# 2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners women's basketball team represented California State University, Bakersfield during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Roadrunners, led by 13th-year head coach Greg McCall, played their home games at the Icardo Center in Bakersfield, California as members of the Big West Conference.

## Previous season

The Roadrunners finished the 2022–23 season 8–23, 3–17 in Big West play, to finish in a tie for last (10th) place. As the #9 seed in the Big West tournament, they defeated #8 seed Cal State Northridge in the first round, and upset top-seeded UC Irvine in the quarterfinals, before falling to #5 seed UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Hope International | W 72–61 | – | 27 – Brown | 10 – 2 tied | 4 – Hunter | Icardo Center (398) Bakersfield, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 8:30 p.m., P12N | at California | L 56–89 | 0–1 | 10 – Olivares | 7 – 2 tied | 3 – Olivares | Haas Pavilion (1,017) Berkeley, CA |
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Pacific | L 54–67 | 0–2 | 16 – Hunter | 7 – Olivares | 3 – Hunter | Alex G. Spanos Center (642) Stockton, CA |
| November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Fresno State | W 65–63 | 1–2 | 22 – Tougas | 7 – 3 tied | 7 – Hunter | Icardo Center (720) Bakersfield, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row | at LIU Long Island Tournament | W 62–57 | 2–2 | 28 – Brown | 10 – Olivares | 4 – Olivares | Steinberg Wellness Center (125) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 25, 2023* 10:00 a.m. | vs. New Mexico State Long Island Tournament | L 59–64 | 2–3 | 15 – Brown | 7 – Olivares | 5 – Olivares | Steinberg Wellness Center (143) Brooklyn, NY |
| November 27, 2023* 3:00 p.m., SLN | at Omaha | L 79–87 $^{OT}$ | 2–4 | 20 – 2 tied | 6 – Porter | 5 – Olivares | Baxter Arena (312) Omaha, NE |
| December 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., MWN | at Boise State | L 66–87 | 2–5 | 24 – Brown | 4 – Olivares | 2 – Freeman | ExtraMile Arena (838) Boise, ID |
| December 16, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Pepperdine | L 60–80 | 2–6 | 21 – Brown | 13 – Tougas | 5 – Olivares | Icardo Center (386) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Whittier | W 60–52 | 3–6 | 14 – Brown | 11 – Tougas | 2 – 3 tied | Icardo Center (304) Bakersfield, CA |
| Big West regular season |||||||||
| December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC San Diego | W 52–48 | 4–6 (1–0) | 19 – Brown | 10 – Olivares | 3 – Ortiz | Icardo Center (505) Bakersfield, CA |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Irvine | L 48–71 | 4–7 (1–1) | 17 – Riley | 4 – Olivares | 3 – Brown | Bren Events Center (580) Irvine, CA |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Hawaii | L 43–67 | 4–8 (1–2) | 13 – Brown | 6 – Riley | 3 – 2 tied | Stan Sheriff Center (1,471) Honolulu, HI |
| January 11, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Santa Barbara | L 54–75 | 4–9 (1–3) | 14 – Brown | 5 – 2 tied | 2 – 2 tied | Icardo Center (387) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Davis | L 46–62 | 4–10 (1–4) | 13 – Brown | 9 – Freeman | 2 – 2 tied | Icardo Center (309) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Riverside | L 62–64 | 4–11 (1–5) | 23 – Olivares | 7 – Porter | 4 – Ortiz | SRC Arena (122) Riverside, CA |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal Poly | L 67–80 | 4–12 (1–6) | 24 – Porter | 6 – Riley | 5 – Ortiz | Mott Athletics Center (957) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal State Northridge | W 70–54 | 5–12 (2–6) | 21 – Brown | 6 – Riley | 7 – Ortiz | Icardo Center (691) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal State Fullerton | W 66–56 | 6–12 (3–6) | 23 – Brown | 10 – Tougas | 4 – Olivares | Icardo Center (401) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 1, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Long Beach State | L 57–70 | 6–13 (3–7) | 17 – Olivares | 7 – Porter | 2 – 2 tied | Walter Pyramid (517) Long Beach, CA |
| February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., SPECTSN/ESPN+ | at UC Santa Barbara | L 55–57 | 6–14 (3–8) | 19 – Olivares | 6 – Olivares | 5 – Ortiz | The Thunderdome (788) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 8, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | UC Riverside | L 48–54 | 6–15 (3–9) | 18 – Brown | 7 – Freeman | 3 – 2 tied | Icardo Center (2,894) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Fullerton | W 69–61 | 7–15 (4–9) | 19 – Olivares | 9 – Porter | 6 – Olivares | Titan Gym (116) Fullerton, CA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Cal State Northridge | W 61–50 | 8–15 (5–9) | 21 – Riley | 9 – 2 tied | 6 – 2 tied | Premier America Credit Union Arena (228) Northridge, CA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | UC Irvine | L 68–72 | 8–16 (5–10) | 22 – Brown | 7 – 3 tied | 4 – Hunter | Icardo Center (491) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Long Beach State | L 67–69 | 8–17 (5–11) | 20 – Olivares | 10 – 2 tied | 3 – Olivares | Icardo Center (515) Bakersfield, CA |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC Davis | L 62–78 | 8–18 (5–12) | 25 – Olivares | 5 – Tougas | 4 – Olivares | University Credit Union Center (876) Davis, CA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UC San Diego | L 43–50 | 8–19 (5–13) | 14 – Olivares | 8 – Olivares | 3 – Olivares | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Cal Poly | L 56–74 | 8–20 (5–14) | 16 – Porter | 5 – Tougas | 4 – Olivares | Icardo Center (420) Bakersfield, CA |
| March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Hawaii | L 48–85 | 8–21 (5–15) | 17 – Brown | 9 – Porter | 2 – Porter | Icardo Center (512) Bakersfield, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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