# 2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team

The 2023–24 SIU Edwardsville Cougars women's basketball team represented Southern Illinois University Edwardsville during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Cougars, who were led by third-year head coach Samantha Quigley Smith, played their home games at the First Community Arena in Edwardsville, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 5–26, 2–16 in OVC play, to finish in eleventh (last) place.

## Previous season

The Cougars finished the 2022–23 season 9–22, 7–11 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament before falling to eventual tournament champions Tennessee Tech in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | Maryville | W 85–66 | – | First Community Arena (–) Edwardsville, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Oklahoma State | L 59–100 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (–) Stillwater, OK |
| November 9, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Kentucky Tri-State Challenge | L 72–74 | 0–2 | First Community Arena (473) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 12, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Evansville Tri-State Challenge | W 91–83 | 1–2 | First Community Arena (448) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 15, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Illinois State | L 86–90 | 1–3 | CEFCU Arena (7,581) Normal, IL |
| November 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Michigan | L 65–68 | 1–4 | George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,985) Ypsilanti, MI |
| November 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Dayton | L 74–75 | 1–5 | UD Arena (1,568) Dayton, OH |
| November 26, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Middle Tennessee | L 74–81 | 1–6 | First Community Arena (303) Edwardsville, IL |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Michigan | L 59–103 | 1–7 | Crisler Center (2,145) Ann Arbor, MI |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | W 89–79 | 2–7 | First Community Arena (467) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 6, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Illinois | L 53–77 | 2–8 | Banterra Center (5,000) Carbondale, IL |
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops | at Xavier | L 43–68 | 2–9 | Cintas Center (361) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Loyola Chicago | L 74–77 | 2–10 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,747) Chicago, IL |
| December 20, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Harris–Stowe State | W 106–38 | 3–10 | First Community Arena (283) Edwardsville, IL |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | L 74–80 | 3–11 (0–1) | First Community Arena (869) Edwardsville, IL |
| December 31, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 75–81 | 3–12 (0–2) | First Community Arena (1,021) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 4, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 59–79 | 3–13 (0–3) | Jack Stephens Center (–) Little Rock, AR |
| January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | L 64–87 | 3–14 (0–4) | First Community Arena (617) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 64–77 | 3–15 (0–5) | First Community Arena (513) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 18, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | L 73–79 | 3–16 (0–6) | Hyland Performance Arena (789) St. Charles, MO |
| January 20, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 72–86 | 3–17 (0–7) | Show Me Center (485) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | L 58–67 | 3–18 (0–8) | First Community Arena (689) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Little Rock | W 67–61 | 4–18 (1–8) | First Community Arena (360) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 46–75 | 4–19 (1–9) | First Community Arena (546) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 8, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 66–69 | 4–20 (1–10) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,010) Morehead, KY |
| February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | L 58–75 | 4–21 (1–11) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,031) Evansville, IN |
| February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 69–67 | 5–21 (2–11) | First Community Arena (762) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | L 57–67 | 5–22 (2–12) | First Community Arena (719) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 22, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 76–86 | 5–23 (2–13) | Eblen Center (920) Cookeville, TN |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 65–75 | 5–24 (2–14) | Gentry Complex (669) Nashville, TN |
| February 27, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | L 66–80 | 5–25 (2–15) | Groniger Arena (1,056) Charleston, IL |
| March 2, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | L 56–84 | 5–26 (2–16) | Western Hall (798) Macomb, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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