2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

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2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball
ConferenceIvy League
Record15–13 (7–7 Ivy)
Head coach
Associate head coachKelly Killion
Assistant coachAndre Gibbs
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 Ivy League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Princeton 13 1   .929 25 5   .833
Columbia 13 1   .929 23 7   .767
Harvard 9 5   .643 16 12   .571
Penn 7 7   .500 15 13   .536
Brown 7 7   .500 16 11   .593
Yale 5 9   .357 8 19   .296
Cornell 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
Dartmouth 1 13   .071 7 19   .269
2024 Ivy League tournament winner

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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "WBB Battles Princeton to the Wire But Falls in ILT Semifinal, 59-54". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. March 15, 2024. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Hoops Downed by Princeton in Ivy Semifinal, 60-47". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  7. ^ "Penn Quakers Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2024.