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2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team

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2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record15–18 (11–7 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachMarqus McGlothan
Assistant coaches
  • Allie Alexander
  • Kiara Carter
  • Regan Bollant
Home arenaGroniger Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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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2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Lalani Ellis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Milwaukee Academy of Science Milwaukee, WI
F 1 Ella Lune 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Brimfield HS Brimfield, IL
F 2 Emily Meidel 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Lincoln Land CC Danville, IL
G 3 Miah Monahan 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Glencoe-Silver Lake HS Silver Lake, MN
G 4 Lyric Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Hortonville HS Hortonville, WI
G 10 Adriana Arroyo 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr CB Alcobendas Madrid, Spain
G 11 Alana Vinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Jr Roncalli HS Indianapolis, IN
G 12 Charita "Tiny" Lewis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So NDSCS St. Cloud, MN
C 14 Ellie Colson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Summit HS Thompson's Station, TN
F 15 Georgia Cox 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Ballarat Rush Ballarat, Australia
G 20 Julia Bengtson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Becker HS Becker, MN
F 21 Hannah Purcell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr DePaul Annandale, MN
F 23 Sydney-James Desroches 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS Fr Rossview HS Miami, FL
G 24 Ellie Buzzelle 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Grand Canyon Rogers, MN
F 25 Taris Thornton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Willowbrook HS Chicago, IL
F 33 Macy McGlone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Milwaukee Greenville, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 14, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

Notes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ "Lantz Complex". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "WBB Suffers Late Collapse In OVC Tournament Loss". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  5. ^ "Eastern Illinois Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.