# 2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Purdue Boilermakers women's basketball team represented Purdue University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Boilermakers were led by third-year head coach Katie Gearlds, and played their home games at Mackey Arena where they were a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Boilermakers finished the season with a 13–18 overall record and a 5–13 record within the Big Ten. In the Big Ten Women's Tournament, the team advanced to the second round where they were defeated 56-64 by the 5th seeded Nebraska Cornhuskers. Freshman forward Mary Ashley Stevenson was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year by the media panel.

## Previous season

The Boilermakers finished the season with a 19–11 overall record and a 9–8 record within the Big Ten. In the Big Ten Women's Tournament, the team advanced to the quarterfinals where they were defeated 58-69 by the 7th seeded Iowa Hawkeyes. The 2022–23 season featured the first NCAA Women's Tournament appearance for the Boilermakers since the 2016-17 season. The Boilermakers lost in the First Four to St. John's.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 29, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Quincy | W 106–45 | | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:30 p.m., P12N | | at No. 4 UCLA | L 49–92 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (2,157) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 12, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Southern | W 67–50 | 1–1 | Mackey Arena (5,002) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 16, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Texas A&M | W 72–58 | 2–1 | Mackey Arena (5,223) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 20, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Florida Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | L 49–52 | 2–2 | Baha Mar Convention Center (437) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 22, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | vs. Georgia Baha Mar Pink Flamingo Championship | L 57–65 | 2–3 | Baha Mar Convention Center (278) Nassau, Bahamas |
| November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Southern Indiana | W 95–57 | 3–3 | Mackey Arena (3,683) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Dayton | W 67–59 | 4–3 | UD Arena (3,250) Dayton, OH |
| December 3, 2023* 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Valparaiso | W 83–56 | 5–3 | Mackey Arena (5,305) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 83–57 | 6–3 | Mackey Arena (3,412) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 10, 2023 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 58–60 | 6–4 (0–1) | Williams Arena (3,834) Minneapolis, MN |
| December 17, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ACCN | | at No. 14 Notre Dame | L 39–76 | 6–5 | Joyce Center (9,149) Notre Dame, IN |
| December 20, 2023* 11:00 a.m., BTN+ | | Indiana State | W 79–63 | 7–5 | Mackey Arena (7,177) West Lafayette, IN |
| December 30, 2023 6:00 p.m., BTN | | Wisconsin | W 89–50 | 8–5 (1–1) | Mackey Arena (5,540) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | W 77–76 | 9–5 (2–1) | Mackey Arena (3,263) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 10, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 3 Iowa | L 71–96 | 9–6 (2–2) | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 14, 2024 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Maryland Rescheduled from January 6 | L 66–88 | 9–7 (2–3) | Xfinity Center (7,231) College Park, MD |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN | | at Penn State | L 67–80 | 9–8 (2–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,266) State College, PA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 16 Indiana | L 68–74 | 9–9 (2–5) | Mackey Arena (11,796) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan State | L 70–97 | 9–10 (2–6) | Breslin Center (3,096) East Lansing, MI |
| January 28, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | No. 12 Ohio State | L 68–71 | 9–11 (2–7) | Mackey Arena (7,132) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Nebraska | L 54–68 | 9–12 (2–8) | Pinnacle Bank Arena (4,408) Lincoln, NE |
| February 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Illinois | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 10–12 (3–8) | Mackey Arena (3,953) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at No. 14 Indiana | L 62–95 | 10–13 (3–9) | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (13,304) Bloomington, IN |
| February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Northwestern | W 74–48 | 11–13 (4–9) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,949) Evanston, IL |
| February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Nebraska | L 65–77 | 11–14 (4–10) | Mackey Arena (5,205) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 21, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan State | L 59–68 | 11–15 (4–11) | Mackey Arena (3,856) West Lafayette, IN |
| February 25, 2024 4:00 p.m., BTN | | at Wisconsin | W 79–55 | 12–15 (5–11) | Kohl Center (4,700) Madison, WI |
| February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Penn State | L 88–93 | 12–16 (5–12) | Mackey Arena (4,593) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 3, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Michigan | L 60–64 | 12–17 (5–13) | Crisler Center (3,202) Ann Arbor, MI |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., Peacock | (12) | vs. (13) Northwestern First Round | W 78–72 | 13–17 | Target Center Minneapolis, MN |
| March 7, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN | (12) | vs. (5) Nebraska Second Round | L 56–64 | 13–18 | Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 25, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | at Butler Second Round | W 62–51 | 14–18 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,968) Indianapolis, IN |
| March 28, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Duquesne Super 16 | W 71–50 | 15–18 | Mackey Arena (2,531) West Lafayette, IN |
| March 31, 2024 7:00 p.m. | | Vermont Great 8 | L 59–67 | 15–19 | Mackey Arena (2,679) West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||