# 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Marquette Golden Eagles women's basketball team represented Marquette University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Eagles, were led by fifth-year head coach Megan Duffy and played their home games at the Al McGuire Center as members of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 13–7 in Big East play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the #5 seed in the Big East tournament, they defeated #4 seed St. John's in the quarterfinals, before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions UConn in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament, receiving the #9 seed in the Greenville 1 Region. They were defeated by #8 region seed South Florida in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | | UT Martin | W 84–51 | 1–0 | Al McGuire Center (3,211) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 11, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | No. 23 Illinois | W 71–67 | 2–0 | Al McGuire Center (1,428) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 92–58 | 3–0 | IUPUI Gymnasium (439) Indianapolis, IN |
| November 19, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | Saint Peter's | W 96–36 | 4–0 | Al McGuire Center (1,032) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 24, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Boston College Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 73–65 | 5–0 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (591) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas Fort Myers Tip-Off | W 74–58 | 6–0 | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (227) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 23 | Memphis | W 88–59 | 7–0 | Al McGuire Center (1,226) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 23 | Penn | W 87–52 | 8–0 | Al McGuire Center (922) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | No. 19 | at Illinois State | W 64–62 | 9–0 | CEFCU Arena (2,129) Normal, IL |
| December 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 19 | No. 20 Creighton | W 76–70 | 10–0 (1–0) | Al McGuire Center (1,503) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 19 | Appalachian State | W 99–91 | 11–0 | Al McGuire Center (1,915) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 18 | Bucknell | W 67–39 | 12–0 | Al McGuire Center (2,240) Milwaukee, WI |
| December 31, 2023 12:00 p.m., SNY | No. 18 | at No. 15 UConn | L 64–95 | 12–1 (1–1) | XL Center (15,684) Hartford, CT |
| January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 19 | at St. John's | L 56–57 | 12–2 (1–2) | Carnesecca Arena (147) Queens, NY |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 19 | Xavier | W 81–52 | 13–2 (2–2) | Al McGuire Center (1,616) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 23 | at Seton Hall | W 75–54 | 14–2 (3–2) | Walsh Gymnasium (336) South Orange, NJ |
| January 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 23 | DePaul | W 78–47 | 15–2 (4–2) | Al McGuire Center (1,830) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., FloSports | No. 22 | at Villanova | L 63–66 | 15–3 (4–3) | Finneran Pavilion (1,643) Villanova, PA |
| January 23, 2024 6:00 p.m., SNY | | No. 8 UConn | L 59–85 | 15–4 (4–4) | Al McGuire Center (3,585) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., FloSports | | Butler | W 59–48 | 16–4 (5–4) | Al McGuire Center (2,212) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 p.m., FloSports | | at No. 22 Creighton | L 71–76 | 16–5 (5–5) | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,321) Omaha, NE |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Providence | W 66–62 | 17–5 (6–5) | Alumni Hall (1,344) Providence, RI |
| February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Georgetown | W 52–38 | 18–5 (7–5) | Al McGuire Center (1,202) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., FOX | | Villanova | L 52–55 | 18–6 (7–6) | Al McGuire Center (1,639) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | at DePaul | W 69–58 | 19–6 (8–6) | Wintrust Arena (1,029) Chicago, IL |
| February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloSports | | Seton Hall | W 68–62 | 20–6 (9–6) | Al McGuire Center (1,398) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Xavier | W 86–60 | 21–6 (10–6) | Cintas Center (412) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | St. John's | L 50–56 | 21–7 (10–7) | Al McGuire Center (2,323) Milwaukee, WI |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloSports | | at Butler | W 74–52 | 22–7 (11–7) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,780) Indianapolis, IN |
| Big East Women's Tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2024 1:30 p.m., FS2 | (5) | vs. (4) Villanova Quarterfinals | W 50–48 | 23–7 | Mohegan Sun Arena Montville, CT |
| March 10, 2024 1:30 p.m., FS1 | (5) | vs. (1) No. 9 UConn Semifinals | L 29–58 | 23–8 | Mohegan Sun Arena Montville, CT |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 3:45 p.m., ESPNU | (10 A1) | vs. (7 A1) Ole Miss First Round | L 55–67 | 23–9 | Purcell Pavilion (9,149) South Bend, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A1=Albany 1. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | |