2023–24 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team represented the United States Naval Academy during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Midshipmen, who were led by fourth-year head coach Tim Taylor, played their home games at Alumni Hall in Annapolis, Maryland, as members of the Patriot League.

2023–24 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball
ConferencePatriot League
Record14–17 (9–9 Patriot)
Head coach
  • Tim Taylor (4th season)
Associate head coachMichael Coppolino
Assistant coaches
  • Marlena Tremba
  • Bernadette Devaney
  • Faith Randolph
Home arenaAlumni Hall
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Patriot League women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Holy Cross 11 7   .611 21 13   .618
Colgate 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Boston University 10 8   .556 20 12   .625
Loyola 10 8   .556 16 15   .516
Lehigh 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
Army 9 9   .500 12 17   .414
Navy 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Bucknell 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
American 8 10   .444 10 20   .333
Lafayette 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
2024 Patriot League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Midshipmen finished the 2022–23 season 1–29, 1–17 in Patriot League play, to finish in last place.[1] They were defeated by American in the first round of the Patriot League tournament.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Navy Midshipmen women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Kelli Giuliani 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Flint Hill School Oakton, VA
G 2 Kyah Smith 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr L. C. Bird High School Richmond, VA
G/F 3 Shannon Clarke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Lawrence Free State High School Lawrence, KS
G 4 Zanai Barnett-Gay 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Riverdale Baptist School Glenn Dale, MD
F 10 Lizzie Holder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Colorado Stillwater, MN
G 11 Sam Schofield 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Sr Anthony Wayne High School Maumee, OH
F 13 Gia Pissott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Toms River High School North Toms River, NJ
F 14 Morganne Andrews 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Martinsburg High School Martinsburg, WV
G 22 Toni Papahronis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Edmond North High School Edmond, OK
F 23 Morgan Demos 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Benet Academy Downers Grove, IL
G 30 Maren Louridas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So Bethlehem Central High School Delmar, NY
F 33 Violet McNece 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Marquette Chesterfield, MO
G/F 34 Sydne Watts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Cherokee High School Canton, GA
G 42 Saran Moschella 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Staten Island Academy Staten Island, NY
C 44 Kate Samson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Saint Gertrude High School Richmond, VA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: April 15, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Susquehanna W 78–37  1–0
Alumni Hall (351)
Annapolis, MD
November 10, 2023*
5:00 p.m., B1G+
at Penn State L 44–107  1–1
Bryce Jordan Center (2,127)
University Park, PA
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Mount St. Mary's L 59–67 OT 1–2
Alumni Hall (302)
Annapolis, MD
November 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Binghamton W 66–59  2–2
Alumni Hall (329)
Annapolis, MD
November 25, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Quinnipiac
Navy Classic
W 75–62  3–2
Alumni Hall (384)
Annapolis, MD
November 26, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Abilene Christian
Navy Classic
L 62–87  3–3
Alumni Hall (288)
Annapolis, MD
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row
at Wagner L 67–69  3–4
Spiro Sports Center (430)
Staten Island, NY
December 3, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
William & Mary L 53–81  3–5
Alumni Hall (950)
Annapolis, MD
December 8, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Dartmouth L 52–65  3–6
Leede Arena (459)
Hanover, NH
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Goucher W 105–50  4–6
Alumni Hall (362)
Annapolis, MD
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Albany L 56–87  4–7
Broadview Center (1,328)
Albany, NY
Patriot League regular season
January 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Boston University L 51–62  4–8
(0–1)
Case Gym (270)
Boston, MA
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Colgate L 56–73  4–9
(0–2)
Cotterell Court (–)
Hamilton, NY
January 10, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPN+
Holy Cross L 54–69  4–10
(0–3)
Alumni Hall (742)
Annapolis, MD
January 13, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lafayette W 56–47  5–10
(1–3)
Alumni Hall (622)
Annapolis, MD
January 17, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lehigh L 65–81  5–11
(1–4)
Stabler Arena (448)
Bethlehem, PA
January 20, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
Army L 51–66  5–12
(1–5)
Alumni Hall (5,255)
Annapolis, MD
January 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bucknell W 59–48  6–12
(2–5)
Alumni Hall (585)
Annapolis, MD
January 27, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Loyola (MD) L 67–70  6–13
(2–6)
Reitz Arena (279)
Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Lehigh W 62–46  7–13
(3–6)
Alumni Hall (718)
Annapolis, MD
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Colgate W 59–58  8–13
(4–6)
Alumni Hall (815)
Annapolis, MD
February 10, 2024
11:00 a.m., CBSSN
at Army L 58–70  8–14
(4–7)
Christl Arena (1,000)
West Point, NY
February 14, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at American W 69–55  9–14
(5–7)
Bender Arena (299)
Washington, D.C.
February 17, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Boston University L 60–69  9–15
(5–8)
Alumni Hall (678)
Annapolis, MD
February 21, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Loyola (MD) W 53–51  10–15
(6–8)
Alumni Hall (814)
Annapolis, MD
February 24, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Holy Cross L 63–71  10–16
(6–9)
Hart Center (1,152)
Worcester, MA
February 28, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Lafayette W 58–49  11–16
(7–9)
Kirby Sports Center (189)
Easton, PA
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPN+
American W 73–57  12–16
(8–9)
Alumni Hall (1,065)
Annapolis, MD
March 6, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bucknell W 55–49  13–16
(9–9)
Sojka Pavilion (394)
Lewisburg, PA
Patriot League tournament
March 9, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) (10) Lafayette
First round
W 67–45  14–16
Alumni Hall (263)
Annapolis, MD
March 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(7) at (2) Colgate
Quarterfinals
L 64–69  14–17
Cotterell Court (553)
Hamilton, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Patriot League. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  2. ^ "Late Run by Navy Falls Short in First Round Tournament Tilt at American". Naval Academy Athletics. March 4, 2023. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Naval Academy Athletics. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Navy Midshipmen 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved April 15, 2024.