Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball

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Houston Christian Huskies
women's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Houston Christian Huskies women's basketball team
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University Houston Christian University
Head coachTBA
Conference Southland
Location Houston, Texas
Arena Sharp Gymnasium
(capacity: 1,000)
Nickname Huskies
ColorsRoyal blue and orange [1]
   
Uniforms
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Conference regular season champions
2022

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 were most recently coached by Donna Finnie. [2]

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History

A Huskies women's basketball game at Sharp Gymnasium in 2024 University of New Orleans vs. Houston Christian WBB 1-18-24 (16).jpg
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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
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.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
2000 NRFirst Round#8 Campbellsville L, 55–64
2001 NRFirst Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
#13 Oklahoma Christian
Dillard
#5 Lewis–Clark State
W, 70–68 (OT)
W, 72–66
L, 82–84
2002 #6First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Auburn Montgomery
#11 Oklahoma Baptist
#3 Union (TN)
W, 67–59
W, 83–80
L, 50–71
2003 #1First Round
Second Round
#8 Claflin
#5 Point Loma Nazarene
W, 83–63
L, 68–75
2004 #2First 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 #1First 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 #2First Round
Second Round
#7 Lindsey Wilson
#6 Lubbock Christian
W, 60–57
L, 56–62
2007 #6First 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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearHometown
G 0Enya Maguire5 ft 4 in(1.63 m)Jr Belfast, Northern Ireland
G 3Erin Maguire5 ft 7 in(1.7 m)RS Fr Belfast, Northern Ireland
G 5Kennedy Wilson5 ft 6 in(1.68 m)Sr Mansfield, Texas
G 10Hannah Fields5 ft 10 in(1.78 m)Fr Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
F 11Joy Oly6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)So Ettelbruck, Luxembourg
F 12Amy Cotton6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Jr North Adelaide, Australia
G 13Tove Caesar6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Stockholm, Sweden
F 14N'Denasija Collins6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)Sr Mansfield, Texas
G 22Makolla Bagayegou5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Fr Gothenburg, Sweden
G 23Lyric Barr6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)Fr Houston, Texas
G 24Cat Hursh5 ft 9 in(1.75 m)Sr Katy, Texas
C 25Yasmin Butler6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)So Wollongong, Australia
F 33Riley Wells6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)Fr Montgomery, Ohio
C 40Elizabeth Matadi6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)Jr Irving, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2023

References

  1. Houston Christian University Athletics Style Guide (PDF). April 4, 2023. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. "HCU Announces Parting of Ways with Finnie". hcuhuskies.com. March 11, 2025.
  3. "WBB: Huskies Clinch Share of Regular Season Title; Finnie Earns Win #100".