2023–24 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 14–14 (8–5 MEAC) |
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Home arena | McDougald–McLendon Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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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 North Carolina Central Eagles women's basketball team represented North Carolina Central University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Terrence Baxter, played their home games at McDougald–McLendon Arena in Durham, North Carolina as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–16, 8–6 in MEAC play, to finish in fourth place.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State in the quarterfinals,[2] before falling to top-seeded and eventual tournament champions Norfolk State in the semifinals.[3]
On September 13, 2023, the school announced that they released head coach Trisha Stafford-Odom from her contract, after six years with the team, with assistant coach Terrence Baxter being named the interim head coach for the 2023–24 season.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 9, 2023* 8:00 p.m. | at Washington | L 39–113 | 0–1 | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,481) Seattle, WA | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wofford | L 52–82 | 0–2 | Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (512) Spartanburg, SC | |||||||
November 17, 2023* 5:30 p.m. | Mid-Atlantic Christian | W 132–22 | 1–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (475) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 p.m. | Johnson & Wales (NC) | W 83–50 | 2–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (379) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 22, 2023* 1:00 p.m., NCCUSN | Western Carolina | W 69–58 | 3–2 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (268) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX | at Duke | L 45–93 | 3–3 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (1,211) Durham, NC | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | at Presbyterian | L 58–76 | 3–4 | Templeton Physical Education Center (507) Clinton, SC | |||||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops | at Campbell | L 61–74 | 3–5 | Gore Arena (909) Buies Creek, NC | |||||||
December 11, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Jacksonville | L 67–70 | 3–6 | Swisher Gymnasium (72) Jacksonville, FL | |||||||
December 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UNC Greensboro | L 55–66 | 3–7 | Fleming Gymnasium (252) Greensboro, NC | |||||||
December 18, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at UNC Asheville | W 65–63 | 4–7 | Kimmel Arena (263) Asheville, NC | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | at UNC Wilmington | W 70–65 | 5–7 | Trask Coliseum (507) Wilmington, NC | |||||||
December 31, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Furman | L 63–73 | 5–8 | Timmons Arena (366) Greenville, SC | |||||||
January 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Chattanooga | L 59–65 | 5–9 | McKenzie Arena (1,301) Chattanooga, TN | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., NCCUSN | Howard | W 79–76 OT | 6–9 (1–0) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (783) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | Norfolk State | L 60–81 | 6–10 (1–1) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (649) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 16, 2024* 6:00 p.m., NCCUSN | North Carolina Wesleyan | W 110–42 | 7–10 | McDougald–McLendon Arena (492) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State | W 75–61 | 8–10 (2–1) | SHM Memorial Center (650) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
January 27, 2024 3:15 p.m. | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 61–78 | 8–11 (2–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Delaware State | W 64–58 | 9–11 (3–2) | Memorial Hall (450) Dover, DE | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., NCCUSN | Coppin State | W 53–48 | 10–11 (4–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,182) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | Morgan State | W 66–65 | 11–11 (5–2) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (942) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m. | at Howard | W 70–64 OT | 12–11 (6–2) | Burr Gymnasium (567) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Norfolk State | L 44–72 | 12–12 (6–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., NCCUSN | Maryland Eastern Shore | L 64–71 | 12–13 (6–4) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,212) Durham, NC | |||||||
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | Delaware State | L 64–75 OT | 12–14 (6–5) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,019) Durham, NC | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. | at Coppin State | W 52–44 | 13–14 (7–5) | Physical Education Complex (411) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m. | at Morgan State | W 63–58 | 14–14 (8–5) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m., NCCUSN | South Carolina State | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC | |||||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+ | vs. | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
Sources:[5][6]
References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". meacsports.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "NCCU Tops Coppin State to Advance to MEAC Semifinals". North Carolina Central University Athletics. March 9, 2023. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Warner, Kendall (March 10, 2023). "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ Stevens, Chris (September 15, 2023). "North Carolina Central makes coaching change in women's basketball". HBCU Sports. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". North Carolina Central University Athletics. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "North Carolina Central Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 29, 2024.