# 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks women's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lumberjacks, led by seventh-year head coach Loree Payne, split their home games between Rolle Activity Center and Findlay Toyota Court in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference.
The Lumberjacks finished the season 25–10, 15–3 in Big Sky play, to finish in second place. They defeated Sacramento State and Montana, before falling to top-seeded Eastern Washington in the Big Sky tournament championship game. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they would fall to South Dakota in the second round.

## Previous season

The Lumberjacks finished the 2022–23 season 25–7, 13–5 in Big Sky play, to finish in a three-way tie for first place. Due to tiebreakers, they received the #1 seed in the Big Sky tournament, where they would defeat #9 seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals, and Eastern Washington in the semifinals, before falling to Sacramento State in the championship game. They received an automatic bid into the WNIT, where they lost to New Mexico in the first round.

## 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* 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | L 48–81 | 0–1 | 9 – Glancey | 7 – Beasley | 4 – 2 tied | Matthew Knight Arena (5,430) Eugene, OR |
| November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona | L 64–87 | 0–2 | 11 – 2 tied | 5 – Beasley | 5 – Feldman | McKale Center (6,909) Tucson, AZ |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Benedictine Mesa | W 91–37 | 2–1 | 13 – 2 tied | 11 – Neverson | 4 – 2 tied | Rolle Activity Center (417) Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 19, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 74–69 | 2–2 | 20 – Beattie | 7 – 2 tied | 4 – N. Moran | LionTree Arena (934) La Jolla, CA |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Portland Las Vegas Holiday Classic | W 66–65 | 3–2 | 11 – 2 tied | 13 – Beattie | 7 – Beattie | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 25, 2023* 3:30 p.m. | | vs. Youngstown State Las Vegas Holiday Classic | W 74–70 | 4–2 | 26 – Glancey | 7 – Glancey | 5 – Feldman | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UNLV | L 69–85 | 4–3 | 13 – 2 tied | 10 – Neverson | 5 – Beattie | Rolle Activity Center (400) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 6, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Pacific | W 96–65 | 5–3 | 18 – Glancey | 9 – Rodabaugh | 7 – Rodabaugh | Rolle Activity Center (913) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at San Francisco | W 92–76 | 6–3 | 17 – Rodabaugh | 11 – Glancey | 6 – Feldman | War Memorial Gymnasium (225) San Francisco, CA |
| December 18, 2023* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 80–62 | 7–3 | 21 – Beasley | 13 – Glancey | 5 – Beasley | Firestone Fieldhouse (160) Malibu, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 81–70 | 8–3 | 19 – Rodabaugh | 9 – Rodabaugh | 4 – Beasley | America First Event Center (452) Cedar City, UT |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 76–72 | 9–3 (1–0) | 19 – Glancey | 7 – Rodabaugh | 4 – Beasley | Findlay Toyota Court (764) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | South Dakota State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 102–110 $^{2OT}$ | 9–4 | 23 – Beasley | 9 – Beasley | 5 – 2 tied | Findlay Toyota Court (287) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 6, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SLN | | at North Dakota State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 73–99 | 9–5 | 12 – Beattie | 4 – Feldman | 4 – Rodabaugh | Scheels Center (751) Fargo, ND |
| January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 88–73 | 10–5 (2–0) | 23 – Rodabaugh | 10 – Glancey | 6 – Beasley | Findlay Toyota Court (207) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | L 84–89 | 10–6 (2–1) | 22 – Beattie | 5 – 3 tied | 6 – Moran | Findlay Toyota Court (392) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 18, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 73–65 | 11–6 (3–1) | 27 – Beattie | 9 – Rodabaugh | 4 – Beattie | Viking Pavilion (55) Portland, OR |
| January 20, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 83–66 | 12–6 (4–1) | 24 – Glancey | 13 – Glancey | 5 – Moran | Hornets Nest (334) Sacramento, CA |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 65–53 | 13–6 (5–1) | 23 – Glancey | 9 – Glancey | 5 – Beattie | Findlay Toyota Court (667) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | W 89–81 $^{OT}$ | 14–6 (6–1) | 23 – Glancey | 12 – Neverson | 6 – Moran | Findlay Toyota Court (452) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 85–65 | 15–6 (7–1) | 18 – Rodabaugh | 9 – Glancey | 8 – Feldman | Dee Events Center (255) Ogden, UT |
| February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 73–59 | 16–6 (8–1) | 21 – Feldman | 7 – 2 tied | 2 – 4 tied | Reed Gym (1,017) Pocatello, ID |
| February 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | W 69–60 | 17–6 (9–1) | 30 – Glancey | 10 – Beattie | 5 – Moran | Dahlberg Arena (2,157) Missoula, MT |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | W 71–58 | 18–6 (10–1) | 30 – Glancey | 11 – 2 tied | 7 – Feldman | Worthington Arena (2,141) Bozeman, MT |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | L 66–82 | 18–7 (10–2) | 18 – Beattie | 7 – Moran | 4 – 2 tied | Findlay Toyota Court (342) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 89–73 | 19–7 (11–2) | 21 – Glancey | 9 – Glancey | 9 – Feldman | Findlay Toyota Court (492) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 42–67 | 19–8 (11–3) | 13 – Moran | 7 – Glancey | 2 – 2 tied | Reese Court (779) Cheney, WA |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 60–55 | 20–8 (12–3) | 14 – Moran | 8 – Glancey | 3 – Beasley | ICCU Arena (1,150) Moscow, ID |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 89–74 | 21–8 (13–3) | 21 – Rodabaugh | 6 – Rodabaugh | 7 – Moran | Findlay Toyota Court (423) Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 73–41 | 22–8 (14–3) | 24 – Glancey | 8 – 2 tied | 7 – Beattie | Findlay Toyota Court (662) Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 67–61 | 23–8 (15–3) | 22 – Glancey | 12 – Glancey | 4 – Rodabaugh | Bank of Colorado Arena (772) Greeley, CO |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (8) Sacramento State Quarterfinals | W 81–63 | 24–8 | 30 – Glancey | 11 – Glancey | 4 – Rodabaugh | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 12, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | vs. (3) Montana Semifinals | W 74–67 | 25–8 | 21 – Glancey | 11 – Glancey | 3 – 2 tied | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| March 13, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPNU | (2) | vs. (1) Eastern Washington Championship game | L 64–73 | 25–9 | 15 – Glancey | 9 – Moran | 3 – Beattie | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 26, 2024* 5:00 p.m., SLN | | at South Dakota Second round | L 65–79 | 25–10 | 19 – Beattie | 7 – 3 tied | 4 – Beasley | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,465) Vermillion, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. |||||||||
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