# 2023–24 St. Thomas (Minnesota) Tommies women's basketball team

The 2023–24 St. Thomas Tommies women's basketball team represented the University of St. Thomas in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tommies, led by 19th-year head coach Ruth Sinn, played their home games at Schoenecker Arena in Saint Paul, Minnesota as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 15–16, 7–9 in Summit League play, to finish in fifth place.
This season was St. Thomas's third year of a five-year transition period from Division III to Division I, an incredibly rare and historic jump that bypasses Division II altogether.

## Previous season

The Tommies finished the 2022–23 season 13–17, 7–11 in Summit League play, to finish in eighth place. As the No. 8 seed in the Summit League tournament, they defeated Western Illinois in the first round before losing in the quarterfinals to South Dakota State.

## Offseason
### Departures

St. Thomas (Minnesota) departures :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Maggie Negaard | 23 | G | 5' 10" | Senior | Stevens Point, WI | Graduated |
| Autam Mendez | 32 | G | 5' 8" | GS Senior | Saint Paul, MN | Graduated |
| Natalie Greenwood | 33 | F | 6' 3" | Freshman | Roanoke, TX | TBD |
| Audrey Hatfield | 50 | C | 6' 2" | Sophomore | Hudson, WI | Return to St. Thomas T&F |

### Incoming

St. Thomas (Minnesota) incoming transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Angelina Hammond | 25 | G/F | 6' 1" | GS Senior | Hopkins, MN | Minnesota |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Drake | L 69–94 | 0–1 | 16 – Langbehn | 10 – Hill | 6 – Hill | Knapp Center (2,108) Des Moines, IA |
| November 11, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SLN | | UW–River Falls | W 101–62 | 1–1 | 26 – Hill | 10 – Langbehn | 5 – Frentzel | Schoenecker Arena (491) Saint Paul, MN |
| November 11, 2023* 2:30 p.m., SLN | | Utah Valley | W 70–62 | 2–1 | 28 – Scalia | 9 – Hammond | 4 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (315) St. Paul, MN |
| November 21, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Saint Mary's | W 74–60 | 3–1 | 19 – Langbehn | 10 – Glynn | 6 – Glynn | University Credit Union Pavilion (308) Moraga, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. UC Irvine Tiger Turkey Tip-Off | L 63–74 | 3–2 | 18 – Scalia | 5 – Langbehn | 6 – Glynn | Alex G. Spanos Center (253) Stockton, CA |
| November 25, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Butler Tiger Turkey Tip-Off | L 54–76 | 3–3 | 15 – Glynn | 8 – Langbehn | 4 – Feuerbach | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Iowa State | L 44–85 | 3–4 | 11 – Hill | 5 – tied | 4 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (979) St. Paul, MN |
| December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 78–82 | 3–5 | 21 – Hill | 8 – Hammond | 5 – Hill | Western Hall (623) Macomb, IL |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 67–65 | 4–5 | 24 – Scalia | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | Klotsche Center (704) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 64–59 | 5–5 | 16 – Scalia | 8 – Glenn | 5 – Hill | War Memorial Coliseum (1,838) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Wisconsin | L 55–78 | 5–6 | 14 – Langbehn | 5 – Langbehn | 4 – Glynn | Schoenecker Arena (883) St. Paul, MN |
| December 16, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SLN | | UW–Whitewater | W 82–49 | 6–6 | 19 – Langbehn | 7 – Glynn | 6 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (303) St. Paul, MN |
| December 29, 2023 1:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota | W 95–76 | 7–6 (1–0) | 27 – Scalia | 7 – Hammond | 7 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (435) St. Paul, MN |
| December 31, 2023 2:00 p.m., SLN | | at Kansas City | W 66–57 | 8–6 (2–0) | 17 – Langbehn | 13 – Langbehn | 4 – Glynn | Swinney Recreation Center (472) Kansas City, MO |
| January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Sacramento State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 70–52 | 9–6 | 22 – Scalia | 6 – tied | 5 – Glynn | Schoenecker Arena (623) St. Paul, MN |
| January 6, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 62–44 | 10–6 | 16 – Scalia | 7 – Langbehn | 5 – Hill | Viking Pavilion (371) Portland, OR |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota State | L 55–75 | 10–7 (2–1) | 20 – Scalia | 10 – Langbehn | 4 – tied | Frost Arena (1,536) Brookings, SD |
| January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., SLN | | Oral Roberts | W 73–72 | 11–7 (3–1) | 24 – Hill | 8 – Langbehn | 6 – Scalia | Schoenecker Arena (360) St. Paul, MN |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota | L 61–63 | 11–8 (3–2) | 17 – tied | 8 – Hammond | 3 – Glynn | Schoenecker Arena (445) St. Paul, MN |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota State | L 52–85 | 11–9 (3–3) | 15 – Scalia | 6 – tied | 3 – Hill | Scheels Center (523) Fargo, ND |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota | W 76–66 | 12–9 (4–3) | 32 – Scalia | 7 – Glynn | 4 – Hill | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,290) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | Omaha | W 88–83 | 13–9 (5–3) | 30 – Scalia | 9 – Opichka | 7 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (405) St. Paul, MN |
| February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., SLN/Fox 9+ | | Kansas City | W 75–55 | 14–9 (6–3) | 22 – Langbehn | 8 – Glynn | 8 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (445) St. Paul, MN |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Oral Roberts | L 73–80 | 14–10 (6–4) | 14 – tied | 11 – Langbehn | 6 – Scalia | Mabee Center (764) Tulsa, OK |
| February 10, 2024 12:00 p.m., SLN/Fox 9+ | | Denver | L 61–67 | 14–11 (6–5) | 14 – tied | 9 – Opichka | 4 – Scalia | Schoenecker Arena (345) St. Paul, MN |
| February 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota | L 61–75 | 14–12 (6–6) | 22 – Hill | 6 – Glynn | 4 – Hill | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,702) Vermillion, SD |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | North Dakota State | L 53–96 | 14–13 (6–7) | 12 – Langbehn | 6 – Opichka | 4 – tied | Schoenecker Arena (451) St. Paul, MN |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., SLN | | South Dakota State | W 97–63 | 14–14 (6–8) | 15 – Opichka | 4 – Hammond | 6 – Hill | Schoenecker Arena (946) St. Paul, MN |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at Omaha | W 79–62 | 14–15 (6–9) | 22 – Langbehn | 8 – Langbehn | 4 – Scalia | Baxter Arena (542) Omaha, NE |
| March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., SLN | | at Denver | W 79–68 | 15–15 (7–9) | 25 – Scalia | 6 – Hammond | 7 – Scalia | Hamilton Gymnasium (517) Denver, CO |
| Summit League women's tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 3:00 p.m., SLN | (5) | vs. (4) South Dakota Quarterfinals | L 57–70 | 15–16 | 22 – Scalia | 6 – Glynn | 6 – Hill | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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