Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball

The Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team, known as the Houston Baptist Huskies until 2022, is the women's basketball team that represents Houston Christian University in Houston, Texas. The team currently competes in the Southland Conference. The Huskies are currently coached by Donna Finnie.^[2]

Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball
2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
University	Houston Christian University
Head coach	Donna Finnie (9th season)
Conference	Southland
Location	Houston, Texas
Arena	Sharp Gymnasium (Capacity: 1,000)
Nickname	Huskies
Colors	Royal blue and orange^[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
Conference regular season champions
2022

For information on all Houston Christian University sports, see Houston Christian Huskies.

History

 

A Huskies women's basketball game at Sharp Gymnasium in 2024

The Huskies have played women's basketball since 1999. In 2022, HBU clinched its regular season title, the first in program history, and the first outright Southland conference title in any sport in school history.^[3]

Postseason results

WNIT results

The Huskies have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) once. Their combined record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First Round	Toledo	L, 51–61

NAIA Division I

The Huskies made eight appearances in the NAIA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 14–8.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2000	NR	First Round	#8 Campbellsville	L, 55–64
2001	NR	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	#13 Oklahoma Christian Dillard #5 Lewis–Clark State	W, 70–68 (OT) W, 72–66 L, 82–84
2002	#6	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Auburn Montgomery #11 Oklahoma Baptist #3 Union (TN)	W, 67–59 W, 83–80 L, 50–71
2003	#1	First Round Second Round	#8 Claflin #5 Point Loma Nazarene	W, 83–63 L, 68–75
2004	#2	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	#7 Montana Western #3 Columbia (MO) #1 Freed–Hardeman #1 Oklahoma City	W, 89–79 W, 79–66 W, 74–61 L, 69–81
2005	#1	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	#8 IU South Bend #5 Cumberland (TN) #3 Georgetown (KY) #1 Oklahoma City	W, 64–49 W, 86–59 W, 68–66 L, 74–81
2006	#2	First Round Second Round	#7 Lindsey Wilson #6 Lubbock Christian	W, 60–57 L, 56–62
2007	#6	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	#3 Montana Western #2 Lubbock Christian #1 Union (TN)	W, 64–63 W, 82–73 L, 58–83

Roster

2023–24 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown G 0 Enya Maguire 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Belfast, Northern Ireland G 3 Erin Maguire 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) RS Fr Belfast, Northern Ireland G 5 Kennedy Wilson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Mansfield, Texas G 10 Hannah Fields 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma F 11 Joy Oly 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Ettelbruck, Luxembourg F 12 Amy Cotton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr North Adelaide, Australia G 13 Tove Caesar 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Stockholm, Sweden F 14 N'Denasija Collins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Mansfield, Texas G 22 Makolla Bagayegou 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Gothenburg, Sweden G 23 Lyric Barr 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Houston, Texas G 24 Cat Hursh 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Katy, Texas C 25 Yasmin Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Wollongong, Australia F 33 Riley Wells 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Montgomery, Ohio C 40 Elizabeth Matadi 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) Jr Irving, Texas	Head coach Donna Finnie (Lamar) Assistant coach(es) Taylor Reed (Louisiana Tech) Grace Daniels (Texas–San Antonio) Julija Vujakovic Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 25, 2023

References

1. Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
2. "Women's Basketball - Houston Baptist University". hbuhuskies.com.
3. "WBB: Huskies Clinch Share of Regular Season Title; Finnie Earns Win #100".

External links

• Official website