2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Monroe during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Warhawks, led by first-year head coach Missy Bilderback, played all home games at the Fant–Ewing Coliseum along with the Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks men's basketball team. They were members of the Sun Belt Conference.

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball
WNIT, Great 8
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Record21–14 (10–8 Sun Belt)
Head coach
  • Missy Bilderback (1st season)
Associate head coachLauren Pittman
Assistant coaches
  • Tatyana Lofton
  • Nick Long
  • Devin Cooper
Home arenaFant–Ewing Coliseum
2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Marshall171 .944267  .788
Troy153 .8332212  .647
James Madison135 .7222312  .657
Old Dominion126 .6672210  .688
Louisiana–Monroe108 .5562114  .600
Southern Miss108 .5562014  .588
Louisiana108 .5561714  .548
Appalachian State99 .5001715  .531
Georgia State99 .5001515  .500
Arkansas State612 .3331317  .433
Coastal Carolina513 .2781221  .364
Georgia Southern414 .2221518  .455
Texas State414 .2221418  .438
South Alabama216 .111923  .281
2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

Previous season

In their 2022–23 season, the Warhawks finished last-ranked in conference play and lost to Arkansas State in the first round of the conference tournament.

On March 30, ULM announced the hiring of former Jones College head coach Missy Bilderback.[1]

Roster

2023–24 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
PG 00 Olivia Knight 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) JrJones College Pearl, Mississippi
G 1 Chardai Watkins 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoSouthern Miss Panola, Alabama
G 2 Daisha Bradford 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) SrClemson Mobile, Alabama
G 3 Jakayla Johnson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrAuburn Clinton, Mississippi
G 8 Sania Wells 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrAuburn Moss Point, Mississippi
G 10 Amani Brown 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) SrWestern Nebraska Community College Terre Haute, Indiana
F 11 Kyjai Miles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSCentral Arkansas Dallas, Texas
F 13 Rhi Ockwell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrLouisiana Tech Kilsyth, Victoria
G/F 14 Myca Trail 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoSt. Louis Catholic High School Lake Charles, Louisiana
G/F 15 Amaya Ford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrStarkville High School Starkville, Mississippi
F 21 Katlyn Manuel 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrNorthwest High School Lawtell, Louisiana
G 22 Lauren Gross 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSSouthern Miss Southaven, Mississippi
G 33 Meloney Thames 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) JrMississippi State Choctaw, Mississippi
F 37 Brianna Harris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) GSTroy Mobile, Alabama
C 44 Sha'Miya Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoWest Monroe High School West Monroe, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: June 4, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SECN+
at Arkansas L 76–81  0–1
Bud Walton Arena (2,630)
Fayetteville, AR
November 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Miami (OH)
MAC-SBC Challenge
W 78–62  1–1
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (909)
Monroe, LA
November 16, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Milwaukee
McNeese MTE
W 73–67  2–1
The Legacy Center (127)
Lake Charles, LA
November 17, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Mississippi Valley State
McNeese MTE
W 73–62  3–1
The Legacy Center (150)
Lake Charles, LA
November 18, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
at McNeese
McNeese MTE
W 87–53  4–1
The Legacy Center (1,702)
Lake Charles, LA
November 21, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana Christian W 107–53  5–1
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (263)
Monroe, LA
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana Tech W 60–52  6–1
Thomas Assembly Center (1,744)
Ruston, LA
December 5, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Champion Christian W 101–38  7–1
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,069)
Monroe, LA
December 12, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Northwestern State W 76–60  8–1
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (247)
Monroe, LA
December 17, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN
at Alabama L 54–70  8–2
Coleman Coliseum (2,188)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 21, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
at California L 55–79  8–3
Haas Pavilion (617)
Berkeley, CA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
James Madison L 79–85  8–4
(0–1)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (550)
Monroe, LA
January 4, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia State W 82–65  9–4
(1–1)
Georgia State Convocation Center (743)
Atlanta, GA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Georgia Southern L 66–69  9–5
(1–2)
Hanner Fieldhouse (643)
Statesboro, GA
January 11, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Alabama W 67–51  10–5
(2–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,007)
Monroe, LA
January 13, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Texas State W 73–63  11–5
(3–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,032)
Monroe, LA
January 18, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Louisiana W 65–59  12–5
(4–2)
Cajundome (619)
Lafayette, LA
January 20, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Miss W 70–58  13–5
(5–2)
Reed Green Coliseum (5,587)
Hattiesburg, MS
January 25, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Arkansas State W 84–76  14–5
(6–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,432)
Monroe, LA
January 27, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Coastal Carolina W 71–68  15–5
(7–2)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,189)
Monroe, LA
February 1, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Troy L 83–94  15–6
(7–3)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (3,147)
Monroe, LA
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Louisiana L 52–73  15–7
(7–4)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,481)
Monroe, LA
February 7, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Appalachian State L 71–78  15–8
(7–5)
Holmes Convocation Center (342)
Boone, NC
February 10, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Toledo
MAC-SBC Challenge
L 57–72  15–9
Savage Arena (4,027)
Toledo, OH
February 15, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at South Alabama W 68–60  16–9
(8–5)
Mitchell Center 
Mobile, AL
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy L 77–81  16–10
(8–6)
Trojan Arena (3,213)
Troy, AL
February 22, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss W 57–52  17–10
(9–6)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,086)
Monroe, LA
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
Marshall L 90–99  17–11
(9–7)
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,201)
Monroe, LA
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Arkansas State W 69–60  18–11
(10–7)
First National Bank Arena (893)
Jonesboro, AR
March 1, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Texas State L 73–76  18–12
(10–8)
Strahan Arena 
San Marcos, TX
Sun Belt tournament
March 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (12) Georgia Southern
Second Round
W 78–57  19–12
Pensacola Bay Center (902)
Pensacola, FL
March 8, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
(5) vs. (4) Old Dominion
Quarterfinals
L 64–67  19–13
Pensacola Bay Center (785)
Pensacola, FL
WNIT
March 25, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Grambling State
Second Round
W 102–76  20–13
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (2,805)
Monroe, LA
March 27, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Miss
Super Sixteen
W 84–71  21–13
Fant–Ewing Coliseum (1,257)
Monroe, LA
April 1, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Troy
Great 8
L 75–89  21–14
Trojan Arena (2,397)
Troy, AL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.
  • Source: Louisiana–Monroe Athletics[2]

See also

References

  1. Dietrich, Aaron (March 30, 2023). "Missy Bilderback named ULM's 10th women's head basketball coach". knoe.com. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
  2. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". ULM Athletics. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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