The 2023–24 California Baptist Lancers women's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Lancers, led by twelfth-year head coach Jarrod Olson, played their home games at the

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as members of the

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(WAC). The Lancers finished the season 28–4, 18–2 in WAC play, to finish as WAC regular-season champions. They defeated

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and Stephen F. Austin to win the WAC tournament championship, sending the Lancers to their first-ever NCAA tournament. In the NCAA tournament, they received the #15 seed in the Albany Regional 2, where they fell to #2 region seed

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in the first round.

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

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in the championship game. They were invited to the WBI where they defeated

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and

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to win the WBI championship.

Roster

Schedule

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California Baptist

Previous season

Roster

Schedule

See also

References