# 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Iowa Panthers women's basketball team represented the University of Northern Iowa during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by 17th-year head coach Tanya Warren, played their home games at the McLeod Center located in Cedar Falls, Iowa as members of the Missouri Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 23–10, 16–4 in MVC play to finish in third place. In the MVC tournament, they defeated UIC in the quarterfinals, before falling to Belmont in the semifinals. They received an at-large bid into the WNIT, where they defeated Colorado State in the first round, before falling to Nebraska in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2023* 6:00 pm | | Wisconsin–La Crosse | W 102–51 | – | McLeod Center (140) Cedar Falls, IA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 78–67 | 1–0 | McLeod Center (3,964) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | No. 3 Iowa | L 53–94 | 1–1 | McLeod Center (6,790) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 18, 2023* 10:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 64–75 | 1–2 | Worthen Arena (1,432) Muncie, IN |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Syracuse South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 54–71 | 1–3 | South Point Arena (–) Enterprise, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 3:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Vanderbilt South Point Thanksgiving Shootout | L 64–68 | 1–4 | South Point Arena (245) Enterprise, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, SLN | | at South Dakota | L 65–84 | 1–5 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,612) Vermillion, SD |
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops | | at Creighton | L 62–115 | 1–6 | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,598) Omaha, NE |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | South Dakota State | L 59–78 | 1–7 | McLeod Center (4,193) Cedar Falls, IA |
| December 20, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 70–87 | 1–8 | Hilton Coliseum (9,346) Ames, IA |
| MVC regular season ||||||
| December 30, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Missouri State | L 52–54 | 1–9 (0–1) | Great Southern Bank Arena (2,111) Springfield, MO |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Evansville | W 82–52 | 2–9 (1–1) | McLeod Center (3,781) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Indiana State | W 85–79 | 3–9 (2–1) | McLeod Center (3,840) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | Postponed | Postponed | Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL |
| January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | W 76–52 | 4–9 (3–1) | Athletics–Recreation Center (521) Valparaiso, IN |
| January 19, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Murray State | W 95–75 | 5–9 (4–1) | McLeod Center (3,293) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 67–72 | 5–10 (4–2) | McLeod Center (3,912) Cedar Falls, IA |
| January 25, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 77–88 | 5–11 (4–3) | CEFCU Arena (1,614) Normal, IL |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bradley | W 105–59 | 6–11 (5–3) | Renaissance Coliseum (451) Peoria, IL |
| January 31, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC Rescheduled from January 12 | W 65–43 | 7–11 (6–3) | Credit Union 1 Arena (927) Chicago, IL |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Drake Rivalry | L 71–79 | 7–12 (6–4) | McLeod Center (4,368) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Illinois State | W 74–47 | 8–12 (7–4) | McLeod Center (3,834) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bradley | W 96–61 | 9–12 (8–4) | McLeod Center (4,012) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 15, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 72–84 | 9–13 (8–5) | Curb Event Center (812) Nashville, TN |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | W 89–87 | 10–13 (9–5) | CFSB Center (1,562) Murray, KY |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Southern Illinois | W 74–51 | 11–13 (10–5) | McLeod Center (3,821) Cedar Falls, IA |
| February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Drake Rivalry | L 77–79 | 11–14 (10–6) | Knapp Center (3,646) Des Moines, IA |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Valparaiso | W 78–59 | 12–14 (11–6) | McLeod Center (4,112) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 61–52 | 13–14 (12–6) | McLeod Center (4,008) Cedar Falls, IA |
| March 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Indiana State | W 91–62 | 14–14 (13–6) | Hulman Center (1,141) Terre Haute, IN |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Evansville | W 67–46 | 15–14 (14–6) | Meeks Family Fieldhouse (153) Evansville, IN |
| MVC tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (5) Illinois State Quarterfinals | W 79-75 | 16-14 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL |
| March 16, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+/ESPN2 | (4) | vs. (1) Drake Semifinals | L 83-92 (OT) | 16-15 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL |
| WNIT ||||||
| March 24, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Saint Louis Second round | L 64-68 | 16-16 | Chaifetz Arena (511) St. Louis, MO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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