2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team
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MEAC regular season and tournament champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 27–6 (13–1 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall |
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 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth-year head coach Larry Vickers, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 26–7, 11–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated South Carolina State,[2] North Carolina Central,[3] and Howard to win the MEAC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Greenville 1 Region,[5] where they would lose to the tournament's top seed South Carolina in the first round.[6]
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 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | at William & Mary | W 66–64 | 1–0 | Kaplan Arena (3,112) Williamsburg, VA | |||||||
November 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | at Drexel | W 51–49 | 2–0 | Daskalakis Athletic Center (628) Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Radford | W 70–46 | 3–0 | Dedmon Center (808) Radford, VA | |||||||
November 16, 2023* 11:00 am | Appalachian State | W 67–53 | 4–0 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,157) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops | at Hampton Battle of the Bay | W 59–45 | 5–0 | Hampton Convocation Center (1,316) Hampton, VA | |||||||
November 24, 2023* 1:30 pm | vs. East Tennessee State Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | L 35–55 | 5–1 | Watsco Center (–) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 11:00 am | vs. Colgate Miami Thanksgiving Tournament | W 58–51 | 6–1 | Watsco Center (–) Coral Gables, FL | |||||||
November 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, B1G+ | at Minnesota | L 43–74 | 6–2 | Williams Arena (2,820) Minneapolis, MN | |||||||
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, YouTube | at Chicago State | W 76–68 | 7–2 | Jones Convocation Center (72) Chicago, IL | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX | at Wake Forest | L 46–51 | 7–3 | LJVM Coliseum (843) Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 3:00 pm, SECN+ | at Auburn | L 39–67 | 7–4 | Neville Arena (2,396) Auburn, AL | |||||||
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at High Point | W 85–71 OT | 8–4 | Qubein Center (755) High Point, NC | |||||||
December 28, 2023* 4:00 pm | UNC Wilmington | W 96–55 | 9–4 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (831) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
December 31, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Longwood | W 76–59 | 10–4 | Joan Perry Brock Center (951) Farmville, VA | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm | at South Carolina State | W 94–33 | 11–4 (1–0) | SHM Memorial Center (115) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | W 81–60 | 12–4 (2–0) | McDougald–McLendon Arena (649) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm | at Howard | L 60–73 | 12–5 (2–1) | Burr Gymnasium (1,233) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 22, 2024* 5:30 pm | Mary Washington | W 99–43 | 13–5 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (522) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm | Coppin State | W 61–53 | 14–5 (3–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,042) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm | Morgan State | W 62–45 | 15–5 (4–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,253) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm | Delaware State | W 79–52 | 16–5 (5–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 80–59 | 17–5 (6–1) | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm | South Carolina State | W 87–25 | 18–5 (7–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,106) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm | North Carolina Central | W 72–44 | 19–5 (8–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 64–51 | 20–5 (9–1) | Physical Education Complex (876) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm | at Morgan State | W 79–49 | 21–5 (10–1) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,537) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, YouTube | at Delaware State | W 65–51 | 22–5 (11–1) | Memorial Hall (750) Dover, DE | |||||||
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 52–40 | 23–5 (12–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,685) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
March 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPNU | Howard | W 59–53 | 24–5 (13–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,806) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) South Carolina State First round | W 75–43 | 25–5 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
March 15, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (5) Coppin State Semifinals | W 73–44 | 26–5 | Norfolk Scope (650) Norfolk, VA | ||||||
March 16, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (2) Howard Championship | W 51–46 | 27–5 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 22, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN2 | (15 P4) | at (2 P4) No. 5 Stanford First round | L 50–79 | 27–6 | Maples Pavilion (4,537) Stanford, CA | ||||||
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References
- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Norfolk State Cruises into Semifinals with Victory over SCSU". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Howard women fall just short of second straight NCAA tournament berth". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "No. 1 South Carolina breezes past Norfolk State in Round of 64, 72-40". Garnet And Black Attack. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
- ^ "Norfolk State Spartans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2024.