2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team

2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball
2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball
Conference	Northeast Conference
Record	14–16 (11–5 NEC)
Head coach	Stephanie Gaitley (1st season);
Associate head coach	Jessica Simmonds
Assistant coaches	Jeremy Thompson; Madison Stanley; Ty Rozier;
Home arena	Bogota Savings Bank Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sacred Heart †	15	–	1	.938	24	–	10	.706
Le Moyne*	14	–	2	.875	18	–	15	.545
Fairleigh Dickinson	11	–	5	.688	14	–	17	.452
Merrimack	8	–	8	.500	12	–	19	.387
Central Connecticut	7	–	9	.438	9	–	21	.300
LIU	5	–	11	.313	8	–	22	.267
Stonehill*	4	–	12	.250	4	–	26	.133
Saint Francis	4	–	12	.250	5	–	25	.167
Wagner	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 NEC tournament winner

Previous season edit

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 edit

2023–24 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ciera Cevallos	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Immaculate Conception HS	Maplewood, NJ
G	1	Staci Williams	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Holly Springs HS	Holly Springs, NC
G	2	Wilma Sorensen	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Marks Gymnasieskola	Borås, Sweden
F	3	Bella Toomey	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Penn Charter	Philadelphia, PA
G	4	Mia Andrews	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Chipola College	Willow Grove, PA
G	10	Dominique García Blackwood	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	IES Los Tarahale	Las Palmas, Spain
G	11	Abby Conklin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Irvington HS	Irvington, NY
G	13	Abaigeal Babore	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Eckerd College	Merchantville, NJ
G	14	Nickie Carter	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Montclair State	Flemington, NJ
F/C	20	Teneisia Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Merrimack	Montego Bay, Jamaica
G	21	Rebecca Osei-Owusu	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Monsignor Scanlan HS	Brooklyn, NY
G	22	Jada Elston	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Middle Township HS	Woodbine, NJ
G	33	Allie McGinn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Staten Island Academy	Staten Island, NY
F	45	Lilly Parke	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Auburn Montgomery	Auckland, New Zealand

Head coach

Stephanie Gaitley (Villanova)

Assistant coach(es)

Jessica Simmonds (George Washington)
Jeremy Thompson (Muhlenberg)
Madison Stanley (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Ty Rozier (Fordham)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 12, 2024

Schedule and results edit

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 edit

^ "FDU's Rothman Center, rich in hoops history, has a new name". Northjersey.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "FDU, Bogota Savings Bank Announce Landmark Naming Rights Agreement". Bogota Savings Bank. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
^ "FDU Clinches Share of #NECWBB Regular Season Title; Now B2B Champs". Northeast Conference. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "#1 Knights Takedown #8 CCSU in Quarterfinals Matchup". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "Women's Basketball Falls to FDU in NEC Semifinal". St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "Big Red Dancing For First Time in 11 Years". Sacred Heart University. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "Davis, Durr Reach 1,000 in WNIT Victory Over FDU". Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
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^ "Stephanie Gaitley Named Fairleigh Dickinson Head Coach". Fordham Observer. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
^ "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

[1] "FDU's Rothman Center, rich in hoops history, has a new name". Northjersey.com. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

[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.

[9] "Szumilo Departs FDU After Four Seasons". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

[10] "Stephanie Gaitley Named Fairleigh Dickinson Head Coach". Fordham Observer. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

[11] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". FDU Knights Athletics. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

[12] "Fairleigh Dickinson Knights 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 12, 2024.

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