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2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

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2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
WNIT, Second round
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record22–10 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaChartway Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Marshall 17 1   .944 26 7   .788
Troy 15 3   .833 22 12   .647
James Madison 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Old Dominion 12 6   .667 22 10   .688
Louisiana–Monroe 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Southern Miss 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Louisiana 10 8   .556 17 14   .548
Appalachian State 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Georgia State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
Arkansas State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Coastal Carolina 5 13   .278 12 21   .364
Georgia Southern 4 14   .222 15 18   .455
Texas State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
South Alabama 2 16   .111 9 23   .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play, losing to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round.[1]

Previous season

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In their 2022–23 season, the Monarchs finished fifth ranked in conference play and lost to rival James Madison in the conference tournament semifinals.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Joy Campbell 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Etiwanda HS
UC Riverside
Fontana, CA
G 1 La'Dajah Huguley 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Opelika HS
Chipola College
Opelika, AL
F 2 De'Shawnti Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Sapulpa HS
Seward County CC
Tulsa, OK
G/F 3 Simone Cunningham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Pleasant Grove HS
Shelton State CC
Pleasant Grove, AL
G 4 Jordan McLaughlin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Phillip O. Berry Acad.
Chipola College
Charlotte, NC
G 5 Halima Salat 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Palo Duro HS
Seward County CC
Amarillo, TX
G 11 Kaye Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Rufus King HS
Trinity Valley CC
Milwaukee, WI
G 12 Mimi McCollister 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Athens HS
Trinity Valley CC
Athens, TX
F 14 Nnenna Orji 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Etiwanda HS
Hawaii
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G/F 20 Ivi Nikolova 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Chipola College Samokov, Bulgaria
F/C 23 Jenny Nkem Womsi 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Barton CC Libreville, Gabon
C 24 Mikayla Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lincoln HS Dallas, TX
G 25 En'Dya Buford 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Olive Branch HS
Memphis
Memphis, TN
F 53 Lanetta Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) GS Arlington HS
Memphis
Memphis, TN
F 55 Brenda Fontana 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Vélez Sarsfield
UTEP
Moreno, Argentina
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023*
6:30 p.m.
Christopher Newport W 65–48 
 14  Buford   17  Cunningham   5  Clark  Chartway Arena (1,981)
Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lincoln (PA) W 72–50  1–0
 14  Buford   9  Cunningham   3  tied  Chartway Arena (1,914)
Norfolk, VA
November 11, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Buffalo
MAC–SBC Challenge
W 59–48  2–0
 11  tied   9  tied   4  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (2,024)
Norfolk, VA
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Xavier W 55–43  3–0
 12  Buford   9  Cunningham   3  tied  Chartway Arena (2,096)
Norfolk, VA
November 17, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
Texas Southern W 57–38  4–0
 10  Buford   11  Fontana   3  tied  Chartway Arena (2,552)
Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Elon W 60–29  5–0
 15  Clark   12  Cunningham   4  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,653)
Norfolk, VA
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary
Rivalry
W 72–66  6–0
 22  McLaughlin   8  Brown   5  McLaughlin  Kaplan Arena (829)
Williamsburg, VA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 55–42  7–0
 22  McLaughlin   16  Cunningham   1  tied  Chartway Arena (1,759)
Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Delaware W 57–53  8–0
 9  tied   6  tied   5  Clark  Bob Carpenter Center (1,325)
Newark, DE
December 17, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at VCU
Rivalry
L 50–64  8–1
 15  Buford   6  McLaughlin   2  Fontana  Siegel Center (756)
Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
No. 3 NC State
Anne Donovan Classic
L 50–87  8–2
 12  Fontana   4  tied   4  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (3,874)
Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama W 62–56  9–2
(1–0)
 12  McLaughlin   7  Fontana   3  McLaughlin  Mitchell Center (326)
Mobile, AL
January 4, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana L 61–66  9–3
(1–1)
 22  McLaughlin   7  Cunningham   3  tied  Chartway Arena (1,745)
Norfolk, VA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss W 68–62  10–3
(2–1)
 19  Fontana   6  tied   6  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (1,816)
Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Coastal Carolina W 71–57  11–3
(3–1)
 14  tied   8  tied   5  McLaughlin  HTC Center (555)
Conway, SC
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern W 70–50  12–3
(4–1)
 12  tied   7  Clark   4  tied  Hanner Fieldhouse (697)
Statesboro, GA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Marshall L 60–90  12–4
(4–2)
 14  tied   6  tied   4  Buford  Cam Henderson Center (1,098)
Huntington, WV
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison
Royal Rivalry
L 64–72  12–5
(4–3)
 18  Buford   7  Cunningham   3  Buford  Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,611)
Harrisonburg, VA
January 25, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Appalachian State W 68–49  13–5
(5–3)
 14  Buford   12  Cunningham   4  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (2,189)
Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia State W 73–65  14–5
(6–3)
 18  Buford   10  Cunningham   4  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (3,198)
Norfolk, VA
January 31, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State W 66–58  15–5
(7–3)
 13  tied   9  Cunningham   2  tied  Strahan Arena (3,318)
San Marcos, TX
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State L 63–76  15–6
(7–4)
 16  Cunningham   8  Fontana   5  Clark  First National Bank Arena (2,743)
Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Troy W 63–59  16–6
(8–4)
 21  McLaughlin   9  Clark   5  Clark  Chartway Arena (2,685)
Norfolk, VA
February 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Kent State
MAC–SBC Challenge
W 82–76  17–6
 22  Buford   10  Cunningham   9  Clark  MAC Center (1,044)
Kent, OH
February 14, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 65–58  18–6
(9–4)
 18  Fontana   7  Cunningham   5  Buford  Chartway Arena (1,710)
Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 75–89  18–7
(9–5)
 16  tied   10  Cunningham   4  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (2,556)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State W 81–62  19–7
(10–5)
 17  tied   10  Cunningham   5  Clark  Holmes Center (332)
Boone, NC
February 24, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 67–51  20–7
(11–5)
 25  Buford   10  Cunningham   3  Buford  GSU Convocation Center (1,536)
Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Georgia Southern W 61–54  21–7
(12–5)
 20  Buford   9  McLaughlin   5  tied  Chartway Arena (1,896)
Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison
Royal Rivalry
L 58–70  21–8
(12–6)
 14  Fontana   12  TEAM   6  McLaughlin  Chartway Arena (4,342)
Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 8, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Louisiana–Monroe
Quarterfinals
W 67–64  22–8
 19  McLaughlin   11  Fontana   5  McLaughlin  Pensacola Bay Center (785)
Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2024
12:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Marshall
Semifinals
L 70–76  22–9
 16  Clark   12  Clark   7  Clark  Pensacola Bay Center (754)
Pensacola, FL
WNIT
March 24, 2024*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at North Carolina A&T
Second round
L 45–48  22–10
 16  Clark   8  Clark   5  Clark  Corbett Sports Center (3,224)
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.
  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Staton, Zach (March 25, 2024). "Old Dominion women's season ends with buzzer beating shot by North Carolina A&T". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  2. ^ Staton, Zach (March 6, 2023). "Old Dominion women rally but can't complete comeback against JMU in Sun Belt semis". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.