2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	8–22 (5–13 A–10)
Head coach	Mountain MacGillivray (6th season);
Associate head coach	Chris Day
Assistant coaches	Gillian Abshire; Jeryn Reese;
Home arena	Tom Gola Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Atlantic 10 women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Richmond †	16	–	2	.889	29	–	6	.829
VCU	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
Saint Joseph's	15	–	3	.833	28	–	6	.824
George Mason	14	–	4	.778	23	–	8	.742
Duquesne	13	–	5	.722	21	–	13	.618
Rhode Island	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Saint Louis	9	–	9	.500	22	–	18	.550
Davidson*	8	–	10	.444	18	–	8	.692
Loyola Chicago	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Fordham	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
George Washington	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Dayton	5	–	13	.278	12	–	19	.387
La Salle	5	–	13	.278	8	–	22	.267
UMass	2	–	16	.111	5	–	27	.156
St. Bonaventure	1	–	17	.056	4	–	26	.133
* Season cancelled on March 1, 2024.

† 2024 A10 tournament winner

The 2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team represents La Salle University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Explorers, led by sixth-year head coach Mountain MacGillivray, play their home games at Tom Gola Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania as members of the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Explorers finished the 2022–23 season 17–14, 8–7 in A–10 play to finish in eighth place.^[1] They were defeated by George Mason in the second round of the A–10 tournament.^[2]

Roster[edit]

2023–24 La Salle Explorers women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Tiara Bolden	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Eastern Arizona College	Eugene, Oregon
F	3	Emilee Tahata	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Woodcrest State College	Springfield, Australia
G	4	Fiona Connolly	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Brewster Academy	South Burlington, Vermont
C	5	Amber Bullard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	The Christian Academy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	10	Nicole Melious	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	Susan E. Wagner High School	Staten Island, New York
G	11	Emma Egan	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	So	Bullitt East High School	Mount Washington, Kentucky
G	12	Molly Masciantonio	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Holy Family	Morton, Pennsylvania
G	13	Makayla Miller	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Ouachita Baptist	Little Rock, Arkansas
G	20	Laia Monclova	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Valencia Basket	Mallorca, Spain
F	24	Ashley Hopper	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Abington Senior High School	Rockledge, Pennsylvania
G	25	Julie Jekot	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Cumberland Valley High School	Enola, Pennsylvania
G	30	Aryss Macktoon	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	St. Timothy's School	Catonsville, Maryland
G	31	Gabby Turco	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Saint Anselm	Wildwood, New Jersey
G	32	Jolene Armendariz	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	San Francisco State	Canyon Lake, California
C	33	Hailey Chiles	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Greenwood High School	Greenwood, South Carolina

Head coach

Mountain MacGillivray (Temple)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Day (West Chester)
Gillian Abshire (Quinnipiac)
Jeryn Reese (La Salle)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 21, 2023

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 73–68	1–0	17 – Macktoon	10 – Armendariz	4 – 2 Tied	Physical Education Complex (541) Baltimore, MD
November 9, 2023* 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Maine	L 48–58	1–1	13 – Macktoon	4 – 2 Tied	2 – 2 Tied	Tom Gola Arena (247) Philadelphia, PA
November 11, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		American	W 62–53	2–1	22 – Melious	10 – Turco	3 – 2 Tied	Tom Gola Arena (778) Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloSports		at Drexel Big 5	L 46–71	2–2	10 – Melious	6 – Macktoon	2 – 2 Tied	Daskalakis Athletic Center (529) Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Rider	W 72–44	3–2	16 – Turco	11 – Armendariz	5 – Masciantonio	Alumni Gymnasium (516) Lawrenceville, NJ
November 29, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn Big 5	L 71–79	3–3	23 – Miller	7 – Armendariz	6 – Masciantonio	The Palestra (573) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Virginia	L 73–94	3–4	15 – Miller	7 – Miller	4 – Masciantonio	Tom Gola Arena (387) Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+		at Rutgers	L 67–98	3–5	12 – 2 Tied	10 – Armendariz	6 – Miller	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,216) Piscataway, NJ
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lehigh	L 60–106	3–6	16 – Melious	8 – Bolden	4 – Masciantonio	Stabler Arena (703) Bethlehem, PA
December 17, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Temple Big 5	L 61–85	3–7	12 – Masciantonio	6 – 2 Tied	3 – Masciantonio	Tom Gola Arena (412) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Villanova Big 5	L 60–74	3–8	15 – Masciantonio	4 – 2 Tied	4 – Miller	Tom Gola Arena (612) Philadelphia, PA
A-10 regular season
December 30, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Mason	L 37–74	3–9 (0–1)	8 – Melious	9 – Armendariz	1 – 2 Tied	EagleBank Arena (5,100) Fairfax, VA
January 2, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Davidson	L 50–69	3–10 (0–2)	17 – Masciantonio	5 – 2 Tied	3 – Melious	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Fordham	W 64–53	4–10 (1–2)	19 – Masciantonio	8 – Bolden	6 – Masciantonio	Tom Gola Arena (323) Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at St. Bonaventure	W 75–71	5–10 (2–2)	19 – Miller	7 – Armendariz	4 – Masciantonio	Reilly Center (155) St. Bonaventure, NY
January 13, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		UMass	W 70–64	6–10 (3–2)	17 – Turco	7 – 2 Tied	6 – Miller	Tom Gola Arena (1,647) Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2024 12:00 pm, CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's	L 39–64	6–11 (3–3)	14 – Miller	4 – 2 Tied	3 – Miller	Hagan Arena (715) Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at VCU	L 50–66	6–12 (3–4)	16 – Miller	7 – Armendariz	4 – Masciantonio	Siegel Center (1,126) Richmond, VA
January 24, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+		Rhode Island	L 47–75	6–13 (3–5)	15 – Melious	6 – Armendariz	3 – Masciantonio	Tom Gola Arena (1,202) Philadelphia, PA
January 31, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass	W 63–61	7–13 (4–5)	16 – Armendariz	8 – Miller	8 – Miller	Mullins Center (3,069) Amherst, MA
February 4, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Dayton	L 69–72 ^OT	7–14 (4–6)	18 – Masciantonio	7 – Miller	4 – 2 Tied	Tom Gola Arena (382) Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Loyola Chicago	L 39–73	7–15 (4–7)	14 – Melious	4 – 2 Tied	4 – Miller	Tom Gola Arena (156) Philadelphia, PA
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Duquesne	L 52–57	7–16 (4–8)	15 – Armendariz	10 – Armendariz	7 – Masciantonio	UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (988) Pittsburgh, PA
February 14, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 49–71	7–17 (4–9)	16 – Miller	6 – Masciantonio	3 – Masciantonio	Charles E. Smith Center (224) Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saint Joseph's	L 29–60	7–18 (4–10)	13 – Miller	6 – Armendariz	1 – 4 Tied	Tom Gola Arena (418) Philadelphia, PA
February 21, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Richmond	L 54–74	7–19 (4–11)	12 – Melious	8 – Melious	7 – Masciantonio	Robins Center (832) Richmond, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		VCU	L 50–75	7–20 (4–12)	12 – Masciantonio	6 – Egan	4 – Masciantonio	Tom Gola Arena (436) Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+		Saint Louis	L 57–78	7–21 (4–13)	13 – Bolden	8 – 2 Tied	5 – Masciantonio	Tom Gola Arena (234) Philadelphia, PA
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	W 93–83	8–21 (5–13)	28 – Melious	8 – Bolden	7 – Miller	Rose Hill Gymnasium (422) Bronx, NY
A-10 tournament
March 6, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(12)	vs. (13) UMass First Round	L 49–54	8–22	17 – Melious	8 – Miller	3 – 2 Tied	Henrico Sports & Events Center Henrico, VA
*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". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "Women's Basketball Falls in Heartbreaking Loss to George Mason in the A-10 Tournament". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
^ "La Salle Explorers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Atlantic 10. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[2] "Women's Basketball Falls in Heartbreaking Loss to George Mason in the A-10 Tournament". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". La Salle University Athletics. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

[4] "La Salle Explorers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

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v t e La Salle Explorers women's basketball
Venues	Palestra (1972–1989) Civic Center (1989–1996) First Union Spectrum (1996–1998) Tom Gola Arena (1998–present) TruMark Financial Center (facilities)
Culture & lore	"Fight On, Explorers" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24