2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team

2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record7–20 (4–10 NEC)
Head coach
  • Rene Haynes
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Dunn
  • Toccara Toland
Home arenaSteinberg Wellness Center
Seasons
2023–24 Northeast Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Sacred Heart † 15 – 1   .938 24 – 10   .706
Le Moyne* 14 – 2   .875 18 – 15   .545
Fairleigh Dickinson 11 – 5   .688 14 – 17   .452
Merrimack 8 – 8   .500 12 – 19   .387
Central Connecticut 7 – 9   .438 9 – 21   .300
LIU 5 – 11   .313 8 – 22   .267
Stonehill* 4 – 12   .250 4 – 26   .133
Saint Francis 4 – 12   .250 5 – 25   .167
Wagner 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 NEC tournament winner

The 2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team represented Long Island University (LIU) during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season.

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Alexzeya Brooks 3 G 5'11" JR Binghamton, NY UMass
Estie Varga 10 G 5'8" GS Senior Kaposvár, Hungary St. Francis Brooklyn
Nigeria Harkless 15 F 6'2" JR Jacksonville, FL Mercer
Samantha Bailey 23 F 6'1" GS Senior Grand Island, NY Marist
Amaya Dowdy 25 F 6'0" JR Woonsocket, RI UMass Lowell

Roster

2023–24 LIU Sharks women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 De'Asia Thomas 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Sapulpa Tulsa, OK
G 1 Emaia O'Brien 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m) Jr Chandler Park Academy Detroit, MI
G 2 Nia Santiago 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Viera Melbourne, FL
G 3 Alexzeya Brooks 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Westtown School/UMass Binghamton, NY
G 4 Kayla Tilus 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Notre Dame Catholic High School Bridgeport, CT
G 5 Janessa Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr The King's Academy Lake Worth, FL
G 10 Estie Varga 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS PTE Babits Mihaly/St. Francis Brooklyn Kaposvár, Hungary
G 11 Mariah Elohim 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Westlake Westlake Village, CA
G 12 Ashley Austin 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Sr Lynwood/Texas Southern Compton, CA
F 14 Dia Dénes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Szabó lorinc Budapest, Hungary
F 15 Nigeria Harkless 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Jean Ribault/Mercer Jacksonville, FL
G 22 Racky Kane 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr South Shore New York, NY
F 23 Samantha Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GS Grand Island/Marist Grand Island, NY
F 25 Amaya Dowdy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr St. Raphael Academy/UMass Lowell Woonsocket, RI
C 33 Sydni Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) So Union Tulsa, OK
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 15, 2023

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FloSports 		at St. John's L 44–81  0–1
 Carnesecca Arena (386)
Queens, NY
November 8, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Big Ten+ 		at Minnesota L 57–92  0–2
 Williams Arena (3,141)
Minneapolis, MN
November 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		at Iona L 59–80  0–3
 Hynes Athletic Center (783)
New Rochelle, NY
November 18, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		Lafayette L 51–54  0–4
 Steinberg Wellness Center (175)
Brooklyn, NY
November 24, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		CSU Bakersfield L 57–62  0–5
 Steinberg Wellness Center (125)
Brooklyn, NY
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		Hampton W 60–53  1–5
 Steinberg Wellness Center (140)
Brooklyn, NY
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m., SNY 		Saint Peter's L 54–63  1–6
 Steinberg Wellness Center (89)
Brooklyn, NY
December 4, 2023*
5:30 p.m. 		at Delaware State L 59–84  1–7
 Memorial Hall (400)
Dover, DE
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at No. 15 Virginia Tech L 50–98  1–8
 Cassell Coliseum (3,849)
Blacksburg, VA
December 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SNY 		Manhattan L 55–66  1–9
 Steinberg Wellness Center (196)
Brooklyn, NY
December 31, 2023*
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 54–58  1–10
 Fleisher Center (250)
Newark, NJ
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Stonehill W 54–52  2–10
(1–0) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (134)
Brooklyn, NY
January 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Wagner L 66–75  2–11
(1–1) 		Spiro Sports Center (487)
Staten Island, NY
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Sacred Heart L 56–67  2–12
(1–2) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (154)
Brooklyn, NY
January 15, 2024*
2:00 p.m. 		at Chicago State W 66–58  3–12
 Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (84)
Chicago, IL
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Saint Francis W 72–64  4–12
(2–2) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (134)
Brooklyn, NY
January 21, 2024
1:00 p.m. 		at Central Connecticut W 57–50  5–12
(3–2) 		William H. Detrick Gymnasium (371)
New Britain, CT
January 25, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		at Sacred Heart L 55–70  5–13
(3–3) 		William H. Pitt Center (520)
Fairfield, CT
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Le Moyne L 62–80  5–14
(3–4) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (178)
Brooklyn, NY
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		FDU L 56–59  5–15
(3–5) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (130)
Brooklyn, NY
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Saint Francis L 56–61  5–16
(3–6) 		DeGol Arena (392)
Loretto, PA
February 5, 2024*
5:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Chicago State W 80–71  6–16
 Steinberg Wellness Center (182)
Brooklyn, NY
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Merrimack L 51–68  6–17
(3–7) 		Hammel Court (653)
North Andover, MA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at FDU L 53–84  6–18
(3–8) 		Rothman Center (207)
Teaneck, NJ
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		Merrimack L 61–79  6–19
(3–9) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (130)
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Le Moyne L 45–58  6–20
(3–10) 		Ted Grant Court (458)
DeWitt, NY
February 24, 2024
2:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Wagner W 70–65  7–20
(4–10) 		Steinberg Wellness Center 
Brooklyn, NY
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		Central Connecticut State L 56–65  7–21
(4–11) 		Steinberg Wellness Center (135)
Brooklyn, NY
March 7, 2024
6:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		at Stonehill W 74–65  8–21
(5–11) 		Merkert Gymnasium (112)
Easton, MA
Northeast Conference women's tournament
March 11, 2024
7:00pm 		(6) at (3) FDU
Quarterfinals 		L 59–71  8–22
 Bogota Savings Bank Center (677)
Hackensack, NJ
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". LIU Athletics. Retrieved March 26, 2024.