2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team represent Eastern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Matt Bollant , played their home games at the newly renamed Groniger Arena [ a] located in Charleston, Illinois , as members of the Ohio Valley Conference .
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 21–8, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in second place.[ 2] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Tennessee Tech in the semifinals of the OVC tournament .[ 3]
Roster
2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Lalani Ellis
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Fr
Milwaukee Academy of Science
Milwaukee, WI
F
1
Ella Lune
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Fr
Brimfield HS
Brimfield, IL
F
2
Emily Meidel
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Lincoln Land CC
Danville, IL
G
3
Miah Monahan
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Glencoe-Silver Lake HS
Silver Lake, MN
G
4
Lyric Johnson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Hortonville HS
Hortonville, WI
G
10
Adriana Arroyo
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
CB Alcobendas
Madrid , Spain
G
11
Alana Vinson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
RS Jr
Roncalli HS
Indianapolis, IN
G
12
Charita "Tiny" Lewis
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
NDSCS
St. Cloud, MN
C
14
Ellie Colson
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Summit HS
Thompson's Station, TN
F
15
Georgia Cox
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
Ballarat Rush
Ballarat , Australia
G
20
Julia Bengtson
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr
Becker HS
Becker, MN
F
21
Hannah Purcell
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
DePaul
Annandale, MN
F
23
Sydney-James Desroches
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
RS Fr
Rossview HS
Miami, FL
G
24
Ellie Buzzelle
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Grand Canyon
Rogers, MN
F
25
Taris Thornton
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr
Willowbrook HS
Chicago, IL
F
33
Macy McGlone
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr
Milwaukee
Greenville, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: March 14, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023 *6:00 pm
Chicago State Maui Disaster Relief Charity Game
W 86–64
–
Lantz Arena (–)Charleston, IL
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI
L 72–77
0–1
IUPUI Gymnasium (501)Indianapolis, IN
November 9, 2023 *6:00 pm, B1G+
at No. 9 Indiana
L 43–96
0–2
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,380)Bloomington, IN
November 12, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Valparaiso
W 75–62
1–2
Lantz Arena (545)Charleston, IL
November 24, 2023 *1:00 pm
vs. Nicholls GCU Women's Basketball Classic
L 55–63
1–3
GCU Arena (212)Phoenix, AZ
November 25, 2023 *1:00 pm
vs. Fresno State GCU Women's Basketball Classic
L 60–70
1–4
GCU Arena (114)Phoenix, AZ
November 28, 2023 *8:00 pm, MW Network
at New Mexico
L 78–81 OT
1–5
The Pit (4,471)Albuquerque, NM
December 2, 2023 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago
L 44–58
1–6
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (615)Chicago, IL
December 5, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bradley
W 79–67
2–6
Renaissance Coliseum (372)Peoria, IL
December 7, 2023 *12:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota
W 67–55
3–6
Groniger Arena[ a] (2,546)Charleston, IL
December 9, 2023 *3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State
L 67–81
3–7
Nutter Center (1,219)Fairborn, OH
December 15, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee
L 52–59
3–8
Laker Fieldhouse (175)Mattoon, IL
December 18, 2023 *5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois
L 55–65
3–9
Convocation Center (326)DeKalb, IL
December 21, 2023 *6:30 pm, B1G+
at Wisconsin
L 64–76
3–10
Kohl Center (3,622)Madison, WI
Ohio Valley regular season
December 29, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville
W 80–74
4–10 (1–0)
First Community Arena (–)Edwardsville, IL
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin
W 72–70
5–10 (2–0)
Skyhawk Arena (1,107)Martin, TN
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Little Rock
L 49–53
5–11 (2–1)
Jack Stephens Center (–)Little Rock, AR
January 11, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State
L 67–69
5–12 (2–2)
Groniger Arena (705)Charleston, IL
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Illinois
W 72–63
6–12 (3–2)
Groniger Arena (727)Charleston, IL
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lindenwood
W 68–60
7–12 (4–2)
Hyland Performance Arena (621)St. Charles, MO
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech
W 73–71
8–12 (5–2)
Groniger Arena (735)Charleston, IL
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State
W 71–67 OT
9–12 (6–2)
Groniger Arena (841)Charleston, IL
February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin
L 65–80
9–13 (6–3)
Groniger Arena (568)Charleston, IL
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Little Rock
L 48–55
9–14 (6–4)
Groniger Arena (588)Charleston, IL
February 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Indiana
L 60–70
9–15 (6–5)
Screaming Eagles Arena (803)Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State
W 105–103 4OT
10–15 (7–5)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,158)Morehead, KY
February 15, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State
W 71–52
11–15 (8–5)
Groniger Arena (864)Charleston, IL
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
Lindenwood
W 68–62
12–15 (9–5)
Groniger Arena (913)Charleston, IL
February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State
W 66–56
13–15 (10–5)
Gentry Complex (443)Nashville, TN
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech
L 73–75
13–16 (10–6)
Eblen Center (1,278)Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville
W 80–66
14–16 (11–6)
Groniger Arena (1,056)Charleston, IL
February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Illinois
L 54–64
14–17 (11–7)
Western Hall (811)Macomb, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
(4)
vs. (8) Tennessee State Quarterfinals
W 60–48
15–17
Ford Center (–)Evansville, IN
March 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+
(4)
vs. (1) Southern Indiana Semifinals
L 54–69
15–18
Ford Center (–)Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central .
Sources:[ 4] [ 5]
Notes
^ a b On November 25, it was announced that the arena, known as Lantz Arena, would be renamed to Groniger Arena, "following a seven-figure gift by long time benefactor Jerry Groniger".[ 1]
References