2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	14–15 (8–8 Big South)
Head coach	Semeka Randall Lay (4th season);
Assistant coaches	AnnMarie Gilbert; Necole Sterling; Dante Travis;
Home arena	Winthrop Coliseum
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team represented Winthrop University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by fourth-year head coach Semeka Randall Lay, played their home games at the Winthrop Coliseum in Rock Hill, South Carolina 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 Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 8–22, 6–12 in Big South play to finish in ninth place.^[1] As the #9 seed in the Big South tournament, they were defeated by #8 seed UNC Asheville in the first round.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Winthrop Eagles women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
SG	0	Ar'Mani Reid	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Southwest Onslow High School	Jacksonville, North Carolina
F	1	Claudia Clement	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Escola Pia Balmes	Barcelona, Spain
G/F	3	Ronaltha Marc	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Miami, Florida
F	4	Marissa Gasaway	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Louisville, Kentucky
F	5	Prunelle Mungo	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Oakland	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	10	Jada Ryce	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	East Tennessee State	McDonough, Georgia
F	11	Blessing Okoh	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	North Carolina Central	Houston, Texas
PG	12	Leonor Paisana	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Jr	Escola Secundaria Antonio Damasio	Lisbon, Portugal
C	13	Tiana Spann	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Fr	First Baptist High School	Charleston, South Carolina
G	15	Frances Brown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Nassau Community College	Valley Stream, New York
G	20	Katie Reed	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Rock Hill High School	Rock Hill, South Carolina
F	23	Elli Garnett	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	RS Jr	Eastern Florida State College	Golden, Colorado
G	24	Nyah Stallings	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Liberty	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	30	Adelaide McLeod	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Champaign Central High School	Savoy, Illinois
PG	41	Angel Burgos	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Richmond	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Semeka Randall Lay (Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

AnnMarie Gilbert (Oberlin)
Necole Sterling (Miami (FL))
Dante Travis (Saint Paul's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 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* 11:00 am, ACCNX		at Clemson	L 41–71	0–1	10 – Marc	9 – Gasaway	2 – 2 Tied	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
November 10, 2023* 5:30 pm, SECN+		at Alabama	L 50–79	0–2	20 – Okoh	12 – Gasaway	5 – Ryce	Coleman Coliseum (1,234) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Erskine	W 84–43	1–2	19 – Ryce	11 – Gasaway	5 – Paisana	Winthrop Coliseum (185) Rock Hill, SC
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm		at South Carolina State	W 54–45	2–2	9 – 2 Tied	17 – Gasaway	6 – Ryce	SHM Memorial Center (150) Orangeburg, SC
November 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		St. Augustine's	W 62–55	3–2	14 – Paisana	10 – Okoh	5 – Ryce	Winthrop Coliseum (1,607) Rock Hill, SC
November 24, 2023* 5:30 pm, P12N		vs. Texas A&M Raising the B.A.R. Invitational	L 32–84	3–3	6 – 2 Tied	6 – 2 Tied	2 – 3 Tied	Haas Pavilion (1,074) Berkeley, CA
November 25, 2023* 3:00 pm, P12N		vs. San Jose State Raising the B.A.R. Invitational	W 56–49	4–3	14 – Paisana	8 – Gasaway	4 – 2 Tied	Haas Pavilion (163) Berkeley, CA
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Wilmington	L 58–66 ^OT	4–4	20 – Gasaway	16 – Gasaway	5 – Ryce	Winthrop Coliseum (312) Rock Hill, SC
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	L 61–64	4–5	19 – Gasaway	9 – Gasaway	7 – Burgos	Winthrop Coliseum (215) Rock Hill, SC
December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Carolina	W 77–52	5–5	16 – Gasaway	10 – Gasaway	4 – Burgos	Winthrop Coliseum (221) Rock Hill, SC
December 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgia State	W 65–60	6–5	20 – Paisana	10 – Gasaway	4 – Okoh	Winthrop Coliseum (211) Rock Hill, SC
December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 49–55	6–6	17 – Marc	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Burgos	UNF Arena (283) Jacksonville, FL
December 30, 2023* 3:45 pm, ESPN+		at Florida	L 36–73	6–7	13 – Okoh	7 – Gasaway	2 – Paisana	O'Connell Center (1,289) Gainesville, FL
Big South regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 58–53	7–7 (1–0)	21 – Ryce	10 – Gasaway	3 – Ryce	Joan Perry Brock Center (777) Farmville, VA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		USC Upstate	L 51–52	7–8 (1–1)	9 – 3 Tied	11 – Gasaway	2 – 2 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (145) Rock Hill, SC
January 10, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Presbyterian	L 43–59	7–9 (1–2)	13 – Marc	8 – Gasaway	3 – 2 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (285) Rock Hill, SC
January 13, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	L 55–63	7–10 (1–3)	16 – Stallings	6 – Gasaway	2 – 2 Tied	Dedmon Center (741) Radford, VA
January 17, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Asheville	W 70–64 ^OT	8–10 (2–3)	17 – Ryce	15 – Gasaway	3 – Ryce	Kimmel Arena (500) Asheville, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Gardner–Webb	W 61–50	9–10 (3–3)	13 – 2 Tied	7 – Paisana	6 – 2 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (218) Rock Hill, SC
January 24, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Charleston Southern	L 54–63	9–11 (3–4)	15 – Ryce	5 – Gasaway	3 – 2 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (287) Rock Hill, SC
January 27, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	L 68–75	9–12 (3–5)	22 – Ryce	16 – Gasaway	4 – Paisana	Qubein Center (1,505) High Point, NC
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UNC Asheville	W 65–56	10–12 (4–5)	18 – Ryce	15 – Gasaway	6 – Paisana	Winthrop Coliseum (391) Rock Hill, SC
February 7, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Charleston Southern	L 50–65	10–13 (4–6)	14 – Ryce	5 – Okoh	3 – Paisana	Buccaneer Field House (289) North Charleston, SC
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Longwood	W 55–54	11–13 (5–6)	13 – Gasaway	14 – Gasaway	4 – Ryce	Winthrop Coliseum (426) Rock Hill, SC
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Radford	W 54–51 ^OT	12–13 (6–6)	13 – Stallings	15 – Gasaway	1 – 4 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (367) Rock Hill, SC
February 21, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Presbyterian	L 40–62	12–14 (6–7)	11 – Gasaway	9 – Gasaway	2 – 2 Tied	Templeton Physical Education Center (273) Clinton, SC
February 24, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at USC Upstate	W 67–61	13–14 (7–7)	15 – 2 Tied	10 – Gasaway	2 – 2 Tied	G. B. Hodge Center (285) Spartanburg, SC
February 28, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		High Point	L 64–65	13–15 (7–8)	18 – Gasaway	18 – Gasaway	2 – 3 Tied	Winthrop Coliseum (284) Rock Hill, SC
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 72–54	14–15 (8–8)	18 – Ryce	14 – Gasaway	5 – Paisana	Paul Porter Arena (369) Boiling Springs, NC
Big South tournament
March 7, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) Radford Quarterfinals						Qubein Center High Point, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "Eagles Fall In Final Seconds To UNC Asheville At Big South Tournament". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
^ "Winthrop Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Big South Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[2] "Eagles Fall In Final Seconds To UNC Asheville At Big South Tournament". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Winthrop University Athletics. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

[4] "Winthrop Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 6, 2024.

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