# 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Wisconsin Badgers women's basketball team represented the University of Wisconsin at Madison in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. Led by third year head coach Marisa Moseley, the team played their games at Kohl Center and are members of the Big Ten Conference.

## Previous season

The Badgers finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 6–12 in Big Ten play to finish in tenth place. As the No. 10 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost in the first round to Purdue.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Julie Pospisilova | 5 | G | 6'0" | Senior | Prague, Czech Republic | Graduated |
| Maty Wilke | 11 | G | 5'10" | RS Freshman | Beaver Dam, WI | Transferred to Utah |
| Avery LaBarbera | 12 | G | 5'6" | GS Senior | Harrison, NY | Graduated |
| Krystyna Ellew | 14 | G | 5'10" | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Transferred to UIC |
| Sara Stapleton | 41 | F/C | 6'3" | Senior | Blaine, MN | Graduated |
| Mary Ferrito | 44 | G | 5'10" | Freshman | Plain City, OH | Transferred to UNC Wilmington |

#### Recruiting

There were no recruiting classing class of 2023.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 29, 2023* 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | UW–Whitewater | W 84–64 | | 30 – Williams | 6 – Leuzinger | 8 – Porter | Kohl Center (3,461) Madison, WI |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | Milwaukee | W 62–51 | 1–0 | 18 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 4 – Copeland | Kohl Center (3,120) Madison, WI |
| November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Western Illinois | W 74–52 | 2–0 | 13 – Leuzinger | 13 – Porter | 5 – Jimenez | Kohl Center (3,058) Madison, WI |
| November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | South Dakota State | W 66–64 | 3–0 | 17 – Porter | 6 – Schramek | 6 – Porter | Kohl Center (2,913) Madison, WI |
| November 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Kansas State | L 57–75 | 3–1 | 22 – Williams | 9 – Williams | – Porter | Bramlage Coliseum (5,424) Manhattan, KS |
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 p.m. | | vs. Arkansas Fort Myers Tip-Off semifinals | L 62–65 | 3–2 | 17 – Jimenez | 10 – Porter | 5 – Copeland | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (654) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 25, 2023* 6:30 p.m. | | vs. Boston College Fort Myers Tip-Off 3rd place game | W 72–62 | 4–2 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Williams | 8 – Porter | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (397) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 75–54 | 5–2 | 16 – Williams | 8 – Leuzinger | 6 – Jimenez | Kohl Center (2,886) Madison, WI |
| December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Butler | L 51–59 | 5–3 | 24 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 4 – Copeland | Kohl Center (3,581) Madison, WI |
| December 10, 2023 1:30 p.m., BTN | | No. 4 Iowa | L 65–87 | 5–4 (0–1) | 17 – Porter | 8 – Williams | 3 – Porter | Kohl Center (12,252) Madison, WI |
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., SLN | | at St. Thomas (MN) | W 78–55 | 6–4 | 21 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 5 – Porter | Schoenecker Arena (883) St. Paul, MN |
| December 21, 2023* 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 76–64 | 7–4 | 19 – Jimenez | 11 – Jimenez | 7 – Porter | Kohl Center (3,622) Madison, WI |
| December 30, 2023 5:00 p.m., BTN | | at Purdue | L 50–89 | 7–5 (0–2) | 15 – Leuzinger | 5 – Tied | 4 – Schramek | Mackey Arena (5,540) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Nebraska | L 57–69 | 7–6 (0–3) | 16 – Williams | 9 – Tied | 7 – Porter | Kohl Center (2,852) Madison, WI |
| January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Illinois | W 67–61 | 8–6 (1–3) | 27 – Williams | 15 – Williams | 8 – Porter | State Farm Center (3,691) Champaign, IL |
| January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., BTN+ | | Northwestern | L 69–74 | 8–7 (1–4) | 16 – Williams | 10 – Williams | 6 – Porter | Kohl Center (2,827) Madison, WI |
| January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Michigan | L 52–76 | 8–8 (1–5) | 11 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 4 – Leuzinger | Crisler Center (4,906) Ann Arbor, MI |
| January 16, 2024 8:00 p.m., Peacock | | at No. 2 Iowa | L 50–96 | 8–9 (1–6) | 19 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998) Iowa City, IA |
| January 23, 2024 8:00 p.m., BTN | | Minnesota | W 59–56 | 9–9 (2–6) | 24 – Williams | 15 – Williams | 4 – Porter | Kohl Center (4,191) Madison, WI |
| January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Rutgers | W 73–62 | 10–9 (3–6) | 31 – Williams | 12 – Williams | 9 – Porter | Kohl Center (6,035) Madison, WI |
| February 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., BTN | | at No. 8 Ohio State | L 49–87 | 10–10 (3–7) | 16 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Value City Arena (6,672) Columbus, OH |
| February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Northwestern | L 43–69 | 10–11 (3–8) | 11 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 2 – Tied | Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,721) Evanston, IL |
| February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Penn State | W 69–64 | 11–11 (4–8) | 31 – Williams | 15 – Williams | 5 – Tied | Kohl Center (4,519) Madison, WI |
| February 14, 2024 7:00 p.m., Peacock | | No. 14 Indiana | L 54–68 | 11–12 (4–9) | 18 – Williams | 14 – Williams | 2 – Tied | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., BTN+ | | at Rutgers | W 61–43 | 12–12 (5–9) | 17 – Williams | 18 – Williams | 7 – Porter | Jersey Mike's Arena (2,558) Piscataway, NJ |
| February 20, 2024 6:00 p.m., BTN | | at Minnesota | W 67–56 | 13–12 (6–9) | 30 – Williams | 15 – Williams | 5 – Porter | Williams Arena (4,559) Minneapolis, MN |
| February 25, 2024 3:00 p.m., BTN | | Purdue | L 55–79 | 13–13 (6–10) | 18 – Leuzinger | 10 – Williams | 5 – Copeland | Kohl Center (4,700) Madison, WI |
| February 29, 2024 5:00 p.m., BTN | | Maryland | L 63–79 | 13–14 (6–11) | 16 – Leuzinger | 10 – Williams | 5 – Porter | Kohl Center (6,608) Madison, WI |
| March 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Michigan State | L 52–78 | 13–15 (6–12) | 17 – Williams | 15 – Williams | 4 – Porter | Kohl Center (4,542) Madison, WI |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., BTN | (10) | vs. (7) Penn State Second Round | L 56–80 | 13–16 | 15 – Porter | 10 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Target Center (18,392) Minneapolis, MN |
| WNIT |||||||||
| March 25, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana Second Round | W 67–62 | 14–16 | 24 – Williams | 11 – Williams | 3 – Tied | Screaming Eagles Arena (3,283) Evansville, IN |
| March 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Illinois State Super 16 | W 86–61 | 15–16 | 18 – Tied | 8 – Porter | 6 – Porter | Kohl Center (3,133) Madison, WI |
| April 1, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN+ | | Saint Louis Great 8 | L 60–65 | 15–17 | 17 – Porter | 7 – Douglass | 4 – Douglass | Kohl Center (2,198) Madison, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. |||||||||
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