2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

{{Short description|Intercollegiate basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

|sport = Women's Basketball

|year = 2023–24

|team = Old Dominion Monarchs

|image = Old Dominion Athletics logo wordmark.svg

|conference = Sun Belt Conference

|division =

|short_conf = Sun Belt

|CoachRank =

|APRank =

|record = 22–10

|conf_record = 12–6

|head_coach = DeLisha Milton-Jones

|hc_year = 4th

|asst_coach1 = Danielle Bell

|asst_coach2 = Shammond Williams

|asst_coach3 = Roland Jones Jr.

|stadium = Chartway Arena

|tourney=WNIT

|tourney_result = Second round

}}

{{2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings}}

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as second-year members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play, losing to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round.{{Cite web |last=Staton |first=Zach |date=2024-03-25 |title=Old Dominion women's season ends with buzzer beating shot by North Carolina A&T |url=https://www.wtkr.com/sports/old-dominion-womens-season-ends-with-buzzer-beating-shot-by-north-carolina-a-t |access-date=2024-03-26 |website=News 3 WTKR Norfolk |language=en}}

Previous season

{{main|2022–23 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team}}

In their 2022–23 season, the Monarchs finished fifth ranked in conference play and lost to rival James Madison in the conference tournament semifinals.{{Cite web |last=Staton |first=Zach |date=2023-03-06 |title=Old Dominion women rally but can't complete comeback against JMU in Sun Belt semis |url=https://www.wtkr.com/sports/old-dominion-women-rally-but-complete-comeback-against-jmu-in-sun-belt-semis |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=News 3 WTKR Norfolk |language=en}}

Roster

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UC Riverside}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=La'Dajah|last=Huguley|dab=|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=4|class=JR|rs=|home=Opelika, AL|high_school=Opelika HS
Chipola College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=De'Shawnti|last=Thomas|dab=|num=2|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=Tulsa, OK|high_school=Sapulpa HS
Seward County CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Simone|last=Cunningham|dab=|num=3|pos=G/F|ft=5|in=10|class=JR|rs=|home=Pleasant Grove, AL|high_school=Pleasant Grove HS
Shelton State CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jordan|last=McLaughlin|dab=|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Charlotte, NC|high_school=Phillip O. Berry Acad.
Chipola College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Halima|last=Salat|dab=|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=5|class=JR|rs=|home=Amarillo, TX|high_school=Palo Duro HS
Seward County CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaye|last=Clark|dab=|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=GS|home=Milwaukee, WI|high_school=Rufus King HS
Trinity Valley CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mimi|last=McCollister|dab=|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=JR|rs=|home=Athens, TX|high_school=Athens HS
Trinity Valley CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Nnenna|last=Orji|dab=|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=SR|rs=|home=Rancho Cucamonga, CA|high_school=Etiwanda HS
Hawaii}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Ivi|last=Nikolova|dab=|num=20|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=2|class=JR|rs=|home=Samokov, Bulgaria|high_school=Chipola College}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jenny Nkem|last=Womsi|dab=|num=23|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|home=Libreville, Gabon|high_school=Barton CC}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Mikayla|last=Brown|dab=|num=24|pos=C|ft=6|in=1|class=SO|rs=|home=Dallas, TX|high_school=Lincoln HS}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=En'Dya|last=Buford|dab=|num=25|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=SR|rs=|home=Memphis, TN|high_school=Olive Branch HS
Memphis}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Lanetta|last=Williams|dab=|num=53|pos=F|ft=6|in=3|class=GS|rs=|home=Memphis, TN|high_school=Arlington HS
Memphis}}

{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brenda|last=Fontana|dab=|num=55|pos=F|ft=6|in=1|class=JR|rs=|home=Moreno, Argentina|high_school=Vélez Sarsfield
UTEP}}

{{CBB roster/Footer

|head_coach=

|asst_coach=

  • Danielle Bell ({{college|Georgia}})
  • Shammond Williams ({{college|North Carolina}})
  • Roland Jones Jr. ({{college|Central Methodist}})

|roster_url=https://odusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24

|accessdate=November 6, 2023

}}

Schedule and results

{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings|rankyear=2023|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes|gamehighs=yes}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Old Dominion Monarchs}}| Exhibition

|-

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = October 27, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Christopher Newport

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv =

| score = 65–48

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 17

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 5

| attend = 1,981

| record = –

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Old Dominion Monarchs}}| Non-conference regular season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 6, 2023

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Lincoln (PA)

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 72–50

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Fontana, Huguley, McCollister}}

| assists = 3

| attend = 1,914

| record = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 11, 2023

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Buffalo

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = MAC–SBC Challenge

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 59–48

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Clark, McCollister}}

| points = 11

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Cunningham, McLaughlin}}

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,024

| record = 2–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 14, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Xavier

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 55–43

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Campbell, McLaughlin, Orji}}

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,096

| record = 3–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 17, 2023

| time = 11:00 a.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Texas Southern

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 57–38

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 10

| highrebounder = Fontana

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Clark, Salat}}

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,552

| record = 4–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 28, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Elon

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 60–29

| highscorer = Clark

| points = 15

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Buford

| assists = 4

| attend = 1,653

| record = 5–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = November 30, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = William & Mary

| site_stadium = Kaplan Arena

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = Rivalry

| tv = FloHoops

| score = 72–66

| highscorer = McLaughlin

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Brown

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 5

| attend = 829

| record = 6–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 3, 2023

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 55–42

| highscorer = McLaughlin

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 16

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Cunningham, Fontana, McCollister}}

| assists = 1

| attend = 1,759

| record = 7–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 7, 2023

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Bob Carpenter Center

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| tv = FloHoops

| score = 57–53

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Clark}}

| points = 9

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Clark, Orji}}

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 5

| attend = 1,325

| record = 8–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 17, 2023

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = VCU

| site_stadium = Siegel Center

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| gamename = Rivalry

| score = 50–64

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 15

| highrebounder = McLaughlin

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Fontana

| assists = 2

| attend = 756

| record = 8–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 20, 2023

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = NC State

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| gamename = Anne Donovan Classic

| score = 50–87

| highscorer = Fontana

| points = 12

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Brown, Buford, Fontana}}

| rebounds = 4

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 4

| attend = 3,874

| record = 8–2

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Old Dominion Monarchs}}| 2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball season

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = December 30, 2023

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = South Alabama

| site_stadium = Mitchell Center

| site_cityst = Mobile, AL

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 62–56

| highscorer = McLaughlin

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Fontana

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 3

| attend = 326

| record = 9–2

| conference = 1–0

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 4, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Louisiana

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–66

| highscorer = McLaughlin

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, McLaughlin}}

| assists = 3

| attend = 1,745

| record = 9–3

| conference = 1–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 6, 2024

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Southern Miss

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename =

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 68–62

| highscorer = Fontana

| points = 19

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Clark}}

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 6

| attend = 1,816

| record = 10–3

| conference = 2–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 10, 2024

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Coastal Carolina

| site_stadium = HTC Center

| site_cityst = Conway, SC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 71–57

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Clark}}

| points = 14

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|McLaughlin, Nkem Womsi}}

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 5

| attend = 555

| record = 11–3

| conference = 3–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 13, 2024

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| site_stadium = Hanner Fieldhouse

| site_cityst = Statesboro, GA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 70–50

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Fontana, McLaughlin}}

| points = 12

| highrebounder = Clark

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Clark}}

| assists = 4

| attend = 697

| record = 12–3

| conference = 4–1

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 18, 2024

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Cam Henderson Center

| site_cityst = Huntington, WV

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 60–90

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Fontana}}

| points = 14

| highrebounder = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Fontana}}

| rebounds = 6

| highassister = Buford

| assists = 4

| attend = 1,098

| record = 12–4

| conference = 4–2

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 20, 2024

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = Atlantic Union Bank Center

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| gamename = Royal Rivalry

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 64–72

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Buford

| assists = 3

| attend = 2,611

| record = 12–5

| conference = 4–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 25, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 68–49

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 14

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,189

| record = 13–5

| conference = 5–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 27, 2024

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Georgia State

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 73–65

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 4

| attend = 3,198

| record = 14–5

| conference = 6–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = January 31, 2024

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Texas State

| site_stadium = Strahan Arena

| site_cityst = San Marcos, TX

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 66–58

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Clark, Fontana}}

| points = 13

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Clark, Fontana, McLaughlin}}

| assists = 2

| attend = 3,318

| record = 15–5

| conference = 7–3

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 3, 2024

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Arkansas State

| site_stadium = First National Bank Arena

| site_cityst = Jonesboro, AR

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 63–76

| highscorer = Cunningham

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Fontana

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 5

| attend = 2,743

| record = 15–6

| conference = 7–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 7, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Troy

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 63–59

| highscorer = McLaughlin

| points = 21

| highrebounder = Clark

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 5

| attend = 2,685

| record = 16–6

| conference = 8–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 10, 2024

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| nonconf = yes

| opponent = Kent State

| site_stadium = MAC Center

| site_cityst = Kent, OH

| gamename = MAC–SBC Challenge

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 82–76

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 22

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 9

| attend = 1,044

| record = 17–6

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 14, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Coastal Carolina

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 65–58

| highscorer = Fontana

| points = 18

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 7

| highassister = Buford

| assists = 5

| attend = 1,710

| record = 18–6

| conference = 9–4

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 17, 2024

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 75–89

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Fontana}}

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 4

| attend = 2,556

| record = 18–7

| conference = 9–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 22, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Appalachian State

| site_stadium = Holmes Center

| site_cityst = Boone, NC

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 81–62

| highscorer = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, Fontana}}

| points = 17

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 5

| attend = 332

| record = 19–7

| conference = 10–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 24, 2024

| time = 5:00 p.m.

| away = yes

| opponent = Georgia State

| site_stadium = GSU Convocation Center

| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 67–51

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 25

| highrebounder = Cunningham

| rebounds = 10

| highassister = Buford

| assists = 3

| attend = 1,536

| record = 20–7

| conference = 11–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = February 27, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = Georgia Southern

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 61–54

| highscorer = Buford

| points = 20

| highrebounder = McLaughlin

| rebounds = 9

| highassister = {{tooltip|tied|Buford, McLaughlin}}

| assists = 5

| attend = 1,896

| record = 21–7

| conference = 12–5

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 1, 2024

| time = 6:30 p.m.

| away =

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = Chartway Arena

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = ESPN+

| gamename = Royal Rivalry

| score = 58–70

| highscorer = Fontana

| points = 14

| highrebounder = TEAM

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 6

| attend = 4,342

| record = 21–8

| conference = 12–6

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Old Dominion Monarchs}}| 2024 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 8, 2024

| time = 3:00 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 4

| oppseed = 5

| opponent = Louisiana–Monroe

| site_stadium = Pensacola Bay Center

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = ESPN+

| gamename = Quarterfinals

| score = 67–64

| highscorer = McLaughlin

| points = 19

| highrebounder = Fontana

| rebounds = 11

| highassister = McLaughlin

| assists = 5

| attend = 785

| record = 22–8

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 10, 2024

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| neutral = yes

| seed = 4

| oppseed = 1

| opponent = Marshall

| site_stadium = Pensacola Bay Center

| site_cityst = Pensacola, FL

| tv = ESPN+

| gamename = Semifinals

| score = 70–76

| highscorer = Clark

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Clark

| rebounds = 12

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 7

| attend = 754

| record = 22–9

}}

|-

!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Old Dominion Monarchs}}| 2024 Women's National Invitation Tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = March 24, 2024

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| nonconf = yes

| away = yes

| seed =

| oppseed =

| opponent = North Carolina A&T

| site_stadium = Corbett Sports Center

| site_cityst = Greensboro, NC

| tv = FloHoops

| gamename = Second round

| score = 45–48

| highscorer = Clark

| points = 16

| highrebounder = Clark

| rebounds = 8

| highassister = Clark

| assists = 5

| attend = 3,224

| record = 22–10

}}

{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|timezone=Eastern}}

  • Source: Old Dominion Athletics{{Cite web |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://odusports.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-24 |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Old Dominion University}}

See also

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