2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team

2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball
2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball
WNIT, First Round
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	18–14 (14–2 NEC)
Head coach	Mary Grimes (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Joanna Dobrovosky; Katie Kolinski; Terence Mannion;
Home arena	Ted Grant Court
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sacred Heart †	15	–	1	.938	24	–	10	.706
Le Moyne*	14	–	2	.875	18	–	15	.545
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Merrimack	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
Central Connecticut	7	–	9	.438	9	–	21	.300
LIU	5	–	11	.313	8	–	22	.267
Stonehill*	4	–	12	.250	4	–	26	.133
Saint Francis	4	–	12	.250	5	–	25	.167
Wagner	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 NEC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team represented Le Moyne College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Dolphins, led by third-year head coach Mary Grimes, played their home games on Ted Grant Court in the Le Moyne Events Center in DeWitt, New York^[a] as first-year members of the Northeast Conference and as a NCAA Division I program.

Previous season[edit]

The Dolphins finished the 2022–23 season 21–7, 16–4 in NE-10 play to finish as NE-10 co-regular season champions, alongside Assumption.^[1] They were upset by Pace in the quarterfinals of the NE-10 tournament.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA DII women's tournament, as the #4 seed in the East Region.^[3] There, they would be defeated by #5 region seed and conference foe Bentley in the first round.^[4] This was Le Moyne's final season as a member of the Northeast-10 Conference, as on May 10, it was announced that they would begin their transition to Division I, joining the Northeast Conference,^[5] with the move becoming official on July 1.^[6]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Le Moyne Dolphins women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Lytoya Baker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Bishop Kearney High School	Rochester, New York
G	3	Kaia Goode	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Bishop Kearney High School	Rochester, New York
G	4	Sierra Linnin	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Albertus Magnus High School	Valley Cottage, New York
G	5	Michelina Lombardi	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Averill Park High School	Wynantskill, New York
G	10	Sydney Lusher	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Oneida High School	Oneida, New York
G	11	Zhara Adeyemi	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	South Shore High School	Brooklyn, New York
F	12	Sydney Postell	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Churchville-Chili High School	Churchville, New York
F	14	Kaitlyn Walker	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	St. John Fisher	Camillus, New York
G	23	Emily Florvil	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Nazareth High School	Brooklyn, New York
F	24	Haedyn Roberts	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	RS Jr	Holland Patent High School	Holland Patent, New York
G	25	Leah Middleton	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Auburn High School	Auburn, New York
F	30	Tamiya Turner	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Howell High School	Howell, New Jersey
F	44	Brianna Williams	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Hartford	Brampton, Ontario

Head coach

Mary Grimes (Siena)

Assistant coach(es)

Joanna Dobrovosky (Le Moyne)
Katie Kolinski (Syracuse)
Terence Mannion (Notre Dame)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 11, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 pm, MW Network		at Colorado State	L 49–69	0–1	Moby Arena (1,357) Fort Collins, CO
November 8, 2023* 8:00 pm		at No. 20 Colorado	L 38–97	0–2	CU Events Center (1,893) Boulder, CO
November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Stony Brook	L 61–82	0–3	Ted Grant Court (368) DeWitt, NY
November 13, 2023* 8:30 pm		at No. 10 USC	L 42–93	0–4	Galen Center (1,009) Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Lowell	W 63–61 ^OT	1–4	Costello Athletic Center (252) Lowell, MA
November 22, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Boston University	L 53–64	1–5	Case Gym (361) Boston, MA
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 40–69	1–6	Robins Center (478) Richmond, VA
December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 32–55	1–7	Siegel Center (300) Richmond, VA
December 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Colgate	L 57–65	1–8	Cotterell Court (210) Hamilton, NY
December 16, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 66–61	2–8	Alumni Arena (1,365) Amherst, NY
December 21, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Rhode Island	L 53–97	2–9	Ryan Center (6,918) Kingston, RI
December 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at Pittsburgh	L 39–56	2–10	Petersen Events Center (1,097) Pittsburgh, PA
December 31, 2023* 12:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Princeton	L 55–66	2–11	Ted Grant Court (166) DeWitt, NY
NEC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Fairleigh Dickinson	W 65–52	3–11 (1–0)	Ted Grant Court (268) DeWitt, NY
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Merrimack	W 74–59	4–11 (2–0)	Hammel Court (354) North Andover, MA
January 15, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Sacred Heart	W 60–56	5–11 (3–0)	William H. Pitt Center (442) Fairfield, CT
January 19, 2024 7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		Central Connecticut	W 57–44	6–11 (4–0)	Ted Grant Court (857) DeWitt, NY
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Saint Francis	L 52–55	6–12 (4–1)	DeGol Arena (344) Loretto, PA
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Merrimack	W 64–57	7–12 (5–1)	Ted Grant Court (464) DeWitt, NY
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at LIU	W 80–62	8–12 (6–1)	Steinberg Wellness Center (178) Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Wagner	W 56–45	9–12 (7–1)	Ted Grant Court (410) DeWitt, NY
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Sacred Heart	L 55–73	9–13 (7–2)	Ted Grant Court (403) DeWitt, NY
February 9, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Stonehill	W 72–51	10–13 (8–2)	Ted Grant Court (572) DeWitt, NY
February 15, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Central Connecticut	W 69–54	11–13 (9–2)	William H. Detrick Gymnasium (392) New Britain, CT
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Stonehill	W 55–44	12–13 (10–2)	Merkert Gymnasium (647) Easton, MA
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		LIU	W 58–45	13–13 (11–2)	Ted Grant Court (458) DeWitt, NY
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Fairleigh Dickinson	W 70–60	14–13 (12–2)	Bogota Savings Bank Center (234) Hackensack, NJ
February 29, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wagner	W 55–46	15–13 (13–2)	Spiro Sports Center (518) Staten Island, NY
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		Saint Francis	W 56–24	16–13 (14–2)	Ted Grant Court (656) DeWitt, NY
NEC tournament
March 11, 2024 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row	(2)	(7) Stonehill Quarterfinals	W 79–59	17–13	Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
March 14, 2024 7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+	(2)	(3) Fairleigh Dickinson Semifinals			Ted Grant Court DeWitt, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7]^[8]

Notes[edit]

^ The campus, including the Le Moyne Events Center, has a Syracuse mailing address but lies within the adjacent town of DeWitt.

References[edit]

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Northeast 10 Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN OVERTIME IN NE10 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Le Moyne College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "2023 Division II Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Win and Advance! Bentley Shuts Down Le Moyne, 53-39, in NCAA East Quarters". Bentley University. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Le Moyne College will jump to NCAA Division I athletics starting this fall". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Dolphin Debut! Le Moyne Begins Its Northeast Conference Journey". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Le Moyne College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "Le Moyne Dolphins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[1] The campus, including the Le Moyne Events Center, has a Syracuse mailing address but lies within the adjacent town of DeWitt.

[2] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Northeast 10 Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[3] "WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS IN OVERTIME IN NE10 CHAMPIONSHIPS". Le Moyne College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[4] "2023 Division II Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[5] "Win and Advance! Bentley Shuts Down Le Moyne, 53-39, in NCAA East Quarters". Bentley University. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[6] "Le Moyne College will jump to NCAA Division I athletics starting this fall". Syracuse.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[7] "Dolphin Debut! Le Moyne Begins Its Northeast Conference Journey". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[8] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Le Moyne College Athletics. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[9] "Le Moyne Dolphins 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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