2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team

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2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record8–18 (4–9 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Jazmone Turner (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Cherelle Dennis
  • Malick Kone
Home arenaMemorial Hall
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
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

The 2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team represents Delaware State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Jazmone Turner, play their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 7–19, 5–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they were defeated by Howard in the quarterfinals.[2]

During the season, on February 17, 2023, it was announced that head coach E.C. Hill would be taking a leave of absence, with associate head coach Jazmone Turner being named acting head coach in Hill's absence,[3] with Turner being named interim head coach for the 2023–24 season on June 23.[4]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Idalis Lee 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Sr Hampton Brooklyn, New York
G 1 Denijsha Wilson 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) GS USC Upstate Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G/F 2 Naomi Zulueta 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Lancaster Catholic HS Lancaster, Pennsylvania
G 3 Kaitlyn Parker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GS St. Bonaventure Suitland, Maryland
G/F 4 Deyonce Thompson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So East Kentwood HS Grand Rapids, Michigan
PG 5 Kiarra Mcelrath 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Bishop Hartley HS Columbus, Ohio
F 10 Arianna Johnson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Niagara Grand Rapids, Michigan
G 11 Jaya Sheppard 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Northland HS Columbus, Ohio
G 14 Joy Watkins 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Liberty Henderson, Nevada
G 15 Cydney Curtis 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Baltimore Polytech Baltimore, Maryland
G 20 Ja'Naiah Perkins-Jackson 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Cal State Dominguez Hills Wilmington, Delaware
F 21 Victoria Eniafe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Grambling State Upper Marlboro, Maryland
F 22 Tyshonne Tollie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Florida SouthWestern State Bartow, Florida
G/F 23 Savannah Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Legacy Early College Taneytown, Maryland
SG 24 Julia Saleur 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Cape Henlopen HS Nice, France
F 30 McKenzie Stewart 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr C.H. Flowers HS Glenarden, Maryland
C 55 Circe Rubio Remolar 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr C.N. HELIOS A1 Zaragoza, Spain
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Temple L 43–109  0–1
 Liacouras Center (–)
Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023*
5:30 pm 		Drexel L 33–65  0–2
 Memorial Hall (500)
Dover, DE
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Richmond L 44–105  0–3
 Robins Center (909)
Richmond, VA
November 15, 2023*
11:30 am, FloHoops 		at Hofstra L 53–66  0–4
 Mack Sports Complex (1,462)
Hempstead, NY
November 22, 2023*
12:00 pm, FloHoops 		at Stony Brook L 41–86  0–5
 Island Federal Arena (920)
Stony Brook, NY
November 29, 2023*
11:00 am 		at Rutgers L 48–82  0–6
 Jersey Mike's Arena (1,786)
Piscataway, NJ
December 4, 2023*
5:30 pm 		LIU W 84–59  1–6
 Memorial Hall (400)
Dover, DE
December 6, 2023*
7:30 pm 		at Wilmington W 108–39  2–6
 WU Athletics Complex (250)
Newark, DE
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at West Virginia L 43–107  2–7
 WVU Coliseum (1,522)
Morgantown, WV
December 14, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at No. 10 Baylor L 37–99  2–8
 Ferrell Center (9,898)
Waco, TX
December 17, 2023*
2:00 pm 		New Jersey City W 95–57  3–8
 Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
December 21, 2023*
2:00 pm 		Delaware W 69–66  4–8
 Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm 		Loyola (MD) L 64–66  4–9
 Memorial Hall (350)
Dover, DE
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm 		Coppin State L 51–64  4–10
(0–1) 		Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
January 8, 2024
5:30 pm 		at Morgan State W 73–71 OT 5–10
(1–1) 		Talmadge L. Hill Field House (323)
Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm 		Maryland Eastern Shore L 45–76  5–11
(1–2) 		Memorial Hall (500)
Dover, DE
January 27, 2024
3:15 pm 		South Carolina State W 61–49  6–11
(2–2) 		Memorial Hall (650)
Dover, DE
January 29, 2024
5:30 pm 		North Carolina Central L 58–64  6–12
(2–3) 		Memorial Hall (450)
Dover, DE
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm 		at Norfolk State L 52–79  6–13
(2–4) 		Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012)
Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2024
5:30 pm 		Howard L 57–69  6–14
(2–5) 		Memorial Hall (550)
Dover, DE
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Coppin State L 46–53  6–15
(2–6) 		Physical Education Complex (304)
Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2024
5:30 pm 		Morgan State Postponed[5] Memorial Hall 
Dover, DE
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm 		at South Carolina State L 61–69  6–16
(2–7) 		SHM Memorial Center (575)
Orangeburg, SC
February 26, 2024
5:30 pm 		at North Carolina Central W 75–64 OT 7–16
(3–7) 		McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,019)
Durham, NC
February 29, 2024
5:30 pm 		Morgan State
Rescheduled from February 19 		W 57–53  8–16
(4–7) 		Memorial Hall (250)
Dover, DE
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm 		Norfolk State L 51–65  8–17
(4–8) 		Memorial Hall (750)
Dover, DE
March 4, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Howard L 43–61  8–18
(4–9) 		Burr Gymnasium (250)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2024
5:30 pm 		at Maryland Eastern Shore 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:[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Defending champion Bison eliminate Hornets". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  3. ^ "DELAWARE STATE ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING MOVE". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Turner takes over DSU women's program on interim basis". First State Hoops Report. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  5. ^ "Monday's Women's Basketball Game At Delaware State Postponed". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  6. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
  7. ^ "Delaware State Hornets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
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