# 2023–24 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Idaho State Bengals women's basketball team represented Idaho State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bengals, led by 16th-year head coach Seton Sobolewski, played their home games at Reed Gym in Pocatello, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Bengals finished the 2022–23 season 11–19, 6–12 in Big Sky play, to finish in eighth place. As the #8 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they were defeated by #7 seed Portland State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | | Northern New Mexico | W 62–49 | – | – | – | – | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Park–Gilbert | W 97–58 | 1–0 | 16 – Jordan | 14 – Spink | 6 – Spink | Reed Gym (657) Pocatello, ID |
| November 12, 2023* 3:30 p.m., P12N | | at No. 24 Washington State | L 47–64 | 1–1 | 10 – Jordan | 11 – 2 tied | 3 – Covello | Beasley Coliseum (924) Pullman, WA |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Santa Barbara | W 70–64 | 2–1 | 16 – 2 tied | 11 – Bello | 4 – Aby | Reed Gym (823) Pocatello, ID |
| November 19, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 40–72 | 2–2 | 9 – Aby | 9 – Spink | 3 – Spink | Desert Financial Arena (1,776) Tempe, AZ |
| November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m. | | vs. Washington Rainbow Wahine Showdown | L 37–57 | 2–3 | 15 – Dias | 6 – Lokica | 2 – 2 tied | Stan Sheriff Center (250) Honolulu, HI |
| November 25, 2023* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown | L 46–58 | 2–4 | 10 – Covello | 8 – Spink | 2 – 2 tied | Stan Sheriff Center (1,372) Honolulu, HI |
| November 26, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. Air Force Rainbow Wahine Showdown | W 55–52 | 3–4 | 12 – Covello | 15 – Bello | 5 – Spink | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 54–50 | 4–4 | 17 – Bello | 13 – Spink | 3 – 3 tied | Reed Gym (843) Pocatello, ID |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at BYU | L 76–79 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | 22 – Jordan | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – Dias | Marriott Center (1,911) Provo, UT |
| December 29, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 56–58 | 4–6 (0–1) | 21 – Dias | 8 – Spink | 2 – Lokica | Worthington Arena (1,908) Bozeman, MT |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 55–66 | 4–7 (0–2) | 15 – Dias | 6 – Jordan | 6 – Spink | Dahlberg Arena (2,392) Missoula, MT |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Dakota Big Sky/Summit League Challenge | L 72–78 | 4–8 | 16 – Jordan | 9 – Jordan | 2 – 2 tied | Reed Gym (711) Pocatello, ID |
| January 6, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota Big Sky/Summit League Challenge | L 47–73 | 4–9 | 14 – Bello | 6 – Spink | 5 – Spink | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,479) Vermillion, SD |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 79–43 | 5–9 (1–2) | 15 – Spink | 7 – Bello | 5 – Jordan | Reed Gym (742) Pocatello, ID |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 62–48 | 6–9 (2–2) | 16 – Lokica | 7 – 2 tied | 5 – 2 tied | Reed Gym (779) Pocatello, ID |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho Battle of the Domes | W 61–56 | 7–9 (3–2) | 12 – 2 tied | 7 – 2 tied | 5 – Spink | ICCU Arena (1,153) Moscow, ID |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 46–68 | 7–10 (3–3) | 20 – Jordan | 5 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | Reese Court (672) Cheney, WA |
| January 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 62–53 | 8–10 (4–3) | 15 – Spink | 10 – Jordan | 4 – Covello | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 55–47 | 9–10 (5–3) | 13 – Dias | 8 – Dias | 2 – 3 tied | Reed Gym (993) Pocatello, ID |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 76–56 | 10–10 (6–3) | 14 – Bello | 6 – Carlson | 10 – Spink | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 59–73 | 10–11 (6–4) | 12 – Lokica | 7 – Bello | 5 – Covello | Reed Gym (1,017) Pocatello, ID |
| February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | L 58–61 | 10–12 (6–5) | 17 – Dias | 4 – 2 tied | 5 – Dias | Hornets Nest (405) Sacramento, CA |
| February 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 53–59 | 10–13 (6–6) | 15 – Lokica | 8 – Spink | 3 – Dias | Viking Pavilion (349) Portland, OR |
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 56–59 | 10–14 (6–7) | 20 – Wright | 12 – Bello | 4 – Lokica | Reed Gym (720) Pocatello, ID |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho Battle of the Domes | L 48–49 | 10–15 (6–8) | 17 – Lokica | 8 – 2 tied | 1 – 4 tied | Reed Gym (1,037) Pocatello, ID |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 72–57 | 11–15 (7–8) | 20 – Wright | 13 – Spink | 4 – Spink | Dee Events Center (671) Ogden, UT |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 74–89 | 11–16 (7–9) | 18 – Lokica | 8 – 2 tied | 8 – Covello | Findlay Toyota Court (423) Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 51–63 | 11–17 (7–10) | 14 – Dias | 11 – Bello | 4 – Dias | Bank of Colorado Arena (857) Greeley, CO |
| March 4, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | L 65–67 | 11–18 (7–11) | 19 – Covello | 6 – 2 tied | 4 – 2 tied | Reed Gym (947) Pocatello, ID |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (8) Sacramento State First round | L 55–73 | 11–19 | 16 – Spink | 6 – 3 tied | 5 – Spink | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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