2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team represents Fairleigh Dickinson University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Knights, led by first-year head coach Stephanie Gaitley, play their home games in Hackensack, New Jersey as members of the Northeast Conference. During the season, on January 18, the name of the Knights home venue was changed from the Rothman Center to the Bogota Savings Bank Center.[1][2]

2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record14–16 (11–5 NEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJessica Simmonds
Assistant coaches
  • Jeremy Thompson
  • Madison Stanley
  • Ty Rozier
Home arenaBogota Savings Bank Center
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sacred Heart †15–1 .93824–10  .706
Le Moyne*14–2 .87518–15  .545
Fairleigh Dickinson11–5 .68814–17  .452
Merrimack8–8 .50012–19  .387
Central Connecticut7–9 .4389–21  .300
LIU5–11 .3138–22  .267
Stonehill*4–12 .2504–26  .133
Saint Francis4–12 .2505–25  .167
Wagner4–12 .2507–21  .250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 NEC tournament winner

Previous season

The Knights finished the 2022–23 season 24–8, 14–2 in NEC play to finish as NEC regular season champions.[3] In the NEC tournament, they defeated Central Connecticut in the quarterfinals,[4] and St. Francis Brooklyn in the semifinals,[5] before falling in the championship game to Sacred Heart.[6] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[7] where they would fall to eventual tournament runner-up Columbia in the first round.[8] On April 16, the school announced that head coach Angelika Szumilo would be departing the program, after four seasons at the helm.[9] On April 21, the school announced the hiring of former Fordham and Ocean City High School head coach Stephanie Gaitley as the Knights' next head coach.[10]

Roster
2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Ciera Cevallos 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrImmaculate Conception HS Maplewood, NJ
G 1 Staci Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) FrHolly Springs HS Holly Springs, NC
G 2 Wilma Sorensen 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMarks Gymnasieskola Borås, Sweden
F 3 Bella Toomey 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPenn Charter Philadelphia, PA
G 4 Mia Andrews 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrChipola College Willow Grove, PA
G 10 Dominique García Blackwood 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoIES Los Tarahale Las Palmas, Spain
G 11 Abby Conklin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrIrvington HS Irvington, NY
G 13 Abaigeal Babore 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrEckerd College Merchantville, NJ
G 14 Nickie Carter 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) GSMontclair State Flemington, NJ
F/C 20 Teneisia Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrMerrimack Montego Bay, Jamaica
G 21 Rebecca Osei-Owusu 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrMonsignor Scanlan HS Brooklyn, NY
G 22 Jada Elston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrMiddle Township HS Woodbine, NJ
G 33 Allie McGinn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrStaten Island Academy Staten Island, NY
F 45 Lilly Parke 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoAuburn Montgomery Auckland, New Zealand
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 12, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2023*
4:00 pm		 Molloy W 75–56  –
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (82)
Hackensack, NJ
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 pm, B1G+		 at No. 3 Iowa L 46–102  0–1
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,998)
Iowa City, IA
November 12, 2023*
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Army L 63–71  0–2
 Christl Arena (596)
West Point, NY
November 15, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN+		 at Bucknell L 44–49  0–3
 Sojka Pavilion (1,267)
Lewisburg, PA
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops		 at Georgetown L 45–60  0–4
 McDonough Arena (283)
Washington, D.C.
November 22, 2023*
12:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Mount St. Mary's L 50–64  0–5
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (150)
Hackensack, NJ
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Rider W 64–59  1–5
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (327)
Hackensack, NJ
November 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, YES		 NJIT L 46–61  1–6
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (187)
Hackensack, NJ
December 2, 2023*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 American L 57–63  1–7
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (167)
Hackensack, NJ
December 6, 2023*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Bloomfield W 86–38  2–7
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (54)
Hackensack, NJ
December 9, 2023*
2:00 pm		 at Maryland Eastern Shore L 47–54  2–8
 Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
December 11, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops		 at Seton Hall L 27–67  2–9
 Walsh Gymnasium (681)
South Orange, NJ
December 21, 2023*
12:30 pm, YES		 UNLV L 59–71  2–10
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (475)
Hackensack, NJ
December 29, 2023*
7:30 pm, SECN+		 at Vanderbilt L 41–73  2–11
 Memorial Gymnasium (1,960)
Nashville, TN
NEC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Le Moyne L 52–65  2–12
(0–1)		 Ted Grant Court (268)
DeWitt, NY
January 8, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Merrimack W 67–51  3–12
(1–1)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (113)
Hackensack, NJ
January 13, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Stonehill L 56–60  3–13
(1–2)		 Merkert Gymnasium (416)
Easton, MA
January 15, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Saint Francis W 64–54  4–13
(2–2)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (202)
Hackensack, NJ
January 19, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Stonehill W 61–50  5–13
(3–2)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (130)
Hackensack, NJ
January 25, 2024
8:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Central Connecticut W 80–75 OT 6–13
(4–2)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (113)
Hackensack, NJ
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Sacred Heart L 51–68  6–14
(4–3)		 William H. Pitt Center (864)
Fairfield, CT
February 1, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at LIU W 59–56  7–14
(5–3)		 Steinberg Wellness Center (130)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		 Wagner W 62–53  8–14
(6–3)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (253)
Hackensack, NJ
February 15, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 LIU W 84–53  9–14
(7–3)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (207)
Hackensack, NJ
February 17, 2024
4:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Saint Francis W 68–48  10–14
(8–3)		 DeGol Arena (464)
Loretto, PA
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Sacred Heart L 63–75  10–15
(8–4)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (405)
Hackensack, NJ
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 Le Moyne L 60–70  10–16
(8–5)		 Bogota Savings Bank Center (234)
Hackensack, NJ
February 29, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Merrimack W 71–63  11–16
(9–5)		 Hammel Court (618)
North Andover, MA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Wagner W 59–51  12–16
(10–5)		 Spiro Sports Center (853)
Staten Island, NY
March 7, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 at Central Connecticut W 70–56  13–16
(11–5)		 William H. Detrick Gymnasium (362)
New Britain, CT
NEC tournament
March 11, 2024
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		 (3) (6) LIU
Quarterfinals		 W 71–59  14–16
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (677)
Hackensack, NJ
March 14, 2024
7:00 pm, YES/ESPN+		 (3) at (2) Le Moyne
Semifinals		 Ted Grant Court 
DeWitt, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[11][12]

References
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  2. "FDU, Bogota Savings Bank Announce Landmark Naming Rights Agreement". Bogota Savings Bank. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
  3. "FDU Clinches Share of #NECWBB Regular Season Title; Now B2B Champs". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  4. "#1 Knights Takedown #8 CCSU in Quarterfinals Matchup". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  5. "Women's Basketball Falls to FDU in NEC Semifinal". St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  6. "Big Red Dancing For First Time in 11 Years". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  7. "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  8. "Davis, Durr Reach 1,000 in WNIT Victory Over FDU". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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