2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team
Appearance
2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball | |
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WNIT, Second Round | |
Conference | Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Record | 21–14 (15–5 MAAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brianna Chambers Lester Harbin |
Assistant coach | Kayla DeCriscio |
Home arena | Gallagher Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairfield † | 20 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | – | 2 | .939 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Niagara | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Siena | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manhattan | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Canisius | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Quinnipiac | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rider | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iona | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saint Peter's | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marist | 4 | – | 16 | .200 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MAAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Niagara Purple Eagles women's basketball team represented Niagara University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Purple Eagles, led by ninth-year head coach Jada Pierce, played their home games at the Gallagher Center in Lewiston, New York as members of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Purple Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 18–13, 16–4 in MAAC play to finish in a tie for second place.[1] In the MAAC tournament, they defeated Rider in the quarterfinals,[2] before being upset by Manhattan in the semifinals.[3] They received an automatic bid into the WNIT,[4] where they would be defeated by Green Bay in the first round.[5]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 1, 2023* 6:00 pm |
Mercyhurst | W 91–61 | – |
Gallagher Center (301) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Bonaventure | W 75–51 | 1–0 |
Gallagher Center (588) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
November 11, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Duquesne | L 79–82 | 1–1 |
Gallagher Center (459) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Buffalo | L 75–92 | 1–2 |
Alumni Arena (1,376) Amherst, NY | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stonehill | W 71–69 | 2–2 |
Gallagher Center (397) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. No. 7 LSU Cayman Islands Classic |
L 65–99 | 2–3 |
John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
November 25, 2023* 1:30 pm, FloHoops |
vs. No. 2 UCLA Cayman Islands Classic |
L 46–97 | 2–4 |
John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+ |
at Maryland | L 44–114 | 2–5 |
Xfinity Center (5,064) College Park, MD | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Radford | W 64–53 | 3–5 |
Gallagher Center (402) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | L 56–87 | 3–6 |
Wolstein Center (303) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
December 16, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Iona | W 67–48 | 4–6 (1–0) |
Hynes Athletics Center (316) New Rochelle, NY | |||||||
December 18, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Saint Peter's | W 74–57 | 5–6 (2–0) |
Run Baby Run Arena (330) Jersey City, NJ | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at West Virginia | L 52–103 | 5–7 |
WVU Coliseum (1,304) Morgantown, WV | |||||||
January 4, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
Fairfield | L 54–77 | 5–8 (2–1) |
Gallagher Center (1,754) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mount St. Mary's | W 72–61 | 6–8 (3–1) |
Gallagher Center (346) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 11, 2024 11:00 am, ESPN+ |
at Siena | L 64–66 | 6–9 (3–2) |
UHY Center (1,058) Loudonville, NY | |||||||
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Marist | L 60–61 | 6–10 (3–3) |
McCann Arena (738) Poughkeepsie, NY | |||||||
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Manhattan | L 53–64 | 6–11 (3–4) |
Gallagher Center (436) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Quinnipiac | W 86–78 OT | 7–11 (4–4) |
Gallagher Center (487) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Rider | W 81–62 | 8–11 (5–4) |
Alumni Gymnasium (486) Lawrenceville, NJ | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Mount St. Mary's | W 80–63 | 9–11 (6–4) |
Knott Arena (1,284) Emmitsburg, MD | |||||||
January 30, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
W 65–55 | 10–11 (7–4) |
Koessler Athletic Center (601) Buffalo, NY | |||||||
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Saint Peter's | W 85–51 | 11–11 (8–4) |
Gallagher Center (312) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Manhattan | W 88–63 | 12–11 (9–4) |
Draddy Gymnasium (247) Riverdale, NY | |||||||
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Siena | W 84–70 | 13–11 (10–4) |
Gallagher Center (336) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Marist | W 90–64 | 14–11 (11–4) |
Gallagher Center (472) Lewiston, NY | |||||||
February 22, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Quinnipiac | W 66–60 OT | 15–11 (12–4) |
M&T Bank Arena (421) Hamden, CT | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Fairfield | L 65–95 | 15–12 (12–5) |
Leo D. Mahoney Arena (1,624) Fairfield, CT | |||||||
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Rider | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Iona | Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Canisius Battle of the Bridge |
Gallagher Center Lewiston, NY | |||||||||
MAAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–16, 2024 ESPN+ |
vs. | Boardwalk Hall Atlantic City, NJ | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Purple Eagles Fly Into MAAC Semis". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Niagara women's basketball's NCAA Tournament hopes end with loss to Manhattan in MAAC Tournament". The Buffalo News. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Bracket, Round 1 matchups and times announced for 2023 Postseason WNIT". WNIT Pre and Post Tournament. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "UWGB women cruise past Niagara to first WNIT win in program history". Green Bay Press-Gazette. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Niagara University Athletics. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ "Niagara Purple Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 14, 2024.