2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball
2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	15–15 (10–8 OVC)
Head coach	Cayla Petree (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Turgeon; Vladimir Shtam; Chynna Bozeman;
Home arena	Ellis Johnson Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Indiana* †	17	–	1	.944	25	–	7	.781
Little Rock	11	–	7	.611	12	–	18	.400
UT Martin	11	–	7	.611	16	–	17	.485
Eastern Illinois	11	–	7	.611	15	–	18	.455
Morehead State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	15	.500
Tennessee Tech	10	–	8	.556	16	–	15	.516
Western Illinois	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Tennessee State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Southeast Missouri State	6	–	12	.333	9	–	20	.310
Lindenwood*	5	–	13	.278	7	–	21	.250
SIU Edwardsville	2	–	16	.111	5	–	26	.161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball team represented Morehead State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, who were led by third-year head coach Cayla Petree, played their home games at Ellis Johnson Arena in Morehead, Kentucky as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 11–20, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a tie for eighth place.^[1] They upset UT Martin in the first round of the OVC tournament,^[2] before falling to Southeast Missouri State in the quarterfinals.^[3]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Morehead State Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Veronica Charles	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Sr	Stony Brook	Otukpo, Nigeria
G	3	Paris McBride	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	RS Jr	North Carolina Central	Richmond, Virginia
G	5	Matilda Soderlund	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	South Plains College	Stockholm, Sweden
G	10	Skylar Barnes	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Blinn College	Lancaster, Texas
F	11	Jayden Rhodes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	L. D. Bell High School	Keller, Texas
G	12	Alyssa Berry	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Hill College	Pearland, Texas
F	14	Michelle Ugwah	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	DME Academy	Cork, Ireland
G	20	Melissa Secchiaroli	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Wichita State	Sorgues, France
G	22	Hallie Rhodes	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	L. D. Bell High School	Keller, Texas
G	23	Blessing King	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Florida SouthWestern State	Columbus, Ohio
F	24	Hannah Hicks	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Jamestown Community College	Cleveland, Ohio
F	32	Mikaela Hall	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Barton Community College	Lawton, Oklahoma
G	33	Katie Novik	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	N/A	Grodno, Belarus
G	35	Marie Perdew	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	RS Fr	South Carolina State	Short Gap, West Virginia

Head coach

Cayla Petree (Texas Tech)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Turgeon (Washburn)
Vladimir Shtam (Lesgraft National State)
Chynna Bozeman (Morehead State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 14, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at No. 23 Illinois	L 61–81	0–1	State Farm Center (2,680) Champaign, IL
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Wilberforce	Canceled^[4]		Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
November 12, 2023* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	L 44–85	0–2	Coleman Coliseum (2,033) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 73–77	0–3	Allen Arena (123) Nashville, TN
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Midway	W 103–51	1–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (625) Morehead, KY
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Ohio	W 89–60	2–3	Ellis Johnson Arena (621) Morehead, KY
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 59–65	2–4	Templeton Physical Education Center (237) Clinton, SC
November 30, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Marshall	W 67–64	3–4	Ellis Johnson Arena (585) Morehead, KY
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		East Tennessee State	L 52–56	3–5	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,050) Morehead, KY
December 11, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		Wheeling	W 53–49	4–5	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,000) Morehead, KY
December 13, 2023* 4:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 18 Louisville	L 48–74	4–6	KFC Yum! Center (7,086) Louisville, KY
December 18, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Davis & Elkins	W 83–28	5–6	Ellis Johnson Arena (465) Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley regular season
December 31, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State	W 64–61	6–6 (1–0)	Show Me Center (647) Cape Girardeau, MO
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee Tech	L 56–79	6–7 (1–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (748) Morehead, KY
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Tennessee State	W 86–78	7–7 (2–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,050) Morehead, KY
January 11, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 69–67	8–7 (3–1)	Groniger Arena (705) Charleston, IL
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at SIU Edwardsville	W 77–64	9–7 (4–1)	First Community Arena (513) Edwardsville, IL
January 18, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin	W 56–38	10–7 (5–1)	Ellis Johnson Arena (475) Morehead, KY
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 55–70	10–8 (5–2)	Screaming Eagles Arena (1,057) Evansville, IN
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Illinois	L 59–65	10–9 (5–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (845) Morehead, KY
February 1, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State	L 58–71	10–10 (5–4)	Gentry Complex (527) Nashville, TN
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 65–53	11–10 (6–4)	Eblen Center (859) Cookeville, TN
February 8, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 69–66	12–10 (7–4)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,010) Morehead, KY
February 10, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	L 103–105 ^4OT	12–11 (7–5)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,158) Morehead, KY
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock	W 50–47	13–11 (8–5)	Jack Stephens Center (473) Little Rock, AR
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin	L 54–70	13–12 (8–6)	Skyhawk Arena (1,194) Martin, TN
February 20, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Southern Indiana	L 64–72	13–13 (8–7)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,080) Morehead, KY
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Illinois	W 87–85 ^2OT	14–13 (9–7)	Western Hall (550) Macomb, IL
February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State	L 63–70	14–14 (9–8)	Ellis Johnson Arena (925) Morehead, KY
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood	W 72–59	15–14 (10–8)	Ellis Johnson Arena (880) Morehead, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
March 8, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(5)	vs. (8) Tennessee State First round	L 50–58	15–15	Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "Late Baskets and Clutch Defense Lifts Eagles to Quarterfinals". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "SEMO women cruise past Morehead State in OVC basketball tournament". KFVS-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Game With Wilberforce Canceled". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
^ "Morehead State Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[2] "Late Baskets and Clutch Defense Lifts Eagles to Quarterfinals". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[3] "SEMO women cruise past Morehead State in OVC basketball tournament". KFVS-TV. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[4] "Women's Basketball Game With Wilberforce Canceled". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morehead State University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

[6] "Morehead State Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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