2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina Wilmington during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Seahawks, led by first-year head coach Nicole Woods, played their home games at Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA).

2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball
ConferenceCoastal Athletic Association
Record5–25 (3–15 CAA)
Head coach
  • Nicole Woods (1st season)
Associate head coachCherie Lea
Assistant coaches
  • Keyana Brown
  • Hailey Yohn
Home arenaTrask Coliseum
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Stony Brook 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
Monmouth 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Charleston 13 5   .722 22 10   .688
North Carolina A&T 13 5   .722 22 12   .647
William & Mary 12 6   .667 15 14   .517
Towson 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Drexel 10 8   .556 19 15   .559
Campbell 9 9   .500 17 14   .548
Elon 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Delaware 7 11   .389 11 20   .355
Northeastern 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
Hampton 3 15   .167 3 26   .103
Hofstra 3 15   .167 11 21   .344
UNC Wilmington 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
2024 CAA tournament winner

Previous season

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The Seahawks finished the 2022–23 season 5–25, 2–16 in CAA play, to finish in last (13th) place.[1] As the #13 seed in the CAA tournament, they were defeated by #12 seed Hofstra in the first round.[2]

After being led by interim head coach Tina Martin for the entirety of the 2022–23 season,[3] on April 17, 2023, the school named Charlotte associate head coach Nicole Woods the team's new head coach.[4]

Roster

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2023–24 UNC Wilmington Seahawks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Britany Range 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Seton Hall Middleburg, FL
G 1 Mary Ferrito 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Wisconsin Plain City, OH
G 2 Taylor Henderson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) RS Fr Winston Salem Christian School Charlotte, NC
C 4 Lexi Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Sr Kent State Pittsburgh, PA
G 10 McCall King 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Christ Church Episcopal School Easley, SC
F 11 Mingaile Urmuleviciute 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Trinity Collegiate School Kaunas, Lithuania
F 13 Corrie McLaughlin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Millbrook High School Raleigh, NC
F 15 Sammy Ackles 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Fr Holly Springs High School Holly Springs, NC
G 21 Kylah Silver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr D. H. Conley High School Greenville, NC
G 22 Evan Miller 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Ardrey Kell High School Charlotte, NC
G 33 Kylie Chavis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Purnell Swett High School Red Springs, NC
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 27, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
Mount Olive L 47–51 
 14  Henderson   7  Miller   3  Chavis  Trask Coliseum (512)
Wilmington, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023*
6:00 p.m., FloHoops
The Apprentice School W 78–42  1–0
 18  Henderson   8  Jackson   5  Henderson  Trask Coliseum (718)
Wilmington, NC
November 11, 2023*
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Wofford L 49–74  1–1
 10  Jackson   9  Jackson   3  2 tied  Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (428)
Spartanburg, SC
November 16, 2023*
11:00 a.m., FloHoops
Western Carolina L 43–54  1–2
 9  Silver   10  Jackson   3  Ferrito  Trask Coliseum (3,370)
Wilmington, NC
November 22, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Presbyterian L 51–64  1–3
 16  Silver   8  Jackson   4  Ferrito  Trask Coliseum (558)
Wilmington, NC
November 26, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
Coastal Carolina L 59–73  1–4
 26  Henderson   7  Jackson   4  Ferrito  Trask Coliseum (515)
Wilmington, NC
November 29, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Winthrop W 66–58 OT 2–4
 26  Miller   14  Jackson   2  5 tied  Winthrop Coliseum (312)
Rock Hill, SC
December 3, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Iowa State L 58–85  2–5
 19  Miller   6  Range   5  Range  Hilton Coliseum (9,933)
Ames, IA
December 5, 2023*
8:00 p.m., B1G+
at Nebraska L 35–108  2–6
 9  2 tied   7  Range   4  Henderson  Pinnacle Bank Arena (3,950)
Lincoln, NE
December 18, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Davidson L 56–75  2–7
 20  Henderson   6  Henderson   3  Henderson  John M. Belk Arena (873)
Davidson, NC
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Carolina Central L 65–70  2–8
 19  Henderson   11  Silver   6  Ferrito  Trask Coliseum (507)
Wilmington, NC
December 28, 2023*
4:00 p.m.
at Norfolk State L 55–96  2–9
 20  Miller   6  Ferrito   3  2 tied  Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (831)
Norfolk, VA
CAA regular season
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hofstra L 54–82  2–10
(0–1)
 21  Miller   9  Ferrito   2  Miller  Mack Sports Complex (489)
Hempstead, NY
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Stony Brook L 55–68  2–11
(0–2)
 26  Henderson   11  Urmuleviciute   2  2 tied  Island Federal Arena (709)
Stony Brook, NY
January 12, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Northeastern L 49–79  2–12
(0–3)
 15  Henderson   6  2 tied   5  Henderson  Trask Coliseum (605)
Wilmington, NC
January 14, 2024
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
Drexel L 45–59  2–13
(0–4)
 16  Henderson   7  Urmuleviciute   2  2 tied  Trask Coliseum (609)
Wilmington, NC
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Campbell W 69–58  3–13
(1–4)
 17  Henderson   10  Ackles   6  Henderson  Trask Coliseum (626)
Wilmington, NC
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Hampton L 50–72  3–14
(1–5)
 12  Ackles   10  Ackles   3  Ferrito  Hampton Convocation Center (708)
Hampton, VA
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Charleston L 59–94  3–15
(1–6)
 17  Silver   7  Silver   4  2 tied  TD Arena (401)
Charleston, SC
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
North Carolina A&T L 43–76  3–16
(1–7)
 19  Henderson   6  3 tied   3  Henderson  Trask Coliseum (786)
Wilmington, NC
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
Hampton W 77–70  4–16
(2–7)
 22  Ferrito   9  2 tied   6  Miller  Trask Coliseum (771)
Wilmington, NC
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Campbell L 57–77  4–17
(2–8)
 20  Henderson   6  Henderson   3  Silver  Gore Arena (1,129)
Buies Creek, NC
February 11, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Elon W 60–58  5–17
(3–8)
 18  Silver   9  Henderson   3  Urmuleviciute  Schar Center (789)
Elon, NC
February 18, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
Charleston L 58–97  5–18
(3–9)
 24  Henderson   8  Silver   4  King  Trask Coliseum (827)
Wilmington, NC
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Delaware L 35–73  5–19
(3–10)
 16  Silver   9  Miller   3  Silver  Bob Carpenter Center (1,217)
Newark, DE
February 25, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Drexel L 39–63  5–20
(3–11)
 10  Urmuleviciute   10  Silver   2  3 tied  Daskalakis Athletic Center (511)
Philadelphia, PA
March 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
William & Mary L 50–68  5–21
(3–12)
 18  Silver   9  Henderson   1  3 tied  Trask Coliseum (607)
Wilmington, NC
March 3, 2024
1:00 p.m., FloHoops
Towson L 56–78  5–22
(3–13)
 23  Henderson   11  Henderson   3  2 tied  Trask Coliseum (560)
Wilmington, NC
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., FloHoops
Delaware L 51–81  5–23
(3–14)
 18  Miller   8  Henderson   6  Henderson  Trask Coliseum (522)
Wilmington, NC
March 9, 2024
3:00 p.m., FloHoops
at Monmouth L 53–65  5–24
(3–15)
 20  Henderson   5  2 tied   3  Range  OceanFirst Bank Center (706)
West Long Branch, NJ
CAA tournament
March 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., FloHoops
(14) vs. (11) Northeastern
First round
L 60–66  5–25
 24  Miller   9  Henderson   4  King  Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  2. ^ Sans, Brandon (March 8, 2023). "Pride Push Past Seahawks in CAA First Round". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  3. ^ Sans, Brandon (April 7, 2022). "Martin Continues As Interim Head Coach". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "49ers Woods named head coach at Wilmington". Independent Tribune. April 15, 2023. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UNC Wilmington Athletics. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "UNC Wilmington Seahawks Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved January 27, 2024.