# 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team represented California Baptist University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by twelfth-year head coach Jarrod Olson, played their home games at the Fowler Events Center in Riverside, California as members of the Western Athletic Conference.

## Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2022–23 season 22–13, 13–5 in WAC play to finish in third place. As a No. 4 seed in the WAC tournament they defeated Utah Tech in the quarterfinals and Stephen F. Austin in the semifinals before losing to Southern Utah in the championship game. They were invited to the WBI where they defeated North Dakota, Georgia Southern and New Mexico State to win the WBI.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 64–50 | 1–0 | LionTree Arena (403) San Diego, CA |
| November 10, 2023* 6:00 p.m., MW Network | | at San Diego State | W 76–68 | 2–0 | Viejas Arena (2,333) San Diego, CA |
| November 15, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 82–71 | 3–0 | Fowler Events Center (590) Riverside, CA |
| November 18, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | UTEP | W 90–87 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Fowler Events Center (314) Riverside, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland | W 71–66 | 5–0 | Fowler Events Center (231) Riverside, CA |
| November 28, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Utah | W 79–66 | 6–0 (1–0) | America First Event Center (445) Cedar City, UT |
| December 6, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Tech | W 78–69 | 7–0 (2–0) | Burns Arena (395) St. George, UT |
| December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Pepperdine | W 60–57 | 8–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse (184) Malibu, CA |
| December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 73–68 | 9–0 | Fowler Events Center (401) Riverside, CA |
| December 18, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Louisiana Tech | L 51–77 | 9–1 | Thomas Assembly Center (1,527) Ruston, LA |
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 p.m., YouTube | | at Texas Southern | W 83–62 | 10–1 | H&PE Arena (150) Houston, TX |
| January 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Valley | W 80–61 | 11–1 (3–0) | Fowler Events Center (454) Riverside, CA |
| January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 94–79 | 12–1 (4–0) | Fowler Events Center (421) Riverside, CA |
| January 11, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tarleton State | W 89–59 | 13–1 (5–0) | Wisdom Gymnasium (810) Stephenville, TX |
| January 13, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at Abilene Christian | L 93–96 $^{OT}$ | 13–2 (5–1) | Moody Coliseum (933) Abilene, TX |
| January 20, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southern Utah | W 93–67 | 14–2 (6–1) | Fowler Events Center (478) Riverside, CA |
| January 25, 2024 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | UT Rio Grande Valley | W 75–55 | 15–2 (7–1) | Fowler Events Center (4,417) Riverside, CA |
| January 25, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stephen F. Austin | W 97–75 | 16–2 (8–1) | Fowler Events Center (616) Riverside, CA |
| February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Seattle | W 86–77 | 17–2 (9–1) | Redhawk Center (375) Seattle, WA |
| February 8, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Arlington | W 94–92 | 18–2 (10–1) | College Park Center (1,473) Arlington, TX |
| February 10, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Utah Tech | W 73–65 | 19–2 (11–1) | Fowler Events Center (414) Riverside, CA |
| February 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Utah Valley | L 89–92 $^{OT}$ | 19–3 (11–2) | Lockhart Arena (407) Orem, UT |
| February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Grand Canyon | W 71–65 | 20–3 (12–2) | Fowler Events Center (687) Riverside, CA |
| February 22, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Abilene Christian | W 70–58 | 21–3 (13–2) | Fowler Events Center (337) Riverside, CA |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tarleton State | W 97–64 | 22–3 (14–2) | Fowler Events Center (401) Riverside, CA |
| February 29, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stephen F. Austin | W 100–96 $^{OT}$ | 23–3 (15–2) | William R. Johnson Coliseum (1,294) Nacogdoches, TX |
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Rio Grande Valley | W 72–58 | 24–3 (16–2) | UTRGV Fieldhouse (462) Edinburg, TX |
| March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Arlington | W 91–75 | 25–3 (17–2) | Fowler Events Center (1,157) Riverside, CA |
| March 9, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Grand Canyon | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 26–3 (18–2) | Global Credit Union Arena (1,436) Phoenix, AZ |
| WAC Tournament ||||||
| March 15, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (5) UT Arlington Semifinals | W 83–67 | 27–3 | Orleans Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 16, 2024 10:30 a.m., ESPNU | (1) | vs. (2) Stephen F. Austin Championship | W 75–74 | 28–3 | Orleans Arena (759) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA women's tournament ||||||
| March 23, 2024* 6:30 p.m., ESPN2 | (15 A2) | at (2 A2) No. 6 UCLA First round | L 55–84 | 28–4 | Pauley Pavilion (8,841) Los Angeles, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. A2=Albany 2. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||