2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team represented Le Moyne College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season . The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Mary Grimes, played their home games on Ted Grant Court in the Le Moyne Events Center in DeWitt, New York [ a] as first-year members of the Northeast Conference and as an NCAA Division I program.
Previous season
The Dolphins finished the 2022–23 season 21–7, 16–4 in NE-10 play to finish as NE-10 co-regular season champions, alongside Assumption .[ 1] They were upset by Pace in the quarterfinals of the NE-10 tournament.[ 2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA DII women's tournament , as the No. 4 seed in the East Region.[ 3] There, they would be defeated by #5 region seed and conference foe Bentley in the first round.[ 4] This was Le Moyne's final season as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, as on May 10, it was announced that they would begin their transition to Division I , joining the Northeast Conference ,[ 5] with the move becoming official on July 1.[ 6]
Roster
2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
1
Lytoya Baker
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sr
Bishop Kearney High School
Rochester, New York
G
3
Kaia Goode
5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)
So
Bishop Kearney High School
Rochester, New York
G
4
Sierra Linnin
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
So
Albertus Magnus High School
Valley Cottage, New York
G
5
Michelina Lombardi
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
So
Averill Park High School
Wynantskill, New York
G
10
Sydney Lusher
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
GS
Oneida High School
Oneida, New York
G
11
Zhara Adeyemi
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
South Shore High School
Brooklyn, New York
F
12
Sydney Postell
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
Churchville-Chili High School
Churchville, New York
F
14
Kaitlyn Walker
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
GS
St. John Fisher
Camillus, New York
G
23
Emily Florvil
5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Jr
Nazareth High School
Brooklyn, New York
F
24
Haedyn Roberts
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
RS Jr
Holland Patent High School
Holland Patent, New York
G
25
Leah Middleton
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr
Auburn High School
Auburn, New York
F
30
Tamiya Turner
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
So
Howell High School
Howell, New Jersey
F
44
Brianna Williams
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr
Hartford
Brampton , Ontario
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023 *7:30 pm, MW Network
at Colorado State
L 49–69
0–1
Moby Arena (1,357)Fort Collins, CO
November 8, 2023 *8:00 pm
at No. 20 Colorado
L 38–97
0–2
CU Events Center (1,893)Boulder, CO
November 11, 2023 *2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Stony Brook
L 61–82
0–3
Ted Grant Court (368)DeWitt, NY
November 13, 2023 *8:30 pm
at No. 10 USC
L 42–93
0–4
Galen Center (1,009)Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2023 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UMass Lowell
W 63–61 OT
1–4
Costello Athletic Center (252)Lowell, MA
November 22, 2023 *1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Boston University
L 53–64
1–5
Case Gym (361)Boston, MA
December 3, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Richmond
L 40–69
1–6
Robins Center (478)Richmond, VA
December 5, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at VCU
L 32–55
1–7
Siegel Center (300)Richmond, VA
December 8, 2023 *6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Colgate
L 57–65
1–8
Cotterell Court (210)Hamilton, NY
December 16, 2023 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo
W 66–61
2–8
Alumni Arena (1,365)Amherst, NY
December 21, 2023 *11:00 am, ESPN+
at Rhode Island
L 53–97
2–9
Ryan Center (6,918)Kingston, RI
December 28, 2023 *7:00 pm, ACCNX
at Pittsburgh
L 39–56
2–10
Petersen Events Center (1,097)Pittsburgh, PA
December 31, 2023 *12:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Princeton
L 55–66
2–11
Ted Grant Court (166)DeWitt, NY
NEC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 65–52
3–11 (1–0)
Ted Grant Court (268)DeWitt, NY
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Merrimack
W 74–59
4–11 (2–0)
Hammel Court (354)North Andover, MA
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Sacred Heart
W 60–56
5–11 (3–0)
William H. Pitt Center (442)Fairfield, CT
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, YES /ESPN+
Central Connecticut
W 57–44
6–11 (4–0)
Ted Grant Court (857)DeWitt, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Saint Francis
L 52–55
6–12 (4–1)
DeGol Arena (344)Loretto, PA
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Merrimack
W 64–57
7–12 (5–1)
Ted Grant Court (464)DeWitt, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at LIU
W 80–62
8–12 (6–1)
Steinberg Wellness Center (178)Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Wagner
W 56–45
9–12 (7–1)
Ted Grant Court (410)DeWitt, NY
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Sacred Heart
L 55–73
9–13 (7–2)
Ted Grant Court (403)DeWitt, NY
February 9, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Stonehill
W 72–51
10–13 (8–2)
Ted Grant Court (572)DeWitt, NY
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Central Connecticut
W 69–54
11–13 (9–2)
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (392)New Britain, CT
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Stonehill
W 55–44
12–13 (10–2)
Merkert Gymnasium (647)Easton, MA
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
LIU
W 58–45
13–13 (11–2)
Ted Grant Court (458)DeWitt, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
at Fairleigh Dickinson
W 70–60
14–13 (12–2)
Bogota Savings Bank Center (234)Hackensack, NJ
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wagner
W 55–46
15–13 (13–2)
Spiro Sports Center (518)Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row
Saint Francis
W 56–24
16–13 (14–2)
Ted Grant Court (656)DeWitt, NY
NEC tournament
March 11, 2024 *7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
(2)
(7) Stonehill Quarterfinals
W 79–59
17–13
Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
March 14, 2024 *7:00 pm, YES /ESPN+
(2)
(3) Fairleigh Dickinson Semifinals
W 52–38
18–13
Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
March 17, 2024 *12:00 pm, ESPNU
(2)
at (1) Sacred Heart Championship
L 48–69
18–13
William H. Pitt Center (1,467)Fairfield, CT
WNIT
March 22, 2024 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Niagara First round
L 86–91
18–15
Gallagher Center (809)Lewiston, NY
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Sources:[ 7] [ 8]
Notes
^ The campus, including the Le Moyne Events Center, has a Syracuse mailing address but lies within the adjacent town of DeWitt.
References
^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings" . Northeast 10 Athletics . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN OVERTIME IN NE10 CHAMPIONSHIPS" . Le Moyne College Athletics . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "2023 Division II Women's Basketball Official Bracket" . NCAA.com . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "Win and Advance! Bentley Shuts Down Le Moyne, 53-39, in NCAA East Quarters" . Bentley University . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "Le Moyne College will jump to NCAA Division I athletics starting this fall" . Syracuse.com . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "Dolphin Debut! Le Moyne Begins Its Northeast Conference Journey" . Northeast Conference . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule" . Le Moyne College Athletics . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
^ "Le Moyne Dolphins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved March 11, 2024 .
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