2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team

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2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record14–16 (11–5 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJessica Simmonds
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Thompson
  • Madison Stanley
  • Ty Rozier
Home arenaBogota Savings Bank Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacred Heart † 15 – 1   .938 24 – 10   .706
Le Moyne* 14 – 2   .875 18 – 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 – 5   .688 14 – 17   .452
Merrimack 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387
Central Connecticut 7 – 9   .438 9 – 21   .300
LIU 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267
Stonehill* 4 – 12   .250 4 – 26   .133
Saint Francis 4 – 12   .250 5 – 25   .167
Wagner 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 NEC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team represented Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights, led by first-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley, played their home games in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC). During the season, on January 18, the name of the Knights' home venue was changed from the Rothman Center to the Bogota Savings Bank Center.[1][2]

Previous season

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The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 24–8, 14–2 in NEC play, to finish as NEC regular season champions.[3] In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals,[4] and St. Francis Brooklyn in the semifinals,[5] before falling in the championship game to Sacred Heart.[6] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[7] where they would fall to eventual tournament runner-up Columbia in the first round.[8] On April 16, the school announced that head coach Angelika Szumilo would be departing the program, after four seasons at the helm.[9] On April 21, the school announced the hiring of former Fordham and Ocean City High School head coach Stephanie Gaitley as the Knights' next head coach.[10]

Roster

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2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ciera Cevallos 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Immaculate Conception HS Maplewood, NJ
G 1 Staci Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Holly Springs HS Holly Springs, NC
G 2 Wilma Sorensen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Marks Gymnasieskola Borås, Sweden
F 3 Bella Toomey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Penn Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Mia Andrews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr Chipola College Willow Grove, PA
G 10 Dominique García Blackwood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So IES Los Tarahale Las Palmas, Spain
G 11 Abby Conklin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Irvington HS Irvington, NY
G 13 Abaigeal Babore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Eckerd College Merchantville, NJ
G 14 Nickie Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GS Montclair State Flemington, NJ
F/C 20 Teneisia Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Merrimack Montego Bay, Jamaica
G 21 Rebecca Osei-Owusu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr Monsignor Scanlan HS Brooklyn, NY
G 22 Jada Elston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Middle Township HS Woodbine, NJ
G 33 Allie McGinn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Staten Island Academy Staten Island, NY
F 45 Lilly Parke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Auburn Montgomery Auckland, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 12, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		Molloy W 75–56  –
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (82)
Hackensack, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., B1G+ 		at No. 3 Iowa L 46–102  0–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Army L 63–71  0–2
 Christl Arena (596)
West Point, NY
November 15, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 44–49  0–3
 Sojka Pavilion (1,267)
Lewisburg, PA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Georgetown L 45–60  0–4
 McDonough Arena (283)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2023*
12:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Mount St. Mary's L 50–64  0–5
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (150)
Hackensack, NJ
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Rider W 64–59  1–5
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (327)
Hackensack, NJ
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., YES 		NJIT L 46–61  1–6
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (187)
Hackensack, NJ
December 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		American L 57–63  1–7
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (167)
Hackensack, NJ
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Bloomfield W 86–38  2–7
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (54)
Hackensack, NJ
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		at Maryland Eastern Shore L 47–54  2–8
 Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
December 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloHoops 		at Seton Hall L 27–67  2–9
 Walsh Gymnasium (681)
South Orange, NJ
December 21, 2023*
12:30 p.m., YES 		UNLV L 59–71  2–10
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (475)
Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2023*
7:30 p.m., SECN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 41–73  2–11
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,960)
Nashville, TN
NEC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne L 52–65  2–12
(0–1) 		Ted Grant Court (268)
DeWitt, NY
January 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Merrimack W 67–51  3–12
(1–1) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (113)
Hackensack, NJ
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill L 56–60  3–13
(1–2) 		Merkert Gymnasium (416)
Easton, MA
January 15, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Saint Francis W 64–54  4–13
(2–2) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (202)
Hackensack, NJ
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Stonehill W 61–50  5–13
(3–2) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (130)
Hackensack, NJ
January 25, 2024
8:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Central Connecticut W 80–75 OT 6–13
(4–2) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (113)
Hackensack, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Sacred Heart L 51–68  6–14
(4–3) 		William H. Pitt Center (864)
Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at LIU W 59–56  7–14
(5–3) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (130)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+ 		Wagner W 62–53  8–14
(6–3) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (253)
Hackensack, NJ
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		LIU W 84–53  9–14
(7–3) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (207)
Hackensack, NJ
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Saint Francis W 68–48  10–14
(8–3) 		DeGol Arena (464)
Loretto, PA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Sacred Heart L 63–75  10–15
(8–4) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (405)
Hackensack, NJ
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Le Moyne L 60–70  10–16
(8–5) 		Bogota Savings Bank Center (234)
Hackensack, NJ
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Merrimack W 71–63  11–16
(9–5) 		Hammel Court (618)
North Andover, MA
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Wagner W 59–51  12–16
(10–5) 		Spiro Sports Center (853)
Staten Island, NY
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Central Connecticut W 70–56  13–16
(11–5) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (362)
New Britain, CT
NEC tournament
March 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		(3) (6) LIU
Quarterfinals 		W 71–59  14–16
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (677)
Hackensack, NJ
March 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., YES/ESPN+ 		(3) at (2) Le Moyne
Semifinals 		Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ Carino, Jerry (January 18, 2024). "FDU's Rothman Center, rich in hoops history, has a new name". Northjersey.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "FDU, Bogota Savings Bank Announce Landmark Naming Rights Agreement". Bogota Savings Bank. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "FDU Clinches Share of #NECWBB Regular Season Title; Now B2B Champs". Northeast Conference. February 24, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "#1 Knights Takedown #8 CCSU in Quarterfinals Matchup". FDU Knights Athletics. March 6, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. ^ "Women's Basketball Falls to FDU in NEC Semifinal". St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  6. ^ "Big Red Dancing For First Time in 11 Years". Sacred Heart University. March 12, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  7. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. ^ "Davis, Durr Reach 1,000 in WNIT Victory Over FDU". Columbia University Athletics. March 17, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  9. ^ Sarnoff, Jordan (April 16, 2023). "Szumilo Departs FDU After Four Seasons". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  10. ^ Clavaud, Aurelien (April 25, 2023). "Stephanie Gaitley Named Fairleigh Dickinson Head Coach". Fordham Observer. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  11. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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