2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 15–18 (11–7 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Marqus McGlothan |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Groniger Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Indiana* † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Little Rock | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lindenwood* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 OVC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team represent Eastern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Matt Bollant, played their home games at the newly renamed Groniger Arena[a] located in Charleston, Illinois, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 21–8, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in second place.[2] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Tennessee Tech in the semifinals of the OVC tournament.[3]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2023* 6:00 pm | Chicago State Maui Disaster Relief Charity Game | W 86–64 | – | Lantz Arena (–) Charleston, IL | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at IUPUI | L 72–77 | 0–1 | IUPUI Gymnasium (501) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, B1G+ | at No. 9 Indiana | L 43–96 | 0–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,380) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Valparaiso | W 75–62 | 1–2 | Lantz Arena (545) Charleston, IL | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm | vs. Nicholls GCU Women's Basketball Classic | L 55–63 | 1–3 | GCU Arena (212) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm | vs. Fresno State GCU Women's Basketball Classic | L 60–70 | 1–4 | GCU Arena (114) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
November 28, 2023* 8:00 pm, MW Network | at New Mexico | L 78–81 OT | 1–5 | The Pit (4,471) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Loyola Chicago | L 44–58 | 1–6 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (615) Chicago, IL | |||||||
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Bradley | W 79–67 | 2–6 | Renaissance Coliseum (372) Peoria, IL | |||||||
December 7, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | North Dakota | W 67–55 | 3–6 | Groniger Arena[a] (2,546) Charleston, IL | |||||||
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Wright State | L 67–81 | 3–7 | Nutter Center (1,219) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
December 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | Milwaukee | L 52–59 | 3–8 | Laker Fieldhouse (175) Mattoon, IL | |||||||
December 18, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | L 55–65 | 3–9 | Convocation Center (326) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 6:30 pm, B1G+ | at Wisconsin | L 64–76 | 3–10 | Kohl Center (3,622) Madison, WI | |||||||
Ohio Valley regular season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | W 80–74 | 4–10 (1–0) | First Community Arena (–) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | W 72–70 | 5–10 (2–0) | Skyhawk Arena (1,107) Martin, TN | |||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 49–53 | 5–11 (2–1) | Jack Stephens Center (–) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
January 11, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 67–69 | 5–12 (2–2) | Groniger Arena (705) Charleston, IL | |||||||
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | W 72–63 | 6–12 (3–2) | Groniger Arena (727) Charleston, IL | |||||||
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | W 68–60 | 7–12 (4–2) | Hyland Performance Arena (621) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | W 73–71 | 8–12 (5–2) | Groniger Arena (735) Charleston, IL | |||||||
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | W 71–67 OT | 9–12 (6–2) | Groniger Arena (841) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 65–80 | 9–13 (6–3) | Groniger Arena (568) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 48–55 | 9–14 (6–4) | Groniger Arena (588) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | L 60–70 | 9–15 (6–5) | Screaming Eagles Arena (803) Evansville, IN | |||||||
February 10, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | W 105–103 4OT | 10–15 (7–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,158) Morehead, KY | |||||||
February 15, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | W 71–52 | 11–15 (8–5) | Groniger Arena (864) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 68–62 | 12–15 (9–5) | Groniger Arena (913) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | W 66–56 | 13–15 (10–5) | Gentry Complex (443) Nashville, TN | |||||||
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 73–75 | 13–16 (10–6) | Eblen Center (1,278) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
February 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | W 80–66 | 14–16 (11–6) | Groniger Arena (1,056) Charleston, IL | |||||||
February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | L 54–64 | 14–17 (11–7) | Western Hall (811) Macomb, IL | |||||||
Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
March 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (8) Tennessee State Quarterfinals | W 60–48 | 15–17 | Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN | ||||||
March 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (1) Southern Indiana Semifinals | L 54–69 | 15–18 | Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN | ||||||
Sources:[4][5]
Notes
- ^ a b On November 25, it was announced that the arena, known as Lantz Arena, would be renamed to Groniger Arena, "following a seven-figure gift by long time benefactor Jerry Groniger".[1]
References
- ^ "Lantz Complex". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "WBB Suffers Late Collapse In OVC Tournament Loss". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ "Eastern Illinois Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.