2023–24 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team

2023–24 Longwood Lancers women's basketball
2023–24 Longwood Lancers women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	9–20 (6–10 Big South)
Head coach	Erika Lang-Montgomery (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Landis F. McCoy; Jess Pham;
Home arena	Joan Perry Brock Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team represented Longwood University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lancers, led by second-year head coach Erika Lang-Montgomery, played their home games at the newly opened Joan Perry Brock Center in Farmville, Virginia as members of the Big South Conference.

2023–24 Big South women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
High Point	14	–	2	.875	20	–	12	.625
USC Upstate	10	–	6	.625	16	–	16	.500
Radford	9	–	7	.563	15	–	18	.455
Charleston Southern	8	–	8	.500	11	–	19	.367
Presbyterian †	8	–	8	.500	21	–	15	.583
Winthrop	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Longwood	6	–	10	.375	9	–	21	.300
Gardner–Webb	5	–	11	.313	6	–	24	.200
UNC Asheville	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355

† 2024 Big South tournament winner

Previous season

The Lancers finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 8–10 in Big South play to finish in sixth place.^[1] As the #6 seed in the Big South tournament, they were defeated by #3 seed Campbell in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Longwood Lancers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Otaifo Esenabhalu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Lowndes High School	Valdosta, Georgia
G	1	Kiki McIntyre	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Saint Leo	Boston, Massachusetts
PG	2	Bailey Williams	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	James Madison	Midlothian, Virginia
G	3	Adriana Shipp-Davis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS Sr	Deep Creek High School	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	10	Malea Brown	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Santa Fe College	Putnam Hall, Florida
G	12	Steph Davis	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Holy Cross	Windham, New Hampshire
F	13	Frances Ulysse	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Vanier College	Montreal, Quebec
F	14	Alyssa Chapman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Radford	Richmond, Virginia
G	20	Nalani Simmons	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Deep Creek High School	Chesapeake, Virginia
G	21	Janay Turner	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Norfolk State	Chicago, Illinois
F	23	Laney Bone	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Cleveland State Community College	Chattanooga, Tennessee
G	24	Amor Harris	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Alexandria City High School	Alexandria, Virginia
G	30	Anne-Hamilton LeRoy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Seneca High School	Seneca, South Carolina

Head coach

Erika Lang-Montgomery (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Landis F. McCoy (Bethune–Cookman)
Jess Pham (Longwood)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 11, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at American	L 68–81	0–1	15 – Shipp-Davis	7 – Bone	3 – Turner	Bender Arena (644) Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	L 55–81	0–2	16 – Turner	8 – Brown	3 – LeRoy	Bob Carpenter Center (1,115) Newark, DE
November 12, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Chowan	W 88–59	1–2	20 – Brown	10 – Esenabhalu	3 – 3 Tied	Joan Perry Brock Center (607) Farmville, VA
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at James Madison	L 50–84	1–3	11 – LeRoy	15 – Esenabhalu	2 – 2 Tied	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,185) Harrisonburg, VA
November 19, 2023* 3:30 pm, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 63–102	1–4	12 – McIntyre	4 – Ulysse	3 – 4 Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum (815) Clemson, SC
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	W 75–72	2–4	22 – Turner	9 – Shipp-Davis	3 – 2 Tied	Convocation Center (618) Athens, OH
December 2, 2023* 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Davidson	L 46–83	2–5	13 – Shipp-Davis	4 – 2 Tied	2 – Williams	John M. Belk Arena (2,783) Davidson, NC
December 11, 2023* 6:30 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 49–85	2–6	11 – Shipp-Davis	4 – 5 Tied	2 – Shipp-Davis	Island Federal Arena (615) Stony Brook, NY
December 14, 2023* 11:00 am		at Duquesne	L 69–89	2–7	18 – Turner	6 – 2 Tied	4 – LeRoy	Kerr Fitness Center (434) Pittsburgh, PA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	L 49–86	2–8	12 – Shipp-Davis	7 – Bone	2 – 2 Tied	Kaplan Arena (1,096) Williamsburg, VA
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Mid-Atlantic Christian	Canceled^[3]^[4]					Joan Perry Brock Center Farmville, VA
December 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia Southern	L 65–87	2–9	23 – LeRoy	8 – Esenabhalu	5 – McIntyre	Joan Perry Brock Center (957) Farmville, VA
December 31, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Norfolk State	L 59–76	2–10	20 – Shipp-Davis	15 – Shipp-Davis	4 – LeRoy	Joan Perry Brock Center (951) Farmville, VA
Big South regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Winthrop	L 53–58	2–11 (0–1)	17 – Turner	9 – Esenabhalu	4 – Williams	Joan Perry Brock Center (777) Farmville, VA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	W 66–57	3–11 (1–1)	18 – McIntyre	8 – Esenabhalu	2 – 2 Tied	Buccaneer Field House (324) North Charleston, SC
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 59–64	3–12 (1–2)	13 – LeRoy	4 – 2 Tied	3 – LeRoy	Dedmon Center (661) Radford, VA
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	L 61–69	3–13 (1–3)	14 – McIntyre	8 – Esenabhalu	1 – 5 Tied	Joan Perry Brock Center (873) Farmville, VA
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	W 66–58	4–13 (2–3)	20 – Turner	8 – Esenabhalu	7 – McIntyre	Joan Perry Brock Center (907) Farmville, VA
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 66–69	4–14 (2–4)	22 – LeRoy	5 – Esenabhalu	4 – McIntyre	Templeton Physical Education Center (289) Clinton, SC
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	L 59–74	4–15 (2–5)	19 – Shipp-Davis	11 – Esenabhalu	4 – Williams	Paul Porter Arena (208) Boiling Springs, NC
January 27, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Regent	W 103–52	5–15	24 – Turner	15 – Esenabhalu	8 – Williams	Joan Perry Brock Center (841) Farmville, VA
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 53–64	5–16 (2–6)	9 – McIntyre	8 – Brown	2 – 2 Tied	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,113) Farmville, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	W 63–56	6–16 (3–6)	16 – McIntyre	7 – Brown	4 – Williams	Joan Perry Brock Center (807) Farmville, VA
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	L 45–49	6–17 (3–7)	23 – Brown	6 – Ulysse	5 – McIntyre	G. B. Hodge Center (315) Spartanburg, SC
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Winthrop	L 54–55	6–18 (3–8)	13 – Bone	10 – Bone	2 – 3 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (426) Rock Hill, SC
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 52–67	6–19 (3–9)	12 – McIntyre	4 – 2 Tied	2 – 3 Tied	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,015) Farmville, VA
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 66–60	7–19 (4–9)	16 – Brown	6 – Williams	2 – McIntyre	Kimmel Arena (238) Asheville, NC
February 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	W 66–45	8–19 (5–9)	17 – Shipp-Davis	14 – Esenabhalu	5 – Brown	Joan Perry Brock Center (1,453) Farmville, VA
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 67–57	9–19 (6–9)	16 – Leroy	16 – Esenabhalu	7 – McIntyre	Joan Perry Brock Center (873) Farmville, VA
March 2, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 58–61	9–20 (6–10)	13 – Brown	14 – Esenabhalu	3 – 2 Tied	Qubein Center (1,379) High Point, NC
Big South tournament
March 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	(7)	vs. (2) USC Upstate Quarterfinals						Qubein Center High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "End Of The Line: Campbell Tops Longwood Women 62-43 In Big South Quarterfinals". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball against Mid-Atlantic Christian Postponed". Longwood University Athletics. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Women's Hoops Adds Game with Regent Jan. 27". Longwood University Athletics. January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
^ "Longwood Lancers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[2] "End Of The Line: Campbell Tops Longwood Women 62-43 In Big South Quarterfinals". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball against Mid-Atlantic Christian Postponed". Longwood University Athletics. December 19, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[4] "Women's Hoops Adds Game with Regent Jan. 27". Longwood University Athletics. January 17, 2024. Retrieved March 7, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Longwood University Athletics. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

[6] "Longwood Lancers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 11, 2024.

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