2023–24 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team represented Eastern Michigan University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Eagles, led by interim head coach Ke'Sha Blanton, who replaced Fred Castro midseason, played their home games at the George Gervin GameAbove Center in Ypsilanti, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.

2023–24 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	6–19 (2–12 MAC)
Head coach	Ke'Sha Blanton (interim)
Assistant coaches	Katie Hempen Amy Pryor
Home arena	George Gervin GameAbove Center
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mid-American Conference women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	17	–	1		.944			28	–	6		.824
Ball State	16	–	2		.889			28	–	6		.824
Kent State †	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Buffalo	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Bowling Green	10	–	8		.556			16	–	15		.516
Northern Illinois	8	–	10		.444			15	–	16		.484
Ohio	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			12	–	18		.400
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			9	–	20		.310
Akron	6	–	12		.333			11	–	18		.379
Central Michigan	4	–	14		.222			6	–	22		.214
Eastern Michigan	3	–	15		.167			7	–	22		.241
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 15–15, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a four-way tie for seventh place.^[1] In the MAC tournament, they were defeated by Bowling Green in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Eastern Michigan Eagles women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 00 Olivia Westphal 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr Duquesne Bethel Park, Pennsylvania G 1 Olivia Smith 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) So South Side High School Fort Wayne, Indiana G 2 Nia Boston 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Mesa Community College Stockton, California G 10 ZaNiya Nelson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Putnam City West High School Oklahoma City, Oklahoma G 11 Lachelle Austin 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Wayne Memorial High School Redford, Michigan G 12 Dara Capaldi 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So La Lumiere School East Detroit, Michigan G 13 Elena Cabello 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) So IES Mediterraneo Málaga, Spain G 14 Sophie Canen 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Hope College Saline, Michigan G 20 Ashley Hassett 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr Northeast Community College Hershey, Nebraska G 21 Meghan Gentile 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Immaculate Conception High School Roseland, New Jersey G 22 Cali Denson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Milwaukie Academy of the Arts Milwaukie, Oregon G 23 Kyndal Lewis 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Belton High School Belton, Missouri F 24 Treasure Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr LSU Joliet, Illinois C 32 Tayra Eke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr LIU Madrid, Spain F 44 Kennedi Myles 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Sr Marquette Cincinnati, Ohio	Head coach Ke'Sha Blanton (interim) (Toledo) Assistant coach(es) Katie Hempen (Arizona State) Amy Pryor (Oklahoma Baptist) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	L 38–68	0–1	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,426) Ypsilanti, MI
November 11, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Georgia Southern MAC/Sun Belt Challenge	L 58–82	0–2	Hanner Fieldhouse (511) Statesboro, GA
November 18, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville	W 68–65	1–2	George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,985) Ypsilanti, MI
November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm, B1G+		at Michigan	L 44–80	1–3	Crisler Center (4,052) Ann Arbor, MI
December 1, 2023* 8:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota State	L 73–93	1–4	Scheels Center (613) Fargo, ND
December 3, 2023* 2:00 pm, SLN		at North Dakota	L 56–64	1–5	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,349) Grand Forks, ND
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lindenwood	L 64–71	1–6	Hyland Performance Arena (317) St. Charles, MO
December 9, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana	L 51–72	1–7	Screaming Eagles Arena (513) Evansville, IN
December 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at IUPUI	W 84–74 ^OT	2–7	IUPUI Gymnasium (414) Indianapolis, IN
December 29, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Saginaw Valley State	W 69–44	3–7	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,382) Ypsilanti, MI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 67–49	4–7 (1–0)	Convocation Center (375) DeKalb, IL
January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Toledo	L 35–48	4–8 (1–1)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (622) Ypsilanti, MI
January 10, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bowling Green	L 57–69	4–9 (1–2)	Stroh Center (1,897) Bowling Green, OH
January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Michigan	L 60–64	4–10 (1–3)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,392) Ypsilanti, MI
January 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 53–48	5–10 (2–3)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,311) Ypsilanti, MI
January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ohio	L 62–72	5–11 (2–4)	Convocation Center (–) Athens, OH
January 24, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 57–66	5–12 (2–5)	MAC Center (754) Kent, OH
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Ball State	L 50–75	5–13 (2–6)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,495) Ypsilanti, MI
January 31, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Michigan	L 49–76	5–14 (2–7)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,358) Ypsilanti, MI
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 63–75	5–15 (2–8)	Alumni Arena (1,880) Amherst, NY
February 7, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Akron	L 67–68 ^OT	5–16 (2–9)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,431) Ypsilanti, MI
February 10, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		South Alabama MAC/Sun Belt Challenge	W 81–69	6–16	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,318) Ypsilanti, MI
February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 52–61	6–17 (2–10)	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,428) Ypsilanti, MI
February 21, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Michigan	L 55–65	6–18 (2–11)	University Arena (797) Kalamazoo, MI
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 37–48	6–19 (2–12)	Millett Hall (1,529) Oxford, OH
February 28, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Kent State			George Gervin GameAbove Center  Ypsilanti, MI
March 2, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State			Worthen Arena  Muncie, IN
March 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo			Savage Arena  Toledo, OH
March 9, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Bowling Green			George Gervin GameAbove Center  Ypsilanti, MI
MAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024  ESPN+/CBSSN		vs.			Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[3][4]

References

1. "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
2. "Women's Basketball Falls in MAC Tournament Quarterfinal". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
3. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
4. "Eastern Michigan Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 26, 2024.