2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team explained

Sport:women's basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Kent State Golden Flashes
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:MAC
Record:21–12
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Todd Starkey
Hc Year:8th
Assoc Coach:Fran Recchia
Asst Coach1:Alexa Golden
Asst Coach2:Paige Salisbury
Arena:MAC Center
Champion:MAC tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament, first round

The 2023–24 Kent State Golden Flashes women's basketball team represented Kent State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Flashes, led by eighth-year head coach Todd Starkey, played their home games at the MAC Center in Kent, Ohio, as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team finished the regular season at 18–10 and finished third in the Mid-American Conference with a 13–5 record in conference play. In the 2024 MAC women's basketball tournament, Kent State defeated Northern Illinois,[1] Ball State[2] and Buffalo[3] to win their fourth MAC tournament title and first since 2002, and advance to the 2024 NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, Kent State was seeded 15th in the Albany 1 region and fell to second-seeded Notre Dame in the first round[4] to finish the season at 21–11.[5]

Previous season

The Golden Flashes finished the 2022–23 season 21–11, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place.[6] In the MAC tournament, they defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals,[7] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Toledo in the semifinals.[8] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[9] where they lost to Syracuse in the first round.[10]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-03-13 . Kent State Takes Down NIU in MAC Tournament Quarterfinals . 2024-10-01 . Kent State Golden Flashes . en.
  2. Web site: 2024-03-15 . Kent State Dominates Inside, Takes Down Ball State in MAC Tournament Semifinals . 2024-10-01 . Kent State Golden Flashes . en.
  3. Web site: 2024-03-16 . MAC Champs! Kent State Beats Buffalo in Women’s Basketball Championship Game . 2024-10-01 . Kent State Golden Flashes . en.
  4. Web site: 2024-03-23 . Kent State Drops NCAA Tournament First Round Game to No. 2 Seed Notre Dame . 2024-10-01 . Kent State Golden Flashes . en.
  5. Web site: Mascitti . Carly . March 19, 2024 . 'It still feels unreal': Kent State prepares for first NCAA tournament appearance in decades . 2022-05-26 . News 5 Cleveland . en.
  6. News: 2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings . February 19, 2024 . Mid-American Conference.
  7. News: March 8, 2023 . Early Three-Point Shooting Barrage Helps Flashes Advance to MAC Tournament Semis . February 19, 2024 . Kent State Golden Flashes . en.
  8. News: Hickman . Cliff . March 10, 2023 . Kent State falls to top-seeded Toledo in MAC women's basketball tournament semifinals . February 19, 2024 . . en.
  9. News: March 13, 2023 . Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT . February 19, 2024 . WNIT Pre and Post Tournament . en.
  10. News: McClendon . James . March 15, 2023 . Dyaisha Fair torches Kent State for 24 points; Syracuse women advance to second round of WNIT . February 19, 2024 . . en.
  11. News: 2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule . February 19, 2024 . Kent State Golden Flashes.
  12. News: Kent State Golden Flashes Schedule 2023-24 . February 19, 2024 . ESPN.