |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 75–62 | 6–9 (1–5) | UCCU Center (411) Orem, UT |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Grand Canyon | L 68–78 | 6–10 (1–6) | UCCU Center (1,183) Orem, UT |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Utah Tech Old Hammer Rivalry | W 55–52 | 7–10 (2–6) | Burns Arena (668) St. George, UT |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Seattle | W 59–56 | 8–10 (3–6) | UCCU Center (567) Orem, UT |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Stephen F. Austin | L 63–72 | 8–11 (3–7) | Lockhart Arena (521) Orem, UT |
| February 3, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Grand Canyon | L 52–66 | 8–12 (3–8) | GCU Arena (2,207) Phoenix, AZ |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tarleton | L 55–60 | 8–13 (3–9) | Wisdom Gymnasium (747) Stephenville, TX |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Abilene Christian | L 53–66 | 8–14 (3–10) | Moody Coliseum (1,056) Abilene, TX |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | California Baptist | W 92–89 $^{OT}$ | 9–14 (4–10) | Lockhart Arena (407) Orem, UT |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Utah | L 66–67 $^{2OT}$ | 9–15 (4–11) | Lockhart Arena (689) Orem, UT |
| February 22, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Rio Grande Valley | L 62–63 | 9–16 (4–12) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (777) Edinburg, TX |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Stephen F. Austin | L 35–84 | 9–17 (4–13) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,232) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Arlington | L 53–67 | 9–18 (4–14) | College Park Center (1,012) Arlington, TX |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tarleton | W 73–66 | 10–18 (5–14) | UCCU Center (699) Orem, UT |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Abilene Christian | L 50–81 | 10–19 (5–15) | UCCU Center (571) Orem, UT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||
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