2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team

2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball
2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–20 (4–10 MEAC)
Head coach	Jazmone Turner (interim);
Assistant coaches	Cherelle Dennis; Malick Kone;
Home arena	Memorial Hall
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team represented Delaware State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Jazmone Turner, played their home games at Memorial Hall in Dover, Delaware as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2022–23 season 7–19, 5–9 in MEAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they were defeated by Howard in the quarterfinals.^[2]

During the season, on February 17, 2023, it was announced that head coach E.C. Hill would be taking a leave of absence, with associate head coach Jazmone Turner being named acting head coach in Hill's absence,^[3] with Turner being named interim head coach for the 2023–24 season on June 23.^[4]

Roster

2023–24 Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Idalis Lee	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Sr	Hampton	Brooklyn, NY
G	1	Denijsha Wilson	5 ft 3 in (1.6 m)	GS	USC Upstate	Philadelphia, PA
G/F	2	Naomi Zulueta	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Lancaster Catholic HS	Lancaster, PA
G	3	Kaitlyn Parker	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	St. Bonaventure	Suitland, MD
G/F	4	Deyonce Thompson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	East Kentwood HS	Grand Rapids, MI
PG	5	Kiarra Mcelrath	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Bishop Hartley HS	Columbus, OH
F	10	Arianna Johnson	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	GS	Niagara	Grand Rapids, MI
G	11	Jaya Sheppard	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Northland HS	Columbus, OH
G	14	Joy Watkins	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Liberty	Henderson, NV
G	15	Cydney Curtis	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	So	Baltimore Polytech	Baltimore, MD
G	20	Ja'Naiah Perkins-Jackson	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Cal State Dominguez Hills	Wilmington, DE
F	21	Victoria Eniafe	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Grambling State	Upper Marlboro, MD
F	22	Tyshonne Tollie	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Florida SouthWestern State	Bartow, FL
G/F	23	Savannah Brooks	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	Legacy Early College	Taneytown, MD
SG	24	Julia Saleur	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	So	Cape Henlopen HS	Nice, France
F	30	McKenzie Stewart	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	C.H. Flowers HS	Glenarden, MD
C	55	Circe Rubio Remolar	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	C.N. HELIOS A1	Zaragoza, Spain

Head coach

Jazmone Turner (interim) (Muskingum)

Assistant coach(es)

Cherelle Dennis (Lincoln)
Malick Kone (Rutgers)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: March 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Temple	L 43–109	0–1	Liacouras Center (–) Philadelphia, PA
November 10, 2023* 5:30 p.m.	Drexel	L 33–65	0–2	Memorial Hall (500) Dover, DE
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Richmond	L 44–105	0–3	Robins Center (909) Richmond, VA
November 15, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloHoops	at Hofstra	L 53–66	0–4	Mack Sports Complex (1,462) Hempstead, NY
November 22, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops	at Stony Brook	L 41–86	0–5	Island Federal Arena (920) Stony Brook, NY
November 29, 2023* 11:00 a.m.	at Rutgers	L 48–82	0–6	Jersey Mike's Arena (1,786) Piscataway, NJ
December 4, 2023* 5:30 p.m.	LIU	W 84–59	1–6	Memorial Hall (400) Dover, DE
December 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m.	at Wilmington	W 108–39	2–6	WU Athletics Complex (250) Newark, DE
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at West Virginia	L 43–107	2–7	WVU Coliseum (1,522) Morgantown, WV
December 14, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at No. 10 Baylor	L 37–99	2–8	Ferrell Center (9,898) Waco, TX
December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	New Jersey City	W 95–57	3–8	Memorial Hall (250) Dover, DE
December 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Delaware	W 69–66	4–8	Memorial Hall (250) Dover, DE
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	Loyola (MD)	L 64–66	4–9	Memorial Hall (350) Dover, DE
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m.	Coppin State	L 51–64	4–10 (0–1)	Memorial Hall (250) Dover, DE
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m.	at Morgan State	W 73–71 ^OT	5–10 (1–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (323) Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m.	Maryland Eastern Shore	L 45–76	5–11 (1–2)	Memorial Hall (500) Dover, DE
January 27, 2024 3:15 p.m.	South Carolina State	W 61–49	6–11 (2–2)	Memorial Hall (650) Dover, DE
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m.	North Carolina Central	L 58–64	6–12 (2–3)	Memorial Hall (450) Dover, DE
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State	L 52–79	6–13 (2–4)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012) Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m.	Howard	L 57–69	6–14 (2–5)	Memorial Hall (550) Dover, DE
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coppin State	L 46–53	6–15 (2–6)	Physical Education Complex (304) Baltimore, MD
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m.	Morgan State	Postponed^[5]		Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State	L 61–69	6–16 (2–7)	SHM Memorial Center (575) Orangeburg, SC
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m.	at North Carolina Central	W 75–64 ^OT	7–16 (3–7)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,019) Durham, NC
February 29, 2024 5:30 p.m.	Morgan State Rescheduled from February 19	W 57–53	8–16 (4–7)	Memorial Hall (250) Dover, DE
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m.	Norfolk State	L 51–65	8–17 (4–8)	Memorial Hall (750) Dover, DE
March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Howard	L 43–61	8–18 (4–9)	Burr Gymnasium (250) Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2024 5:30 p.m.	at Maryland Eastern Shore			Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 ESPN+	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ Wilcox, Jared (March 9, 2023). "Defending champion Bison eliminate Hornets". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "DELAWARE STATE ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING MOVE". Delaware State University. February 17, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Turner takes over DSU women's program on interim basis". First State Hoops Report. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ Paige, Kevin C. (February 19, 2024). "Monday's Women's Basketball Game At Delaware State Postponed". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
^ "Delaware State Hornets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[1] "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[2] Wilcox, Jared (March 9, 2023). "Defending champion Bison eliminate Hornets". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[3] "DELAWARE STATE ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHING MOVE". Delaware State University. February 17, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[4] "Turner takes over DSU women's program on interim basis". First State Hoops Report. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[5] Paige, Kevin C. (February 19, 2024). "Monday's Women's Basketball Game At Delaware State Postponed". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[6] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Delaware State University. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

[7] "Delaware State Hornets 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 2, 2024.

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