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2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team represent Eastern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Matt Bollant, played their home games at the newly renamed Groniger Arena[lower-alpha 1] located in Charleston, Illinois, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
Quick Facts Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball, Conference ...
| 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 15–18 (11–7 OVC) |
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| Associate head coach | Marqus McGlothan |
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| Home arena | Groniger Arena |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → | |
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| Southern Indiana* † | 17 | – | 1 | .944 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 7 | – | 21 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Panthers finished the 2022–23 season 21–8, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in second place.[2] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Tennessee Tech in the semifinals of the OVC tournament.[3]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 2, 2023* 6:00 pm |
Chicago State Maui Disaster Relief Charity Game |
W 86–64 | – |
Lantz Arena (–) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at IUPUI | L 72–77 | 0–1 |
IUPUI Gymnasium (501) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| November 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, B1G+ |
at No. 9 Indiana | L 43–96 | 0–2 |
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (8,380) Bloomington, IN | |||||||
| November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Valparaiso | W 75–62 | 1–2 |
Lantz Arena (545) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| November 24, 2023* 1:00 pm |
vs. Nicholls GCU Women's Basketball Classic |
L 55–63 | 1–3 |
GCU Arena (212) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| November 25, 2023* 1:00 pm |
vs. Fresno State GCU Women's Basketball Classic |
L 60–70 | 1–4 |
GCU Arena (114) Phoenix, AZ | |||||||
| November 28, 2023* 8:00 pm, MW Network |
at New Mexico | L 78–81 OT | 1–5 |
The Pit (4,471) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
| December 2, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Loyola Chicago | L 44–58 | 1–6 |
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (615) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| December 5, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Bradley | W 79–67 | 2–6 |
Renaissance Coliseum (372) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| December 7, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Dakota | W 67–55 | 3–6 |
Groniger Arena[lower-alpha 1] (2,546) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Wright State | L 67–81 | 3–7 |
Nutter Center (1,219) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| December 15, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | L 52–59 | 3–8 |
Laker Fieldhouse (175) Mattoon, IL | |||||||
| December 18, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Illinois | L 55–65 | 3–9 |
Convocation Center (326) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
| December 21, 2023* 6:30 pm, B1G+ |
at Wisconsin | L 64–76 | 3–10 |
Kohl Center (3,622) Madison, WI | |||||||
| Ohio Valley regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 80–74 | 4–10 (1–0) |
First Community Arena (–) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
| January 4, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 72–70 | 5–10 (2–0) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,107) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 6, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Little Rock | L 49–53 | 5–11 (2–1) |
Jack Stephens Center (–) Little Rock, AR | |||||||
| January 11, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | L 67–69 | 5–12 (2–2) |
Groniger Arena (705) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 13, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Illinois | W 72–63 | 6–12 (3–2) |
Groniger Arena (727) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 20, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lindenwood | W 68–60 | 7–12 (4–2) |
Hyland Performance Arena (621) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| January 25, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee Tech | W 73–71 | 8–12 (5–2) |
Groniger Arena (735) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | W 71–67 OT | 9–12 (6–2) |
Groniger Arena (841) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 1, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | L 65–80 | 9–13 (6–3) |
Groniger Arena (568) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | L 48–55 | 9–14 (6–4) |
Groniger Arena (588) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 8, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Indiana | L 60–70 | 9–15 (6–5) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (803) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | W 105–103 4OT | 10–15 (7–5) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,158) Morehead, KY | |||||||
| February 15, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 71–52 | 11–15 (8–5) |
Groniger Arena (864) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 17, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | W 68–62 | 12–15 (9–5) |
Groniger Arena (913) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | W 66–56 | 13–15 (10–5) |
Gentry Complex (443) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | L 73–75 | 13–16 (10–6) |
Eblen Center (1,278) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| February 27, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | W 80–66 | 14–16 (11–6) |
Groniger Arena (1,056) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 29, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Western Illinois | L 54–64 | 14–17 (11–7) |
Western Hall (811) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (8) Tennessee State Quarterfinals |
W 60–48 | 15–17 |
Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN | ||||||
| March 8, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (1) Southern Indiana Semifinals |
L 54–69 | 15–18 |
Ford Center (–) Evansville, IN | ||||||
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- On November 25, it was announced that the arena, known as Lantz Arena, would be renamed to Groniger Arena, "following a seven-figure gift by long time benefactor Jerry Groniger".[1]
- "Lantz Complex". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "WBB Suffers Late Collapse In OVC Tournament Loss". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- "Eastern Illinois Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved March 14, 2024.