2023–24 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team
{{Short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = women's basketball
| year = 2023–24
| team = Saint Francis Red Flash
| logo = Saint Francis Red Flash logo.svg
| logo_size = 200
| conference = Northeast Conference
| short_conf = NEC
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 5–25
| conf_record = 4–12
| head_coach = Keila Whittington
| hc_year = 5th
| asst_coach1 = Zakiya Saunders
| asst_coach2 = Joey Raniero
| asst_coach3 = Nikolas Quezada
| arena = DeGol Arena
| champion =
| tourney =
| tourney_result =
}}
{{2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings}}
The 2023–24 Saint Francis Red Flash women's basketball team represented Saint Francis University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Red Flash, who were led by fifth-year head coach Keila Whittington, played their home games at the DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pennsylvania as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).
Previous season
The Red Flash finished the 2022–23 season 7–22, 6–10 in NEC play, to finish in sixth place.{{Cite news |title=NEC Women's College Basketball Standings - 2022-23 |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/standings/_/season/2023/group/19 |access-date=March 12, 2024 |work=ESPN}} They were defeated by Merrimack in the quarterfinals of the NEC tournament.{{Cite news |date=March 6, 2023 |title=Women's Basketball Drops NEC Quarterfinal Match at Merrimack |url=https://sfuathletics.com/news/2023/3/6/womens-basketball-womens-basketball-drops-nec-quarterfinal-match-at-merrimack.aspx |access-date=March 12, 2024 |work=Saint Francis University Athletics |language=en}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|sex=w|year=2023|team=Saint Francis Red Flash|teamcolors=y|high_school=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Yanessa|last=Boyd|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|class=fr|rs=|home=Frederick, MD|high_school=Riverdale Baptist School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kameryn|last=Dorsey|num=1|pos=G|ft=5|in=6|class=fr|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=Saint Frances Academy}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kendall|last=Carruthers|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=fr|rs=|home=Holland, OH|high_school=Springfield High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Jade|last=Campbell|num=3|pos=F|ft=6|in=0|class=so|rs=|home=Brooklyn, NY|high_school=Medgar Evers College Prep School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marissa|last=Shelton|num=4|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=so|rs=|home=South Bend, IN|high_school=John Adams High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Kaitlyn|last=Maxwell|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=7|class=sr|rs=|home=Everett, PA|high_school=Everett High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Harris|last=Robinson|num=11|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=jr|rs=|home=Pittsburgh, PA|high_school=Avonworth High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Julianna|last=Gibson|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=so|rs=|home=Colts Neck, NJ|high_school=Colts Neck High School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Brigid|last=Scanlon|num=15|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=fr|rs=|home=State College, PA|high_school=Perkiomen School}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Marina|last=Artero|num=23|pos=F|ft=5|in=11|class=fr|rs=|home=Fontanilles, Spain|high_school=FC Barcelona}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Destini|last=Ward|num=24|pos=G|ft=5|in=8|class=so|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=Western School of Technology}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Fanta|last=Daffe|num=32|pos=F|ft=5|in=10|class=jr|rs=|home=Paris, France|high_school=Odessa College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|sex=w|first=Alary|last=Bell|num=34|pos=F|ft=6|in=2|class=fr|rs=|home=Chester, Virginia|high_school=The Miller School of Albemarle}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Keila Whittington ({{college|Dillard}})
|asst_coach=
- Zakiya Saunders ({{college|UCF}})
- Joey Raniero ({{college|Temple}})
- Nikolas Quezada ({{college|Miami (OH)}})
|roster_url=https://sfuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/2023-24
|accessdate=March 12, 2024
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Francis Red Flash}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 6, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Robert Morris
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 50–61
| attend = 392
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 11, 2023
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Canisius
| site_stadium = Koessler Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Buffalo, NY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–78
| attend = 649
| record = 0–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 13, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Coppin State
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 34–70
| attend = 371
| record = 0–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 18, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Rutgers
| site_stadium = Jersey Mike's Arena
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| tv = B1G+
| score = 51–80
| attend = 1,709
| record = 0–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 22, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Loyola (MD)
| site_stadium = Reitz Arena
| site_cityst = Baltimore, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 45–53
| attend = 215
| record = 0–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 26, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Lafayette
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 58–60
| attend = 212
| record = 0–6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = November 29, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| site_stadium = Petersen Events Center
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| tv = ACCNX
| score = 62–87
| attend = 894
| record = 0–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 2, 2023
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Morgan State
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 69–59
| attend = 269
| record = 1–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 9, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 32–69
| attend = 124
| record = 1–8
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 15, 2023
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = NJIT
| site_stadium = Wellness and Events Center
| site_cityst = Newark, NJ
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 41–68
| attend = 196
| record = 1–9
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 17, 2023
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = State College, PA
| tv = B1G+
| score = 43–119
| attend = 1,929
| record = 1–10
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 21, 2023
| time = 10:30 a.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Syracuse
| site_stadium = JMA Wireless Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| tv = ACCNX
| score = 43–85
| attend = 9,109
| record = 1–11
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = December 29, 2023
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = UMBC
| site_stadium = Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena
| site_cityst = Catonsville, MD
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 53–85
| attend = 327
| record = 1–12
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Francis Red Flash}}| NEC regular season
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 6, 2024
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| opponent = Wagner
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 64–54
| attend = 37
| record = 2–12
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 8, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 47–86
| attend = 83
| record = 2–13
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 13, 2024
| time = 1:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = William H. Detrick Gymnasium
| site_cityst = New Britain, CT
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 37–61
| attend = 221
| record = 2–14
| conference = 1–2
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 15, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| site_stadium = Bogota Savings Bank Center
| site_cityst = Hackensack, NJ
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 54–64
| attend = 202
| record = 2–15
| conference = 1–3
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 19, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = LIU
| site_stadium = Steinberg Wellness Center
| site_cityst = Brooklyn, NY
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 64–72
| attend = 134
| record = 2–16
| conference = 1–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 21, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| opponent = Le Moyne
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 55–52
| attend = 344
| record = 3–16
| conference = 2–4
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 25, 2024
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Stonehill
| site_stadium = Merkert Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Easton, MA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 57–66
| attend = 563
| record = 3–17
| conference = 2–5
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = January 27, 2024
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Merrimack
| site_stadium = Hammel Court
| site_cityst = North Andover, MA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 48–71
| attend = 617
| record = 3–18
| conference = 2–6
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 1, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Central Connecticut
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 58–64
| attend = 506
| record = 3–19
| conference = 2–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 3, 2024
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| opponent = LIU
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 61–56
| attend = 392
| record = 4–19
| conference = 3–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 15, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Wagner
| site_stadium = Spiro Sports Center
| site_cityst = Staten Island, NY
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 76–60
| attend = 379
| record = 5–19
| conference = 4–7
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 17, 2024
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| opponent = Fairleigh Dickinson
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 48–68
| attend = 464
| record = 5–20
| conference = 4–8
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 22, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| opponent = Merrimack
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 57–72
| attend = 346
| record = 5–21
| conference = 4–9
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = February 24, 2024
| time = 4:00 p.m.
| opponent = Stonehill
| site_stadium = DeGol Arena
| site_cityst = Loretto, PA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–66
| attend = 476
| record = 5–22
| conference = 4–10
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 2, 2024
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Le Moyne
| site_stadium = Ted Grant Court
| site_cityst = DeWitt, NY
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 24–56
| attend = 656
| record = 5–23
| conference = 4–11
}}
{{CBB Schedule Entry
| date = March 7, 2024
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| away = yes
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 47–76
| attend = 1,502
| record = 5–24
| conference = 4–12
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Saint Francis Red Flash}}|2024 Northeast Conference women's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 11, 2024
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| seed = 8
| away = yes
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = William H. Pitt Center
| site_cityst = Fairfield, CT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = NEC Front Row
| score = 48–78
| attend = 298
| record = 5–25
}}
|-
{{CBB Schedule End
|timezone=Eastern
|poll=AP poll}}
Sources:{{Cite news |title=2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule |url=https://sfuathletics.com/sports/womens-basketball/schedule/2023-24 |access-date=March 12, 2024 |work=Saint Francis University Athletics}}{{Cite news |title=St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Schedule 2023-24 |url=https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2598/season/2024 |access-date=March 12, 2024 |work=ESPN}}
References
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