2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team

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2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record15–18 (11–7 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMarqus McGlothan
Assistant coaches
  • Allie Alexander
  • Kiara Carter
  • Regan Bollant
Home arenaGroniger Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Indiana* † 17 – 1   .944 25 – 7   .781
Little Rock 11 – 7   .611 12 – 18   .400
UT Martin 11 – 7   .611 16 – 17   .485
Eastern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 15 – 18   .455
Morehead State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Tennessee Tech 10 – 8   .556 16 – 15   .516
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 18 – 12   .600
Tennessee State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Southeast Missouri State 6 – 12   .333 9 – 20   .310
Lindenwood* 5 – 13   .278 7 – 21   .250
SIU Edwardsville 2 – 16   .111 5 – 26   .161
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 OVC tournament winner

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Lantz Complex". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "WBB Suffers Late Collapse In OVC Tournament Loss". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eastern Illinois Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
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