2023–24 Penn Quakers women's basketball team

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.

Previous season[edit]

The Quakers finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 9–5 in Ivy League play, to finish in a tie for third place.[1] They were defeated by top-seeded Princeton in the semifinals of the Ivy League tournament.[2] They received an at-large bid into the WNIT,[3] where they would be defeated by Richmond in the first round.[4]

Roster[edit]

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[edit]

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:[5][6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ivy League. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  2. ^ "Women's Hoops Downed by Princeton in Ivy Semifinal, 60-47". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. March 10, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. March 13, 2023. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
  6. ^ "Penn Quakers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 11, 2024.