2023–24 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

2023–24 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
2023–24 Elon Phoenix women's basketball
Conference	Coastal Athletic Association
Record	11–21 (7–11 CAA)
Head coach	Charlotte Smith (13th season);
Associate head coach	Josh Wick
Assistant coaches	Edgar Farmer Jr.; Essence Baucom;
Home arena	Schar Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team represents Elon University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Phoenix, led by 13th-year head coach Charlotte Smith, play their home games at the Schar Center in Elon, North Carolina as members of the Coastal Athletic Association.

2023–24 CAA women's basketball standings
v t e	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 edit

The Phoenix finished the 2022–23 season 9–21, 5–13 in CAA play to finish in eleventh place.^[1] As the #11 seed in the CAA tournament, they were defeated by #6 seed Stony Brook in the second round.^[2]

Roster edit

2023–24 Elon Phoenix women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F/C	0	Ava Leroux	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	South Fayette High School	Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
G	1	Regina Walton	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	So	Seton High School	Capitol Heights, Maryland
F	2	Iycez Adams	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Quality Education School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	3	Jessica Booth	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	McDonogh School	Columbia, Maryland
G	4	Maraja Pass	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian School	Shelby, North Carolina
G	5	Raven Preston	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Quality Education School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	10	Kamryn Doty	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	RS So	AZ Compass	Tucson, Arizona
G	11	Ruby Willard	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	San Dieguito Academy	Encinitas, California
F	12	Ajia James	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Saint Peter's	Stafford, Virginia
G	20	Diamond Monroe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	James B. Dudley High School	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	22	Vanessa Taylor	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	Hagagymnasiet	Norrköping, Sweden
F	24	Maya Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Southeast Raleigh High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
C	33	Aly Wadkovsky	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Lake Norman High School	Denver, North Carolina
F/C	43	Hannah Dereje	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Elizabeth Seton High School	Burtonsville, Maryland

Head coach

Charlotte Smith (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Josh Wick (North Carolina)
Edgar Farmer Jr. (North Carolina)
Essence Baucom (Elon)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 23, 2024

Schedule and results edit

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2023* 7:00 pm		Mars Hill	W 59–37	—	16 – Willard	7 – 2 Tied	5 – Pass	Schar Center Elon, NC
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		East Carolina	L 37–68	0–1	10 – Leroux	7 – Leroux	4 – Pass	Schar Center (692) Elon, NC
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Gardner–Webb	W 90–69	1–1	16 – Pass	7 – Walton	6 – Walton	Paul Porter Arena (245) Boiling Springs, NC
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 14 NC State	L 35–90	1–2	6 – 2 Tied	3 – 2 Tied	5 – Taylor	Reynolds Coliseum (4,402) Raleigh, NC
November 18, 2023* 3:00 pm, ACCNX		at No. 17 North Carolina	L 39–68	1–3	8 – 2 Tied	8 – Adams	2 – Booth	Carmichael Arena (2,566) Chapel Hill, NC
November 22, 2023* 2:30 pm		vs. Bradley GSU Thanksgiving Tournament	L 59–66	1–4	18 – Adams	9 – Adams	7 – Pass	GSU Convocation Center (839) Atlanta, GA
November 23, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia State GSU Thanksgiving Tournament	W 75–68	2–4	15 – Taylor	7 – Johnson	5 – Walton	GSU Convocation Center (771) Atlanta, GA
November 28, 2023* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Old Dominion	L 29–60	2–5	9 – Walton	6 – Pass	2 – Pass	Chartway Arena (1,653) Norfolk, VA
December 2, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Wingate	L 53–72	2–6	13 – Adams	8 – Leroux	5 – Willard	Schar Center (422) Elon, NC
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at UNC Greensboro	L 47–52	2–7	16 – Pass	10 – Adams	4 – Pass	Fleming Gymnasium (317) Greensboro, NC
December 14, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Furman	L 47–73	2–8	12 – Pass	4 – 4 Tied	4 – Pass	Timmons Arena (518) Greenville, SC
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Marshall	L 77–84	2–9	21 – Pass	10 – Adams	8 – Pass	Schar Center (594) Elon, NC
December 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Mount Olive	W 65–39	3–9	13 – 2 Tied	8 – Adams	7 – Pass	Schar Center (581) Elon, NC
December 30, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 74–66	4–9	20 – Pass	7 – Adams	8 – Pass	Qubein Center (1,488) High Point, NC
CAA regular season
January 5, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Towson	L 53–58	4–10 (0–1)	13 – Adams	8 – 2 Tied	5 – Pass	Schar Center (601) Elon, NC
January 7, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Charleston	L 45–57	4–11 (0–2)	14 – James	9 – Adams	5 – Pass	Schar Center (762) Elon, NC
January 12, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Campbell	W 45–44	5–11 (1–2)	10 – 2 Tied	8 – Taylor	2 – Booth	Gore Arena (1,023) Buies Creek, NC
January 14, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		William & Mary	L 43–62	5–12 (1–3)	13 – Adams	10 – Adams	4 – Pass	Schar Center (753) Elon, NC
January 19, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops		at Monmouth	W 65–60	6–12 (2–3)	17 – Taylor	11 – Adams	5 – Booth	OceanFirst Bank Center (391) West Long Branch, NJ
January 21, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	W 55–54	7–12 (3–3)	12 – 2 Tied	14 – Adams	6 – Booth	Mack Sports Complex (1,007) Hempstead, NY
January 28, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	L 42–56	7–13 (3–4)	9 – James	11 – Johnson	3 – Pass	Corbett Sports Center (1,059) Greensboro, NC
February 2, 2024 11:00 am, FloHoops		Northeastern	L 46–51	7–14 (3–5)	13 – Adams	7 – Adams	5 – Pass	Schar Center (3,045) Elon, NC
February 4, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		Campbell	L 35–53	7–15 (3–6)	13 – Adams	8 – Adams	3 – Pass	Schar Center (719) Elon, NC
February 9, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hampton	W 69–51	8–15 (4–6)	17 – James	12 – Adams	5 – Pass	Hampton Convocation Center (699) Hampton, VA
February 11, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		UNC Wilmington	L 58–60	8–16 (4–7)	17 – Monroe	6 – 2 Tied	7 – Walton	Schar Center (789) Elon, NC
February 16, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Northeastern	W 53–37	9–16 (5–7)	15 – Willard	9 – James	4 – 2 Tied	Cabot Center (201) Boston, MA
February 18, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Stony Brook	L 32–61	9–17 (5–8)	8 – Johnson	12 – James	3 – Walton	Island Federal Arena (1,310) Stony Brook, NY
February 23, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	L 61–73	9–18 (5–9)	17 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	4 – Walton	Kaplan Arena (1,088) Williamsburg, VA
February 25, 2024 2:00 pm, FloHoops		North Carolina A&T	L 46–77	9–19 (5–10)	12 – Johnson	10 – Johnson	2 – Walton	Schar Center (1,342) Elon, NC
March 3, 2024 1:00 pm, FloHoops		at Delaware	W 54–49	10–19 (6–10)	12 – Taylor	7 – James	3 – Pass	Bob Carpenter Center (1,625) Newark, DE
March 7, 2024 7:00 pm, FloHoops		Hofstra	W 74–62	11–19 (7–10)	20 – Adams	8 – James	3 – 4 Tied	Schar Center (812) Elon, NC
March 9, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops		Drexel	L 43–56	11–20 (7–11)	13 – Adams	4 – 2 Tied	4 – Walton	Schar Center (809) Elon, NC
CAA tournament
March 14, 2024 12:00 pm, FloHoops	(9)	vs. (8) Campbell Second Round	L 52–67	11–21	17 – Adams	5 – James	2 – Pass	Entertainment and Sports Arena Washington, D.C.
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References edit

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Stony Brook Rallies Late To Get By Elon in CAA Tournament Second Round". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
^ "Elon Phoenix 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports). Retrieved January 23, 2024.

[2] "Stony Brook Rallies Late To Get By Elon in CAA Tournament Second Round". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Elon University Athletics. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

[4] "Elon Phoenix 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 23, 2024.

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