2023–24 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball team

2023–24 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball
ConferenceNortheast Conference
Record12–19 (8–8 NEC)
Head coach
  • Kelly Morrone (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Emily Taylor
  • Paige McCormick
  • Jermaine Cooper Sr.
Home arenaHammel Court
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 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball team represented Merrimack College during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Kelly Morrone and played their home games at Hammel Court in Andover, Massachusetts as members of the Northeast Conference (NEC).

This was the Warriors' final season in the NEC. On October 25, 2023, Merrimack and the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference jointly announced that the university would join that conference on July 1, 2024.[1]

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Izabella Forker 12 G 5' 8" Freshman Telford, PA Fairfield
Rose Caso 40 G/F 5' 10" R–Sophomore Ellington, CT Quinnipiac

Roster

2023–24 Merrimack Warriors women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Madison Roman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Fairfield Ludlowe Fairfield, CT
G 1 Jayme DeCesare 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) La Salle Academy Johnston, RI
G 2 Diamond Christian 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) The Pennington School The Bronx, NY
G 3 Ava Owens 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr St. Andrew's School Pelham, NH
G 5 Kaylee Thomas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Central Catholic North Chelmsford, MA
G 10 Paloma Garcia 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Fr Proctor Academy Corozal, Puerto Rico
G 11 Thalia Shepard 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr St. Andrew's School Boston, MA
G 12 Izabella Forker 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Faith Christian Academy/Fairfield Telford, PA
G 13 Tara Murray 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Fr St. Mary's Deer Park, NY
F 15 Antoinette Okoh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Cardinal Spellman Brockton, MA
G/F 21 Cadence Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr St. Andrew's School Mattapoisett, MA
G 22 Lydia Melaschenko 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Capital Courts Academy Ottawa, ON
G 24 Molly Manion 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr West Chester, PA
F 32 Kylee Fears 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Talawanda Oxford, OH
G/F 40 Rose Caso 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS So Suffield Academy/Quinnipiac Ellington, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: March 22, 2024

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		Albany L 55–58  0–1
 Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
November 10, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at NJIT L 45–48  0–2
 Wellness and Events Center (345)
Newark, NJ
November 12, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Rider L 47–61  0–3
 Alumni Gymnasium (518)
Lawrenceville, NJ
November 16, 2022*
8:00 p.m., NESN+/FloHoops 		at Northeastern L 47–58  0–4
 Cabot Center (231)
Boston, MA
November 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row 		Bryant W 65–60  1–4
 Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
November 24, 2023*
9:30 p.m., P12N 		at No. 10 Utah L 34–98  1–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,375)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Siena W 67–64  2–5
 MVP Arena (577)
Albany, NY
December 1, 2023*
11:00 a.m., NESN 		UC Riverside L 53–65  2–6
 Hammel Court (296)
North Andover, MA
December 3, 2023*
1:00 p.m., NESN 		Yale W 84–73  3–6
 Hammel Court (671)
North Andover, MA
December 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m., NESN+ 		Penn L 62–71  3–7
 Hammel Court (413)
North Andover, MA
December 10, 2023*
1:00 p.m., NESN+ 		Dartmouth L 45–49  3–8
 Hammel Court (754)
North Andover, MA
December 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bucknell L 44–64  3–9
 Sojka Pavilion (286)
Lewisburg, PA
December 20, 2023*
10:30 a.m., ESPN+ 		at Holy Cross L 43–55  3–10
 Hart Center (3,316)
Worcester, MA
Northeast Conference regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Sacred Heart L 51–65 
William H. Pitt Center (455)
Fairfield, CT
January 8, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		at Fairleigh Dickinson L 51–67 
Bogota Savings Bank Center (113)
Teaneck, NJ
January 13, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		Le Moyne L 59–74 
Hammel Court (354)
North Andover, MA
January 15, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		Central Connecticut W 71–53 
Hammel Court 
North Andover, MA
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		at Wagner W 72–45 
Spiro Sports Center (1,309)
Staten Island, NY
January 21, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		at Stonehill W 72–60 
Merkert Gymnasium (508)
Easton, MA
January 25, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		at Le Moyne L 57–64 
Ted Grant Court (464)
DeWitt, NY
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		Saint Francis (PA) W 71–48 
Hammel Court (617)
North Andover, MA
February 3, 2024
1:00 p.m. 		at Central Connecticut L 71–78 
William H. Detrick Gymnasium (422)
New Britain, CT
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		LIU W 68–51 
Hammel Court (653)
North Andover, MA
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		Stonehill W 74–56 
Hammel Court (577)
North Andover, MA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m. 		at LIU W 61–59 
Steinberg Wellness Center (130)
Brooklyn, NY
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		at Saint Francis (PA) W 72–57 
DeGol Arena (346)
Loretto, PA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		FDU L 63–71 
Hammel Court (618)
North Andover, MA
March 2, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacred Heart L 51–64 
Hammel Court (423)
North Andover, MA
March 7, 2024
3:00 p.m. 		Wagner L 65–79 
Hammel Court (167)
North Andover, MA
Northeast Conference women's tournament
March 11, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		(4) (5) Central Connecticut
Quarterfinals 		W 76–51 
Hammel Court (319)
North Andover, MA
March 14, 2024
7:00 p.m. 		(4) at (1) Sacred Heart
Semifinals 		L 41–73 
William H. Pitt Center (464)
Fairfield, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "MAAC Welcomes Merrimack College and Sacred Heart University as Newest Full Members" (Press release). Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference. October 23, 2023. Retrieved November 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Merrimack Athletics. Retrieved March 22, 2024.