# 2023–24 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Xavier Musketeers women's basketball team represented Xavier University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Musketeers, led by first-year head coach Billi Chambers, played their home games at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati, Ohio as a member of the Big East Conference.

## Previous season

The Musketeers finished the 2022–23 season 7–23, 0–20 in A–10 play to finish in last place. As the #11 seed in the Big East tournament, they were defeated by #6 seed Seton Hall in the first round.
On March 6, 2023, it was announced that the school and head coach Melanie Moore mutually agreed to part ways, ending her four-year tenure with the team. On April 5, Iona head coach Billi Chambers was announced as Xavier's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 8, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 41–55 | 0–1 | 13 – Blackford | 9 – Blackford | 2 – Kvirkvelia | Beeghly Center (1,259) Youngstown, OH |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | James Madison | L 54–81 | 0–2 | 17 – Woods | 7 – Blackford | 4 – Woods | Cintas Center (550) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Old Dominion | L 43–55 | 0–3 | 10 – Scarlett | 16 – Blackford | 4 – Scarlett | Chartway Arena (2,096) Norfolk, VA |
| November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloSports | | Bowling Green | L 64–73 | 0–4 | 25 – Scarlett | 8 – Blackford | 3 – 3 Tied | Cintas Center (513) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | Kent State | L 57–64 | 0–5 | 19 – Blackford | 13 – Blackford | 6 – Scarlett | Cintas Center (324) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 57–58 $^{OT}$ | 0–6 | 22 – Scarlett | 13 – Blackford | 7 – Purvis | Millett Hall (344) Oxford, OH |
| December 1, 2023* 6:00 pm, ASU Live Stream | | vs. Temple Briann January Classic | L 41–78 | 0–7 | 16 – Woods | 5 – Kvirkvelia | 2 – 4 Tied | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 2, 2023* 6:00 pm | | at Arizona State Briann January Classic | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Canceled | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ |
| December 7, 2023* 12:00 pm, FloSports | | Oakland | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Postponed | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati Crosstown Shootout | L 47–69 | 0–8 | 11 – Woods | 5 – Blackford | 5 – Purvis | Fifth Third Arena (5,013) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloSports | | SIU Edwardsville | W 68–43 | 1–8 | 14 – Mayo | 11 – Blackford | 6 – Purvis | Cintas Center (361) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East regular season |||||||||
| December 20, 2023 12:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | DePaul | L 55–76 | 1–9 (0–1) | 9 – 2 Tied | 6 – Blackford | 6 – Purvis | Cintas Center (326) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at Villanova | L 45–86 | 1–10 (0–2) | 12 – López | 5 – López | 3 – Blackford | Finneran Pavilion (2,341) Villanova, PA |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at No. 19 Marquette | L 52–81 | 1–11 (0–3) | 13 – López | 9 – Blackford | 3 – Purvis | Al McGuire Center (1,616) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 9, 2024 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | St. John's | L 42–60 | 1–12 (0–4) | 14 – Mayo | 15 – Blackford | 2 – 2 Tied | Cintas Center (278) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, FS1 | | Seton Hall | L 47–61 | 1–13 (0–5) | 14 – Mayo | 6 – Blackford | 3 – 2 Tied | Cintas Center (697) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 16, 2024 8:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at DePaul | L 47–79 | 1–14 (0–6) | 9 – Tied | 7 – Blackford | 4 – Purvis | Wintrust Arena (854) Chicago, IL |
| January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at Georgetown | L 49–77 | 1–15 (0–7) | 21 – Scarlett | 8 – Blackford | 3 – Scarlett | McDonough Arena (989) Washington, D.C. |
| January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | Butler | L 57–90 | 1–16 (0–8) | 18 – Scarlett | 6 – Purvis | 3 – Tied | Cintas Center (238) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | Providence | L 60–69 | 1–17 (0–9) | 17 – Scarlett | 8 – Blackford | 5 – Purvis | Cintas Center (943) Cincinnati, OH |
| January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at St. John's | L 55–67 | 1–18 (0–10) | 15 – Tied | 8 – Purvis | 3 – Scarlett | Carnesecca Arena (286) Queens, NY |
| February 6, 2024 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | No. 21 Creighton | L 46–77 | 1–19 (0–11) | 26 – Scarlett | 7 – Smith | 4 – García Roig | Cintas Center (1,117) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at Seton Hall | L 62–86 | 1–20 (0–12) | 19 – Scarlett | 5 – Harris | 4 – García Roig | Walsh Gymnasium (1,104) South Orange, NJ |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 pm, SNY | | No. 15 UConn | L 40–86 | 1–21 (0–13) | 14 – Mayo | 4 – Tied | 3 – López | Cintas Center (2,952) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at Providence | L 42–66 | 1–22 (0–14) | 12 – Scarlett | 7 – Scarlett | 3 – Mayo | Alumni Hall (1,063) Providence, RI |
| February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, FS2 | | at Butler | L 46–84 | 1–23 (0–15) | 14 – Harris | 4 – Harris | 5 – García Roig | Hinkle Fieldhouse (933) Indianapolis, IN |
| February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | Marquette | L 60–86 | 1–24 (0–16) | 15 – Scarlett | 4 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Cintas Center (412) Cincinnati, OH |
| February 27, 2024 7:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | at No. 23 Creighton | L 57–99 | 1–25 (0–17) | 13 – Mayo | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | D. J. Sokol Arena (1,411) Omaha, NE |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | | Georgetown | L 46–66 | 1–26 (0–18) | 16 – Blackford | 10 – Blackford | 4 – Scarlett | Cintas Center (840) Cincinnati, OH |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2024 4:00 pm, BEDN/FloSports | (11) | vs. (6) Georgetown First Round | L 40–62 | 1–27 | 12 – Tied | 9 – Blackford | 3 – Purvis | Mohegan Sun Arena (4,898) Uncasville, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. |||||||||
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