The 2023–24 Villanova Wildcats women's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Wildcats, led by 4th-year head coach

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, played their home games at the

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and were members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season at 30–7 and 17–3 in Big East play, to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a 4th seed in Greensboro region 2 where they defeated

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in the first round and Florida Gulf Coast to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2003 where they lost to

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to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting

There was no recruiting class of 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

''*The pre-season and week 1 polls were the same.''

References

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