2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team

2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball
2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–20 (3–10 MEAC)
Head coach	Ed Davis Jr. (8th season);
Associate head coach	Donchez Graham
Assistant coaches	Tykyrah Williams; Janelle Silver-Martin;
Home arena	Talmadge L. Hill Field House
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State †	13	–	1	.929	27	–	6	.818
Howard	10	–	4	.714	15	–	16	.484
North Carolina Central	9	–	5	.643	16	–	15	.516
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6	.571	15	–	15	.500
Coppin State	8	–	6	.571	12	–	18	.400
Delaware State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
Morgan State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
South Carolina State	1	–	13	.071	2	–	28	.067

† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears basketball team represents Morgan State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Lady Bears, led by eighth-year head coach Ed Davis Jr., play their home games at Talmadge L. Hill Field House in Baltimore, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Lady Bears finished the 2022–23 season 17–12, 10–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they were upset by Maryland Eastern Shore in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,^[3] where they would lose to 2022–23 Wake Forest in the first round.^[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Morgan State Lady Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Tamaria Rumph	5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)	Fr	McClatchy High School	Sacramento, California
G	1	Dakota Alston	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Detroit, Michigan
G	2	Gabrielle Johnson	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Western High School	Baltimore, Maryland
G	3	Brooklyn Jones	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Niagara	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
F	4	Joelle Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Northwestern State	Louisville, Kentucky
G	5	Sedayjha Payne	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Sr	Tallahassee Community College	Apopka, Florida
G	10	Emily Jones	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory	San Francisco, California
G	12	Nakilah Johnson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Weber State	Oakland, California
F	14	Laila Fair	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	UMass	Middlesex, New Jersey
F	15	Kaia Ponder	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Richardson High School	Tulsa, Oklahoma
C	22	Jael Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Valley Christian High School	Gilroy, California
G	23	Amari Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Menchville High School	Newport News, Virginia
F	24	Anjanae Mueck	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Mississippi Valley State	Phoenix, Arizona

Head coach

Ed Davis Jr. (West Virginia State)

Assistant coach(es)

Donchez Graham (Morgan State)
Tykyrah Williams (Morgan State)
Janelle Silver-Martin (Morgan State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 pm	Washington Adventist	W 59–57	1–0	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (876) Baltimore, MD
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm	Sacred Heart	L 55–63	1–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (590) Baltimore, MD
November 16, 2023* 11:00 am	Notre Dame (MD)	W 75–32	2–1	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (785) Baltimore, MD
November 18, 2023* 2:00 pm	Davidson	L 48–62	2–2	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (89) Baltimore, MD
November 23, 2023* 4:30 pm	vs. Campbell Puerto Rico Clasico	L 46–60	2–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 24, 2023* 4:00 pm	vs. UNC Asheville Puerto Rico Clasico	W 53–51	3–3	Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez (100) Bayamón, PR
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops	at Towson Charm City Hoops Classic	L 69–80	3–4	SECU Arena (614) Towson, MD
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row	at Saint Francis	L 59–69	3–5	DeGol Arena (269) Loretto, PA
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at No. 1 South Carolina	L 38–104	3–6	Colonial Life Arena (16,181) Columbia, SC
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm	UMBC Charm City Hoops Classic	W 65–42	4–6	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (298) Baltimore, MD
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	L 48–56	4–7	Edmunds Center (228) DeLand, FL
December 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at UCF	L 41–67	4–8	Addition Financial Arena (787) Orlando, FL
December 28, 2023* 5:00 pm	at Oregon State	L 51–80	4–9	Gill Coliseum (3,561) Corvallis, OR
December 31, 2023* 9:00 pm	at No. 9 Stanford	L 38–98	4–10	Maples Pavilion (2,751) Stanford, CA
January 3, 2024* 5:30 pm	Central Connecticut	W 68–65	5–10	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (137) Baltimore, MD
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm	at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 48–45	6–10 (1–0)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm	Delaware State	L 71–73 ^OT	6–11 (1–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (323) Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Coppin State	L 47–67	6–12 (1–2)	Physical Education Complex (423) Baltimore, MD
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm	Howard	L 51–54	6–13 (1–3)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,700) Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm	at Norfolk State	L 45–62	6–14 (1–4)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,253) Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm	at South Carolina State	W 65–59	7–14 (2–4)	SHM Memorial Center (450) Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm	at North Carolina Central	L 65–66	7–15 (2–5)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (942) Durham, NC
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm	at Delaware State	Postponed^[5]		Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 21, 2024 5:30 pm	Maryland Eastern Shore Rescheduled from February 17	L 46–58	7–16 (2–6)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (257) Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Howard	L 47–70	7–17 (2–7)	Burr Gymnasium (850) Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm	Norfolk State	L 49–79	7–18 (2–8)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,537) Baltimore, MD
February 29, 2024 5:30 pm	at Delaware State Rescheduled from February 19	L 53–57	7–19 (2–9)	Memorial Hall (250) Dover, DE
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm	South Carolina State	W 61–29	8–19 (3–19)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,157) Baltimore, MD
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm	North Carolina Central	L 58–63	8–20 (3–10)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD
March 7, 2024 5:30 pm	Coppin State			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Maryland Eastern Shore outlasts Lady Bears in MEAC Tournament". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Demon Deacons Advance to Second Round of WNIT with a 26-Point Win". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Postpones Game Against Morgan State University". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Morgan State Lady Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[2] "Maryland Eastern Shore outlasts Lady Bears in MEAC Tournament". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[3] "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[4] "Demon Deacons Advance to Second Round of WNIT with a 26-Point Win". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[5] "Women's Basketball Postpones Game Against Morgan State University". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[7] "Morgan State Lady Bears 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

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