2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Quakers, led by 15th-year head coach Mike McLaughlin , played their home games at the Palestra in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania as members of the Ivy League . They finished the season 15–13, 7–7 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. Their season concluded with a five-point semifinals loss to Princeton in the Ivy League tournament .[ 1]
Previous season
The Quakers finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 9–5 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for third place.[ 2] They were defeated by top-seeded Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament .[ 3] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT ,[ 4] where they were defeated by Richmond in the first round.[ 5]
Roster
2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F
0
Jordan Obi (C)
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Sr
Choate Rosemary Hall
Hartford, CT
G
2
Marianna Papazoglou
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
Wildwood Catholic Academy
Wildwood, NJ
F
3
Iyanna Rogers
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Highland Springs High School
Richmond, VA
PG
4
Saniah Caldwell
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
So
Saddle River Day School
Franklin Lakes, NJ
G
5
Stina Almqvist
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Marks Gymnasium
Kinna, Sweden
C
10
Tina Njike
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr
Skyline High School
Salt Lake City, UT
G
11
Simone Sawyer
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Stevenson High School
Lincolnshire, IL
G
12
Michaela Stanfield (C)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr
Winsor School
Needham, MA
F
14
Floor Toonders (C)
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
Calandlyceum Amsterdam
Wageningen, Netherlands
G
15
Georgia Heine
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
Manasquan High School
Spring Lake Heights, NJ
G
20
Abby Sharpe
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Fr
Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
Lafayette Hill, PA
G
22
Mataya Gayle
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
River Ridge High School
Woodstock, GA
G
23
Ese Ogbevire
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Fr
Fulshear High School
Katy, TX
F
24
Helena Lasic
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
Westtown School
Brampton, ON
G
32
Lizzy Groetsch
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr
North Allegheny High School
Sewickley, PA
F
34
Tobi Ademuwagun
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Jordan High School
Houston, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: February 11, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2023 *12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marist
W 74–51
1–0
The Palestra (563)Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2023 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Joseph's Big 5
L 49–77
1–1
The Palestra (273)Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Siena
W 85–79
2–1
UHY Center (709)Loudonville, NY
November 22, 2023 *4:00 p.m., SCIAC Network
at Chapman
W 92–46
3–1
Hutton Sports Center (143)Orange, CA
November 25, 2023 *4:00 p.m., MWN
at San Diego State
L 49–74
3–2
Viejas Arena (1,758)San Diego, CA
November 26, 2023 *5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC San Diego
W 76–68
4–2
LionTree Arena (589)La Jolla, CA
November 29, 2023 *6:00 p.m., NBCSP+ /ESPN+
La Salle Big 5
W 79–71
5–2
The Palestra (573)Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2023 *2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at No. 23 Marquette
L 52–87
5–3
Al McGuire Center (922)Milwaukee, WI
December 5, 2023 *7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Villanova Big 5
L 62–68
5–4
Finneran Pavilion (1,141)Villanova, PA
December 8, 2023 *7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Merrimack
W 71–62
6–4
Hammel Court (413)North Andover, MA
December 10, 2023 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Temple Big 5
L 47–61
6–5
Liacouras Center (1,364)Philadelphia, PA
December 30, 2023 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Maine
W 72–69
7–5
The Palestra (612)Philadelphia, PA
December 31, 2023 *1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Gwynedd Mercy
W 89–34
8–5
The Palestra (428)Philadelphia, PA
Ivy League regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Columbia
L 66–79
8–6 (0–1)
Levien Gymnasium (1,202)New York, NY
January 13, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dartmouth
W 53–39
9–6 (1–1)
Leede Arena (694)Hanover, NH
January 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cornell
W 67–54
10–6 (2–1)
The Palestra (982)Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Harvard
L 56–69
10–7 (2–2)
Lavietes Pavilion (815)Cambridge, MA
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Columbia
L 55–85
10–8 (2–3)
The Palestra (748)Philadelphia, PA
February 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Brown
W 77–56
11–8 (3–3)
The Palestra (361)Philadelphia, PA
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Yale
L 68–74 OT
11–9 (3–4)
The Palestra (557)Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
No. 25 Princeton
L 54–67
11–10 (3–5)
The Palestra (1,086)Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Yale
W 66–52
12–10 (4–5)
John J. Lee Amphitheater (577)New Haven, CT
February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Brown
L 59–61
12–11 (4–6)
Pizzitola Sports Center (526)Providence, RI
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cornell
W 61–54
13–11 (5–6)
Newman Arena (341)Ithaca, NY
March 1, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Dartmouth
W 79–41
14–11 (6–6)
The Palestra (768)Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Harvard
W 69–67
15–11 (7–6)
The Palestra (1,093)Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Princeton
L 55–72
15–12 (7–7)
Jadwin Gymnasium (1,684)Princeton, NJ
Ivy League tournament
March 15, 2024 4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(4)
vs. (1) Princeton Semifinals
L 54–59
15–13
Levien Gymnasium (1,552)New York, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "WBB Battles Princeton to the Wire But Falls in ILT Semifinal, 59-54" . University of Pennsylvania Athletics . March 15, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024 .
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings" . Ivy League . Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
^ "Women's Hoops Downed by Princeton in Ivy Semifinal, 60-47" . University of Pennsylvania Athletics . March 10, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT" . WNIT Pre and Post Tournament . March 13, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
^ Crain, Caleb (March 16, 2023). "Women's basketball's season over following 75-52 WNIT drubbing by Richmond" . The Daily Pennsylvanian . Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . University of Pennsylvania Athletics . Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
^ "Penn Quakers Schedule 2023-24" . ESPN . Retrieved February 11, 2024 .
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