2023–24 Monmouth Hawks women's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Monmouth Hawks women's basketball team represented Monmouth University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Hawks, led by third-year head coach Ginny Boggess, played their home games at OceanFirst Bank Center in West Long Branch, New Jersey , as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).
Previous season
The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 18–16, 9–9 in CAA play, to finish in a tie for seventh place.[ 1] As the #7 seed in the CAA tournament , they defeated #10 seed Charleston in the second round,[ 2] upset #2 seed Drexel ,[ 3] #3 seed Northeastern [ 4] and top-seeded Towson to become the lowest-seeded team to ever win the CAA tournament, doing it in their first season in the CAA, sending the Hawks to just their second NCAA tournament appearance, their first since 1983 .[ 5] They earned the CAA's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament , receiving the #16 seed in the Greenville Regional 2.[ 6] They were defeated by Tennessee Tech in the First Four .[ 7]
Roster
2023–24 Monmouth Hawks women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Diamond Wiggins
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Norview High School
Norfolk, VA
G
1
Ariana Vanderhoop
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Cathedral High School
Boston, MA
F
2
Taisha Exanor
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
Pittsburgh
Châteauguay, QC
G
3
Sandrine Clesca
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Pittsburgh
Laval, QC
G
4
Kaci Donovan
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Penn State
Owego, NY
G
5
Antonia Panayides
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Jr
Red Bank Catholic High School
Tinton Falls, NJ
G
7
Isabella Murray
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Blair Academy
Green Brook, NJ
G
9
Rosalie Mercille
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Fr
Cégep de Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
Quebec City, QC
F
13
Divine Dibula
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr
Champlain College Saint-Lambert
Ottawa, ON
G
14
Kellyn Preira
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
St. Mary's High School
Peabody, MA
G
15
Amiya Carroll
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Sanford School
Smyrna, DE
G
20
Jania Hall
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
St. Vincent Pallotti High School
Gaithersburg, MD
G
22
Jaye Haynes
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sr
La Salle
North Wales, PA
F
23
Ella Farrelly
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
King's Christian Collegiate
Oakville, ON
C
24
Belle Kranbuhl
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Sr
Adirondack Central High School
Boonville, NY
F
32
Kayla Richardson
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
La Salle
Red Bank, NJ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 22, 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 p.m., B1G+
at Rutgers
L 51–56
0–1
14 – Vanderhoop
7 – Vanderhoop
3 – Donovan
Jersey Mike's Arena (1,403)Piscataway, NJ
November 10, 2023 *7:00 p.m., FloHoops
St. John's
W 74–69
1–1
15 – Haynes
8 – Kranbuhl
4 – Vanderhoop
OceanFirst Bank Center (921)West Long Branch, NJ
November 15, 2023 *7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Sacred Heart
L 50–59
1–2
12 – Donovan
10 – Exanor
5 – Kranbuhl
OceanFirst Bank Center (577)West Long Branch, NJ
November 19, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops/NBCSPHI
UMass
W 74–62
2–2
16 –
11 – Farrelly
4 –
OceanFirst Bank Center (601)West Long Branch, NJ
November 22, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Providence
L 40–57
2–3
10 – Vanderhoop
9 – Kranbuhl
2 – Hall
Alumni Hall (515)Providence, RI
November 26, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
Brown
L 58–59
2–4
15 – Donovan
7 – Kranbuhl
3 – Clesca
OceanFirst Bank Center (605)West Long Branch, NJ
December 2, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Rider
W 62–42
3–4
23 – Donovan
6 – Kranbuhl
6 – Kranbuhl
Alumni Gymnasium (572)Lawrenceville, NJ
December 6, 2023 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at American
W 72–60
4–4
18 – Hall
5 –
3 – Hall
Bender Arena (212)Washington, D.C.
December 11, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lafayette
W 68–47
5–4
17 – Donovan
6 – Clesca
4 – Clesca
Kirby Sports Center (432)Easton, PA
December 22, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Loyola (MD)
W 63–50
6–4
18 – Donovan
11 – Kranbuhl
4 – Hall
OceanFirst Bank Center (597)West Long Branch, NJ
January 1, 2024 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Georgian Court
W 91–51
7–4
20 –
12 – Kranbuhl
5 –
OceanFirst Bank Center (479)West Long Branch, NJ
CAA regular season
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/NBCSPHI
William & Mary
L 66–70
7–5 (0–1)
23 – Donovan
8 – Donovan
7 – Clesca
OceanFirst Bank Center (680)West Long Branch, NJ
January 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Campbell
W 49–47
7–6 (1–1)
11 – Donovan
8 – Exanor
3 – Hall
OceanFirst Bank Center (550)West Long Branch, NJ
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Charleston
W 75–62
9–5 (2–1)
15 – Vanderhoop
18 – Kranbuhl
7 – Clesca
TD Arena (517)Charleston, SC
January 19, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops
Elon
L 60–65
9–6 (2–2)
16 – Donovan
7 – Donovan
3 –
OceanFirst Bank Center (391)West Long Branch, NJ
January 21, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops/NBCSPHI
at Drexel
W 63–55
10–6 (3–2)
12 – Vanderhoop
7 – Kranbuhl
3 –
Daskalakis Athletic Center (637)Philadelphia, PA
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hampton
W 69–61
11–6 (4–2)
15 – Hall
12 – Vanderhoop
3 –
Hampton Convocation Center (682)Hampton, VA
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at William & Mary
W 67–56
12–6 (5–2)
15 – Clesca
10 – Exanor
3 –
Kaplan Arena (1,354)Williamsburg, VA
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Towson
W 64–53
13–6 (6–2)
16 – Mercille
8 – Donovan
4 – Donovan
OceanFirst Bank Center (870)West Long Branch, NJ
February 4, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Stony Brook
L 62–78
13–7 (6–3)
18 – Donovan
6 – Kranbuhl
2 –
OceanFirst Bank Center (1,781)West Long Branch, NJ
February 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., FloHoops/NESN
at Northeastern
W 50–41
14–7 (7–3)
11 – Hall
9 – Kranbuhl
3 –
Cabot Center (1,172)Boston, MA
February 11, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY/NBCSPHI
Delaware
L 67–71
14–8 (7–4)
17 – Donovan
10 – Vanderhoop
4 – Vanderhoop
OceanFirst Bank Center (793)West Long Branch, NJ
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Campbell
W 53–49
15–8 (8–4)
10 – Vanderhoop
11 – Kranbuhl
2 – Mercille
Gore Arena (856)Buies Creek, NC
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at North Carolina A&T
W 80–76 2OT
16–8 (9–4)
21 – Hall
10 – Kranbuhl
4 – Hall
Corbett Sports Center (1,048)Greensboro, NC
February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops/NBCSPHI
Drexel
W 61–55
17–8 (10–4)
21 – Vanderhoop
11 – Exanor
4 – Hall
OceanFirst Bank Center (696)West Long Branch, NJ
February 25, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Charleston
W 73–63
18–8 (11–4)
26 – Vanderhoop
14 – Kranbuhl
3 – Clesca
OceanFirst Bank Center (816)West Long Branch, NJ
March 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hofstra
W 66–50
19–8 (12–4)
13 – Hall
7 –
3 – Exanor
Mack Sports Complex (546)Hempstead, NY
March 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Towson
W 70–64
20–8 (13–4)
20 – Mercille
8 – Exanor
3 – Kranbuhl
SECU Arena (825)Towson, MD
March 9, 2024 3:00 p.m., FloHoops/SNY
UNC Wilmington
W 65–53
21–8 (14–4)
12 – Exanor
18 – Exanor
3 – Richardson
OceanFirst Bank Center (706)West Long Branch, NJ
CAA tournament
March 15, 2024 5:00 p.m., FloHoops
(2)
vs. (7) Drexel Quarterfinals
L 56–58
21–9
16 – Vanderhoop
8 – Exanor
5 – Clesca
Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
WNIT
March 21, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Buffalo First round
W 68–58
22–9
16 – Exanor
12 – Kranbuhl
5 – Clesca
Alumni Arena (710)Amherst, NY
March 25, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Duquesne Second round
L 65–69 OT
22–10
18 – Vanderhoop
10 – Kranbuhl
4 – Vanderhoop
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (1,625)Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 8] [ 9]
References
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings" . Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports) . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ "FAST START POWERS MU WBB TO WIN OVER COFC, 69-54" . Monmouth University Athletics . March 9, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ "Drexel Drops Heartbreaker to Monmouth in CAA Quarterfinals" . Drexel University Athletics . March 10, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ Conti, Mark (March 12, 2023). "Historic run for Northeastern women's basketball team ends with loss to Monmouth in CAA semifinals" . Northeastern Global News . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ "Surprising Monmouth routs Towson to win CAA women's tourney" . AP News . March 13, 2023. Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket" . NCAA.com . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ Edelson, Stephen (March 16, 2023). "Monmouth women's basketball falls to Tennessee Tech, 79-69, in March Madness return" . Asbury Park Press . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Monmouth University Athletics . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .
^ "Monmouth Hawks Schedule 2023-24" . ESPN . Retrieved January 22, 2024 .