2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team represented Le Moyne College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Mary Grimes, played their home games on Ted Grant Court in the Le Moyne Events Center in DeWitt, New York[a] as first-year members of the Northeast Conference and as an NCAA Division I program.

2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record18–15 (14–2 NEC)
Head coach
  • Mary Grimes (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Joanna Dobrovosky
  • Katie Kolinski
  • Terence Mannion
Home arenaTed Grant Court
Seasons
← 2022–23
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacred Heart 15 1   .938 24 10   .706
Le Moyne* 14 2   .875 18 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 5   .688 14 17   .452
Merrimack 8 8   .500 12 19   .387
Central Connecticut 7 9   .438 9 21   .300
LIU 5 11   .313 8 22   .267
Stonehill* 4 12   .250 4 26   .133
Saint Francis 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
Wagner 4 12   .250 7 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Dolphins finished the 2022–23 season 21–7, 16–4 in NE-10 play to finish as NE-10 co-regular season champions, alongside Assumption.[1] They were upset by Pace in the quarterfinals of the NE-10 tournament.[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA DII women's tournament, as the No. 4 seed in the East Region.[3] There, they would be defeated by #5 region seed and conference foe Bentley in the first round.[4] This was Le Moyne's final season as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, as on May 10, it was announced that they would begin their transition to Division I, joining the Northeast Conference,[5] with the move becoming official on July 1.[6]

Roster

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2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Lytoya Baker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Bishop Kearney High School Rochester, New York
G 3 Kaia Goode 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) So Bishop Kearney High School Rochester, New York
G 4 Sierra Linnin 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Albertus Magnus High School Valley Cottage, New York
G 5 Michelina Lombardi 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Averill Park High School Wynantskill, New York
G 10 Sydney Lusher 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Oneida High School Oneida, New York
G 11 Zhara Adeyemi 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Shore High School Brooklyn, New York
F 12 Sydney Postell 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Churchville-Chili High School Churchville, New York
F 14 Kaitlyn Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS St. John Fisher Camillus, New York
G 23 Emily Florvil 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Nazareth High School Brooklyn, New York
F 24 Haedyn Roberts 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Holland Patent High School Holland Patent, New York
G 25 Leah Middleton 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Auburn High School Auburn, New York
F 30 Tamiya Turner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Howell High School Howell, New Jersey
F 44 Brianna Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Hartford Brampton, Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, MW Network
at Colorado State L 49–69  0–1
Moby Arena (1,357)
Fort Collins, CO
November 8, 2023*
8:00 pm
at No. 20 Colorado L 38–97  0–2
CU Events Center (1,893)
Boulder, CO
November 11, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Stony Brook L 61–82  0–3
Ted Grant Court (368)
DeWitt, NY
November 13, 2023*
8:30 pm
at No. 10 USC L 42–93  0–4
Galen Center (1,009)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell W 63–61 OT 1–4
Costello Athletic Center (252)
Lowell, MA
November 22, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University L 53–64  1–5
Case Gym (361)
Boston, MA
December 3, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond L 40–69  1–6
Robins Center (478)
Richmond, VA
December 5, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU L 32–55  1–7
Siegel Center (300)
Richmond, VA
December 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate L 57–65  1–8
Cotterell Court (210)
Hamilton, NY
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo W 66–61  2–8
Alumni Arena (1,365)
Amherst, NY
December 21, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 53–97  2–9
Ryan Center (6,918)
Kingston, RI
December 28, 2023*
7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Pittsburgh L 39–56  2–10
Petersen Events Center (1,097)
Pittsburgh, PA
December 31, 2023*
12:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Princeton L 55–66  2–11
Ted Grant Court (166)
DeWitt, NY
NEC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Fairleigh Dickinson W 65–52  3–11
(1–0)
Ted Grant Court (268)
DeWitt, NY
January 13, 2024
3:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Merrimack W 74–59  4–11
(2–0)
Hammel Court (354)
North Andover, MA
January 15, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Sacred Heart W 60–56  5–11
(3–0)
William H. Pitt Center (442)
Fairfield, CT
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+
Central Connecticut W 57–44  6–11
(4–0)
Ted Grant Court (857)
DeWitt, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Saint Francis L 52–55  6–12
(4–1)
DeGol Arena (344)
Loretto, PA
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Merrimack W 64–57  7–12
(5–1)
Ted Grant Court (464)
DeWitt, NY
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at LIU W 80–62  8–12
(6–1)
Steinberg Wellness Center (178)
Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Wagner W 56–45  9–12
(7–1)
Ted Grant Court (410)
DeWitt, NY
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Sacred Heart L 55–73  9–13
(7–2)
Ted Grant Court (403)
DeWitt, NY
February 9, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Stonehill W 72–51  10–13
(8–2)
Ted Grant Court (572)
DeWitt, NY
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Central Connecticut W 69–54  11–13
(9–2)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (392)
New Britain, CT
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Stonehill W 55–44  12–13
(10–2)
Merkert Gymnasium (647)
Easton, MA
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
LIU W 58–45  13–13
(11–2)
Ted Grant Court (458)
DeWitt, NY
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 70–60  14–13
(12–2)
Bogota Savings Bank Center (234)
Hackensack, NJ
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wagner W 55–46  15–13
(13–2)
Spiro Sports Center (518)
Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Saint Francis W 56–24  16–13
(14–2)
Ted Grant Court (656)
DeWitt, NY
NEC tournament
March 11, 2024*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(2) (7) Stonehill
Quarterfinals
W 79–59  17–13
Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
March 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+
(2) (3) Fairleigh Dickinson
Semifinals
W 52–38  18–13
Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
March 17, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
(2) at (1) Sacred Heart
Championship
L 48–69  18–13
William H. Pitt Center (1,467)
Fairfield, CT
WNIT
March 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara
First round
L 86–91  18–15
Gallagher Center (809)
Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

Notes

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  1. ^ The campus, including the Le Moyne Events Center, has a Syracuse mailing address but lies within the adjacent town of DeWitt.

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Northeast 10 Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN OVERTIME IN NE10 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Le Moyne College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023 Division II Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Win and Advance! Bentley Shuts Down Le Moyne, 53-39, in NCAA East Quarters". Bentley University. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  5. ^ "Le Moyne College will jump to NCAA Division I athletics starting this fall". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Dolphin Debut! Le Moyne Begins Its Northeast Conference Journey". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Le Moyne College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  8. ^ "Le Moyne Dolphins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2024.