2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
WNIT, Second round
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	22–10 (12–6 Sun Belt)
Head coach	DeLisha Milton-Jones (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Danielle Bell; Shammond Williams; Roland Jones Jr.;
Home arena	Chartway Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Marshall †	17	–	1	.944	26	–	7	.788
Troy	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
James Madison	13	–	5	.722	23	–	12	.657
Old Dominion	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
Louisiana–Monroe	10	–	8	.556	21	–	14	.600
Southern Miss	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Louisiana	10	–	8	.556	17	–	14	.548
Appalachian State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgia State	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Arkansas State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Coastal Carolina	5	–	13	.278	12	–	21	.364
Georgia Southern	4	–	14	.222	15	–	18	.455
Texas State	4	–	14	.222	14	–	18	.438
South Alabama	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2024 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team represented Old Dominion University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Monarchs, led by fourth-year head coach DeLisha Milton-Jones, played their home games at Chartway Arena in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Sun Belt Conference.

The Monarchs finished fourth ranked in conference play, losing to Marshall in the conference tournament semifinals. They were invited to the WNIT where they lost to North Carolina A&T in the second round.^[1]

Previous season

In their 2022–23 season, the Monarchs finished fifth ranked in conference play and lost to rival James Madison in the conference tournament semifinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Joy Campbell	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Sr	Etiwanda HS UC Riverside	Fontana, CA
G	1	La'Dajah Huguley	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Opelika HS Chipola College	Opelika, AL
F	2	De'Shawnti Thomas	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Sapulpa HS Seward County CC	Tulsa, OK
G/F	3	Simone Cunningham	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Jr	Pleasant Grove HS Shelton State CC	Pleasant Grove, AL
G	4	Jordan McLaughlin	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Phillip O. Berry Acad. Chipola College	Charlotte, NC
G	5	Halima Salat	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Palo Duro HS Seward County CC	Amarillo, TX
G	11	Kaye Clark	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Rufus King HS Trinity Valley CC	Milwaukee, WI
G	12	Mimi McCollister	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Athens HS Trinity Valley CC	Athens, TX
F	14	Nnenna Orji	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Etiwanda HS Hawaii	Rancho Cucamonga, CA
G/F	20	Ivi Nikolova	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Chipola College	Samokov, Bulgaria
F/C	23	Jenny Nkem Womsi	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Barton CC	Libreville, Gabon
C	24	Mikayla Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	So	Lincoln HS	Dallas, TX
G	25	En'Dya Buford	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Olive Branch HS Memphis	Memphis, TN
F	53	Lanetta Williams	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Arlington HS Memphis	Memphis, TN
F	55	Brenda Fontana	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Vélez Sarsfield UTEP	Moreno, Argentina

Head coach

DeLisha Milton-Jones (Florida)

Assistant coach(es)

Danielle Bell (Georgia)
Shammond Williams (North Carolina)
Roland Jones Jr. (Central Methodist)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 6, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2023* 6:30 p.m.		Christopher Newport	W 65–48	–	14 – Buford	17 – Cunningham	5 – Clark	Chartway Arena (1,981) Norfolk, VA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Lincoln (PA)	W 72–50	1–0	14 – Buford	9 – Cunningham	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,914) Norfolk, VA
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo MAC–SBC Challenge	W 59–48	2–0	11 – tied	9 – tied	4 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (2,024) Norfolk, VA
November 14, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Xavier	W 55–43	3–0	12 – Buford	9 – Cunningham	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (2,096) Norfolk, VA
November 17, 2023* 11:00 a.m., ESPN+		Texas Southern	W 57–38	4–0	10 – Buford	11 – Fontana	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (2,552) Norfolk, VA
November 28, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Elon	W 60–29	5–0	15 – Clark	12 – Cunningham	4 – Buford	Chartway Arena (1,653) Norfolk, VA
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at William & Mary Rivalry	W 72–66	6–0	22 – McLaughlin	8 – Brown	5 – McLaughlin	Kaplan Arena (829) Williamsburg, VA
December 3, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 55–42	7–0	22 – McLaughlin	16 – Cunningham	1 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,759) Norfolk, VA
December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at Delaware	W 57–53	8–0	9 – tied	6 – tied	5 – Clark	Bob Carpenter Center (1,325) Newark, DE
December 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at VCU Rivalry	L 50–64	8–1	15 – Buford	6 – McLaughlin	2 – Fontana	Siegel Center (756) Richmond, VA
December 20, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		No. 3 NC State Anne Donovan Classic	L 50–87	8–2	12 – Fontana	4 – tied	4 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (3,874) Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt regular season
December 30, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Alabama	W 62–56	9–2 (1–0)	12 – McLaughlin	7 – Fontana	3 – McLaughlin	Mitchell Center (326) Mobile, AL
January 4, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana	L 61–66	9–3 (1–1)	22 – McLaughlin	7 – Cunningham	3 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,745) Norfolk, VA
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Southern Miss	W 68–62	10–3 (2–1)	19 – Fontana	6 – tied	6 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (1,816) Norfolk, VA
January 10, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina	W 71–57	11–3 (3–1)	14 – tied	8 – tied	5 – McLaughlin	HTC Center (555) Conway, SC
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia Southern	W 70–50	12–3 (4–1)	12 – tied	7 – Clark	4 – tied	Hanner Fieldhouse (697) Statesboro, GA
January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Marshall	L 60–90	12–4 (4–2)	14 – tied	6 – tied	4 – Buford	Cam Henderson Center (1,098) Huntington, WV
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 64–72	12–5 (4–3)	18 – Buford	7 – Cunningham	3 – Buford	Atlantic Union Bank Center (2,611) Harrisonburg, VA
January 25, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Appalachian State	W 68–49	13–5 (5–3)	14 – Buford	12 – Cunningham	4 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (2,189) Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia State	W 73–65	14–5 (6–3)	18 – Buford	10 – Cunningham	4 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (3,198) Norfolk, VA
January 31, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Texas State	W 66–58	15–5 (7–3)	13 – tied	9 – Cunningham	2 – tied	Strahan Arena (3,318) San Marcos, TX
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Arkansas State	L 63–76	15–6 (7–4)	16 – Cunningham	8 – Fontana	5 – Clark	First National Bank Arena (2,743) Jonesboro, AR
February 7, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Troy	W 63–59	16–6 (8–4)	21 – McLaughlin	9 – Clark	5 – Clark	Chartway Arena (2,685) Norfolk, VA
February 10, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kent State MAC–SBC Challenge	W 82–76	17–6	22 – Buford	10 – Cunningham	9 – Clark	MAC Center (1,044) Kent, OH
February 14, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Coastal Carolina	W 65–58	18–6 (9–4)	18 – Fontana	7 – Cunningham	5 – Buford	Chartway Arena (1,710) Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Marshall	L 75–89	18–7 (9–5)	16 – tied	10 – Cunningham	4 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (2,556) Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Appalachian State	W 81–62	19–7 (10–5)	17 – tied	10 – Cunningham	5 – Clark	Holmes Center (332) Boone, NC
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Georgia State	W 67–51	20–7 (11–5)	25 – Buford	10 – Cunningham	3 – Buford	GSU Convocation Center (1,536) Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		Georgia Southern	W 61–54	21–7 (12–5)	20 – Buford	9 – McLaughlin	5 – tied	Chartway Arena (1,896) Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		James Madison Royal Rivalry	L 58–70	21–8 (12–6)	14 – Fontana	12 – TEAM	6 – McLaughlin	Chartway Arena (4,342) Norfolk, VA
Sun Belt tournament
March 8, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Louisiana–Monroe Quarterfinals	W 67–64	22–8	19 – McLaughlin	11 – Fontana	5 – McLaughlin	Pensacola Bay Center (785) Pensacola, FL
March 10, 2024 12:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (1) Marshall Semifinals	L 70–76	22–9	16 – Clark	12 – Clark	7 – Clark	Pensacola Bay Center (754) Pensacola, FL
WNIT
March 24, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T Second round	L 45–48	22–10	16 – Clark	8 – Clark	5 – Clark	Corbett Sports Center (3,224) Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source: Old Dominion Athletics^[3]

References

^ Staton, Zach (March 25, 2024). "Old Dominion women's season ends with buzzer beating shot by North Carolina A&T". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
^ Staton, Zach (March 6, 2023). "Old Dominion women rally but can't complete comeback against JMU in Sun Belt semis". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

[1] Staton, Zach (March 25, 2024). "Old Dominion women's season ends with buzzer beating shot by North Carolina A&T". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved March 26, 2024.

[2] Staton, Zach (March 6, 2023). "Old Dominion women rally but can't complete comeback against JMU in Sun Belt semis". News 3 WTKR Norfolk. Retrieved December 7, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Old Dominion University. Retrieved November 6, 2023.

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v t e Old Dominion Monarchs women's basketball
Venues	ODU Fieldhouse (1970–2002) Norfolk Scope (alternate: 1971–2002) Hampton Coliseum (alternate: 1970–1995) Chartway Arena (2002–present)
Rivalries	James Madison Norfolk State VCU William & Mary
Culture & lore	Monarch Pep Band
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Previous season

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References