2023–24 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team

2023–24 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball
2023–24 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	14–14 (7–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Fred Batchelor (18th season);
Assistant coaches	Casey Monroe-Gaskins; Amber Elliott;
Home arena	Hytche Athletic Center
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team represented the University of Maryland Eastern Shore during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hawks, led by 18th-year head coach Fred Batchelor, played their home games at the Hytche Athletic Center in Princess Anne, Maryland as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State †	13	–	1	.929	27	–	6	.818
Howard	10	–	4	.714	15	–	16	.484
North Carolina Central	9	–	5	.643	16	–	15	.516
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6	.571	15	–	15	.500
Coppin State	8	–	6	.571	12	–	18	.400
Delaware State	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
Morgan State	3	–	11	.214	8	–	22	.267
South Carolina State	1	–	13	.071	2	–	28	.067

† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Hawks finished the 2022–23 season 10–20, 5–9 in MEAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they upset Morgan State in the quarterfinals,^[2] before falling to Howard in the semifinals.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chaniqwa Gilliam	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	GS	William & Mary	Norfolk, VA
G	1	Caché Wilson	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Baltimore Poly Institute	Baltimore, MD
F/C	2	Mahogany Lester	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	Princess Anne HS	Virginia Beach, VA
F	3	Amira Ofunniyin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Panther Creek HS	Cary, NC
PG	4	Jála Bannerman	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Saint Frances Academy	Baltimore, MD
PG	5	Mya Thomas	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	GS	Deep Creek HS	Chesapeake, VA
G	10	Aysia Hinton	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Winston Salem Christian	Durham, NC
G	11	Zamara Haynes	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Imhotep Institute Charter HS	Philadelphia, PA
F/C	21	Ariana Seawell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Harry S. Truman HS	The Bronx, NY
G	22	Amiaya Morgan	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Delaware State	Sicklerville, NJ
F/C	24	Lesley Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Winston Salem Christian	Browns Summit, NC
G	25	Ashanti Lynch	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	North Lenoir HS	Hookerton, NC
F	33	Lainey Allen	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Plymouth-Whitemarsh HS	Plymouth Meeting, PA

Head coach

Fred Batchelor (Valley Forge)

Assistant coach(es)

Casey Monroe-Gaskins (Maryland Eastern Shore)
Amber Elliott (Maryland Eastern Shore)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Georgetown	L 50–61	0–1	McDonough Arena (1,503) Washington, D.C.
November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia	L 52–76	0–2	John Paul Jones Arena (3,797) Charlottesville, VA
November 11, 2023* 6:30 p.m.	Washington Adventist	W 91–71	1–2	Hytche Athletic Center (186) Princess Anne, MD
November 15, 2023* 5:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	L 63–76	1–3	Hytche Athletic Center (186) Princess Anne, MD
November 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	George Washington	W 62–59	2–3	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
November 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Towson	Suspended at halftime due to a roof issue^[4]		SECU Arena Towson, MD
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	UMBC	W 70–54	3–3	Hytche Athletic Center (190) Princess Anne, MD
November 29, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	Mount St. Mary's	W 69–52	4–3	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
December 2, 2023* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Seton Hall	L 54–78	4–4	Walsh Gymnasium (777) South Orange, NJ
December 4, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at East Carolina	L 57–72	4–5	Williams Arena (1,053) Greenville, NC
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Fairleigh Dickinson	W 54–47	5–5	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row	at Wagner	W 72–50	6–5	Spiro Sports Center (264) Staten Island, NY
December 20, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at VCU	L 36–59	6–6	Siegel Center (421) Richmond, VA
December 30, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo	L 61–70	6–7	Alumni Arena (1,435) Amherst, NY
January 3, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	Lancaster Bible	W 99–37	7–7	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m.	Morgan State	L 45–48	7–8 (0–1)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Coppin State	L 69–75	7–9 (0–2)	Physical Education Complex (389) Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at Delaware State	W 76–45	8–9 (1–2)	Memorial Hall (500) Dover, DE
January 24, 2024* 6:00 p.m.	at Towson Resumption of game from November 21	L 55–60	8–10	SECU Arena (–) Towson, MD
January 27, 2024 3:15 p.m.	North Carolina Central	W 78–61	9–10 (2–2)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m.	South Carolina State	W 63–45	10–10 (3–2)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at Howard	L 47–52	10–11 (3–3)	Burr Gymnasium (786) Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m.	Norfolk State	L 59–80	10–12 (3–4)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m.	Coppin State	W 73–51	11–12 (4–4)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
February 21, 2024 5:30 p.m.	at Morgan State Rescheduled from February 17	W 58–46	12–12 (5–4)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (257) Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	W 71–64	13–12 (6–4)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,212) Durham, NC
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m.	at South Carolina State	W 67–51	14–12 (7–4)	SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m.	Howard	L 48–64	14–13 (7–5)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m.	at Norfolk State	L 40–52	14–14 (7–6)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,685) Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m.	Delaware State			Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[5]^[6]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ Yonker, Shawn (March 8, 2023). "Women top No. 2 seeded Morgan State in MEAC quarterfinal". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ Cross, Badi (March 10, 2023). "Fort-Davis, Women's Basketball Reach MEAC Title Game in Heroic Fashion". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
^ Luchetski, Matt (November 21, 2023). "Towson Women's Basketball Game vs. UMES Suspended". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
^ "Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[2] Yonker, Shawn (March 8, 2023). "Women top No. 2 seeded Morgan State in MEAC quarterfinal". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[3] Cross, Badi (March 10, 2023). "Fort-Davis, Women's Basketball Reach MEAC Title Game in Heroic Fashion". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 25, 2024.

[4] Luchetski, Matt (November 21, 2023). "Towson Women's Basketball Game vs. UMES Suspended". Towson University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[5] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

[6] "Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.

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